Philip James Lynch

LDR Reporter

Property News

West London car park to be demolished for new 52-flat development

The building will be four storeys high and include 16 one-bedroom flats and 36 three-bedroom flats

8 Jun 2026
Property News

New homes to be built in west London cul-de-sac despite 109 objections

The site is currently vacant brownfield land enclosed by fencing and overgrown grass

8 Jun 2026
London

West London takeaway forced to close as rat and mice droppings found

The closure follows a routine inspection by Hounslow Council officers on May 25

6 Jun 2026
London

Council grants shisha bar 'latest' closing times in entire borough

Tiger Bay has been operating in Hangar Hill for eight years

4 Jun 2026
London

Residents fight plans for huge new 882-home west London neighbourhood

Plans for an 882-home development near Sudbury Hill Underground Station are currently under consultation

3 Jun 2026
London

West London shop hired illegal worker and paid them below minimum wage

The owners of AKP Retailer in Northolt were fined £28,000 by the Home Office

20 May 2026
London

Plans for huge new 882-home west London neighbourhood put forward

The plans also include shops, offices, a café and a new community centre

14 May 2026
Politics

London local elections 2026: What are the results in Ealing?

The outcome left many Labour candidates, councillors and activists visibly emotional

8 May 2026
London

London shop stays open despite illegal worker paid below minimum wage

The worker had his protection claim with the Home Office withdrawn in 2023 meaning he had no right to work in the UK for three years when found at Oldfield Circus Local

22 Apr 2026
London

‘We were evicted without warning – now my 11-year-old is homeless’

The family became homeless and were forced to fork out for a £100-a-night hotel room after the unexpected ‘eviction’

22 Apr 2026
London

West London Islamic school ‘puts pupils at significant risk of harm'

Education watchdog Ofsted found that the approach of Suffah Primary school in south Hounslow to safeguarding is ineffective

22 Apr 2026
London

London shop that hired ‘drug dealer’ illegal worker keeps its licence

Rivercity Superstore in Southall was found to have a male working illegally 10 months past his visa expiry date

17 Apr 2026
London

Reform urged to ditch London candidate who shared Islamophobic posts

A post from Howard Raymond Dini’s account made reference to celebrating ‘when every f***ing Palestinian is dead’

15 Apr 2026
London

NHS worker who 'inappropriately touched patient’s bottom' given £1.4k

A tribunal upheld claims of age and sex based harassment against Ilda Esteves, 61

3 Apr 2026
London

London councillor who parked car in disabled bay broke code of conduct

Councillor Farhaan Rehman resigned as Chair of the Licensing Committee following the incident last September

3 Apr 2026
Liberal Democrat councillors in Ealing
Politics

‘I know where the bodies are buried’ says ex-Labour London councillor

East Acton councillor Kate Crawford left the Labour Party for the Ealing Liberal Democrats this week

27 Mar 2026
London

John Lewis tower block in west London with 465 homes gets green light

The scheme in West Ealing will go ahead after being threatened by cancellation in recent weeks

20 Mar 2026
London

Hotel owned by ex-mayor had 'immigration offenders in every room'

The Old Oak Tree in Southall, co-owned by the former Mayor of Hounslow, has had its licence suspended for three months following a raid

19 Mar 2026
GSK redevelopment
London

Brownfield site in west London to be transformed into 1,500 new homes

Ambitious plans to redevelop the former headquarters of GlaxoSmithKline in Brentford have been given the green light

9 Mar 2026
London

100 affordable homes in west London demolished as contractor goes bust

Ealing Council said demolishing some of the sites under construction or already nearly built would be a more ‘cost-effective and better long-term solution’

19 Feb 2026