2023 news archive

Hillingdon Council is starting to expand its free, easy to use and weekly food waste recycling collection service to council-owned blocks of flats this summer.

Hillingdon Council is clamping down on anti-social and dangerous driving in Hayes through continued joint operations with the Met Police

Licence holders at two off licences have been fined after being caught selling alcohol to under-age children, following an operation by Hillingdon Council.

Hillingdon Council has retained its status as one of the greenest boroughs in the country after receiving 67 Green Flag Awards - the most held by any local authority.

Hillingdon Council's adult education service, Learn Hillingdon, is now taking bookings for its new programme of courses for the 2023/24 academic year.

The Cedars car park in Uxbridge and Blyth Road car park in Hayes have been given lighting upgrades to improve safety for visitors and make them more energy efficient.

A one-bedroom bungalow in West Drayton has been converted into a fully accessible four-bedroom home through Hillingdon Council's homes extension programme.

Hillingdon Council is inviting young people aspiring to succeed in sports, culture or their education to apply for the next round of funding from a local legacy bursary to help them achieve their goals.

An Uxbridge mum has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 after fraudulently using a Blue Badge to get a parking space during the school run.

Hillingdon Council is inviting residents to nominate someone special for its annual Kids in Care Awards 2023. The awards recognise young people who have overcome a difficult upbringing or challenging circumstances to make an outstanding achievement in their lives.

Hillingdon Council is inviting children aged four to 11-years old to sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge. This year's theme, Ready, Set, Read! celebrates sports, games and pastimes, and children can join in now.

A Hayes man has been ordered to pay almost £2,600 after ignoring a Noise Abatement Notice issued by Hillingdon Council.

The coalition of councils opposed to expansion of the ULEZ to outer London is optimistic of success on the first day of its legal challenge.

Hillingdon Council is pioneering hybrid wind and solar-powered street lights to help reduce its carbon footprint while keeping people safe.

An Uxbridge mechanic has been ordered to pay more than £5,800 after failing to demolish a single storey extension that had been built without planning permission.

The by-election for the parliamentary constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip will take place on Thursday 20 July 2023 following the resignation of Boris Johnson as a Member of Parliament on Friday 9 June. 

Uxbridge Mortuary has been given a high-tech overhaul following a two-year £2.5 million refurbishment and extension by Hillingdon Council.

Playgrounds across the borough are being given a new lease of life to make them modern, accessible, and inclusive.

Hillingdon Council has launched a competition for local primary aged children inviting them to share creative and sustainable ways to store food waste indoors to try and win a prize.

Hillingdon Council is proposing to appropriate land at the former Yiewsley Library and Yiewsley Pool site for planning purposes, so it can be used to build vital new homes.

The High Court has today (25 May) announced it will allow further grounds for challenge as part of a Judicial Review by a coalition of councils into the proposed expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).

Last night, Hillingdon Council's Cabinet agreed the borough's new five-year Library Strategy.

Hillingdon Council is launching two brand-new cricket pitches this June as part of its commitment to providing high quality leisure facilities for residents.

A set of six 'retro' style posters highlighting the local history of South Ruislip have been unveiled at South Ruislip railway bridge.

This Dementia Action Week (Monday 15 to Sunday 21 May) Hillingdon Council is promoting the wide range of activities and services it provides to support residents living with dementia and their carers.

A three-bedroom council house has been freed-up for a family in need after Hillingdon Council discovered in 2018 a fraudster had been living there illegally for years.

Hillingdon Council is celebrating Foster Care Fortnight (15 to 28 May) and its remarkable foster carers, who provide care and support for children, babies and young people in need of a loving home.

At Hillingdon Council's Annual General Meeting on Thursday 11 May, Cllr Shehryar Ahmad-Wallana was elected the new Mayor of Hillingdon.

Hillingdon Council is inviting children, young people, families, carers, partners, providers and community organisations to have their say on its proposals to roll out a family hub model boroughwide and options for its early year nurseries.

The final steel beam to complete the structure of the new Platinum Jubilee Leisure Centre in West Drayton was installed on the site this week.

Hillingdon Council is inviting people in the borough to comment on plans to update the types of anti-social activities that are prohibited in its parks and public places.

Hillingdon Council is inviting residents to celebrate the opening of its newly refurbished tennis courts at its sports themed, free family fun days at Northwood Recreation Ground and Rosedale Park on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 May.

Hillingdon Council's boroughwide survey into the probable impact of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expansion has provided a snapshot of the detrimental effects it would have on the borough's residents and businesses.

Hillingdon Council has successfully prosecuted wholesale and general distribution company, Davis & Dann Limited, for failing to comply with health and safety rules at their warehouse in South Ruislip which caused significant harm to a visiting delivery driver.

A Hayes landlord has been forced to pay more than £6,000 after a tribunal upheld Hillingdon Council's decision to fine him for numerous safety risks caused by his poor management of a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).

Hillingdon Council is ranked first in west London for offering children and their parents their first choice school on Primary National Offer Day.

Hillingdon Council has organised a variety of events for residents of all ages to come together and celebrate the forthcoming Coronation of King Charles III.

Hillingdon residents, businesses, community groups and partners are being asked to provide their views on proposals to change the borough's parking fine charges.

Spring is finally here and Hillingdon Council is hoping for a bumper crop of entries for its popular horticultural competitions, Hillingdon in Bloom and the Autumn Show, with applications now open.

The High Court has today (12 April) announced that it has granted permission for a Judicial Review into the proposed expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) London-wide from August 2023.

A new spring/summer publicity campaign has launched to focus on the unseen work of women in the WAAF based at the Battle of Britain Bunker in Uxbridge during the Second World War.

An Uxbridge man has been ordered to pay more than £2,600 after ignoring two planning enforcement notices served after he illegally built a single-story extension at the home he rented in Cowley Road.

Hillingdon Council is inviting young people, families, carers, partner agencies and community organisations to have their say on its new proposals for the youth offer in the borough.

Hillingdon Council is asking people who might be able to provide emergency short term foster care to a child of any age or offer safe refuge to an unaccompanied asylum-seeking child (UASC) to contact its fostering team.

The Mayor of London is being called out for starting to install signs and ANPR cameras by stealth in the outer London boroughs which are challenging expansion of the ULEZ.

Hillingdon Council's local land charges team won the top award for customer satisfaction at the Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence held in Bristol on Tuesday 28 March.

Hillingdon Council is asking residents to waste less, save money and help to create a cleaner, greener planet for future generations, by signing up to its next Zero Waste Challenge, which will run from Monday 3 to Sunday 30 April.

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay more than £15,000 after illegally altering buildings he rented out as houses of multiple occupancy in Hayes.

Hillingdon Council's Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF) is returning on Monday 3 April to provide a range of free fun activities, food and refreshments to eligible children and young people during the Easter school holidays.

Hillingdon Council celebrated 24 residents and organisations this evening (Tuesday 14 March) for their bravery, volunteering and community work at its annual Community Awards.

Hillingdon Council has continued to offer a high number of preferred secondary school places to Hillingdon pupils.

Hillingdon residents, partners, businesses and community groups can now have their say on the vision for Hillingdon Council's library service for the next five years.

Hillingdon Council has launched a survey to measure the probable impact of the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) on borough residents and businesses.

Hillingdon Council approved its annual budget on Thursday 23 February, confirming that investment in services will continue in 2023/24 and setting a council tax and social care precept increase well below the rate of inflation.

A Hayes shop owner has been ordered to pay more than £1,300 for selling vapes containing nicotine to children following an investigation by Hillingdon Council's trading standards team.

A coalition of five councils has today (Thursday 16 February) launched a Judicial Review to challenge Transport for London (TfL) and the Mayor of London's decision to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to outer London boroughs.

Hillingdon residents still have two weeks to submit applications to Hillingdon Council to hold a street party to mark the Coronation of His Majesty, the King.

Leaders of four councils have today (Wednesday 8 February) told the Mayor of London air pollution statistics he shared were misleading and pledged their commitment to fighting his ULEZ expansion plans.

The London boroughs of Hillingdon, Bexley, Bromley and Harrow have this week written to the Mayor of London raising serious concerns around his ULEZ expansion plans and the adverse effects this will have on our residents, businesses and visitors to outer London.

Hillingdon Council is celebrating the formation of a new partnership with the internationally renowned Brunel University London which will see both organisations work collaboratively to foster positive opportunities for the borough.