Over the last year, Hillingdon Council has repeatedly emphasised that it must achieve “best value” when managing or selling public assets. Residents recently saw this argument used during the sale of the former Uxbridge Library building. The Council rejected a higher offer because it was conditional on planning permission, instead accepting a lower bid that […]
We have written much about our Council’s perilous financial position. Thankfully the government have agreed in-principle this afternoon to grant Exceptional Financial Support to 35 councils, including Hillingdon. This means our Council can borrow £150m as part of an emergency bailout. It’ll cost us all with repayments in the long term, but it allows the Council to […]
In a complete farce, the ‘Residents’ Meeting’ that was hastily arranged for Friday this week, London Borough of Hillingdon have backtracked and decided that the meeting isn’t open to residents at all. After the Friends of the Rural Activities Garden Centre publicised the meeting that Hillingdon Council had written to them about, and residents’ associations […]
For decades, the Rural Activities Garden Centre (RAGC) has been more than just a nursery; it has been a vital hub for horticultural therapy, providing adults with learning disabilities – affectionately known as the “gardeneers” – with meaningful work, social connection, and a sense of purpose. While the site’s gates were closed to the public […]
The view from the Lido this spring is, well, a tad bleak. Residents living on Reservoir Road woke up on the weekend of the 12th December to a slightly new view, due to the installation of a new gate. To say opinion was less than enthusiastic would be rather an understatement. The gate seems to […]
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:
