The planning application for new housing at St Martin’s Approach car park cannot be decided until an archaeological dig has taken place on site – and that dig hasn’t started yet. The Greater London Archaeology Advisory Service (GLAAS), which advises the council on heritage matters, has made this a required step before any decision can […]
Housing Growth in Ruislip Ruislip continues to do its part in providing additional homes within the town centre. Following developments at 2 Midcroft (the site of the old petrol station and later a car wash) and 82–84 High Street (the former Lloyds Bank), a further 25 flats have been approved since the start of 2026 […]
Through recent reviews of documents obtained from Historic England and the Greater London Archaeological Advisory Service (GLAAS) via Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations requests, the Ruislip Residents’ Association has brought to light crucial heritage information regarding some of Ruislip’s most prominent development sites. Below is an in-depth look at what the experts have […]
The Council’s own reviewer says its problems aren’t really about money at all. CIPFA – the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy – published its independent review of Hillingdon Council on 30 July. It was commissioned by ministers as a condition of the Council’s Exceptional Financial Support (EFS) request, and its findings were referenced […]
On 26 May this year, a child was pulled unconscious from the water at Ruislip Lido. The air ambulance and multiple emergency services attended, and local roads had to be closed for several hours. By extraordinary luck, and the actions of an off-duty paramedic and another member of the public who administered CPR and used […]
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:
