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UP FRONT AROUND EALING EXTRA LOTS MORE AT EALING NEWS EXTRA Visit the website and sign up for emails CONSULTATION ON PLAN SEASONAL EVENTS West Ealing Christmas Chance to have your say on improving public spaces. What is going on in our towns in the run-up to Christmas? Heathrow response Council leader Julian Bell has promised to protect the interests of Ealing residents following news the government supports the expansion of Heathrow Airport. He said: “We will be demanding the best possible deal for our residents from Heathrow Airport if expansion goes ahead. This will be achieved through tough negotiation, which is something that has worked in the past – notably over HS2, when we got more for our residents by having a seat at the negotiating table. THE PIGGERIES FAMILIES HELPED RILLINGTON PLACE Bearing fruit Weight debate Killer revisited How a group is working to create an orchard ‘fruit route’. A weight management scheme has had success. John Christie was a serial killer and his tale is being retold on TV. Visit ealingnewsextra.co.uk Register for regular email updates at ealing.gov.uk/register Speed limit trial in Acton A 20mph speed limit is being trialled right across Acton. If it is successful, the limit could be extended across the borough. The council’s trial in Acton began on 5 September following a public consultation and will run approximately for a year. If it proves to be a success, a second public consultation will be carried out on the idea of it being applied to the entire borough. 6 around ealing Winter 2016/17 “We are seeking to get everything we can for local people. We are calling for a significant package of mitigations for the problems a third runway will inevitably cause – more noise, pollution and traffic. We want a complete ban on night flights, except in emergencies. We also want a £150million package of measures against the environmental impacts and to compensate those affected – and I have joined the Heathrow Skills Taskforce headed up by Lord Blunkett to make sure the people of Ealing capitalise on the tens of thousands of new jobs, apprenticeships and career development opportunities that will certainly be generated if the third runway goes ahead. If the government is determined to press ahead with it, we must ensure it leaves us with a genuine and worthwhile legacy for local people.” Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, cabinet member for transport, environment and leisure, said: “We want our roads to be among the safest in London and already have 20mph zones or limits on more than a third of the roads in the borough.” The speed limit will not apply to Transport for London ‘red routes’ such as the A40 or the A406 Hanger Lane/North Circular Road. For more information, including a map of the trial area in Acton, visit www.ealing.gov.uk