In July 2025, Hillingdon Council’s then-Cabinet Member for Community & Environment, Cllr. Eddie Lavery, cited “survey data” as a key reason for not implementing an entrance fee at Ruislip Lido. However, a subsequent Freedom of Information (FOI) response, email correspondence and a rejected follow-up question have cast significant doubt on the existence – and the […]
After months of silence, missed statutory deadlines, and the looming threat of a High Court Judicial Review, Hillingdon Council has finally published a formal report today regarding the Rural Activities Garden Centre (RAGC). The report, authored by the Assistant Director of Property, recommends that the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services & Property, Cllr Jonathan Bianco, […]
Hillingdon Council has published its draft budget for 2026/27, which includes significant increases to parking charges across the borough, alongside changes to resident discounts and how parking is paid for. In the first of a series of articles on the draft budget, we look at the changes proposed for parking in Ruislip and across the […]
Hillingdon Council’s December Cabinet meeting should unveil the draft 2026/27 Budget ahead of its public consultation opening. As with all public meetings held at the Civic Centre, the papers making up the Agenda bundle should be published a week before the meeting. The 2026/27 Budget was not part of the papers when they were published on […]
A 50-Year Echo In late 2025, Hillingdon Council faces the gravest financial threat in its history: a projected £36 million deficit, depleted reserves, and the looming possibility of a Section 114 notice (effective bankruptcy). While modern auditors cite “governance failures” and “poor financial management,” a resurfaced BBC report from 1976 suggests this is not a […]
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:
