On Tuesday, November 4th, the Mayor of Hillingdon, Cllr Philip Corthorne, paid a visit to the school to open their new Reading Shed. The inspiration for this idea stems from the fact that the school encourages their pupils to enjoy reading from an early age but, as the library is closed at breaks and lunchtimes, […]
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Plans for six new houses for the ex CAB site in Ruislip were to be announced in October. (They weren’t)
At our recent General Meeting, residents had the opportunity to put their most pressing questions to our local councillors. CAB site development We asked for an update on the derelict site, which has been in a poor state for over nine years, and whether we would finally see a proposal. Councillors Riley and Smallwood delivered […]
Derelict Site at 9 Eastcote Road, Ruislip – was the Ruislip Citizens Advice Bureau
1940 – RUISLIP CAB OPENED Ruislip Citizens Advice Bureau was founded on 18 January 1940 by a group of nine local people, with the first site in Station Approach. 200 CABs had already opened across the country from September 1939 to meet the needs of the civilian population during World War II, and branches in […]
The Finances of the London Borough of Hillingdon
An Attempt to Shed Some Light for Residents You may have heard that Hillingdon Council is in financial difficulty, with a cabinet member stating on national media that “we’ve run out of money”. Council finances are a complex issue, so together with HARA (the Hillingdon Alliance of Residents’ Associations) and all of the other residents’ […]
If the council goes bankrupt, what differences would residents see?
Councils can’t actually go bankrupt, but their equivalent is declaring ‘Section 114’. We understand that once that happens, how the council spends money changes – and the council’s Monitoring Officer and the Chief Finance Officer become responsible for signing off all spending. We have asked them what plans they have: the Monitoring Officer has said […]
