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  • Nominate your local hero

    Hillingdon Council is inviting residents to nominate individuals or organisations who selflessly contribute to their communities and make a positive impact on the lives of others for a 2026 Hillingdon Community Award.

    Published: 03 November 2025

    Group shot of all the 2024 Hillingdon Community Awards winners, with the Mayor, Leader and Chief Executive
  • Hillingdon social workers win prestigious national awards

    Hillingdon Council is celebrating the outstanding commitment and dedication of two of its social workers to children and families in the borough after their win at the 2025 Social Worker of the Year Awards.

    Published: 27 October 2025

    Awards, care, social workers
  • Council reaffirms position on Heathrow

    Hillingdon Council has restated its firm opposition to the government's plans for a third runway at Heathrow following today's announcement of a review of the draft Airports National Policy Statement.

    Published: 22 October 2025

    Front of Uxbridge Civic Centre
  • Residents name council's new street sweepers

    Hillingdon Council has introduced its seven new street sweeping machines, each with a unique name chosen from suggestions made by residents during a competition held earlier this year.

    Published: 20 October 2025

    Cllr Eddie Lavery with four winners of the competition to name the council's seven new street sweepers
  • Council continues investment in inclusive education

    Hillingdon Council has completed the first phase of a significant expansion project at Meadow High School which will see the creation of 98 new places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), helping them to thrive in a nurturing learning environment.

    Published: 17 October 2025

    School, learning, new development, SEND, education
  • Football fan with dementia walks out with England

    A Hayes resident who benefits from Hillingdon Council's range of support for those living with dementia had a once in a lifetime opportunity when he accompanied the England football team in their friendly against Wales on Thursday 9 October.

    Published: 13 October 2025

    football, dementia, england
  • Rogue builder sentenced after targeting elderly widow

    A rogue trader who coerced an elderly widow from Ruislip into paying £11,600 for unnecessary building works has been given a 10-month suspended prison sentence, a 15-month community order and ordered to fully repay his victim's estate following an investigation by Hillingdon Council's trading standards team.

    Published: 10 October 2025

    Photo of the house of Ms Naylor and her chimney which she was told could fall down

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