Countryside and the Department of Education (DfE) have marked the start of construction on Ark Soane, a mixed-use development in Acton comprising a new 1,200-pupil secondary school, Ark Soane Academy, and 116 high-quality homes, with a groundbreaking ceremony. The ceremony was attended by the project’s key...
Plans to create a community cinema in Acton are a step closer to reality after the project received a £1,000 grant. Acton Arts Project is one of the first winners of the 2021 Give London A Lift campaign hosted by Leyland SDM, the decorating and DIY...
Gordon Ramsay has expanded his Bread Street line of restaurants, opening a Bread Street Cafe in Ealing. Opening on 23 August, it replaces the former Limeyard near Ealing Broadway, and comes 10 years after the opening of the original Bread Street Kitchen....
Hammersmith & Fulham Council has approved an innovative £6million plan to stabilise Hammersmith Bridge at significantly below the original expected cost - with works completing in under a year. The council’s specialist engineers Mott MacDonald devised the alternative stabilisation plan which will bring savings of £24m...
Acton-based charity Action West London (AWL) has received a boost to the tune of £1,000 thanks to a donation by housebuilder Barratt London. The donation has supported the charity, which aims to change lives through employment, education and enterprise, to purchase laptops which will be loaned...
Barnet Council has endorsed plans for an £18.8m investment to create a state-of-the-art community sports hub that will transform West Hendon Playing Fields. New facilities will include tennis courts, 3G artificial turf pitches, a high ropes course, bowling green, multi-use games area, outdoor gym, play area,...
A temporary exhibition of eight London artists has opened at Westfield London shopping centre. Art House, opened by 1of1design, will be open for six weeks and raise awareness of established and emerging artists with those who may have never thought of visiting a gallery before. Artists include Raph...
Two independent brands have signed up to space in White Horse Square, Wembley Park. Organic goods specialist The Grocery Store has taken a 1,400 sq ft unit, while Black Sheep Coffee has decided to open its second coffee shop in the neighbourhood, which will span 850...
Harrow shoppers appear to be leading the UK retail bounce back, figures from Ipsos' Retail Recovery Index reveal. The index tracks the levels of footfall across the UK, constructed from the number of shoppers entering stores using a sample of more than 4,000 retail outlets. National footfall...
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has made two new appointments to Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC)’s Planning Committee. Steve Quartermain CBE, the government’s former Chief Planner, and Gary Rice, who previously led development at Southwark Council, will join the committee with immediate...