Funding available to improve high streets

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        October 21, 2026

Funding available to improve high streets

Good Morning West London — 2026-10-21

A new scheme to support the borough’s high streets will give people the chance to get involved in deciding how their town centres and local shopping parades...
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Funding available to improve high streets
• A new scheme to support the borough’s high streets will give people the chance to get involved in deciding how their town centres and local shopping parades are improved.
• Ealing Council is investing £1.4million in its new Thriving Towns programme, which will be developed with local communities to help create vibrant and welcoming high streets.
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Ealing Times — News (Newsquest) · Local news · yesterday
Ealing school celebrates earning science quality mark
• NOTTING Hill & Ealing High Junior School has achieved the Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM) this month.
MyLondon · Local news · yesterday
Hounslow ranked second worst area in England for children to grow up - here's why
• The council reported having no youth clubs and a low vaccination rate as being among the reasons for the low score from the Children's Commissioner for England
MyLondon — West London news (Reach) · Local news · yesterday
Westminster Council to axe over 500 jobs blaming Government funding cuts
• Westminster City Council is one of several Inner London authorities to see its funding slashed under the Fair Funding reforms
Wimbledon Times — News (Newsquest) · Local news · 6 days ago
Richmond soldier's Gallipoli story and son's Burma service told in new book
• Discover Richmond-born Reginald Parrish’s Gallipoli story and son Ted’s RAF Burma Campaign in Two Lives, Two World Wars, out October 26, 2026.
Surrey Comet — News (Newsquest) · Local news · today
Signature at Surbiton opens its doors
• The latest care home from Signature Senior Lifestyle, who provide exceptional care, wellbeing and sense of community, is officially opening its doors on Monday, October 19.
Ealing Times — News (Newsquest) · Local news · yesterday
Inspectors note improved services at Ealing Hospital
• IMPROVEMENT in services at Ealing Hospital has been recognised by the Care Quality Commission following an inspection in July.
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21 Oct17th Century Sampler Goldwork Course - ONLINE — 21st October 202622 OctFrontier Sapiens Adventure Film Festival — 22nd October 202622 OctFungi Walks: Citizen Science — 22nd October 202622 OctHalloween Amigurumi Crochet Workshop - Sold Out — 22nd October 202621 OctHenning Wehn - Acid Wehn (SOLD OUT) — 21st October 202622 Oct · KewPhotography Talk: Remembering Wildlife - Giraffes — 22nd October 202629 & 31 OctGurkha Curry night — 29 October 202627 OctKingston Jobs Fair — 27 October 202624 OctSTWC Vinyl Records and CD Jumble (October 2026) — 24 October 202624 OctWorld on a Plate - Chicken & Lemon Risotto — 24 October 202624 & 31 Oct at 20:00 · The AlexandraAcoustic Live Lounge at The Alexandra — 24 Oct 202623 & 30 Oct at 10:00; 24 & 31 Oct at 09:30 · YMCA WimbledonBroadway Boogie at YMCA Wimbledon — 23 Oct 202624, 25 & 31 Oct at 21:00 · The Old FrizzleLive Music at The Old Frizzle — 24 Oct 202624 Oct at 21:00Live Music at the Prince of Wales — 24 Oct 202621, 24, 25, 27 & 28 OctMandarin Classes for Adults — 21 Oct 202628 Oct–1 NovAt Sea At The Polka Theatre28 Oct at 20:00Bring Your Own Booze Comedy Wimbledon Library23, 26, 27 & 30 Oct at 19:00Capoeira Classes28 Oct at 08:00Free Electronic Waste Collection (WEEE)24–25 Oct at 08:00Puppy Yoga Club27 Oct at 19:00Quiz Night in Bertie’s Bar29 Oct at 19:45Retro Football Quiz at The Old Frizzle21–30 OctSEEDL FREE Live and On-Demand Training29 Oct at 19:00Waterstones Wimbledon Monthly Book Club24 OctHalloween Chocolate Tasting Experience – Ealing Broadway — 24 October 202631 OctLive Greek Music – ORTAKIDES — 31 October 20263 Nov · New Wimbledon Theatre TueA Professional Victim — 3 Nov 20261 NovAn Evening with Sir David Jason — 1 Nov 202631 OctQueen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston — 31 Oct 202631 Oct · New Wimbledon Theatre TueNew Stagers presents And Then There Were None — 31 Oct 202627 Octa small and quiet light: On Screen — 27 October 202631 OctSaturday Seminar: Murder in the Cathedral — 31 October 202630 OctUnder 30 Workshop: Acting in an Ensemble — 30 October 202625 OctWives as They Were and Maids as They Are — 25 October 202631 OctAgatha Christie's The Hollow — 31 Oct 202623 OctDan Jones - Castles: A Fortified History of the World — 23 Oct 202624 Oct · Richmond Theatre LiveLive at Richmond Theatre — 24 Oct 202626 OctMusical Theatre Workshops (Ages 8-12) — 26 Oct 202622 OctThings I Took from the Dark as told by Reece Shearsmith — 22 Oct 202630 OctFantasy Writing Workshop with Ollie George Clark — 30 Oct 202621 OctHenning Wehn - Acid Wehn — 21 Oct 202631 OctRichmond Theatre Ghost Tour — 31 Oct 20261 Nov at 12:00 · Ealing Broadwayevent Dr Bike event Sunday 1st November 12pm - 3pm Join us on 1st November 12pm – 3pm for a FREE Dr Bike event with Let's Ride Southall in partnership with Decathlon. Read More — 1st November 202624 Oct–1 Nov · Ealing Broadwayevent October Half-Term at Ealing Broadway 24th October to 1st November 2026 Saturday 24th November to Sunday 1st November 2026 Read More
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This Day in Local History
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Garrick's Villa is a Grade I listed country house located on Hampton Court Road in Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
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Ealing Studios in West London is the oldest continuously working film studio facility in the world, with filmmaker Will Barker buying its White House for film production in 1902.
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