Councillor Anand (front) at the Ruislip Road site with council leader Julian Bell,
Jamie Hunter from Hill and Dave Baptiste from the council
UP FRONT
1
Christmas and new year. Only
essential and critical cover will be
in place for Ealing Council services
between 25-28 December and on 1
and 2 January. Limited services will run
on 24, 29, 30 and 31 December. Check
www.ealing.gov.uk for more information
on services.
2
Your usual collection day for
rubbish and recycling may change
over the Christmas and new
year period. See the back page of this
magazine or visit www.ealing.gov.uk
3
Real Christmas trees will be
collected free of charge on the same
day as your rubbish and recycling
collections between 28 December and
27 January. Alternatively, you can take them
to be recycled at several outdoor sites
across the borough until 12 February.
Turn to pages 10-11 for more details.
4
The council’s re-use and recycling
centres will be closed on
Christmas Day, Boxing Day and
New Year’s Day. Normal winter opening
hours (8am-4pm) will apply on all other
days over the festive period. The centres
are at Stirling Road, Acton; and Greenford
Road, Greenford. Visit www.ealing.gov.uk/
recycling for more information.
5
Burglars are usually opportunists
and winter nights tempt them with
their longer hours of darkness,
people being out at festive get-togethers
and the lure of Christmas presents. So,
do not make it easy for them: Make sure
presents cannot be seen through windows,
put lights on timers if you go out and
tear up packaging for pricey gifts before
putting them in the recycling bin. Visit
www.ealing.gov.uk/staysafe for more tips.
speedread
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around ealing
Winter 2016/17
Brownfield
conversions
Ealing Council is
unlocking 21 underused
sites to build more than 200 much needed new homes.
The council-owned sites are located across the borough and range
in size, including a number of garages currently underused or vacant.
The parcels of land will be redeveloped to collectively provide 87
affordable homes for rent, and 129 homes for private sale.
It is being done in partnership with Hill, an award-winning UK housebuilder,
and in accordance with the Mayor’s London Land Commission.
The deal represents one of the largest partnerships in the capital to
better develop small-scale, brownfield sites.
Councillor Jasbir Anand, the council’s cabinet member for housing,
said: “Developing these underutilised sites gives us the scope to help
tackle the housing crisis we are facing in London at a local level. This
joint venture with Hill exemplifies the council’s proactive approach.”
Two larger sites at Ruislip Road, Greenford, and Trinity Way, East
Acton, are the first being developed. These will be followed by a
further 19 small sites.
Smart for business
Small and medium sized companies in the borough have been
slashing energy bills thanks to the council’s smart business
grants scheme. Sign up now to avoid missing out.
A free survey looks for measures to cut spending on things like
heating and water. A grant for up to 50% of costs may then be
made available (between £1,000-£5,000), with the remainder
match-funded by the business
There are now only a small number of free energy surveys
and grants left.
Alex Molokwu, owner of Co Work Hub in North Acton,
received a grant for work which he said would
save him almost £10,000 a year. He said:
“The support has been invaluable.”
Visit www.ealing.gov.uk/sbg
or email
[email protected]
Alex Molokwu’s Co Work Hub is saving money