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 […]
More than sixteen months after residents were promised rapid work on the “obvious risks” at Ruislip Lido, Hillingdon Council has finally published its new Operational Safety Plan. It contains some welcome improvements to emergency access, traffic management and incident reporting – but the document says that the specialist water safety plan is still to be […]
Saturday the 19th of September, between 11am and 3pm, will see both St Margaret’s Church, Uxbridge Town Centre, outside The Pavillions full of the Hillingdon Friends of the Earth Cleaner Greener Festival, with a bonus film showing at the Quaker Meeting Room further up Belmont Road. Find out how to save money on your heating bills. Hoping […]
Welcome to the brand new ‘Audiobook Town Crier’ from the Ruislip Residents’ Association! How the Idea Was Born The idea started with a simple chat down at the allotments. A neighbour mentioned he missed reading the magazine because his eyesight was no longer up to it – and we quickly realised he wouldn’t be the […]
On 18 August, the Local Democracy Reporting Service revealed that Hillingdon Council’s Deputy Leader, Cllr Richard Mills, had spent months posting on Facebook under the name “DelightfulYuzu2877” – commenting on Council business and the conduct of residents as though he were an ordinary member of the public, while concealing that he was one of the […]
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:
