February 2010 Archives

Guests are invited to attend Unity 2010, marking this year's International Women's Day with a celebration of women of African descent coming together for change.

On Saturday March 13, from 3-7pm, there will be workshops on how to achieve financial independence with Amanda Coppin, natural hair care with Akua, revitalise your diet with Sylvia Bute and award-winning storyteller Akuba.

Despite continued denials by health officials over potential Accident and Emergency department closures, Ealing Hospital could be stripped of major services under drastic measures being considered by NHS London.

According to a leaked document obtained by the Gazette, Ealing Hospital could potentially lose its A&E, maternity unit and children's services department if measures to address the £5billion NHS London funding shortfall are implemented.

And with more than 100,000 people each year being admitted to A&E, acute services stretched beyond their capacity and the imminent closure of Ealing's stroke and trauma units, health campaigners claim this will have a catastrophic effect on patients in the borough.

Cardinal Wiseman school came out top at the Rotary Youth Speaks competiton with their topic: L'armour. What's Love Got to do with it?

Its chairwoman, Katherine Tyler, was also judged best chairperson overall at the public speaking competition held at St Benedicts School in Ealing last week.
The competition, organised by Rotary for many years, tests the public speaking skills of youngsters, in teams of three, from schools in the Rotary West area.

A teenager from Greenford has been arrested on suspicion of endangering safety on the railway after he appeared to force a girl off a train platform.

A 19-year-old is currently on bail pending further inquiries but the British Transport Police are appealing for the girl to come forward following the incident at Loughton Tube station at around 4pm on Thursday February 18.

An estate agent, with branches across West London, has been nominated for its support of local organisations, schools and voluntary groups.

Robertson Smith and Kempson (RSK) based in The Broadway, Ealing, with branches in Ealing, Shepherds Bush, Northfields, Acton and Hanwell runs a Community Matters Programme which backs a range of events and projects, from fooball kit to fetes.
Nomination forms and categories in Gazette. Nominees can win up to £1000 and nominator could win £100.

POLICE are hunting this robber and burglar who is on the run after breaching the terms of his parole.

A cancer care nurse, who helps terminally ill patients in the final days of their lives, is the first person to be nominated for our Pride in our People Awards 2010.

Olive Hoare, from Northolt, is one of nine Ealing Marie Curie Cancer Care nurses, who is also fronting the Gazette-backed campaign to raise £170,000 to improve services in the borough.A Marie Curie nurse for 13 years, Olive, 62, also worked at Meadow House Hospice. For all categories and nomination forms see the Ealing Gazette or send your nominations to jane.harrison@trinitysouth.co.uk.

STAFF, pupils and parents made a united effort to celebrate their school - by making the most of their differences.

More than 120 students and 28 staff laid on a cultural evening last Thursday (11) to help mark their school's golden anniversary.

Work has started on supported accommodation comprising 14 flats for young people.

West London YMCA and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) haVE started work on the building in Otter Road, Greenford, which will include an office and communal areas.

Rookie police officers had a real baptism of fire when they helped pull a woman from a burning house on their first day on the beat.