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Recommendation for roller blinds

Hi all,I'm back again for some local tips please.All is going well with the refurb of our new Ealing home....so now we are starting to think about the next phase!Can anyone recommend a good local company that supplies nice roller blinds for windows? We need quite a few - some may be not standard size, so may need to be measured and made up.Any tips greatly appreciated.Thanks,Kristina

Kristina Wilson-Brown ● 5384d1 Comments ● 5383d

Local Cleaner wanted

I'm looking for a cleaner who is based locally in Ealing to do a couple of hrs a week cleaning in my flat, occasional bit of ironing etc.  Key thing is someone with a bit of experience so is a bit proactive about identifying what needs to be done.

Annie Roy ● 5383d0 Comments ● 5383d

Scam alert argyle road and surroundIng areas

We just had a knock at the door from a young well spoken lady about 11 to 14 years old claiming to be collecting sponcership for a local badminton club. My wife was about to give her some money when I spotted a man across the road with her. Her posh accent failed when We asked who he was. He believe there travellers Please let anyone know along argyle road and any local areas

Mark Ryan ● 5387d4 Comments ● 5383d

Starlite Ballroom, Allendale Road

I'd like to hear from anyone who attended gigs at the former Starlite Ballroom which became the Starlite Snooker Club. Could anyone tell me when bands began playing there? The information I have suggests this was during the 1960's, possibly 1966 to 1969. To my knowledge the following bands or individuals played there: David Bowie, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Cream, Jack Bruce, Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, The Move, Honeybus, Marmalade, Pink Floyd, Small Faces, Troggs, The Who, The Gods, Chris Farlowe.positivegreenford @ hotmail.co.uk

Albertina McNeill ● 5388d12 Comments ● 5384d

Moving

I require a driver and large van to move my daughter from Acton to northolt before Friday if you could phone me on 07984676277 I would be very grateful ..thank you.

Teresa Collins ● 5385d0 Comments ● 5385d

Incident near Jacksons Wine Bar Northfields

Saw lots of slightly dangerous looking people outside the wine bar at 6pm tonight. Now there are lots of police and police vans in the area. Does anyone know what is going on?

Simon Measures ● 5388d5 Comments ● 5386d

Housing Crisis! What crisis?

Is there a housing crisis in Ealing? Yes. What is the evidence? Surely the "beds in sheds" initiative indicates there is a desperate need and free market forces appear able to satisfy that demand. However the "beds in sheds" initiative is certainly better at housing those at the "bottom of the heap" than the government or Ealing Council. Using figures from Ealing's Planning Policy Team's Annual Monitoring Report (extracted by West Ealing Neighbours) of the 265 new homes built in Ealing last year only 73 were "affordable" (a technical term) and of those only 6 yes ONLY 6 were social rented homes. This is of some embarrassment to officers because they used to send this as part of an ebulletin to those of us who were interested. Now they have stopped. Some of Ealing's Regeneration and Planning Team are off to the MIPIM property fair in Cannes to attempt to improve this number of 6. Who knows why they go there and what if anything it achieves. They need look no further than across the Uxbridge Road from their office windows. I think I could fit 24 Park Homes onto the cinema site. Do it now. It would solve two problems. Not only would families be housed but "The Empire would Strike Back" soon enough. The park homes could be towed off to some other miscreant.... Daniel's Department Store site? And what about empty properties. Oh yes (and I never found out why) Ealing paid £1.7million for the YMCA building in Bond Street. Fit it out and rehouse the displaced "beds in sheds" occupants. Empty offices same thing. There is a crisis. Just do it now. For Ealing's officers this is what you do in a crisis not swan off to Cannes on your bikes paid for by goodness knows who to broker goodness knows what. Better to go to Japan and see how they have rehoused people after the tsunami. Here there is a housing crisis. Deal with it.    

Arthur Breens ● 5397d12 Comments ● 5386d

Potterton boiler problems

Can anyone suggest a good boiler engineer to sort out an ongoing problem with our 7 year old boiler. It has not been working properly for a year or so and we've had 2 people look at it and a new board fitted but the problem hasn't been solved. Basically, the fan runs all the time even when the heating and water are off. This is annoying because the flue is under our bedroom window and it keeps the old boy awake ! Any Potterton specialists out there?

