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Pole Hill Model Car Track Could Be Fenced Under New Lease
Hillingdon proposes a new lease for West London Racing Centre, taking its Pole Hill track out of public open space. Residents can comment until 30 November.
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Parking
Hillingdon Parking: Resident Rates Up 70% From April 2027
Two hours in Cedars rises from £2.00 to £3.40 for HillingdonFirst cardholders after Cabinet cut the resident discount to about 10%. New prices by car park.
Hillingdon
Hillingdon Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Hillingdon
Hillingdon roadworks: KFC (Yiewsley) (now, until 16 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Hillingdon
Hillingdon Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Hillingdon weather today: light drizzle, 10°C by day and 5°C overnight, with a 76% chance of rain and winds up to 4 mph.
Jobs
Hillingdon Claimant Count Hits 10,935, Highest Since June 2025
10,935 Hillingdon residents claimed unemployment-related benefits in September, up 245 in a month. Claims by under-25s are the highest since August 2021.
Bins
Hillingdon Garden Waste: £69 Wheeled Bins Agreed for 2027
Cabinet agreed on 22 October: garden waste goes fortnightly in £69 wheeled bins from April 2027. Six-sack households would pay £138 for two bins.
Children and families
Hillingdon Children's Centres: Five Closures Go to Consultation
Cabinet agreed on 22 October to consult from November on closing Cherry Lane, Charville, Harefield, Coteford and Oak Farm children's centres.
Community
Get Set 4 Tennis Raises £21,500 for SEND, Dementia Tennis
Get Set 4 Tennis beat its £12,000 target by almost 80%, raising more than £21,500 for SEND, learning disability and dementia-friendly tennis in Hillingdon.
Planning
Hillingdon Planning: Council Flats Pulled, Ickenham Refused
The council's own 51 flats at Status Park were pulled on 14 October. 90 Long Lane, Ickenham was refused against officers' advice; five other schemes passed.
Heathrow
Heathrow Third Runway: Hillingdon Leader Defies Tory Party
Hillingdon's Conservative leader says the council's opposition to a third runway is unchanged, a day after his national party backed it. What happens next.
Planning
Hillingdon Planning Committee 6 Oct: All 11 Schemes Approved
All 11 schemes were approved on 6 October, including five facing petitions: Hayes flats over a restaurant, Murray Road flats and padel courts.
Hillingdon Council
Hillingdon Shop Parade Rents: Pause Rejected 30 Votes to 19
Councillors voted 30 to 19 against pausing backdated rent rises on council shop parades. The council says backdating is not automatic and rises can be stepped.
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.
Bins
Hillingdon Christmas Bin Days 2026: A Day Late From 25 Dec
Hillingdon bins run as normal to 24 December, then every collection moves a day later until Saturday 9 January. Garden waste stops 21 December to 3 January.
Schools
Hillingdon Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 26 to 30 October
Hillingdon schools break up for Christmas on 18 December and go back 4 January; February half term is 15 to 19 February. Where Haydon and Bishopshalt differ.
Bins
Hillingdon Tip Opening Times: Harefield 8am to 4pm Daily
Harefield recycling centre opens every day with no booking and shuts on 25 and 26 December and 1 January. West Drayton tip closes for good on 21 December.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Hillingdon Council Tax 2026/27: Band D Is £2,045.46
Band D in Hillingdon is £2,045.46 this year, up £93.08 on 2025/26. The full A to H table, what the GLA takes, and why the over-65s discount is shut.
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.