Sweetcroft Lane closure

Hillingdon Council gives notice that to enable renewal works to be carried out by Affinity Water and to prevent the likelihood of danger to the public it made this Order, which will temporarily close Sweetcroft Lane, Uxbridge Outside 86.
2. No Diversion route will be in place.
Nothing in the Order shall apply to prevent vehicular access to premises on or adjacent to the prohibited length of road insofar as access is reasonably practicable without interference with the said works.
3. The temporary restriction will be in operation between 08:00hrs on the 12th October 2026 to 18:00hrs, on the 13th October 2026 and to such extent as   indicated by traffic signs prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002. Road users should assume that the closure has been put into effect only if traffic signs have been erected stating that the road
has been closed and the diversion route, if necessary is in place.
4. The Order, which is proposed will come into operation on 12th October 2026, will continue in force for eighteen months or until work to which it relates is completed. However, it is anticipated that the works will be completed within 2
Days.
Dated this 16 day of September 2026

Upcoming waste and recycling road shows

waste and recycling upcoming road shows

Get recycling tips and advice
Meet our recycling team at a roadshow near you and get advice on recycling and sustainable living.  
Find out about the benefits of how food waste recycling can help the environment,
Learn how to safely dispose of batteries, and get replacement recycling bags or caddy liners.   
Upcoming roadshows:  Saturday 19 September: 11am to 3pm, St Margaret’s Church, Uxbridge 
Wednesday 23 September: 10am to 4pm, outside Shoezone, Hayes 
Saturday 17 October: 11am to 2pm, Botwell Green Sports and Leisure Centre, Hayes 
Thursday 29 October: 10am to 3pm, The Great Barn, Manor Farm, Ruislip.
Find out more:   https://pre.hillingdon.gov.uk/events/event/130/recycling-roadshow?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Master Brewer development update

For those of you who did not make it yesterday’s drop in and thanks to Doug Nielsen for his post on the village Facebook
more info

https://masterbrewer.communityuk.site/

proposal
2  x 13 storey blocks
2 x 11 storey blocks
3 x 9 storey blocks
currently 1 x 6 storey block but they hope for 3 more all on edges of the site
2 new pedestrian crossings 1 in freezeland way and 1 outside Hillingdon station which will impact traffic
Rest assured that we along with our other local RAs will be working to object to this

Environment Agency and Hillingdon Council Flood Page

Today sees the launch of the Environment Agency and Hillingdon Council Flood Page.  

The page contains practical advice for residents on checking their flood risk, signing up to alerts and warnings along with how to respond and recover from flooding.

A tool is provided that allows residents to share their flood experiences as well as a survey to let us know how we are doing and what we can improve on.

More info: https://engageenvironmentagency.uk.engagementhq.com/be-flood-prepared-hillingdon

Piccadilly closures from today

Londoners face three days of major Tube disruption as a large section of the Piccadilly line shuts. The closure, which began on Tuesday, August 18, is affecting the route between Cockfosters and Uxbridge as Transport for London (TfL) works on upgrading the line for a new fleet of trains. While this section remains closed until Thursday, August 20, trains are still running between Acton Town and Heathrow. TfL is advising passengers heading towards Uxbridge to use the Metropolitan line between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge.   District line services between South Kensington and Ealing Common are also advised for affected travellers. To help ease the disruption, three replacement bus services have been put in place. Replacement buses operate:
Service PL4: Acton Town – Ealing Common – North Ealing – Hanger Lane (for Central line and Park Royal) – Alperton (Bridgewater Road) – Sudbury Town (Whitton Avenue East) – Sudbury Hill – South Harrow – Rayners Lane;
Service PL5: Finchley Central (for Northern line) – Arnos Grove – Southgate – Oakwood – Cockfosters;
Service PL6: Finsbury Park – Manor House – Turnpike Lane – Wood Green – Bounds Green – New Southgate (National Rail) – Arnos Grove;

Upcoming piling works near West Ruislip

FROM HS2

What we are doing

From 1 September to 1 October 2026 at our West Ruislip Portal site, we will be installing sheet piles parallel to the Chiltern Line to prepare the ground for the excavation of shafts, as part of the Ickenham Stream Diversion works. The installation works will be carried out during rail possession hours (1am to 5am Mondays to Fridays and 1pm to 8am Sundays), when no trains are running. In addition, we will be doing preparatory works (from 6pm to 8am Mondays to Sundays) either side of the rail possession hours.

HS2 is undergoing a comprehensive reset to ensure it can be built efficiently and for the lowest reasonable cost. This work is being carried out in stages and will be completed in 2026.

We will provide you with updates on the reset and what this means for our plans to build the railway in your area.
more info
https://assets.hs2.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AWN-Sheet-piling-at-West-Ruislip-Portal-site-1.9.26.pdf