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The magazine for Hillingdon residents, which provides community news from the council, is delivered to homes across the borough every 2 months.

Hillingdon's first literary-themed Christmas festival for book lovers of all ages is coming to Manor Farm this month for a one-off seasonal extravaganza celebrating all things literary.

This summer, Hillingdon Council was one of the first authorities in the capital to sign up to 'Trees for Streets' - a national initiative to increase street tree numbers and create greener communities.

At today's (18 November) Full Council meeting Tony Zaman was appointed as Hillingdon Council's Interim Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service effective from 1 January 2022.

A Hillingdon Council social worker has won a prestigious Social Worker of the Year award in recognition of their extraordinary work in social care.

Hillingdon Council's Chief Executive, Fran Beasley has announced that she will retire at the end of the year.

Hillingdon Council's community awards has officially opened and now it's your chance to say thank you and nominate an individual or team who have gone above and beyond to make a difference to you and your community.

A poignant new exhibition opens in Uxbridge this month exploring the tradition of remembrance and its origins following the First World War.

Between Monday 8 November and Friday 17 December, Hillingdon Council will be running a key amnesty to reclaim council housing that's being used illegally.

Hillingdon Council has been awarded The Early Permanence Quality Mark for its achievements in delivering adoption services to young children in partnership with Coram Ambitious for Adoption.

A planning inspector has ordered a rogue landlord in Hayes to comply with enforcement notices issued by Hillingdon Council, after being found to be illegally renting two properties.

Hillingdon Council prosecuted Quality Foods in Hayes for serious health and safety risks

Hillingdon Council has once again been crowned the capital's greenest borough after scooping a record 63 Green Flags for its parks and green spaces.

Hillingdon Council's waste and recycling service won the Best Partnership Award at this year's Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee Awards (LARAC) which took place on Wednesday 6 October.

Residents visiting Harefield Civic Amenity Site can now donate unwanted items or pick up a bargain through Hillingdon Council's new reuse centre.

Hillingdon has re-affirmed its status as the capital's greenest borough after scooping a haul of top honours at this year's London in Bloom awards.

The new academic year launched in September and there's never been a better time to start your career or boost your skills with one of Hillingdon Council's adult learning courses.

A new partnership between Hillingdon Council and broadband provider Community Fibre will bring better connections for everyone across the borough.

Hillingdon Council ends 10-year tenancy fraud

Hillingdon Council has partnered with TRAID to make it easier and quicker to recycle textiles

A new scheme launched by Hillingdon Council will boost greenery and biodiversity in the borough by allowing residents to sponsor new trees and have them planted in their streets.

Hillingdon Council has pledged to support the government in welcoming refugees from Afghanistan and offered to receive families when the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy was first announced.

A Harmondsworth couple have lost their appeal against enforcement action from Hillingdon Council after being caught using their green belt land as an industrial estate for the second time in 20 years.

Latest government coronavirus guidance; heritage open days return; new textile recycling service; Compass Theatre welcomes back visitors, and more.

Leisure centres across Hillingdon are among the businesses which have joined the drive to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake by offering incentives for young people.

Hillingdon residents can sink their teeth into an enticing range of free activities from a walking tree trail and classic car rally, to a host of food-themed events for this year's Heritage Open Days.

On Saturday 7 August, West London's premier outdoor swimming venue will get a 'totally tropical' makeover when the water will be heated for the first time and the doors will be opened for a family fun day.

Hillingdon Council has today (Monday 2 August) launched a pioneering new way of working across its social care services, to enable teams to intervene early and ensure that local families have fast access to a wide range of support services around the clock.

Hillingdon Council unveiled a plaque in Tashan's memory at Hillingdon Athletics Stadium on Friday 23 July

Hillingdon Council was given permission by the High Court on Wednesday 21 July to proceed with its judicial review of the Mayor of London's decision to grant planning permission for the former Master Brewer site.

Coronavirus: stage four of the roadmap, walk-in vaccinations, testing; August sports taster sessions and more

A public vote organised by Hillingdon Council has determined the names of it's new fleet of food waste trucks - with 3,808 people voting on their favourite names put forward by primary school children.

