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Lidl’s application at The Orchard was refused at the Planning Committee

The London Borough of Hillingdon Planning Committee REFUSED Lidl’s planning application for a supermarket and carpark to replace The Orchard in Ruislip on the evening of 11 June 2025. This follows extensive work from not just LB Hillingdon, but the meeting with Lidl that Ruislip Residents’ Association organised, with social media posts, hundreds of flyers […]

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Rural Activities Garden Centre Petition Hearing

Last night, two petitions were presented in the Council Chamber at the Civic Centre by supporters of the Rural Activities Garden Centre to Councillor Eddie Lavery, Cabinet Member for Community & Environment at London Borough of Hillingdon. With 5600 signatures on the Change.org petition and 680 on the LBH ePetition, the Council Chamber was filled with supporters of the Rural […]

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The Rural Activities Garden Centre’s petiton hearing is this evening

Tonight at 18:00 there will be a petition hearing for The Rural Activities Garden Centre’s petition against its closure. The Friends of the Rural Activities Garden Centre is asking that as many people as possible attend the Civic Centre in person to give a big show of support. Petition Hearings are usually held in small committee […]

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How Hillingdon’s paid-for garden waste service will work from July, and what are the alternatives?

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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We look forward to seeing you at our GM on
Tuesday 15th September 2026 at Winston Churchill Hall, Ruislip
(Note the changed date: not 5th Oct as previously advertised)