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West London borough to remove all dog poo bins to save £160,000

Around 700 dog poo bins were deemed ‘no longer necessary’ - despite over 170 tonnes of dog waste collected in the borough each year.

Evening Standard · Oct 28

Council blunder delays decision on major housing scheme in west London

Hillingdon Council’s planning committee was not able to vote on place for 51 new apartments

Evening Standard · Oct 17

London council seeks public help identifying fly-tippers as illegal dumping cases rise across England

Hillingdon Council in west London is urging residents to identify suspected fly-tippers through CCTV images shared on Facebook. The enforcement drive has resulted in more than 300 fixed penalty notices worth around £134,000. England recorded over 1.26 million fly-tipping incidents last year, a 9% increase, with serious offenders facing prison…

The Times of India · Oct 15

Hillingdon councillor says 'racist tropes' in AI images shared by Tories crossed a line

Hillingdon councillor Sital Punja said the use of her image in AI generated pictures crossed a line

Evening Standard · Sep 23

Historic buildings in west London to be turned into dozens of homes – and none will be affordable

A Grade-II listed building at the Barn Hotel in Ruislip is set to be demolished as part of a 71-home development

Evening Standard · Sep 20

Angela Rayner shakes up planning rules: What does it mean for London?

Thousands more homes could be built near Tube and train stations, including on green belt sites, under a loosening of regulations

Evening Standard · Aug 17

West London shops face closure as council increases rent by over 100%

Hillingdon Council says rents have been below market value for years and argues it has a duty to residents to ‘to manage its commercial properties properly and achieve best value’

Evening Standard · Aug 13

London council slams Sadiq Khan over demand to build thousands of new homes on green belt

Hillingdon Council branded proposals to build more than 14,000 new homes on greenfield land in the borough ‘wholly disproportionate’

Evening Standard · Aug 13

'Serious concerns' from Government over Tory-run London council's finances

Government says it has ‘serious concerns’ about Hillingdon Council's finances after issuing the west London borough with a notice to improve

Evening Standard · Jul 17

Government issues notice due to ‘serious concerns’ about how London council is run

It comes after the Government ordered a review of the council’s finances and governance as a condition for financial support

Evening Standard · Jul 16