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Capital Gains Tax Accountant - advice needed

Does anyone know an accountant who could give advice?  I have been quoted a fee of £500/600 + VAT which seems quite high? Many thanks.

Natalie McDermott ● 743d1 Comments ● 740d

Lib Dems Consolidate Role as Main Opposition in Ealing (Lead Story)

Being "Labour Lite", I guess that if the Lib Dems ever get power The Towers will reduce from 50+ floors to 40+ floors?The Virtue Signalling would undoubtedly ramp up though.                😁

Rosco White ● 741d0 Comments ● 741d

Barn Dance, Saturday 12 October at St Peter's Acton Green

St Peter's Barn Dance returns on Saturday 12 October!A fun social evening for all ages with dancing to live music from English ceilidh band The Jigalots, with experienced dance caller, tasty food and bar. Come with family, friends or alone and join in the dancing – no experience or partner required – or just sit and enjoy the music! Finger food buffet (included in ticket price) and pay bar.Tickets: £15 adults, £7.50 children (school age), £40 family ticket (2 adults and 2 children)Advance booking only. Book early to avoid disappointment!Book online at https://www.stpetersactongreen.co.uk/book-online.(To purchase tickets with cash/cheque please contact the Parish Office, email stpetersactongreen@gmail.com or phone 0208 994 4281)St Peter's Barn Dance, Saturday 12 October, 6pm - 9pmAt St Peter's Acton Green, Southfield Road, W4 1BBOn E3 bus route

Shona Scott ● 747d0 Comments ● 747d

South Acton's changing skyline

Should there not be more concern about the approval of two new skycrapers in the South Acton area recently. The Acton Gardens development is a medium rise estate but these new buildings set a precendent for the area each described as a 'one off'. It seems all a developer has to do is promise some remedial works on nearby roads to get a free pass to ignore the local plan for the area.

Alan Fairchild ● 960d27 Comments ● 753d

Guitar Tutor for kids

Any recommendations for a local guitar tutor please. Thanks in advance.

Sandeep Mestry ● 756d0 Comments ● 756d

Waste disposal repair

I'm looking for someone to fix my waste disposal unit.  Any recs would be much appreciated please.

Danielle Fox ● 761d0 Comments ● 761d

Leader of council fails to acknowledge Islamophobia

Our leader of Ealing council Peter Mason fails to acknowledge Islamophobia as a problem in a recent statement in wake of national public disorder. Not a single word. failing to acknowleding it also is a problem.I've been invited to emergency meetings and noticed the same that politicians and police officers are unable to say the word. I did make mention that no one has stated Islamophobia a single time, which is a problem.His statement: https://www.ealing.gov.uk/news/article/2240/statement_on_the_recent_national_public_disorderHis email:masonpe@ealing.gov.ukAs someone who is an Islamophobia specialist its been an aweful year for me. Responding to other Islamophobia crimes and helping others see it through but myself been a repeated target of it too, not only by far right but even this week when people decided to act of Islamophobic tropes.Changes can only really happen if leaders accept there is a problem and state it as so!

Abdul Maalik Tailor ● 805d11 Comments ● 762d

Solicitor for Probate?

I'm looking for a local solicitor that someone can recommend that does probate work. It doesn't have to be really local (as far flung as Hammersmith, even) but it does have to be a recommendation based on personal use.Many thanks.

Adam Kimmel ● 807d3 Comments ● 762d

Tree surgeon

Can anyone recommend a tree surgeon please.

Alison Taylor ● 805d2 Comments ● 762d

Reminder about the danger of Lithium Ion batteries

See front page.https://www.actonw3.com/default.asp?section=info&page=confire042.htmRemember to take batteries out of any electrical and electronic equipment before disposing of it ie recycling.  There are special battery collection containers in the shops where you can buy this equipment and you can usually recycle this equipment where this equipment is sold.www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk

Philippa Bond ● 763d0 Comments ● 763d

Handyman required

I need to have two towel rings fixed to the wall in the bathroom.  One is just a bit loose, the other one came off.  In  Acton W3 and any recs would be really appreciated please.

Danielle Fox ● 769d1 Comments ● 764d

Parking enforcement during the strike

Does anybody know if there is actually any parking enforcement going on in the borough at the moment? We've been finding it increasingly difficult to park in our road. There is building work going on but I'm suspicious that there is some commuter parking taking place. I haven't seen a yellow ticket on a vehicle for ages or one of the traffic wardens buzzing around on a moped with L plates.

Alan Fairchild ● 764d0 Comments ● 764d

Hornet just landed next to me.

A hornet according to the images an asian one just landed in my garden in Acton.Has anyone else seen them?.

Bob Crossley ● 831d3 Comments ● 769d

Horn Lane Pollution Monitoring has been closed down.

This seems to have been done very much "on the quiet", does anyone know anything?When and why it was closed down?Of course you have to be VERT suspicious, when this has been one of the most notorious and persistent pollution sites in London for decades.Yes, I have asked why, via X/Twitter.

