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  • Fraudster sentenced for submitting false council housing application

    A woman has been given a suspended custodial sentence and ordered to pay more than £6,300 after a Hillingdon Council investigation found she submitted a fraudulent housing application despite having a permanent address outside of the borough.

    Published: 26 August 2025

    Photo of row of houses - generic London street scene
  • Council reaffirms opposition to Heathrow expansion

    Hillingdon Council has restated its firm opposition to Heathrow Airport Limited's revived plans for a third runway, describing the proposal as illogical, undeliverable, and deeply damaging to local communities.

    Published: 01 August 2025

    Heathrow
  • Polish Air Force Day commemorated at Battle of Britain Bunker

    Hillingdon Council will highlight the remarkable contribution of the Polish forces posted in the borough during the Second World War and further its longstanding support of the Polish Airmen's Association with its Polish Air Force Day commemorations at the Battle of Britain Bunker Exhibition and Visitor Centre, Uxbridge on Saturday 2 August.

    Published: 30 July 2025

    Replica Hurricane of Polish 303 Sqn of Flt. Officer Witold Urbanowicz DFC, a treble-ace who flew from RAF Northolt. Below is our Polish 303 Sqn memorial flower bed made by volunteers
  • Council to explore tightening controls on HMO landlords

    Hillingdon Council's Cabinet last night (Thursday 24 July) agreed to develop a plan to gather evidence and assess whether additional licensing rules on Houses in Multiple Occupancy (HMOs) could be implemented to provide increased powers to protect residents.

    Published: 25 July 2025

    Aerial shot of the borough showing houses
  • Trader sentenced for selling unsafe electrical lamps

    A market trader has been sentenced to 60 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay more than £2,000 for selling unsafe electrical lamps in Uxbridge, in a successful prosecution by Hillingdon Council's trading standards team.

    Published: 23 July 2025

    Unsafe electrical lamps sold at Christmas Market

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