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General Election 2024 London results: Who is my MP in...Ealing Central and Acton?

General election 2024 result for Ealing Central & Acton

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2024

OPINION - Why are we building these hideous high-rises all over London?

Acton, where I live, can stake no claim to being the most beautiful part of London, though over the 12 years I’ve lived here I’ve grown incredibly fond of its quirks and idiosyncrasies. Architecturally, it’s pretty mixed between predominantly Victorian and Edwardian housing, the odd Georgian gem, a mix of…

Evening Standard · May 14, 2024

London leavers: 'Robbie Williams and I plan our artworks over the phone now I've swapped Acton for Shropshire'

Robbie Williams’ creative partner Ed Godrich upped sticks to the Corvedale Valley and saved his local pub

Evening Standard · Apr 22, 2024

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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 · Mar 20, 2024

'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 · Mar 7, 2024

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…

Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2023

Ngunnawal community gifts name for Acton waterfront park

Ngamawari means 'cave place' in the Ngunnawal language.

The Canberra Times · Nov 30, 2023

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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 · Nov 21, 2023

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 · Nov 10, 2023

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

Fireworks were thrown at police on Halloween

Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2023

A temporary and permanent park planned for Acton waterfront

A works approval application has been lodged.

The Canberra Times · Sep 1, 2023

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

The project has not been without its setbacks.

The Canberra Times · Aug 14, 2023

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 · Jul 17, 2023

ACT government to invest $35m in Acton Waterfront development

'Acton Waterfront will become a new lakeside destination.'

The Canberra Times · Jun 14, 2023

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Evening Standard · May 31, 2023

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

The Canberra Times · May 26, 2023

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.

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2023

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.

The Canberra Times · Apr 21, 2023

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

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The Canberra Times · Apr 14, 2023

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 · Apr 3, 2023

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 · Feb 4, 2023

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.

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2023

Acton: Victim of west London shooting named by police

The Met Police has appealed for information following the incident

Daily Mirror · Jan 26, 2023

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 · Jan 17, 2023

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 · Jan 17, 2023

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

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