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Council: Not much time for the unwell

Terry Freestone and Philippa Bond make an excellent point about Ealing Council not increasing Council Tax by two per cent to cover requirements in Adult Social Welfare (which is is allowed to in spite of Central Grovernment caps).I have broken my reply to them on the other rubbish colelction-related thread where they refer to this as I think it is very important as few people reaise that many on the cuts in care and support for adults could have been avoided.Ealing Labour Group has bever had much time for the disabled or adults in need of care. It is a political group rather than a social group. The fact that Poltical Assistants are still employed and paid for by the Council while disabled care centres are closed emphasizes this situation. We have seen extra charges imposed in adult respite care and for Council Tax for the disabled and their carers (who do what they do out of love and not for money saving the state a fortune). The two percent hike in Council Tax for adult social care could have helped keep many facilities for the ill and for the disabled open. Once a leading Labour apparatchik told me that there were only two homeless in Ealing, who didn't want to live indoors, although there were already hundreds of rough sleepers in Ealing, as these people were not legal, and were not signed on, they did not exist and so were not homeless. This mentality prevails today in Ealing Labour, with the emphasis on ignoring those that are not part of the latest (Stalinist) five-year plan.

John Murias ● 3717d8 Comments ● 3676d

Morrisons and Lydl

I use both these stores and find them good value most of the time. However I hate the blue pull along baskets in Lydl's west ealing store and wonder why they still don't offer normal wire baskets as an alternative.Morrisons seem to have a problem keeping shelves stocked. Maybe there are not  enough staff.  Also goods appear to be just thrown in especially frozen foods. As a former retail manager there is a problem. It may be poor training, poor supervision, poor deliveries and stock control but whatever the cause it needs attention. Shelf edge pricng tickets are also haphazard and I always check my bill as mistakes are quite common.Shame really as it otherwise is a good store in which to shop.Although long retired from retailing, it is hard to get out of the habit of noticing weaknesses in retail shops

Keith Mason ● 3686d4 Comments ● 3678d

Rubbish Collection in Ealing needs better Management

The rear alleys where rubbish was originally collected from, is left uncared for. The Bins in the front garden spaces are often rearranged after being emptied and left to obstruct the street and pavements.The new BLUE wheelie Bins add to the obstrustion space even more.The authorities managing the Refuse collections are more eager to find fault with any one reporting to get some help with failures . The telphone is not answered by a person making a call but used to further annoy a reporter by advertising the ON LINE SERVICES that is designed to disgourage a resident, or by planning to scare older people by wrong footing them on recyling procedures, forced on to the Residents under threat of Penalties. SHAME ON EALING COUNCIL GOVERNMENT IF THEY ARE UNAWARE OF THE INCREASING NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO FEEL LIKE I DO>

Os Anthony Whittle ● 3683d2 Comments ● 3680d

Wheelie bin shambles

I make no apology for continuing to bang on about the grief being caused by wheelie bins, imposed upon us more than three months ago. Amey is clearly failing to properly train or discipline their teams. Today, I watched an Amey man dumping every emptied bin back on the footpath, rather than return them to the driveways where they had been placed.Doesn't anyone in Amey -- or Ealing Council -- care about the many wheelchair and buggy users who need unrestricted use of footpaths?

Ian Richardson ● 3690d4 Comments ● 3680d

Seeking teenage musicians to form a band

Our 16-year-old son who is an advanced guitarist is looking to form a band with other like-minded and musically talented teenagers.To help it along we have a live room for rehearsals and a recording studio. Contact me at rayjwhite@me.com if you know of anybody that may be interested.

Ray White ● 3683d1 Comments ● 3680d

Where can I see the catchment area for local high schools?

Is there some website which shows this info?

John Brown ● 3681d4 Comments ● 3680d

Missed collection rant

Honestly - you do everything you are required to do and Amey still don't do their job!This time, the operative collecting the blue bin tossed the unemptied green bin behind the blue one, meaning it was missed. This couldn't have been anything other than deliberate. I've reported the missed collection but am so tempted to take it to the Town Hall and leave it there!Rant over...

Maggie Anderson ● 3684d3 Comments ● 3682d

Rats - don't read if you are sqeamish!

Twice recently I've found a half eaten rat in my back garden, next to the railway line near Ealing Common.  Rather worrying, but better than a live rat of course!Could it be that they were half eaten by a fox, cat, bird or even another rat?

