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West London residents hit out as block of flats used as toilet and fly-tipping hotspot

The block is managed by Home Group, a prominent housing association and social enterprise

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Residents outraged as west London flat block becomes fly-tipping hotspot

Locals at Felix Court in Yiewsley say problems around their block, including a rat infestation, have increased in recent years

Evening Standard

Half a million viral 'squishy' toys seized at Heathrow Airport

Trading Standard officers have stopped 500,000 potentially dangerous ‘squishy’ toys from entering the UK in the last two months

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Reform urged to ditch London council candidate who shared vile Islamophobic posts

A post from Howard Raymond Dini’s account made reference to celebrating ‘when every f***ing Palestinian is dead’

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London council 'at risk of bankruptcy' to increase tax, fees and charges

The authority has admitted it will not be able to legally balance a budget without a bailout from the government

Evening Standard

Another London council ‘considering bringing in double council tax for second homes'

The west London authority has just applied for emergency funding from the government

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Heathrow taxis plaguing local communities hit with blitz of 6,250 parking fines

Hillingdon Council imposed a Public Spaces Protection Order to stop taxis and private hire vehicles waiting in local streets before picking up customers from the airport

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'It’s disgusting around here': The west London neighbourhood plagued by fly-tipping

An area close to Heathrow Airport has become a fly-tipping hotspot

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London council plans to merge two schools despite teacher fears it'll harm pupils

Teacher warns funding cut ‘will have a real impact on all children and particularly those with SEND’

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Prolific Heathrow parking fraudster jailed after conning passengers out of £1.3million

Sonny Kaushal, 37, was jailed for two years and eight months after ripping off drives with ‘premium valet parking’ scam

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Woman handed suspended sentence and ordered to pay over £6k for submitting false council housing application

Amira Issa, 41, who lives in Southwark, was sentenced to six months in prison suspended for 12 months

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London council faces £5m shortfall as ministers fail to provide funds to house 3,000 asylum seekers, says MP

Commentary: Over the centuries, different groups have made London their home – making London the vibrant city that it is today

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Tory-run council considers legal action against Labour government over asylum seeker costs

Exclusive: Hillingdon Council leader Ian Edwards said settling of asylum seekers into the community was putting ‘intolerable pressure’ on the local authority

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Indian restaurant fined almost £44,000 after customer with nut allergy suffers severe allergic reaction

JR Uxbridge Ltd, which operates Javitri, pleaded guilty to five offences at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court

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'Impossible choice': West London council tells homeless family to move 275 miles to Hartlepool or lose housing support

Soheila Serkani was told she and her daughter must move to Hartlepool after being evicted from their private rented home last month

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Local residents heard ‘massive explosion’ before fire which shut down Heathrow

Thousands of homes have been left without power and more than 100 people were evacuated following the fire.

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‘Dangerous’ moment for Hillingdon as council faces brink of bankruptcy

Hillingdon Council ‘must deliver’ £34 million in savings outlined in its budget this year or face the possibility of declaring bankruptcy due to reserves reaching a critical position.

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West London restaurant fined after HUNDREDS of cockroaches found inside

The alarm was raised when a customer complained about one of the insects crawling across their table at Harlington Tandoori

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Huge illegal car park on green belt near Heathrow Airport to be ripped out

Hillingdon Council gets High Court injunction after land used to park hundreds of cars around 10 minutes from Heathrow Airport

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‘Humanising social work is important’: Hillingdon’s new approach to adolescent care

The highly rated children’s services at the west London borough place great emphasis on getting young people involved in plans for their future

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‘Early intervention is best’: how educational psychology is supporting Hillingdon schools to be more inclusive

Efforts to support children with special educational needs start early at the west London borough, and as youngsters move on, there are new facilities and trained teaching assistants at mainstream schools

The Guardian - UK

A new model of care for looked-after children: how Hillingdon is reimagining residential provision

Children in the care of Hillingdon council can stay closer to their local networks in purpose-built homes, with on-site therapy to help support their return to a family environment

Evening Standard

Parents vow to protest over plans to close school's special resources for disabled pupils

The Specialist Resource Provision (SRP) for physically disabled children is at risk of closure at the Pinner school

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London council seizes £126,000 of illegal tobacco in raid

More than 225,000 cigarettes seized in raid in north London

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Beloved theatre to close amid dispute between west London council and operators

The announcement has sparked fury among campaigners

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