News

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    New scheme to help you train apprentices

    Your business can apply to receive Ealing Council’s unspent apprenticeship levy funding to train new apprentices.  Employers with an annual paybill of £3 million or more pay 0.5% as an apprenticeship levy. This goes into funding that can be used to pay for apprenticeship training. Employers can ‘gift’ their unspent levy funding to other businesses so they…

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    National Lottery Funding will support local charity Action West London to bring climate action to its Acton Market!

    £157,484 in National Lottery funding has been given to Ealing Borough to support local people and communities tackle the climate emergency!⁠ The funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, will support local charity Action West London to bring climate action to its Acton  Market with activities, workshops and events. The…

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    New business grants are now open for applications!

    Ealing Council have now open two business grants to support businesses in the hospitality and leisure sector impacted by the Omicron variant. The following grants are: Omicron hospitality and leisure grant (OHLG) – mainly for designated hospitality, leisure, and accommodation services Omicron additional restrictions grant (OARG) – discretionary Ealing Council’s grant for personal care services,…

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    Operation Onyx

    Your Acton BID and Acton Met Police are working together to roll out the Operation Onyx, an initiative that highlights the awareness surrounding Personal Safety and Protection. Everyone deserves to feel safe in our town, but if you’re ever feeling unease, we’ve got something for you. The initiative gives you access to a FREE personal safety…

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    Hospitality and leisure business grant

    On 21 December 2021 the Chancellor announced a £1billion fund to support businesses in the hospitality and leisure sector impacted by the Omicron variant. Businesses that occupy a property appearing on the local rating list on 30 December 2021 with a rateable value of: Exactly or under £15,000 will receive £2,667 Over £15,000 and less than £51,000 will receive £4,000  Exactly £51,000…

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    PSP Business Health Clinic

    On Monday January 31st, get free advice and guidance from our Place Support Partnership (PSP) business experts. You can walk in at any time from 10am-4pm at the Act One Cinema (the Old Library) on High Street to get free face-to-face business advice, such as energy savings and contract advice, reducing energy usage, sustainable solutions on energy,…

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    Safer Borough for women and girls

    Women and girls from across the borough are being asked to have their say on how safe they feel in our local public spaces. In the wake of the recent murders of several women in public spaces across London, women’s safety has become a national debate. Across the UK, 97% of women aged 18-24 have…

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    Take part in the Acton BID business survey!

    This business survey has been created to receive feedback from the Acton BID Levy Paying businesses. We want to take this opportunity to ask you a few questions and what kind of projects or support you would like to receive from the Acton BID. It should take less than 3 minutes to complete. We encourage all businesses to take an…

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    Government Announcements on move to Plan B measures

    The Prime Minister has just announced a move to Plan B measures, as outlined in the Covid-19 Autumn/Winter Plan. Plan B measures will come into force while more data on vaccine efficacy is assessed. Moving to Plan B will help to slow the spread of the Omicron variant and reduce the chances of the NHS coming…

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    The Shaping Ealing survey

    Take the opportunity to have your say on what matters for you in your area. As someone that lives, works and cares about Ealing, Ealing Council is inviting you to give your views in a boroughwide conversation called ‘Shaping Ealing’. The Shaping Ealing survey is now live. Shaping Ealing aims to gather your views on what you like or want to see…