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UP FRONT : Hanwell Hootie 5 LEADER ’ S NOTES :
Julian Bell 6 BUDGET AND
COUNCIL TAX 8 UP FRONT :
Housing and music 10 UP FRONT :
Homeless and refugees 12 SKILLS AND JOBS :
Two schemes 14 PLAY TIME :
New playgrounds 15 BUNNY PARK :
Now Hanwell Zoo 16 WEST EALING :
New zone backed 18 WORLD ’ S FOOD :
Our feast of firms 21 BENEFITS NEWS : More changes
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GARDEN HELP : Collection service
24 PITZHANGER : Restoring manor 26 APPRENTICESHIPS : Want to apply ? 28 ENERGY SAVER :
Business scheme 30 ROAD SAFETY :
Driving danger down 32 SAFER SOUTHALL : Joint operation
35 THE RICKYARD : Celebrate at Walpole
36 SPRING CLEAN : Taking pride 38 OUR HOSPITALS :
Future concerns 40 COUNCILLORS 43 BUBBLE : Get fit , do good 44 LOCAL HISTORY : Horsenden Hill
So , welcome to the first Around Ealing of 2017 . I hope your year has got off to a good start so far . In West Ealing a ‘ protection zone ’ has just been backed in a survey ( p16 ); there has been a call for the renewal of the Save our Hospitals campaign ( p38-39 ); and there are more benefits changes to be aware of ( p21 ). If you are hoping to get on , or back on , to the career ladder , the WEST scheme and a Skills Escalator project ( p12-13 ) and the council ’ s successful apprenticeships ( p26-27 ) are offering a helping hand . Or , if you are a business searching for a way to boost profit margins and efficiency , ‘ smart ’ grants are well worth a look ( p28-29 ). Meanwhile , Pitzhanger Manor is undergoing a fascinating restoration ( p24-25 ); and if you fancy getting out with your children this Easter , read about playgrounds ( p14 ), and our zoo ( p15 ) or book a party at Walpole Park ’ s new venue ( p35 ). Richard Nadal EDITOR
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Spring 2017
Safer spaces : West Ealing ‘ zone ’ p16
Restoration period : Pitzhanger project p24
Health warning : Save our hospitals p38
Protecting care
Social care at heart of new budget as core council tax frozen for ninth year p5-7
FRONT COVER : Yvonne Lovell , respite carer for Ealing Shared Lives , with Geoffrey Cottrell . around ealing Spring 2017 3