HISTORICAL FACTS: Ealing council - The Untold Story

More than 1,000 object to 'monstrous' tower block plans in west London

Planning permission was originally granted for 213 homes in 2020, but the developer wants to increase that number to 287

Evening Standard · Oct 21

Plans to host a 1,200-seat theatre for three years in a London park face fierce opposition

Ealing Council is backing the plans for the theatre despite public objections to latest ‘takeover’ of a green space in the capital

Evening Standard · Sep 10

E-bike operator Voi refusing to leave London borough despite losing contract

E-bike hire company says they believe there are no grounds for them to be excluded from Ealing

Evening Standard · Sep 8

London council apologises and must pay £6k after disabled mum and child housed in B&B for a year

Ealing Council ruled to have breached legal limits by placing the family in the unsuitable accommodation for 14 months

Evening Standard · Jul 15

How eight beavers solved a Tube flooding problem engineers have been trying to fix for years

The creatures were reintroduced in 2023 after being hunted to extinction 400 years ago

The Independent UK · Jun 14

‘We were evicted without warning – now my 11-year-old is homeless’

The family became homeless and were forced to fork out for a £100-a-night hotel room after the unexpected ‘eviction’

Evening Standard · Apr 22

John Lewis tower block in west London with 465 homes gets green light

The scheme in West Ealing will go ahead after being threatened by cancellation in recent weeks

Evening Standard · Mar 20

Moment 'brazen' fly-tipper filmed dumping pile of rubbish on London street featured in Pulp's Common People

A lorry was filmed illegally dumping piles of household waste, glass, wood and rubble on Stephenson Street in Ealing

Evening Standard · Feb 26

More than 100 affordable homes in west London to be demolished after contractor goes bust

Ealing Council said demolishing some of the sites under construction or already nearly built would be a more ‘cost-effective and better long-term solution’

Evening Standard · Feb 19

Ealing Council launches ‘hit-squad’ to crack down on fly-tipping

The council is investing in CCTV, ‘tidy teams’ and new recycling schemes in a bid to stop antisocial behaviour

Evening Standard · Feb 8