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Southall Gasworks site during remediation works, August 2018
Southall Gasworks during remediation works, August 2018.

We Can Remember It for You Wholesale

I grew up in rural Lincolnshire and moved down South permanently in 1999. Ever since, I’ve been trekking back up to the East Midlands and the North Sea coast to visit family and enjoy holidays from my childhood with my own kids at Butlins and caravan parks. On …

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The Gasworks and Me (and You)

Since 2018, I have been campaigning against the adverse health effects of the Southall Gasworks remediation, along with many other local …

Holding The Line

It’s been a long, hot summer and I don’t know about you, but I have definitely been feeling the heat! After the local elections in May, I needed …

Individuality

Without any consultation, Ealing Council has unveiled its new logo. The old logo was a mature municipal (socialist?) oak. Forty years of …

Feeling the Heat

Above: the council’s own climate risk map for Ealing. Reds and dark reds mark the highest-risk neighbourhoods. Source: Ealing CEES 2025 Progress …

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