A private gym has been slapped with a £1,500 fine for failing to clear away large piles of rubbish dumped on its land.

David Lloyd Leisure Centre, in Greenford Road, Greenford, failed to comply with a formal litter clearing notice issued by Ealing Council in October last year.

People looked on in confusion as thick smoke billowed from a parked BT van this morning.

The broadband engineer vehicle was parked on the pavement in Ruislip Road, Greenford, when smoke shot out from the exhaust pipe. But no flames were visible.

A fundraiser for the British Heart Foundation will take place at The Crown this weekend.

Punters can place their bets on a DVD horse race and raise cash for the charity at the pub in Ealing Road, Northolt from 7pm on Saturday (30).

Two plays written by a reverend will be the highlight at a bumper four day arts festival to raise cash for a historic church.

Holy Cross, in Oldfield Lane South, Greenford, will stage the event from Thursday, July 5 to Sunday, July 7.

Campaigners fighting against HS2 were relieved to learn a proposed link to Heathrow has been relocated from Northolt.

A junction to connect the capital's hub airport to the new high speed rail tracks from London to Birmingham was intended to be built near Northolt Tube station and metres from Willow Tree Primary School.

A new zebra crossing has delighted parents, pupils and staff who are now able to walk to their school in safety.

The Parents' Support Group at St John Fisher School in Sarsfield Road, Perivale, worked with Ealing Council for about four years to have the crossing put in.

Transport bosses are reviewing plans to make a speed limit on a busy road clearer to make motorists slow down.

Neighbours campaigned for years for the new 30mph limit in Church Road, Northolt between the Target and White Hart roundabouts. It was dropped from 40mph last year after a spate of serious accidents, some fatal.

Two men have been jailed for their part in a distraction burglary in Northolt earlier this year.

Patrick Rooney, 26, of Hemel Hempstead, and James Doran, 42, of Luton appeared at Isleworth Crown Court earlier this month and received a combined prison sentence of 876 days.

An exhibition by local artist and designer Levi Richards ends this weekend.

Residents have until Saturday (24) to admire the collection of fine art, illustrations and digital pieces at Northolt Library in Bengarth Road.

Ealing Canoe Club is inviting new fish to try out the sport at a taster day for all the family.

Novices of all ages can pick up the basic skills to kayak and canoe with a sprint competition on a paddle machine.