Hillingdon Council last week confirmed their planned sale of the former Uxbridge Library premises on Uxbridge High Street. After having failed to sell it during a twelve-month marketing period, the Council instead invited offers from interested buyers in October this year. Five bids were received. A decision notice published on Monday this week shows that […]
Hillingdon Council has failed to respond to a formal pre-action letter regarding the Rural Activities Garden Centre, marking the third missed deadline concerning the site’s future. With the Council now in breach of the Localism Act, the likelihood of a Judicial Review is escalating. Leigh Day Solicitors, acting for the Friends of RAGC (FRAGC), served […]
Concerns are growing over a lack of action on a public safety review for Ruislip Lido, which was personally promised by the Leader of the Council, Cllr. Ian Edwards, more than six months ago. He gave us the assurance at our AGM and public meeting in April 2025, following residents’ concerns about chaotic overcrowding and […]
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’ […]
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 […]
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:
