James Carson

From medieval tournaments and archaeology to family swim sessions and free reading challenges, Hillingdon Council’s 2025 summer programme is

Back in February 2024 , a field along Breakspear Road in Ruislip became the centre of an extraordinary and deeply moving community rescue mission — one that showed just how powerful local action can be when compassion leads the way. Following heartbreaking reports of neglect and poor welfare conditions, 14 horses and ponies were rescued thanks to the determined efforts of local residents, animal welfare organisations, and the London Borough of Hillingdon. The collaborative effort included...

On October 10, 2020, acclaimed author Bernardine Evaristo was officially awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for her services to literature, as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours List . The recognition marked a defining moment in a year of remarkable achievements for Evaristo. Just 12 months earlier, in October 2019, she had made literary history by becoming the first Black woman to win the Booker Prize , for her celebrated novel Girl, Woman, Other . The book, which explores the...