Category Archives: Hillingdon

Boris Island could be explosive

Caroline Pidgeon, leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, has called on Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, to abandon his estuary airport plans because of a wartime hazard nearby.

Posted in General, Hillingdon, Hounslow

Boris will “die in a ditch” to prevent R3

Boris Johnson has said he will die in a ditch to prevent a third runway at Heathrow, during a TV interview.

Posted in General, Hillingdon, Hounslow

Brunel jumps up University rankings

University rankings produced by the Guardian show Brunel jumping nearly 40 places in a universities league table.

Posted in Ealing, General, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hillingdon

SEGRO makes another X2 letting

SEGRO has let another unit in the upstairs of it’s double-decker industrial unit – X2 to Westgate Handling Services.

Posted in Hillingdon

Gove hands £2bn out for school rebuilds

Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced that the £2bn Priority Schools Building Programme will help a number of West London schools rebuild or have significant improvements.

Posted in Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Wandsworth

Regional airports say UK needs a “Hub” airport

London Luton and Newcastle Airports are concerned that policy against a third runway at Heathrow may hurt their business.

Posted in Hillingdon, Hounslow

Fifth refusal for Initial House

Plans to convert Initial House into 42 flats have been refused, the fifth set since the former office bulding ceased productive use.

Posted in Hillingdon

TCC takes more Heathrow space

The Continuity Company has expanded its Heathrow operation.

Posted in Hillingdon

Pinewood consults on new development plans

Pinewood Shepperton has announced a consultation on the future development of Pinewood Studios, a few months after their first set of plans was refused by the Secretary of State.

Posted in Hillingdon

More support for Airtrack Lite

Wandsworth Council’s proposal for a new direct rail services between Waterloo and Heathrow has won support from Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham Councils.

Posted in Hammersmith & Fulham, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Wandsworth