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West Drayton Tip: Motion to Save It Lost by 30 Votes to 19
Councillors voted 30 to 19 against pausing the Tavistock Road tip closure. The council says it was a delegated decision that saves over £300,000.
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Hillingdon Council
Hillingdon Ombudsman: £11,500 Care Debt in 7 Upheld Cases
Hillingdon left a woman's care underfunded for two years, building an £11,500 debt. It is one of seven Ombudsman complaints upheld against the council since June.
House Prices
Hillingdon House Prices Down £6,396: Flats Fall 4%
The average Hillingdon home sold for £470,875 in July, down 1.3% on the year, the steepest annual fall in two years. Flats fell 4%; only semis rose.
Waste and recycling
West Drayton Tip: 6,594 Sign Against 21 December Closure
A 6,594-name petition and a motion at tonight's Full Council want the Tavistock Road tip kept open past 21 December. Harefield would be the borough's only site.
Hayes
Brookside Centre Hayes: £164,730 Spent, Doors Still Shut
Brookside Community Centre in Hayes is still shut, and its charity has spent £164,730 against £22,290 of income in five years. Councillors ask why tonight.
Community
Uxbridge Grants: £89,000 Left, Up to £10,000 a Project
Suntory's Together for Good fund has £89,000 left and matches pledges up to £10,000. Only three of the 16 projects it has backed so far are near Uxbridge.
Planning
Novotel Harlington: 128 Rooms Built, Then Approved
Hillingdon has approved 128 hotel rooms on Bath Road that were already built and, officers said, not lawful. Nobody objected. The council gets £324,898.
Jobs
Hillingdon Claimant Count Hits 10,860, a 14-Month High
10,860 Hillingdon residents were claiming unemployment-related benefits in August, the most since June 2025. The rise is all under-25s and over-50s.
Heathrow
Heathrow Third Runway: Hillingdon Attacks £3,000 Noise Offer
Hillingdon says the draft Heathrow rules give no route to a no, and a £3,000 noise insulation cap is under half Gatwick's £6,500. What it wants changed.
West Drayton
Free Dementia Radio on DAB: West Drayton Care Home Tunes In
m4dRADIO, a free station made for people living with dementia, is now on DAB in South and West London. Residents at Drayton Village in West Drayton tuned in.
Planning
Barn Hotel Ruislip: 71 Homes Approved, None Affordable
Hillingdon approved 71 homes at the Grade II listed Barn Hotel on 15 September, with no affordable housing and 22 parking spaces. What the report shows.
Hillingdon
Hillingdon Fly-Tipping: First Van Crushed, 26 Fines a Year
Hillingdon crushed its first fly-tipping vehicle on 3 September. Defra records 9,846 incidents in the borough in 2024/25 and just 26 fly-tipping fines.
Hillingdon
Hillingdon Fines: 5,886 in Six Months, Most Near Heathrow
Hillingdon issued about 5,886 fixed penalty notices in six months. 3,053 went to taxis and minicabs waiting near Heathrow, and Sipson Road alone took 643.
House Prices
Hillingdon House Prices: £474,665 Average, Flats Down 2.4%
The average Hillingdon home sold for £474,665 in June, down £2,703 on the year. Flats fell 2.4% while terraces and semis rose. Cheaper than Ealing or Harrow.
Heritage
Hillingdon at 60: Free Uxbridge Display Runs to Sept 2027
Free at Hillingdon Museum in Uxbridge until 30 September 2027: more than 30 residents' recorded memories, played through replica telephone handsets.
Business
West London Business Awards: Entries Close 14 October
Hillingdon firms have until midnight on Wednesday 14 October to enter the 2027 awards. Entry costs £30 plus VAT, and nothing at all for under-24s.
Heritage
Harmondsworth Barn Turns 600: Conference on 5 September
English Heritage marks the barn's 600th year with 14 papers on Saturday 5 September. Tickets are £25, £20 for students and members, and the day streams online.
Heritage
Battle of Britain 86 at Uxbridge Bunker: 19 September
The Bunker's 86th anniversary day runs on Saturday 19 September. Packages are £35 or £30, all under-16s go free, and the Generator House opens free alongside.
Post Office
Hayes Post Office closes 12 September, no replacement yet
The Station Road branch shuts on Saturday 12 September. The nearest alternative is a mile away and does not do passports, vehicle tax or full travel money.
Families
Hillingdon Babybox: 22 items, four ways to qualify
A free box of 22 newborn essentials for eligible Hillingdon families. You qualify on any one of four criteria, but only a professional can refer you.
Planning
Harefield Road Uxbridge: Parking and Storage Ruling 7 Sept
Hillingdon decides by 7 September whether parking and storage off Harefield Road is already lawful. The petition against it closes 3 September.
Jobs
Under-25 claims in Hillingdon hit a five-year high
Hillingdon's claimant count barely moved in a year, but 18 to 24-year-olds now make up 1,770 of it, the most since August 2021 and a 20% rise in two years.
Parking
Two Hayes streets petition over Heathrow parking
Croyde Avenue and Birchway both opened resident parking petitions on 12 August, blaming airport parking. Both close 12 September. Birchway is already past 50.
Planning
Joel Street Farm: 621 sign green belt petition in two days
A petition against releasing green belt farmland at Joel Street, Northwood Hills, reached 621 signatures in two days. The council's threshold is 50.
Things to do
Open House Hillingdon 2026: six heritage sites open free
Hillingdon's Open House line-up runs 12 to 20 September: the Battle of Britain Bunker's Generator House, Manor Farm and the Eastcote Dovecote, all free.
Post Office
Uxbridge Post Office is back: Room C204, Civic Centre
Uxbridge has a Post Office again, in Room C204 of the Civic Centre, open 9am to 5.30pm weekdays and 9am to 1pm Saturdays. No passport check, no vehicle tax, limited travel money.
Planning
Hillingdon Local Plan: have your say by 5pm Friday 21 August
Hillingdon's Local Plan scoping consultation closes at 5pm on Friday 21 August. It is the first step in a 30-month plan due for adoption in May 2028, as the Mayor's draft asks for 24,030 homes.
Hillingdon Council
Hillingdon bins: put waste out before 5am on Friday
Put your rubbish and recycling out before 5am on Friday 14 August, not the usual 6am. Hillingdon moved collections earlier with Heathrow forecast to hit 33C.
Hillingdon Council
Hillingdon petitions now need 50 names, or 500 borough-wide
Hillingdon raised petition thresholds on 9 July: 50 signatures for a street issue, 500 borough-wide. Of seven petitions open this month, three cleared the bar.