September 2009 Archives

Ealing has scooped the silver-gilt award for the first time in the large city category at the London in Bloom awards.

Enthusiastic residents are being invited to join a new team to help shape plans to regenerate Acton town centre.

Ealing Council are looking for people to help develop ideas to transform the Town Hall site, including the library, baths and Priory Centre.

A car dealer in Acton is lending a Megane Coupe-Cabriolet to this year's Miss England, Rachel Christie.

Acton Market has won a prestigious award, the first of its kind, for its 'outstanding contribution' to the community.

The Development Trust Association (DTA) awarded the first Chris Woodcock 'Excellence in Community Enterprise' Award to Action Acton for its Acton Street Market project. John Blackmore, Chief Executive of Action Acton accepted the award, £5,000 and a certificate of achievement, from Gurdev Dahele MBE, Special Adviser to the DTA and Amy Woodcock, Chris Woodcock's daughter.

A youth theatre group has launched a bold new project to preserve the history of the Priory Community Centre which is earmarked for demolition.

The centre built in Acton in the 1860s and home to a variety of youth and adult groups, is to be knocked down and rebuilt in one of two locations within the next five years as part of the regeneration plans for the area.

The Save Trees in Gunnersbury (STIG) campaign group will be holding a meeting on Monday September 21.

Thomas and friends will be pulling in to Acton cinema to entertain children with a feature length film.

The next East Acton Ward Forum meeting will take place on Tuesday September 15.

Oyster pay as you go customers touching in and out of Gunnersbury station will benefit from cheaper fares as part of a £40million TfL upgrade.

A restaurant in Acton went up in flames on Wednesday morning and firecrews from the surrounding areas were called to put out the blaze.