Local Authority

Leader of the Council, Jason Stacey, proved he is no longer Mr nice guy as he voiced his frustration over an on-going transport issue in Acton.

People living in the surrounding areas of Acton Green, where the 94 bus terminates, have catalogued a series of complaints against the all night service, namely the anti-social behaviour of the bus drivers, the noise and pollution from buses coming in and out of the area every 90 seconds and mounting pavements due to the narrow roads lined with cars.

A couple of rogue landlords have been ordered to pay nearly £30,000 for allowing their tenants to live in squalid and dangerous conditions.

Das Lal and Hussein Ibrahim, who own and manage five privately rented bedsits in Park Avenue, Park Royal, allowed their tenants to live with rat infestations as well as weeks of problems with their hot water, heating and electricity supply.

A preferred developer has been selected for the South Acton regeneration programme which has the backing of local residents.

Countryside and London and Quadrant should be appointed to complete the next stages of the regeneration on the borough's largest estate.

Drivers claim they have been 'duped' by the Council after receiving letters incorrectly requesting nearly double the amount for a parking permit.

Following the transfer of around half a dozen roads from Zone K to K1 in the Poets Corner area of Acton, householders in three roads were mistakenly charged £45 for a parking renewal permit which should have only cost £25.

Campaigners are calling for a three-line whip under the Council's Green Corridor strategy to prevent further pollution to the 'lungs of Acton'.

West Acton Residents' Association (WARA) held a demonstration last Saturday morning along Gypsy Corner, A40, where 13 separate sites are owned by Transport for London after a strip of housing was demolished in 1995 to make way for road improvement works.

People are invited to Acton Winter Fair on Saturday December 12 for an afternoon of carol singing, Christmas crafts and free face-painting.

There will also be dance performances, market stalls to browse and other family activities to enjoy at the event from 11am-5pm at Acton Market Square in The Mount and St Mary's Church Hall in Churchfield Road, Acton High Street.

An industrial unit was nearly burnt to the ground following a fire just after 1am on Wednesday.

Around 20 firefighters and four fire engines were called to the blaze at a single storey industrial unit on Gorst Road, Park Royal.

Edmund Koszalka, 84, who went missing on Monday morning has been found safe and well by Police.

A flat on the 11th floor of a tower block in Acton was damaged by fire yesterday afternoon.

Four fire engines and around 20 firefighters were called to the blaze on Park Road East, W3, yesterday at 11:29am.

A flat on the 11th floor of a tower block in Acton was damaged by fire yesterday afternoon.

Four fire engines and around 20 firefighters were called to the blaze on Park Road East, W3, yesterday at 11:29am.