Dan Philips ● 3688d9 Comments ● 3683d

Seeking teenage musicians to form a band

Our 16-year-old son who is an advanced guitarist is looking to form a band with other like-minded and musically talented teenagers.To help it along we have a live room for rehearsals and a recording studio. Contact me at rayjwhite@me.com if you know of anybody that may be interested.

Ray White ● 3683d0 Comments ● 3683d

Selling or Scrapping an Older Car

My mother has been offered £1 by the main Ford dealer to part exchange her 14-year-old somewhat battered but roadworthy Ford Focus automatic.Unsurprisingly, she has decided to sell it privately.Does anyone have recent experience of what might be the best places to sell it or scrap it?Thanks!

Phil Kay ● 3704d12 Comments ● 3683d

Boundary Changes

I have often wished that my ward was not located in the domain of Vivindra Sharma, now it will not be. Will things get better or worse in it if these changes go through? The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence.

John Murias ● 3690d9 Comments ● 3685d

Distraction theft in Morrisons (Supermarket)

lease be aware that there are some nasty thieving people about in and around Morrison lately and one of them just stolen my elderly (pensioner) mother of her pension by distracting her and took her bag along with her two weeks' pension, debit card and her Doro mobile phone. God luck with selling the Doro phone, its not exactly the most solve after and trendy phone going.However, the fact they stolen an QAP pension, that is just predictable and heartless - (IMHO).However, the thief distracted my mother by knocking over some items near her and as she went to pick them up, her bag was stolen.Please take great care when you with draw money from the post office or any banks. As there are people watching you specially on "pension" days.

Jim Wong ● 3688d6 Comments ● 3687d

Co Op Bank Ealing

Can anyone recommend a good Ealing bank??Co Op Ealing BDWY are useless1) The previously perfectly easy to use internet banking has changed & is baffling now. ( I DONT want a card reader, a/c number sort code, 2 of my 4 pin & secret question worked for years)2) Plenty of suits in branch milling around offering "help" but cant accept cash while only 2 tills at most ever open3) Cash & cheque paying in machine been OOO for weeks, months4)In order to try & keep some kind of track of monies going in & out, mostly out.telephone banking system hard to contact, often on hold if you can get through & at who knows what cost?Loathe Co Op Bank

Peter Yale ● 3690d3 Comments ● 3688d

It's Recycle Week 2016:  Have you spotted "The Unusual Suspects"?

https://www.recyclenow.com/recycleweekThere's an ipad and a Joseph Joseph recycling in to be won.

Philippa Bond ● 3691d2 Comments ● 3689d

Argyle Rd A40 Traffic Lights

Whats going on there? As soon as the TCSU tweak the lights it mucks up the sequence & causes massive queues. I know the schools are back & traffics increased but they have put lights on hold which used to allow traffic to flow. No doubt scream about congestion soon & introduce new charges.In part due to Tesco when they took over Hoover building & extra lights installedBoris Johnson once commented on Ealings traffic lights, the unnecessary delays.

Peter Yale ● 3691d4 Comments ● 3689d

Oven repair

Hi can anyone recommend an oven engineer? My Smeg oven comes on but won't get hot enough so I need a diagnosis and a repair.Thanks for any help

Maggi Howells ● 3691d1 Comments ● 3690d

Greenford Fire?

Three fire engines speeding up Greenford Ave at 6pm. Any info?

Andy Williams ● 3691d0 Comments ● 3691d

What's going on here?

Earlier this week, in Ealing Common Ward, an Amey team was seen emptying a food waste bin into a rubbish bin before emptying that into their truck. Anyone else seen that happen?

Ian Richardson ● 3695d9 Comments ● 3692d

Thames Tidesfest 2016 -  Sunday 11 September

https://thamestidefest.net/Go for a walk along the foreshore with a archaeologist;go and visit Lots Ait or Olivers Island;take a boat trip around the islandsand moreDiscover the river and its importance to the area

Philippa Bond ● 3693d0 Comments ● 3693d

Help!

I would be extremely grateful everybody could read and sign this petition. https://www.change.org/p/hounslow-council-a-call-for-hounslow-council-to-review-their-discretionary-succession-policyThank you in advance!

Becki Vallis ● 3694d1 Comments ● 3693d