By Lucy Fifield, Climate Reporter This winter, households are facing an increase in their energy bills due to the demand of the global wholesale market. According to Trevor Sharman from Ealing Transition, the most prominent energy use is heating…
Month: November 2021
How to turn Black Friday greener
By Adele Paiardini, Sustainability Reporter Black Friday weekend is approaching, and shop windows across London are displaying signs advertising the best deals. Even online websites offer great discounts that may push many consumers to buy unnecessary items.
Festive Volunteering and Donations
By Misha Eleanya, social affairs reporter In the run up to Christmas, volunteers at the University of West London (UWL) are using the campus as a pop up collection point to support local charities in Ealing. They can be found…
Electric Car Chargers To Be Mandatory in New Build Homes
By Climate Reporter, Josh Lopez Embed from Getty Images New build homes across England must have electric car charging points installed by 2022, according to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. This is part of the government’s push for fewer carbon emissions…
COVID-19 vaccine rollout for under 11’s looks more likely
By Ben Jamieson Embed from Getty Images According to reports, children aged five and up could soon be added to the UK’s COVID vaccine strategy. While such measures would be taken to lower future infection rates in the coming years,…
Tube Strike: passengers warned of severe disruption
“London Tube” by derekskey is licensed under CC BY 2.0 By Mireia Cuevas Crespo Tube users have been warned to expect disruption as strike action is planned from Friday, November 26th lasting well into the pre-Christmas season.
Crossrail pushed back to second half of 2022
“Crossrail train” by Department for Transport (DfT) is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Crossrail Chief executive Mark Wild has crushed ideas of the trainline opening early in 2022, hinting that the line would be unlikely to be completed before Easter…
No trains to Heathrow on Christmas Day
Embed from Getty Images By Niki Deepak, transport reporter Trains and tubes from London will not be running to Heathrow on Christmas and Boxing Day this year, with both the railway and the Piccadilly line undergoing repairs. The Network Rail…
Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges in Ealing Magistrates Court
By Ben Jamieson, Court Reporter Embed from Getty Images On Wednesday, a man pleaded guilty in Ealing Magistrates Court to Class A drug possession charges, with 6.6 grams of Cocaine and 10.1 grams of Diamorphine. In evidence given in the…
Lidl becomes the UK’s highest paying supermarket
Embed from Getty Images written by Amal Hubsey Lidl has become the highest paying supermarket in the UK, with rises in pay going up 6%, this pay rise plan will cost Lidl £18m and is part of the firm’s UK…