Around Ealing Spring 2017 | Page 8

UP FRONT
LOTS AROUND MORE EALING AT EALING EXTRANEWS EXTRA
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EALING SPORTS AWARDS
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Great coaches , talented teams , prized players . It is time to show off local sports people who deserve recognition .
HIGH STREET HELP
New shop pops up in Acton
Gifts galore and local talent showcased .
HANWELL HOOTIE
HOOTIE : Festival returns
Interview and preview of the day .
WEST LONDON FILM OFFICE
Idris drops by
Why was Idris Elba in town recently ? Find out in our Reel Life blog , along with other TV and movie goings-on .
LOCAL HERITAGE
VIDEO : Tour of manor
Enjoy a tour of Pitzhanger Manor House .
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Schools in top 10

High schools in Ealing continue to beat the national average and are ranked 10th nationally on government measures that compare pupils ’ achievement at Key Stage 4 ( GCSEs and equivalents ). Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds also continue to do better in our schools than in the rest of the country with more than half ( 53 %) achieving A * -C in English and maths compared to 43 % nationally . Read more at ealingnewsextra . co . uk – click on ‘ news ’.
Mrs Khalif and youngest son Muad

Families ’ new homes

Three local families were each presented with keys to new four-bedroom council houses recently – the first of 294 homes being built on brownfield sites across the borough . The three houses in Ferrymead Avenue , Greenford , were the first to be completed as part of a partnership between Ealing Council and construction firm Hill , which is seeing 22 small and medium brownfield sites being built on . These sites include a number of underused or vacant council-owned garages . When complete , the project will provide 115 homes for affordable and discounted rent , and 179 homes for private sale . Traditionally , these plots of land would be difficult for the council to develop , because of their small size . However , the partnership with Hill means the sites can be batched together and the revenue from the private sale homes will offset the cost of building the affordable and discounted rent properties . Councillor Jasbir Anand , cabinet member for housing , said : “ Ealing , along with other London boroughs , is facing a major housing crisis . It is a constant struggle for us to help people who find themselves in really terrible situations . Turning these underused brownfield sites into good quality , affordable housing is part of our creative and proactive approach to tackling this crisis and I am delighted for these families .” One of the families , the Khalifs , had been living in cramped temporary accommodation for several years . Khandra Khalif , along with her husband and their five children , moved in during December . She said : “ The kids are very happy to have somewhere to live which is calm and has more space and I know that they will be happy at school .”
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