| in case you were not aware this from Barclays We’ll temporarily close this branch for refurbishment soon This branch will close from 3pm on Friday 19 June and re-open on Monday 14 September. While the builders are here improving your branch, Barclays colleagues will be available to help you at 30-32 The Broadway, Southall UB1 1PX Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4.30pm and Saturday 9.30am to 1.00pm. Counter services will be available at your nearest post office |
Category Archives: Local issues
HS2 noise barrier update
Noise Barrier Installation at West Ruislip – 01/04 to 31/12
Piling ahead of the Installation of the Noise Barriers in now complete from Copthall Tunnel to West Ruislip.
From April 2026 the Noise Barrier Panels have begun to be installed during Core Working Hours (Mon to Fri – 8am to 6pm & Sat 8am to 1pm).
Update – As of 01/06 (under the new main consent for this area) Installation of Drainage ahead of where the Noise Barriers will be installed has been consented to take place during Core Working Hours only (Mon to Fri 8am to 6pm & Sat 8am to 1pm).
Harvil Road restrictions
| HS2 Works Notification: Harvil Road Temporary three-way traffic signals We are removing the construction bellmouth at the junction of Dews Lane and resurfacing the bellmouth. A single lane closure and three-way traffic signals on Harvil Road will be put in place for the duration of these works. Please see the key information regarding these works: Location Dews Lane junction with Harvil Road, London Borough of Hillingdon. Duration A single lane closure will be in place from Wednesday 3 June to Tuesday 23 June 2026. What to expect Traffic management will be in place 24 hours per day for the duration of these works to control traffic and ensure that operatives can work safely in the carriageway. Please allow additional time for your journey during these works. For more info and a map: https://assets.hs2.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AWN-Harvil-Road-.pdf |
Ickenham Road closure
| This road will be closed as follows: Ickenham Road Jul 18 – Aug 16 company Cadent Gas The road will be closed from Church Road to Ruislip High Street Diversion is via Church Road and Manor Road to Ruislip High Street It is hoped the works will not last beyond 25th July |
Late May Bank holiday refuse collection days

Harvil Road night-time closures update
from HS2
We’re writing to update you that the weekend planned full road closure on Harvil Road is postponed.
HS2 Works Update: Weekend overnight Harvil Road closure between 23 and 25 May is postponed
We planned to close Harvil Road between Saturday 23 May 10pm to 5am and Sunday 24 May 10pm to 5am to complete surveys and testing on the bridge.
This work is now postponed. We will update you on new dates in due course.
Harvil Road night-time closures
| HS2/SCS will be carrying out 2 Night Time Road Closures on Harvil Road (at the new Bridge over the Chiltern Line) over the late May Bank Holiday Weekend to allow for a crane to come in and lift the scaffolding materials down to track side so they can be erected under Railway Possessions to carry out surveys & testing to the Bridge at track level. The 2 Night Time Road Closures would be: Sat 23/05 at 10pm to Sun 24/05 at 5am Sun 24/05 at 10pm to Mon 25/05 at 5am It was agreed to use the Bank Holiday Weekend so if there is any reason for an overrun, there would not be the usual Monday morning traffic. Additionally, these dates come just before the HS2/Align works on Harvil Road / Dews Lane that are due to go out under 3-Way Traffic Lights (9.30am to 3.30pm) from 03/06 to 23/06. The Traffic Management Plan below shows the extents of the Road Closure in Blue. ![]() |
Bank holiday refuse collections in May
| Collection days for households and businesses during the bank holiday periods. To minimise disruption to collections during the May bank holidays, our crews will be working on 9th and 30th May. This will enable collections to return to normal as quickly as possible. Early May Bank Holiday collection days Monday 4 May (Bank Holiday) >> Tuesday 5 May Tuesday 5 May >> Wednesday 6 May Wednesday 6 May >> Thursday 7 May Thursday 7 May >> Friday 8 May Friday 8 May >> Saturday 9 May Late May Bank Holiday collection days Monday 25 May (Bank Holiday) >> Tuesday 26 May Tuesday 26 May >> Wednesday 27 May Wednesday 27 May >> Thursday 28 May Thursday 28 May >> Friday 29 May Friday 29 May >> Saturday 30 May Please leave your rubbish out for collection by 6am, near your front gate, but not on the pavement. |
HS2 update
| Completed Thames Water Tankering Operation on Harvil Road – 2-Way Traffic Lights near Harvil Farm Thames Water have completed the repair of the burst sewer pipe that had required them to reintroduce Tankering Operations along Harvil Road towards the end of last week. The Temporary 2-Way Traffic Lights located between Harvil Farm and HS2 Gate 1 Site on Harvil Road were removed by Mon morning 13/04 along with the Tankering Operation that had been taking place. Ongoing PROW U43 Permanent Fence Installation – 23/03 to 29/05 HS2/SCS are removing the existing wooden hoarding and replacing with permanent Fencing along PROW U43 where the Flood Compensation Area (FCA) is located off Breakspear Road South. These works started from w/c 23/03 and are expected to be completed by 29/05. The works will be completed by removing one piece of hoarding, then installing the permanent Fencing in its place. The PROW will remain open, and Marshalls will be present to ensure works stop to allow pedestrians past safely. The PROW will remain open at all times. Updated Noise Barrier Installation at West Ruislip – 01/04 to 31/12 Piling ahead of the Installation of the Noise Barriers in now complete from Copthall Tunnel to West Ruislip. Installation of Drainage ahead of where the Noise Barriers will be installed remains ongoing and has been consented to take place Mon to Sat between 8am & 6pm (between Copthall Tunnel & Breakspear Road South) and during Core Working Hours (between Breakspear Road South & West Ruislip). |
HS2 noise barrier update
| New Noise Barrier Installation at West Ruislip – 01/04 to 31/12 Piling ahead of the Installation of the Noise Barriers in now complete from Copthall Tunnel to West Ruislip. Installation of Drainage ahead of where the Noise Barriers will be installed remains ongoing and has been consented to take place Mon to Sat between 8am & 6pm (between Copthall Tunnel & Breakspear Road South) and during Core Working Hours (between Breakspear Road South & West Ruislip). From April 2026 the Noise Barrier Panels will begin to be installed during Core Working Hours (Mon to Fri – 8am to 6pm & Sat 8am to 1pm). Updated Headhouse Works at West Ruislip Portal – Jan to Dec 2026 From Jan 2026 HS2/SCS will be continuing with construction of the Porous Portal and the Headhouse at West Ruislip Portal near to where the 2 Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) were launched, including: formwork and steel fixing (24/6) concrete placing and finishing works (core hours) welding (core hours) hydro scabbling (as required) Through the first half of 2026 SCS are also working to complete reinforced concrete elements required to construct the Headhouse frame structure at track level and basement level, including the ground floor slab. The final finished structure will be approximately 9 metres above ground level when works are complete, however, by the middle of 2026 works should be approaching / just above existing site hoarding level. |
