New Apartment Hotel on Old Woolworths Site , 96 – 102 Broadway
Site preparation has begun on the site. You can no longer see the four year growth of trees above the blue fence. 286 apartments are be built in a nine storey tower block.
New West Ealing Councillors
West Ealing is served mainly by the two political Wards of Hanwell Broadway and Walpole. Up until the Council Elections on 7 May 2026, six Labour Councillors represented these Wards. Now – it’s all change. Hanwell Broadway Councillors are Natalia Kubica (020 8825 8993), Andrew Walkley (020 8825 8992), and Clare Welsby (020 8825 8991). They are all members of the Green Party. In Walpole Ward the new Councillors are Will Francis (020 8825 9006), Ksenia Maximova (020 8825 9008) and Matt Mellor (020 8825 9001). They are all members of the Liberal Democratic Party. Maps of both Wards can be found at:
https://www.ealing.gov.uk/download/downloads/6348/maps_of_new_wards
The Builder of 300 flats at Gurnell – Vistry – in Financial Crisis
’The Sunday Times’ of 10 May 2026 reported that Vistry had ordered its contractors to halt work on new developments to preserve cash. Recently shares in Vistry dropped 57% in value. In March 2026 the Government’s financial watchdog launched an investigation into two former accountants over forecasting and financial reporting. In April 2026 Vistry CEO Greg Fitzgerald unexpectedly left the company. Vistry is the UK’s second largest house builder.