After announcing their plans to charge £70 for garden waste collections in final draft of the 2025/26 budget, London Borough of Hillingdon ran a “consultation” where they asked for residents’ views on the charge. The consultation results have been published, considered by Councillor Eddie Lavery, and the £70 charge has been confirmed as going ahead. […]
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Tour de Hillingdon/London Cycling Festival
On Saturday 24th May, 28 riders took part in a leisure ride around the London Borough of Hillingdon. The event was organised by local cyclists as part of the London Cycling Campaign’s London Cycling Festival. Riders were seen off by Hillingdon Mayor, Councillor Philip Corthorne, leaving Manor Farm Ruislip at just after 10AM on a […]
Lidl’s application at The Orchard will be decided on Wednesday evening – with officers strongly recommending a refusal
On Wednesday evening the London Borough of Hillingdon Planning Committee will make their decision on Lidl’s application to buy, knock down The Orchard and replace it with a new supermarket and carpark. Before each Planning Committee meeting, council officers produce a report which gives a recommendation to the committee as to what they should decide. […]
Dismay over council decision to close the Rural Activities Garden Centre social care resource
Residents with learning disabilities and their families from all over Hillingdon have been shocked to hear that the council has decided to close the award-winning Rural Activities Garden Centre (RAGC) on West Drayton Road in Yiewsley. For over 40 years, the RAGC has provided much needed opportunities for gardening work experience and social connection for […]
Watering Ruislip’s Community Orchard with Hillingdon’s new Mayor, Philip Corthorne
Wednesday 21st of May saw the Mayor of Hillingdon, Cllr. Philip Corthorne, (the long serving councillor for the Ruislip ward), join with the Ruislip Residents’ Association, (RRA), to water the 20-tree Community Orchard planted on Ruislip Common to celebrate the centenary of the RRA The event is part of our Council’s campaign to encourage residents to water urban and street trees […]
