Hillingdon Council’s financial crisis has not happened overnight. It has unfolded through a sequence of predictable steps, starting with the drawing down of significant sums from reserves – which last December’s Cabinet report described as being in “steady decline over the last four years” and “too low for a borough of our size and complexity” to cover […]
This series of articles has been written by residents, for residents, and while the subjects covered are both nuanced and complex, we have aimed to keep the language simple and the explanations easy to understand. There are necessarily some terms that simply have to be used, so to assist the reader in following them, we […]
Hillingdon Council is facing a severe financial crisis. Its latest financial report forecasts the 2025/26 budget to be £31.6 million overspent as of the end of August.. (Note: The council’s headline figure is £30.2m, but £31.6m is the figure required to make its own sums add up). This overspend will wipe out the council’s entire General Fund reserve, which […]
There is fresh hope that the Rural Activities Garden Centre could yet be saved – the Friends of RAGC are continuing their campaign and have announced their intention to issue Hillingdon Council a pre-action letter for Judicial Review to prevent the centre’s closure. The Friends of RAGC argue that the council breached the Localism Act […]
Ruislip Residents’ Association is firmly against the closure of the RAGC and believes it is essential for it to remain open. We continue to support the Friends of RAGC and urge the council to reconsider its position. Consultation on the future of the Rural Activities Garden Centre The RAGC has been closed to the public […]
Historically, Ruislip is in the hundred of Elthorne, in the county of Middlesex, but for modern administrative purposes it is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon. Answers to many questions about services in and around Ruislip can be found on Hillingdon’s website:
Areas surrounding Ruislip are covered by other Residents’ Associations, so here are links to them:
