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“Viva El Zorro”: Zorro makes its blazing return to the West End
FROM sword fighting, to vast scenes of Spanish flamenco dancing to a classic love story, Zorro has something for everyone and is a truly...
Jordan Hayter
Apr 13, 20223 min read
Hillingdon placed 9th out of 33 for recycling efforts
The Recycling League Table for London municipalities has been revealed with the borough of Hillingdon coming in 9th place out of 33 with...
Melina Rauter
Mar 18, 20221 min read
“They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky”: The Addams Family continues its UK tour
Everyone’s favourite spooky family are back touring the UK, showing audiences across the country that being crazy and weird is the new...
Jordan Hayter
Feb 19, 20222 min read


Uxbridge loves Christmas
CHRISTMAS came to town at the weekend thanks to Love Uxbridge. Thousands of people turned out to watch the spectacular switch-on on...
hillingdonherald
Nov 23, 20211 min read


"Choir of Man" opens
by JORDAN HAYTER Do you like music? Do you like dancing? Do you like drinking? Then The Choir of Man is the show for you The Choir of...
Jordan Hayter
Oct 22, 20211 min read


Summer of love in Uxbridge
by NIVIDETA BUHSHAN A TOWN centre festival to celebrate the end of lockdown was such a hit that organisers want to repeat it next year....
Nivedita Bhushan
Oct 22, 20212 min read


Why I am sticking to a camera made with glue
A PINHOLE camera is the simplest kind of camera there is. It is essentially a light-proof box with a tiny hole in one side. Light passing...

Wulfie Mayfield
Oct 8, 20213 min read
Shared stories can heal in troubled times
by PROF TOM BETTERIDGE IT IS a great pleasure to be writing this piece for the first edition of The Hillingdon Herald. It is also...
hillingdonherald
Oct 8, 20213 min read
Crossing ‘crisis’ stories do not match the facts
by Dr ANITA HOWARTH NEWS headlines over the summer repeatedly trumpeted “record numbers” of “illegal migrants” crossing the English...
hillingdonherald
Oct 8, 20213 min read
Laughing gas, rats and things that go bang in the night
by CLLR PETER CURLING Leader of the Labour group THE Labour group has spent the summer listening to the resident’s concerns across the...
hillingdonherald
Oct 8, 20212 min read
Welcoming customers back to the high street
CLLR IAN EDWARDS Leader of Hillingdon Council IN my first column for The Hillingdon Herald, I would like to share some of our recent...
hillingdonherald
Oct 8, 20212 min read
‘I recently met with farmers who feel the goal posts are being moved’
David Simmonds Conservative MP for Ruislip, Northwood & Pinner WORKING as a Member of Parliament, it is my responsibility to represent my...
hillingdonherald
Oct 8, 20213 min read
'After ten years of austerity we are no longer talking simply about poverty but destitution'
John McDonnell Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington I SO welcome the arrival of The Hillingdon Herald because we really need a vehicle for...
hillingdonherald
Oct 8, 20212 min read
‘The evidence is clear that vaccines remain the first and most effective line of defence’
Boris Johnson Conservative MP for Uxbridge OVER the last 18 months we have faced the greatest public health challenge in a generation,...
hillingdonherald
Oct 8, 20213 min read


‘Our dreams are dying with every passing day
I MET Nasir Ahmed Mulkkhalli, a 36-year-old Afghan refugee in India on a rainy summer evening in Delhi, India’s capital city. I was...
Soumik Saha
Oct 8, 20216 min read


The Taliban: what is it and where did it come from?
Over the past few days, and weeks, the news of the Taliban’s swift takeover of Afghanistan has shocked the western world. With their rise...

Matthew Dooley
Aug 19, 20212 min read


By the sea with the Seven Sisters
WHETHER work’s got you down or you just need a small break, if you want to get away from the bustle of London a walk on the South Downs...

Matthew Dooley
Aug 17, 20213 min read
Join London's mayor at the movies
Coming soon to a town near you… Londoners will enjoy a red-carpet experience with a selection of matinee and evening film screenings at...
Soumik Saha
Aug 16, 20213 min read
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