News in Hillingdon

Plans for Heathrow expansion face a fresh legal challenge in the Court of Appeal in October.

Hillingdon is celebrating its title of the greenest borough in London after being awarded five more Green Flags - bringing its new tally to 55.

Hillingdon Council has announced plans to expand the reach of its music service to give more children the opportunity to participate in music.

The Mayor of Hillingdon, Cllr David Yarrow, launched his Charity Appeal for 2019/20 at an event at the Civic Centre, Uxbridge on Wednesday 10 July.

Children aged from four to 11 are being encouraged to go on an out-of-this-world adventure this summer, with the annual Summer Reading Challenge returning to Hillingdon from Saturday 6 July.

Hillingdon Council's Hayes Community Family Fun Day returns this weekend.

Hillingdon Council has won the top award for innovation in children's services at the Municipal Journal (MJ) achievement awards.

Hillingdon Council's Trading Standards team is celebrating after winning a national award for its work to prevent unsafe consumer products entering the retail market via Heathrow Airport.

A special ceremony at the Polish Air Force Memorial in South Ruislip unveiled two interpretation boards in the remembrance garden.

The director of The Wine Cellar in Station Road, West Drayton, was found guilty at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on Monday 17 June of selling alcohol to a person under 18.

The former owner of Chixy's takeaway in Botwell Lane Hayes has been ordered to undertake 120 hours of unpaid work after admitting several breaches of food hygiene regulations.

Hillingdon Council's waste and recycling team donated around 1,000 duvets to a local animal charity to recycle as bedding this week, as part of an annual joint initiative.

More drinking fountains are being installed in Hillingdon's parks and open spaces in a bid to reduce plastic waste.

Hillingdon Council's annual Bikespiration event, which celebrates all things cycling, has returned for 2019 with a new format.

Hillingdon Council opened a new sports centre in South Ruislip on Tuesday 4 June

Hillingdon Council's summer activity programme, Fiesta, will return in July offering a variety of activities for children and young people across the borough.

The council's Battle of Britain Bunker Exhibition and Visitor Centre in Uxbridge will host a four-day programme of events, exhibitions, tours, specialist lectures, a film screening and more to mark 75 years since D-Day and the historic Normandy Landings.

The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England has published its final recommendations for new electoral arrangements for Hillingdon.

To mark this year's Dementia Action Week (Monday 20 to Sunday 26 May 2019), Hillingdon Council organised a varied roster of activities, engaging with businesses and residents alike in the borough last week.

Hillingdon Council revealed further details about proposals for a new high quality state-of-the art sports and leisure facility in the Yiewsley and West Drayton area at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday 30 May.

HS2 Ltd has postponed the eight-week closure of Breakspear Road South until the end of the summer term.

Following this year's Foster Care Fortnight campaign (13 - 26 May 2019), Hillingdon Council is on a mission to dispel 10 of the common myths surrounding fostering.

Hillingdon Council is celebrating after its Battle of Britain Bunker Exhibition and Visitor Centre in Uxbridge won the Tourism and Leisure category in the South East Region finals for this year's Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) awards.

Hillingdon Council is taking legal action to reclaim land next to Hillingdon Court Park in Uxbridge.

Hillingdon Council has expressed grave concerns about High Speed Two (HS2) Limited's ill-advised plans to close Breakspear Road South in Harefield for a fourth time later this month.

Cllr David Yarrow was elected as the new Mayor of Hillingdon at the council's Annual General Meeting last night (9 May), replacing retiring Mayor Cllr John Morgan.

Culture Bite, Hillingdon Council's annual arts and culture festival, has returned for 2019 with a new format.

Hillingdon Council delivered its most successful child car seat safety campaign last month.

Following the Divisional Court's decision on 1 May 2019 to dismiss the legal challenge brought by Hillingdon Council and others, expert legal opinion has been sought by them in relation to whether there are any grounds to appeal this decision.

Hillingdon Council officially launched its annual Hillingdon in Bloom competition on Tuesday 30 April at the Rural Activities Garden Centre, Hillingdon.