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Car-free living envisaged by new Ealing development
New 22-storey development on the Southall Community Centre site would have 405 bike parking spaces but none for private cars
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The Sultan of Brunei DOES NOT live in Osterley
Google Gemini seems very certain that the once richest man in the world does not own property in west London despite reports to the contrary
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Ealing Broadway target of summer crime crackdown
The Mayor of London has identified Ealing town centre as one of 20 crime hotspots. Richmond, Hounslow and Uxbridge placed in second tier of targets
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Met Police dump Twitter for their own social media app
Londoners are being invited to join Met Engage to have direct contact with their local police officers
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Experimental train succeeds in West Ealing-Greenford trials
Fast-charging battery train could shape the future of UK railways
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Hounslow approves return to herbicides to blast weeds
Council will transfer £285,000 from parking revenue to support this year's weed removal programme
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Small shop keepers in stand-off with developers over 17-storey tower
Tide Construction have failed to reach an agreement and will build around the shops opposite West Ealing station
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Thames Water has no information on how burgeoning data centre industry will affect water supply
The water company has started a consultation on diverting water from the River Thames during drought as at least three companies plan to build data…
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June 2025

Thames Water unveils £430 million project to stop London drying out
The project would require a 4.2 kilometre tunnel from Isleworth to Teddington
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Local authorities asked to consider penalties on developers for slow delivery of homes
Richmond, Hounslow and Ealing have been asked to discuss ways to accelerate the delivery of homes
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War in Iran has left west London Iranians united in grief but divided on future
There aren't many supporters of the Islamic Republic among Ealing and Hounslow’s Iranian community but few support regime change from outside
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Developers renege on affordable housing commitments
Tide Construction has agreed to pay £15 million to Ealing Council to exit its affordable housing plans in West Ealing and Southall
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