Ealing News

UPSTAIRS VERSUS DOWNSTAIRS OF DOWNTON ABBEY CAST
Express.co.uk
It has been revealed that the actors on set, both at Highclere Castle, Hampshire, and Ealing Studios, are at odds with each other over vastly different contracts. The dispute has been likened to a real-life Upstairs Downstairs, with some jealous of ...

Pretty In Pink
Screen International (blog)
So we were thrilled when Ealing Metro sent over the unique invitation for Ealing Metro's Goddess party on Monday night, in the form of a printed bright pink rubber glove. The Australian musical romantic comedy about a housewife who becomes an internet ...

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Ealing's first Muslim mayor sworn into office
Ealing Gazette
ONE of the first Pakistanis to set up shop in Southall became Ealing's first Muslim mayor this week. Councillor Mohammad Aslam was hailed by colleagues across the political spectrum in a rare show of unity at Ealing Town Hall on Tuesday night.

CCTV to combat crime on Windmill Park Estate
Ealing Gazette
Windmill Park is just one site in the Ealing Estate Project, a multi-partner initiative between Catalyst, Ealing Police, Ealing Council and the Youth Offending service, which was launched last year to improve the borough's housing estates.

Questions raised over HS2 tunnel refusal
Ealing Gazette
CAMPAIGNERS determined for the high speed rail line to be tunnelled under Ealing have questioned claims that it would 'cost too much'. A freedom of information (FOI) request by Ealing Labour to HS2 Ltd revealed estimates for a tunnel would cost an ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Kind Hearts and Coronets: Radio's twist on an Ealing classic
Telegraph.co.uk
By David Gritten Not so long ago, the producer Frank Stirling had a bright idea – to make an hour-long radio version of the classic 1949 Ealing comedy film Kind Hearts and Coronets. “My idea was to adapt the original story,” he recalls.

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Your letters this week (May 17)
Ealing Gazette
Eight years after Thatcher claimed people were feeling swamped by immigrants, I came to Ealing. Out of 90 ads I'd seen in an average week, one would be unreadable due to poor handwriting. Now I can look at seven shops, windows crammed with ads, ...

ChiswickW4.com
Nature reserve 'may never be same again' after flats decision
Ealing Gazette
She dismissed claims by Ealing Council officers and developers that the only species likely to be affected, a protected breed of bat, could easily adapt to extra noise and light. She said the impact on animals could only be known through a full ...
Colonial Drive Development Gets Council Go-AheadChiswickW4.com

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Ealing MP welcomes dangerous dog review
Ealing Gazette
Ealing MPs Angie Bray and Steve Pound lobbied the government after a series of attacks in the borough about 18 months ago. The most serious saw a puppy mauled to death and a 59-year-old man badly bitten, both in Walpole Park. After the announcement by ...

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Listed Pitshanger Manor House set for makeover
Ealing Times
Ealing Council Leader Julian Bell said: “We want the manor house not only to be of cultural importance, but also to be a real community asset that benefits everyone. "I hope local people will take the chance to get involved.” In total, the council is ...

Ealing netball pair ready for big test Down Under
Ealing Times
FINAL preparation is underway for two Ealing sports stars heading to the Indoor Netball World Cup in Australia next month. Ryan Allan and Nicola Wong, from Acton, were picked from hundreds of hopefuls during trials in December.

Ealing Gazette
Campaigner: Why HS2, if built, must be tunnelled under Ealing
Ealing Gazette
The Gazette invites Perivale resident and chairman of North Ealing Against HS2, Alex Nieora, to talk about the high speed rail line and why he thinks it should be tunnelled under the borough. The £32billion project runs from London to Birmingham ...

Call to enforce laws on abattoirs
The Press Association
Abattoirs are cutting costs by failing to stun animals before they are slaughtered so they can sell their meat as compliant with religious requirements, the MP for Ealing Central and Acton said. Tory MP Angie Bray said far too many animals were being ...

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My Trade: A fitness instructor for body and soul
Ealing Gazette
The 25-year-old, of South Ealing, said: “The best thing about my job is the luxury of being able to train yourself, but also you meet so many different people who you normally wouldn't meet on a regular basis. “I knew someone who went through a really ...

The Great Ealing Film Challenge 69: Undercover (1943)
Huffington Post UK (blog)
(Perry 1981, 72) Putting aside the latter notion of how Ealing would populate a film with 'believable Yugoslavs,' that is a harsh criticism of a solid and enjoyable piece of filmmaking that both resembles and departs from standard Ealing wartime fare.

Ealing MP faces calls to help diabetes sufferers
Ealing Gazette
Rajmohan Thampi, who lives in Ealing, travelled to Westminster on Tuesday to meet Mr Sharma, who is MP for Ealing and Southall, as part of a lobbying event organised by Diabetes UK. Mr Sharma was asked to make the case to local NHS leaders to make ...

Bedford Today
Blues' Liebenberg named in England Counties squad for tour to Uganda and Kenya
Bedford Today
... Will Burton (Luctonians & North Mids), Phil Chesters (Ealing & Devon), Steve Hamilton (Unattached & Yorkshire), Peter Hodgkinson (Ealing & Cheshire), Toby Howley-Berridge (Unattached & Eastern Counties), Stefan Liebenberg (Bedford & Hertfordshire), ...

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EalingToday.co.uk
Save The Starlite Ballroom
EalingToday.co.uk
The Starlite Ballroom, a forgotten piece of the UK's music history, is right under our noses in the London Borough of Ealing and is now at risk of demolition. During the 1960s this former Odeon cinema in Allendale Road became a venue for bands that now ...

Blue is the colour for Droitwich side
Worcester News
After winning all their pool matches, the first team stormed to a 15-0 win over the hosts with a dominant display and set up a final with Ealing. Spa took a 5-0 half-time lead before easing to a 24-0 victory with further tries from Matt Dickens (2) and ...
Dickens double seals Spa joyDroitwich Advertiser

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Diamond Jubilee fever rises with 80 street parties
Ealing Gazette
JUBILEE fever is set to spill onto the streets of Ealing next month with an impressive 80 street parties planned. Residents will roll out the bunting and pitchers of Pimm's across the extended bank holiday weekend – Saturday, June 2 to Tuesday, ...

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