Rosco White ● 772d4 Comments ● 770d

Acton real ale festival

As the Great British Beer Festival has been cancelled this year, we have decided to take up the baton and create a mini version in Acton, with free entry and all welcome.In cooperation with our friends at Portobello Brewery, we have curated  a selection of more than 10 cask ales from a wide range of independent, provincial and micro breweries, with styles including mild, best bitter, porter, IPA, oatmeal stout, real cider and an exotic bohemian dark. Our friends at the Pint of Hops beer shop will be complementing these with a choice of international bottled beers.Were that not enough, we have arranged a panoply of entertainment, with comedy acts on Friday, live music on Saturday, and a charity raffle and table quiz on Sunday to raise funds for Stonewall Housing. There will also be a barbecue on Saturday and Sunday, with V/VG options available.Our core range of rotating cask ales, keg craft lager and cider, Guinness and a rare cherry sour beer, along with fine wines, soft/hot drinks and bar snacks will of course also be on offer. Please join us at the West London Trades Union Club on Friday 30th Aug: 3pm - 11pm. Saturday 31st Aug/Sunday 1st Sept: 12pm - 11pm. You will find us at 33-35 High Street, Acton, W3 6ND (look for the red door!) on the Uxbridge Road.PUBLIC TRANSPORT:From the West, buses SL8, 207, E3, 218, 266, 70, 440 stop at Acton Old Town Hall.From the East, buses SL8, 207, 70, 440, 218 stop at Acton Central Station.On the Overground, Acton Central Station is around 6 minutes away. Turn left out of the station and take the first left down Birkbeck Road. On reaching the main road, we are across and to the right.On the Tube, Acton Town is a 15-minute walk away, or take the E3/70 bus; alternatively, go to Turnham Green and take the E3 bus.For accessibility assistance please see our website: https://wltuc.com/accessWe are looking forward to seeing you! If you have any queries, please email Emily at secretary@wltuc.com.

Patrick Green ● 789d2 Comments ● 779d

Drug addicts in Springfield Park

About 10 of drug addicts  sitting in the bushes off Springfield Park by Rosemont  Road side.  Two young boys one of Somali background one Asian delivering drugs on daily basis, to be precise few times a day, they look about 15. Than they have the audacity to sit by playground, looking to sell to kids. It’s absolutely horrendous what is happening in broad day light in a park full of kids. That was happening at 11 am today and it has been going on since the start of summer holidays!

Ewa lysakowska ● 804d12 Comments ● 785d

Ealing Police deletes post about Islamophobia

I think there must be some sort of collusion between Ealing council and Ealing Police. Yesterday over on X I ask Ealing Police on there post of visiting Mosques in Ealing why they failed to mention the word Islamophobia and stated that this was part of the problem.Today I find out my reply post was deleted. I sat in meetings with police and council before and have stated clearly that unless you are prepared to call it what it is then it will remain and is part on the problem.

Abdul Maalik Tailor ● 803d1 Comments ● 787d

ePetition for more service at Acton Main Line

An ePetition was started to request more service at Acton Main Line.https://ealing.moderngov.co.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?id=35I expected more service than 4x/hour from the station. There is clearly demand as the trains in the morning often impossible to load due to overcrowding.  Even late at night, I note >200 people stopping at Acton Main Line after 22h which illustrates the value the stop offers.  It's clearly not enough service for section of the city within 7 miles of the city.The branch of the Liz line between Heathrow and the city is clearly what what most needed.  4 trains per hour with many passengers traveling with big luggage is sub-optimal and treats Acton as if it was a borough outside the M25 (eg. Outside the M25, Shenfield has 14 trains/hour that will bring you to Liverpool street, of which 8 to Paddington)Many people, myself included, now look to take the train in lieu of our car/cab.  It's better for the environment but the service needs to be reliable and frequent enough.https://ealing.moderngov.co.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?id=35

Felix Le Corre ● 793d2 Comments ● 791d

One-eyed black cat missing near the High Street

Report here from Pets Reunited

Alison Howard ● 794d0 Comments ● 794d

Government plans new powers for Council Compulsory Purchase Orders.

Government plans new powers for council CPOsThe UK government plans to introduce legislation to grant councils greater authority to issue compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) for land, including green belt areas, ensuring landowners receive a "fair but not excessive return”. A section of the current planning reform consultation addresses ‘Benchmark Land Values’ and how these may be set. A range of options are presented that try to ensure that location-specific factors can be considered as part of local policy development, and that these can then factor into the need (or otherwise) for viability assessment of green belt sites.A proposed new annex to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) seeks to discourage the granting of planning permission “if land released from Green Belt is transacted above the benchmark land value and cannot deliver policy-compliant development”, whilst also stating that “where policy compliant development can be delivered, viability assessment should not be undertaken”.This initiative forms part of a broader effort to overhaul the planning system and address the housing crisis. These proposals aim to "get Britain back to building" and come alongside substantial proposed changes to the NPPF.  The green belt, established in 1947 to prevent "urban sprawl"—the uncontrolled expansion of urban areas—covers 6,300 square miles (13% of England). Under the new rules, developments on green belt land would require 50% affordable housing, with a focus on brownfield and grey-belt sites. This move follows a decade of declining housebuilding and planning system disruptions. At Planning Portal, we understand the pressures facing the planning system due to limited resources, a growing skills gap and local issues. By working closely with industry professionals, local authorities, and agents, we remain committed to our mission of transforming planning and building control, to support the development of vibrant communities, contribute to economic growth and keeping pace with the ever-changing built environment.  SOURCE:  https://www.planningportal.co.uk/services/weekly-planning-news/planning-news-15-august-2024#government-plans-new-powers-for-council-cpos

Rosco White ● 798d0 Comments ● 798d