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Fish, fire, and a fading trail of answers: what we know about the Lido this summer
Ruislip Lido has had a difficult few weeks. First an oxygen crash killed a significant number of fish. Then, while the Council and the Environment Agency worked to put that right, one of the emergency pumps caught fire, and a Council officer was taken to hospital. Since then, the information coming from Hillingdon Council has […]
Screening request lodged for 325 new homes on Green Belt land at Joel Street Farm, Northwood Hills
A new potential proposal has appeared on the council website for land at Joel Street Farm, Northwood Hills – around 10.8 hectares of horse-grazing fields off Joel Street, close to Northwood Hills Underground station. This site sits within Northwood Hills, not Ruislip, so it’s the Northwood Hills Residents’ Association, and likely the neighbouring Northwood Residents […]
New 8-Week flood mitigation project begins in Park Wood SSSI to protect Ruislip homes
Some local residents in North Ruislip on the evening of the 23rd of June 2016, when a third cloudburst in a couple of days fell on Ruislip. It is estimated that some 45mm of rain fell in around 45 minutes onto already saturated ground, causing the Pinn to overflow its banks. There was widespread flooding […]
Manor Farm’s heritage craft workers threatened by 100% rent increase from Hillingdon Council
Long-standing craft workers at the Manor Farm heritage site are facing the threat of closure following demands from Hillingdon Council for rent increases of almost 100%. Local artisans warn that applying a borough-wide, commercial approach to these specialized units could force them out, undermining the principles of the site’s Heritage grant and destroying its cultural […]