Penny Crocker ● 5389d5 Comments ● 5387d

Problems with booking at Watermans

Chaos this afternoon as the 2:30 showing of The Artist had been double-booked by some computer glitch. Lots of very unhappy punters queueing for refunds. I've never known this happen before but beware if you've booked lately, or think you have, especially online.

Susan Kelly ● 5389d2 Comments ● 5389d

Something wrong with forum today?

Posted a message but it's dated it yesterday........same on Chiswick

Penny Crocker ● 5390d7 Comments ● 5389d

Northfields open space

What's happening to the little park just below the station? It's full of diggers.

Susan Kelly ● 5390d2 Comments ● 5390d

What's happened at Red Lion this am?

Simon Wycombe ● 5390d1 Comments ● 5390d

Window Cleaner

Im Looking for a number for local window cleaner That is trust worthy enough to to do inside house as well as out Thank you in advance

Mark Ryan ● 5393d2 Comments ● 5390d

Brownies

Hi can anyone tell me if there is a local Brownies pack? looking for South Ealing Northfield area

caroline declercq ● 5394d4 Comments ● 5390d

looking for keen local gardener

We have just to the area, were looking for a keen local gardener to sort out our tired looking front and rear garden. Anyone help !

Mark Ryan ● 5396d7 Comments ● 5390d

Site date and time are out

I just replied to a topic posted todayhttp://www.ealingtoday.co.uk/default.asp?section=community&link=http://appasp.EalingToday.co.uk/server/app/forum/default.asp?site=2My reply was dated and timed one day and ten minutes BEFORE the original post.This could cause all kinds of problem 'in thread'.

Nigel Brooks ● 5390d0 Comments ● 5390d

Beware Ealing Dental Care!

Summary: They are in the business of greed rather than welfare of their patients and are refusing to treat registered NHS patients!I am a registered patient at Ealing Dental Care, 122 The Broadway in Ealing.  I made an appointment for a check up 2 weeks ago. I arrived this morning for my appointment.  I was given a form by the receptionist and immediately asked if I was on claiming any benefits.  I told the receptionist that I had Maternity Exemption.  Her behaviour immediately changed and she looked at me coyly. A female dentist standing nearby then walked over and said “We’re having financial difficulties at the moment.  We’re only seeing patients who are will to pay for treatment.”This seems utterly absurd and should be an infringement of NHS rules. I asked why I hadn’t been told when I made the appointment and they said “It’s a recent problem, only since last week”.  I don’t believe this at all and feel this practice is purely in the interest of greed rather than patient welfare.  They made no attempt to apologise for the inconvenience of having to take time off work or having to travel there as a heavily pregnant woman only to be refused a check up.Lastly, what I found most odd was they seemed willing to see me if I had been a “normal” NHS patient without Maternity Exemption.  The NHS pays them for my treatment regardless!!Bottom line: DO NOT USE THIS PRACTICE unless you've got loads of money to burn as a private patient.

Crystal Hirschorn ● 5393d8 Comments ● 5390d

Efficiency (?)

I have received an email to notify me about an Ealing Council scrutiny committee trying to increase efficiency by sharing services. My computer tells me that it carried a 404,615 byte Microsoft Word attachment, in which there were 1,688 bytes of actual text, rather less than 0.5%.

Chris Bell ● 5391d1 Comments ● 5391d

Business Studies tutor wanted

Would an A level student like to earn some pocket money by tutoring a GCSE student at their house near Drayton Green in West Ealing..Probably at weekends. Please email jb@ccfplus.com

Jeremy Beckett ● 5391d0 Comments ● 5391d

Carluccios 2 for 1

Carluccios are offering 2 for 1 meals until 13 Feb, go onto their website for more info.  Also, Vouchercodes.com are doing lots of mealdeals for chain restaurants in Ealing.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2EO9yLaEwQ

Tanya Lee ● 5392d0 Comments ● 5392d