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W
ith the blue skies
and sunshine of the
spring hopefully
pushing through we have an
edition packed with fresh starts:
from apprenticeships to town
centre renewal plans. We also venture outdoors
with tips on composting in your garden (p40)
and first hand animal encounters (p19).
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Electoral Register – it is still a good idea to
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26 ELECTIONS COMING:
Are you registered?
6 UP FRONT:
Budget and council tax
28 TRACKING CHANGE:
Station areas’ boosts
Richard Nadal
EDITOR
9 UP FRONT:
Including drugs bust
32 ON PARADE:
Street improvements
Contents
11 UP FRONT: Including music
with a message
34 GOING WEST:
Changes in West Ealing
12 EASTER RECYCLING:
Wrappers and food
37 TOWN TEAM:
Way forward for Hanwell
15 CATCHING RAYS:
Using solar power
38 APPRENTICES:
It could be you
16 SPORTS PARK:
Gunnersbury’s future
40 GREAT GARDENS:
Experts, compost and waste
EDITOR
Richard Nadal, [email protected]
19 ANIMAL MAGIC:
Zoo welcomes you
42 COLLECTION DATES:
Changes over Easter
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services offered by advertisers. Opinion expressed in this
magazine is not necessarily that of the council.
21 HOME COMFORTS:
Social care plans
43 COUNCILLORS AND
WARD FORUMS
Please use your green box
when you dispose of this and
other magazines.
22 BEATING ADDICTION:
Getting hold of habits
48 LOCAL HISTORY:
American president in Ealing
25 MENTAL WELLBEING:
Steps to take
50 WHAT’S ON: Council-run
activities and events
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Spring 2015
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SPRING INSIDE:
Solar Energy
15 Sports Boost
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Animal Centre
19 Crossrail
28
Shopping Parades
32 West Ealing
Work 34 Hanwell
Project 37
Apprentices
38 Gardenin
g 40
Council
tax still
frozen
Page 6
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Sports fun
tickets
p51
Spring 2015
FRONT COVER: Council tax will have been frozen for seven years, starting in 2009.
4 UP F RONT: Round-up,
including new school places
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