Ten years ago today I created the ninth post for Greenford 365. To mark the blog’s anniversary I will attempt to post a photo every day throughout 2022. The sirens…
I’ve walked past the end of this footpath so many times but have never used it. Two days ago an elderly woman was assaulted here as two men stole her…
Today I revisited the site of an earlier post for the saddest reason – a fatal traffic accident. The circumstances are still under investigation but the police, fire service and…
This time last year even Greenford was touched by the riots that swept the UK following the shooting of Mark Duggan by police in London. The employees of this shop…
This image is particularly significant tonight as it is a year since the first of the riots that swept across England following the death of a Londoner called Mark Duggan,…
A London Ambulance Service vehicle on standby outside the local ambulance station. The service divides London into four areas and this station is one of twenty-four in the “West Area”.…
This is a lucky shot, rather than a good one, of the Met’s “eye in the sky” in action over Greenford. Local residents can be blase about helicopters as they…
A drama occurred here yesterday but there’s only a scorch mark left to say so. The emergency services had to deal with the fire that followed an explosion near Greenford Broadway. Read the Ealing…
In 2009 Ian Newtion was murdered in a pedestrian subway underneath Greenford Flyover. A reggae singer, he had performed at a party the previous evening and was on his way…
This fire command unit vehicle is probably based at the fire station in neighbouring Northolt. Images and text ©Albertina McNeill 2012. Please do not reproduce without permission. All rights reserved.…