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Meet the Londoners giving their local areas a DIY makeover through art, gardening and cinema

These local heroes are making a mark in their communities — through bringing green spaces back to life, creating a cultural hub in the shape of a cinema and turning a home into an artwork

Evening Standard

'Not fit for human habitation' — the families still languishing in Acton's unsafe shipping container estate

Temporary accommodation made from shipping containers has proved a dangerous place to house London’s most vulnerable — yet despite the pledges of Ealing Council to move residents out of the rotting estate, many people, including families, still remain...

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Delays and old tech take the shine off the Elizabeth line's success

It is every Londoner’s nightmare. Thousands were trapped on Elizabeth line, Heathrow Express and Great Western Railway trains last night, many for as long as four hours, after a rail operator hit overhead powerlines in west London that are managed by Network Rail. Passengers on one train between Acton and…

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Ngunnawal community gifts name for Acton waterfront park

Ngamawari means 'cave place' in the Ngunnawal language.

The Canberra Times

OPINION - All hail the sparkling new Piccadilly line trains, but why has the Bakerloo line been left behind?

It’s one of the perks of the job: being at the front of the queue when something new arrives.

Evening Standard

A tale of two tombs: my shock discovery at this Canberra building

These two pioneers shared a passion for anatomy and significant buildings.

The Canberra Times

Police officer injured and 3 arrested after fireworks thrown at Acton Police Station

Fireworks were thrown at police on Halloween

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A temporary and permanent park planned for Acton waterfront

A works approval application has been lodged.

The Canberra Times

After major delays, a new city fire and ambulance station moves closer

The project has not been without its setbacks.

The Canberra Times

OPINION - I’ve now joined Generation (can’t afford to) Rent

Half my life is squashed into a lock-up garage in Acton. The other fills my small childhood bedroom.

Evening Standard

ACT government to invest $35m in Acton Waterfront development

'Acton Waterfront will become a new lakeside destination.'

The Canberra Times

Acton regeneration row: residents clash with developers and Ealing council over skyscrapers in the suburbs

A building boom is set to change the west London skyline. We speak to residents and would-be homeowners who worry they will be priced out by developers courting wealthy overseas investors

Evening Standard

The find that proved vital in the decision to settle our vibrant city

Imagine the explorers' jubilation when they stumbled on it near present-day Pialligo.

The Canberra Times

OPINION - I used to be a republican, but here’s why I’m celebrating the Coronation

Next Sunday in Acton I will do something that would have shocked my younger self. I will be enthusiastically putting up bunting and trestle tables and preparing to toast the King for his coronation. But it’s not me that’s changed — it’s the world.

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Acton is where the action was at

In Part 2 of this series on the lost history of Acton Peninsula, we discover the area was the original centre of the emerging capital and home to various movers and shakers

The Canberra Times

If still standing, this forgotten Acton cottage would be submerged in water

The story of our beloved National Museum of Australia's site is, ironically, one you don't hear often.

Evening Standard

TfL picks Barratt as partner on large new housing development in Acton

Barratt London will work with TfL to bring forward a site by Bollo Lane in Acton where up to 900 new homes are planned

The Independent UK

Acton fatal shooting victim named as Fernando Johnson

Officers were called to an address in Rosebank Way, Acton, at 2.15am on January 26 after Mr Johnson, 23, was shot.

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Evening Standard

Acton: Victim of west London shooting named by police

The Met Police has appealed for information following the incident

Daily Mirror

Man, 23, 'killed in ambush' was local hero who told kids to stay off streets

Fernando Johnson, who played for QPR when he was younger, was killed close to his home in Acton, London. Police do not yet know if he was stabbed or shot

Evening Standard

Emergency crews smash through wall of London flat to rescue 50st heart attack victim

Paramedics and firefighters knock down wall to help bring man down from Acton council flat

Daily Mirror

Man weighing nearly 50st rescued after heart attack through hole smashed in flat's wall

A team of 25 firefighters, 18 paramedics and five police officers were part of the rescue mission to save a 47 stone man's life after he suffered from a heart attack in his home in Acton, West London

Daily Mirror

Astonishing pics show firefighters save woman from third floor of blazing building

Around 80 firefighters and 12 fire engines tackled the blaze in Acton, west London, where three women escaped from the third floor and a fourth was rescued from a balcony

Los Angeles Times

Forget honey bees. This LA artist finds meaning chasing California native bees

LOS ANGELES -- Krystle Hickman is the epitome of single-minded. She's polite and friendly with the reporter and photographer trailing her through the sand and rocks of the Acton Wash Wildlife Sanctuary south of Palmdale, but her distraction is apparent. There's clearly something else buzzing in the back of her…

The Canberra Times

'Illegal immigrant' faces court for alleged assault of anti-China protester

The defendant is accused of assaulting and robbing a woman in Acton.

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