September 2008 Archives

An Acton depot used to store most of the London Transport Museum's vehicles and artefects will open its doors to the public for one weekend.

Visitors will be able to explore 70 road and rail vehicles from the past, present and future when the Gunnersbury Lane depot opens on November 1 and 2.

A pub next to a train station which fell victim to the credit crunch will be reborn as a coffee shop.

The Albion, next to Acton Central station in Churchfield Road, will be converted into a cafe and snack bar by businessman Assi Aviv, who owns another coffee shop in Golders Green.

A new Tesco has agreed not to stock cheap high strength lager and cider after police warned that vagrants and street drinkers might be attracted to the store in Acton.

Police say they are satisfied after managers agreed at a licensing hearing on Friday (19) not to sell booze before 8am, an hour after opening.

A competition will be launched to find a developer to build hundreds of new flats in the stalled regeneration of the South Acton Estate.

Ealing Council wants to tear down a number of blocks and build up to 1,500 extra homes in the area to address a shortage of family housing.

Resident with concerns, complaints or gripes about Ealing Council can vent their spleens at a new ward forum launching tonight (17).

Dozens of people are expected at the first Acton Central forum, which will run from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at St Mary's Church in The Mount.

A new Tesco Metro store opening in Acton next week has created 80 jobs which have been filled through local advertising.

The 10,000 sq ft store in The Vale will open its doors for the first time at 8am on Monday (22) with the official launch following at 10am.

Details of the multi-billion pound Crossrail project will go on display in a one-day exhibition at Acton Library this week.

Experts will be on hand between 12pm and 7.30pm on Wednesday (17) to talk about the details of the scheme, which will provide a high speed link from Acton Main Line station to central and east London.

An action packed film festival for armchair adventurers is set to launch at an Acton cinema next week (15).

Short and feature-length films will be shown at the Vue Cinema in the Royal Leisure Park over five themed evenings in the coming two weeks.

Where to go ...

A team of students and staff are manning a special hotline to help potential students find a place at university.