Along with its usual work of helping the residents of Ruislip, the RRA sometimes takes on more national issues, that nevertheless have an effect on Ruislip.
At present we are dealing with the proposals for High Speed 2 (HS2), which goes through Ruislip, partly in a tunnel and partly on the surface. We are working to reduce the impact of this major national infrastructure project on Ruislip and its community.
From constitutional changes to closed-door decisions: how the Council reacted to a local scandal. This article is not about whether the Theo’s Café lease was lawful or unlawful. It is about what Hillingdon Council did next. At the Annual Council meeting on 14 May 2026, the newly re-elected Conservative administration approved a package of major […]
The Council has defaulted on its FOI obligations, the Information Commissioner has stepped in, and the original lease arrangement has been reported to the police. Here is what Hillingdon Council still refuses to answer. When we first exposed the Theo’s Café contradiction, the central question was straightforward: how did a Council lease that appeared to […]
A Channel 4 documentary airing tonight at 10pm will tell the story of a case with strong local links to Ruislip and Eastcote. Do You Know This Man? follows Mary Sharp, Laura Hughes and Lauren Preston, whose evidence helped secure the conviction of Martin Butler in 2023. The women all knew Butler through the Ruislip […]
Expected by Cabinet, restricted by contract: how the Cowley Meeting Hall lease raises questions about an £18,000-a-year arrangement. Hillingdon Council’s own records appear to show a simple but serious contradiction at the heart of the Cowley Meeting Hall lease. In March 2022, Cabinet approved a heavily discounted lease for the Hillingdon Foster Carers Association, with […]
The Easter school holidays are in full swing, and the notoriously busy early May bank holidays are just around the corner. Ruislip Lido has officially entered its peak season. Yet, exactly a year after the Leader of the Council promised immediate action to address “obvious risks” at the site, residents are still waiting to see […]
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:
