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Solicitor recommendation

Hi there,Can anyone recommend a good local solicitor please?We need one to help us re-write our wills, and our current solicitor is based in SE London where we used to live, so ideally, we would like to find a reliable and professional local firm that we could switch to.thanks for any advice.Kristina

Kristina Wilson-Brown ● 4618d6 Comments ● 4603d

kitten

I know of all the animal welfare charities but, those aside, does anyone know of any kittens from a good home in need of an owner?

Rosie Blair ● 4605d0 Comments ● 4605d

Found budgie!

Budgie found in garden Broughton Road W13 on Sunday morning (9/2/14). Please call me on 0759 004 2750 if you have lost a budgie in the area.

Jonathan Smith ● 4605d0 Comments ● 4605d

Urgent - lost dog

Sadly one of our fosterers lost a rescue dog in Southfield park today. The dog is a female husky type dog about a year old. You can see a picture of her on the "All Dogs Matter" website, her name is Zara. Please keep an eye out for her our foster carer is beside herself and still out searching.

Victoria Bridges ● 4606d2 Comments ● 4605d

TFL oppose extending bus routes when Ealing Hospital shuts

What additional hospital bus routes do we need (when the Ealing Hospital services are reduced)?There is a TFL appendix which will be discussed at a Town Hall meeting open to the public on  Tuesday 11 February at 6.00 p.m. in the Queens Hall. .Council say This is likely to be a very sensitive and important issue for many residents. Typical of the relevant department, nothing is shown on the front page of the Council website, nor anywhere in the Gazette.TFL sayThe Travel Analysis shows that about an estimated 2,260 would travel from Central Middlesex Hospital and 41,280 would travel from Ealing Hospital to West Middlesex Hospital annually – a total of 43,540 patients per year or about 174 per weekday, which equates to 350 daily trips assuming 2-way journeys.To extend say the E8 or E2 service to West Middlesex Hospital (cost £550-£700K) they sayFor one of these extensions to meet our current threshold for implementation it would require at least 1,250 additional trips per weekday.In other words for the numerically challenged much, much more than 350 trips per day.They conclude Given the current provision of bus services and the predicted number of trips to West Middlesex Hospital, the existing network is adequate to cater for additional demand to the hospital. (W.Mid).Also no other routes will be extended.So the country save billions on hospital reorganisation and TFL gets away scot free on account of their ridiculously high criteria for new bus routes, for which the authorities will make no special exception.TFL must be laughing their socks off as this meeting will be poorly attended due to the projected underground strike which starts this Tuesday at 9.00p.m. Full reference herehttp://ealing.cmis.uk.com/Ealing/Document.ashx?czJKcaeAi5tUFL1DTL2UE4zNRBcoShgo=zPFiS1JI2KpKuSSW7hRrl7vr5g67%2bz8PrjD4kKa08b68mXASJOJ3pw%3d%3d&rUzwRPf%2bZ3zd4E7Ikn8Lyw%3d%3d=pwRE6AGJFLDNlh225F5QMaQWCtPHwdhUfCZ%2fLUQzgA2uL5jNRG4jdQ%3d%3d&mCTIbCubSFfXsDGW9IXnlg%3d%3d=hFflUdN3100%3d&kCx1AnS9%2fpWZQ40DXFvdEw%3d%3d=hFflUdN3100%3d&uJovDxwdjMPoYv%2bAJvYtyA%3d%3d=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&FgPlIEJYlotS%2bYGoBi5olA%3d%3d=NHdURQburHA%3d&d9Qjj0ag1Pd993jsyOJqFvmyB7X0CSQK=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&WGewmoAfeNR9xqBux0r1Q8Za60lavYmz=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&WGewmoAfeNQ16B2MHuCpMRKZMwaG1PaO=ctNJFf55vVA%3d

George Knox ● 4606d1 Comments ● 4605d

Rick's Yard lives again.

We walked in Walpole Park by the childrens' swings and peeped through the observation windows at the new all singing eco-friendly Rick's Yard, which will house the new community meeting rooms, toilets and play areas and other facilities - its looking good so far. The building contractors seem to be making pretty good progress. Can't wait to see the finished Rick's Yard.

Gerry Tan ● 4606d3 Comments ● 4606d

6 Nations who will win?

2 weekends gone who do you do you fancy? I think England look powerful and must be favourites now.

Paul Martin ● 4606d8 Comments ● 4606d

The Clay Oven

One of my favourite Indian restaurants, i havent been for a good while and am planning a visit this week. Is it still as good as it was?

M Vincic ● 4607d2 Comments ● 4606d

Rose pruning now ?

Is this the right time of year to prune our roses?  We've a few climbers and ramblers and umpteen HT roses and they're all looking rather scraggy. Advice please. I've lost my Geoff Hamilton gardening books and the Internet is a bit vague and confusing on rose pruning.  Thanks.

Gerry Tan ● 4606d5 Comments ● 4606d

Gove- visionary or idealogue?

Twyford C of E school and Drayton Manor school to become indistinguishable from Churchill's Harrow or Nick Cleggs Westminster?Thoughts?

George Knox ● 4612d19 Comments ● 4606d

Restaurants in Northfields

Hi, all,I've just moved back to Northfields after having lived south of the river for the last ten years.  Delighted to be back and am reacquainting myself with the area.Can anyone recommend in particular any restaurants on Northfields Avenue?  Or give me advice on which are better to avoid?  Will probably visit most of them at some point anyway but wondered where everyone especially recommended.Thanks

Christian Scott ● 4609d17 Comments ● 4606d

Players Bar - Northfield Ave

Does anyone know who owns the property that used to be Players Bar opposite the old Saab Garage. Or could anyone suggest where I may find this information?

Perrin Anson ● 4611d5 Comments ● 4606d

Energy therapy on Monday 10th

Energy Therapists will be at the London Buddhist Vihara, The Avenue, Chiswick W4 1UD on Monday, 10th February, between 11am and 1pm (last session 12.45). This cold weather takes a lot of our energy so do come and get a top up! The actual session takes about 15-20 minutes and I am sure that you will feel really good at the end of that time. A number of therapists come in each month and give their services free. However, the Vihara allows us to use the hall at no charge so a donation is most welcome - all donations are given to the Vihara.These sessions are not related to any religion, everyone is welcome.

Chris Edwards ● 4606d0 Comments ● 4606d

Water water everywhere but is there enough to drink?

Thinking the home page needs a few new topics, I thought I'd throw out a conversation I had at work yesterday.During a meeting on the recent bad weather, high water table and water ingress into buildings someone asked are the reservoirs in the UK now full?General conclusion is no as it has to fall right places, slow and steady.Hose pipe ban this summer?

D Downey ● 4607d9 Comments ● 4606d

Ealing Swimming Baths

Afternoon all!I've been told that there were swimming baths in Ealing Broadway, opposite the (what was the) cinema and where now stands Perceval House - I have a picture but not a clue how to upload it to this most primitive of sites (I can email it over if anyone knows how to upload).Anyone else aware of these swimming baths ?

Bud Richards ● 4629d19 Comments ● 4607d

The Bev threads are getting ridiculous

This is a local community forum Bev not a dedicated 'relative tracing' site.I log on this morning to see no fewer than FOURTEEN threads that have started on the front page, pushing LOCAL information off the front page.Even if I was able to assist any more with local knowledge I would not as I have neither the time nor inclination to read FOURTEEN threads.To save alienating any more people with your personal quest Bev I would suggest that you contact the site administrator asking that they consolidate all of this fragmented into one place.While I empathise with you Bev, PLEASE DO NOT START ANY MORE THREADS.

Nigel Brooks ● 4607d12 Comments ● 4607d

Hero or villain?

Kevin Pietersen has been dropped from the English Cricket squad. Is he or has he been a cricketing hero or a baddie? Or has the English management not done their job properly enough?

Gerry Tan ● 4610d11 Comments ● 4607d

Puns for Educated Minds

How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it....Venison for dinner again? Oh deer!A cartoonist was found dead in his home. Details are sketchy.I used to be a banker, but then I lost interest.Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes.England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.I tried to catch some fog, but I mist.They told me I had type-A blood, but it was a Type-O.I changed my iPod's name to Titanic. It's syncing now.Jokes about German sausages are the wurst.I know a guy who's addicted to brake fluid, but he says he can stop any time.I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me.This girl said she recognized me from the vegetarian club, but I'd never met herbivore.When chemists die, apparently they barium.I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I just can't put it down.I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words.I didn't like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.Did you hear about the cross-eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn't control her pupils?When you get a bladder infection you know urine trouble.Broken pencils are pretty much pointless.What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus.I dropped out of the Communism class because of lousy Marx.All the toilets in New York's police stations have been stolen. As of now, it appears the police have nothing to go on.I got a job at a bakery because I kneaded dough.Velcro - what a rip off!

Graham Weeks ● 4607d4 Comments ● 4607d

Favourite pub in Ealing?!!

Hey everyoneHaving lived in Ealing for quite a while I was wondering where people's favourite pub/bars are to have a beer or 2?! My favourite 2 are: Lodge tavern in Ealing Broadway and Jacksons wine bar in Northfields. What about everyone else?!

Mark Anson ● 4609d12 Comments ● 4607d

Wimpy bar in 1969

Pls contact bevgauntlett@googlemail.com

Bev Gauntlett ● 4959d45 Comments ● 4607d