Hillingdon Reform leader condemned for 'stoking hatred' after machete attack The Met Police said claims about the ethnicity of the perpetrators was ‘speculation’ Evening Standard · 20h ago
Reform leader on London council accused of 'stoking hatred' with 'import the third world' remark after stabbing Hillingdon councillor Sophie Dror has come under fire for the comment she made in a social media group following a machete attack Evening Standard · Oct 4
Construction supplies company ordered to pay £137k after employee hit by forklift truck Hillingdon Council officers found Mills Limited had failed to put effective controls in place to keep pedestrians separate from vehicle operations Evening Standard · Sep 24
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
Man charged over death of couple in west London motorway crash Mohammed Haglia, 63, and Diljan Hagila, 62, were killed in the crash on the M4 in Hillingdon Evening Standard · Jun 8
NHS Doctor Fights For Survival After Patient Chases Him Down London Hospital Corridor In Savage Knife Attack A Filipino doctor was stabbed by a patient at Hillingdon Hospital, London. The suspect was quickly detained by police, highlighting increasing violence against NHS staff. International Business Times UK · May 28
Two men fighting for life after horror Mercedes crash in Hillingdon Two passengers in critical condition after car collides with a fence on high street Evening Standard · Feb 23
'We'll win boroughs in London,' says Nigel Farage as Reform targets string of councils in May local elections Bexley, Bromley, Havering and Hillingdon are believed to be on his party’s radar for the looming town hall polls Evening Standard · Jan 20
London councils split on taking part in £200m social housing scheme for asylum seekers Hackney Council is keen to take part in the program, but Hillingdon said it will not ‘prioritise asylum seekers ahead of longstanding residents’ Evening Standard · Jan 8
Dog Walker Stabbed to Death in Hillingdon as Viral Video Sparks Immigration Protests A viral video showing the fatal stabbing of a 49-year-old dog walker in west London has sparked outrage and street protests, as locals demand stricter immigration controls and the deportation of offenders. International Business Times UK · Oct 29, 2025
How Starmer's Chagos fiasco sent a London council into meltdown The PM’s Chagos giveaway has brought an influx of islanders to Heathrow — leaving Hillingdon council in crisis Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025
Council ‘at breaking point’ as latest surge of Chagos Island arrivals strains homelessness services Hillingdon town hall is seeing a growing number of families of Chagossian descent arriving in the borough via Heathrow, with 157 people expected this week alone Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2025
Police hunt serial sex attacker preying on women in west London as officers release CCTV footage Multiple women have reported being sexually assaulted in the Eastcote area of Hillingdon between January and June Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2025
Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2025 Interactive map reveals how many asylum seekers are being housed in hotels across London New figures reveal the number of asylum seekers in London hotels in June
Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2025 Almost 300 arrested in ‘week-long crackdown’ on asylum seeker illegal working Officers targeting suspected illegal workers in Hillingdon, the borough with highest concentration of migrant hotels in London, as well as Dumfries in Scotland and Birmingham stopped 1,780 people
The Independent UK · May 29, 2025 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
Evening Standard · May 27, 2025 London council considers legal action against Home Office over £5m asylum seeker bill Hillingdon council said it is supporting an increasing number of migrants who have been evicted from hotels
Evening Standard · May 10, 2025 Former west London RAF site to be turned into hundreds of flats Long-awaited final phase of Uxbridge regneration project given unanimous approval by Hillingdon Council
Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2025 '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
Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2025 Cash-strapped London borough issues warning over homeless Chagos Islanders flying into Heathrow Exclusive: Hillingdon council is seeing a growing number of families of Chagossian decent arriving at Heathrow airport ‘without planned onward accommodation’
Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024 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
The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2024 ‘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
The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2024 Making families stronger: the teams pulling together to protect young people in Hillingdon Working in children’s services can be life-changing, even life-saving, for those needing care, as staff at a west London borough explain
The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2024 ‘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