This summer, as part of Hillingdon Council's annual Fiesta programme, there is an array of exciting activities with dozens of courses on offer for children between Monday 26 July and Friday 27 August.

From Monday 5 July, Hillingdon Council will be reinstating the remainder of parking restrictions and charges that were temporarily lifted in response to the pandemic.

Coronavirus advice and guidance; sign up for a new MyAccount; Fiesta summer activity programme, and more...

Young people in Hillingdon can apply for the next round of the Tashan Daniel Award bursary from Monday 28 June until Sunday 11 July, to support their aspirations in sport, culture and education.

Hillingdon Council's Trading Standards team has been awarded a commendation for its work at Heathrow Airport to prevent unsafe consumer products entering the retail market.

Hillingdon Council is inviting residents to vote for their favourite names put forward by local primary schoolchildren for the council's new fleet of food waste trucks.

Hillingdon Council's new walking football sessions launch in the borough this month, to help everybody stay healthy and active.

Two new interpretation boards commemorating the efforts of the Polish Army during the Second World War have been unveiled at a special ceremony at Hillingdon Council's Polish Forces Remembrance Garden in South Ruislip.

Residents and businesses in Hayes and Uxbridge are the first in the borough set to benefit from ultrafast, ultra-reliable internet connections following a multi-million pound investment in 'Full Fibre' broadband by Openreach.

Notice of discharge of High Court injunction.

Hillingdon Council has taken another step in its ambition to be one of London's greenest boroughs by not mowing selected grass verges and green spaces during May.

Hillingdon Council is working with Public Health England (PHE) to carry out enhanced COVID-19 testing and accelerated vaccination in pockets of the borough where cases of the variant first discovered in India have been found.

A special exhibition recognising the outstanding contribution the Polish Air Force made during the Second World War was opened today at the Battle of Britain Bunker Exhibition and Visitor Centre in Uxbridge.

Hillingdon Council welcomed its new Mayor Cllr Chamdal after he was elected at the council's Annual General Meeting on Thursday 20 May. He replaces retiring Mayor, Cllr Teji Barnes in the prestigious role to highlight and promote the great things that happen in Hillingdon and help bring communities together.

As further businesses across Hillingdon reopened on Monday 17 May, the importance of staff getting regular COVID-19 tests to help keep the community safe has been highlighted.

Coronavirus vaccination update and testing; bank holiday waste and recycling collection dates; more of our facilities reopen, and more...

The Great British Spring Clean, a mass-action environmental campaign organised by Keep Britain Tidy, runs from 28 May to 13 June, and Hillingdon Council is inviting residents to join one of its three community litter picking events in the borough.

Hillingdon Council has invested £485,000 on a new fleet of vehicles that are now collecting food waste separately from garden waste.

Hillingdon Council yesterday (Monday 10 May) asked the High Court for a Judicial Review of the Mayor of London's decision to approve plans for 514 new homes on the former Master Brewer site in Ickenham.

Street smart schoolchildren have been awarded gift vouchers after taking part in a borough-wide road safety competition.

Hillingdon Council has launched a new fostering campaign during national Foster Care Fortnight (10 to 23 May) to inspire local people to look after teenagers in need of guidance and stability.

Extensive tracking of COVID-19 has identified a single case of the variant first discovered in South Africa in Ruislip.

A pilot localised contact tracing scheme launched by Hillingdon Council earlier this month to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 is already seeing positive results.

Hillingdon Council has permanently protected the welfare of 23 dogs and 23 cats that were rescued from an unlicensed animal business in West Drayton which has also recently been prosecuted.

Hillingdon Council's popular annual gardening competition, Hillingdon in Bloom, will be judged virtually again this year, with residents being asked to submit their photo entries online.

The owner of a Heathrow-based 'meet and greet' parking company that earned an estimated £500,000 while falsely claiming to offer its customers secure airport parking has been jailed for eight months.

Testing and vaccination guidance; Early May bank holiday waste and recycling collection dates; more of our leisure services reopen, and more...

This year, Hillingdon Council processed 3,664 primary school applications, with 93.7 percent of children offered their parents' first preference and 98.7 per cent offered a place at one of their parents' top three preferred primary schools.