First Great Western rail passengers are the least satisfied in the country
First Great Western, the train company I use to commute to work, has come last among UK train companies for passenger satisfaction. While most of the time it’s fine for me, I suspect that the fact that...
View ArticleThings improving at Ealing Broadway train station
It’s been a few months, but the upgrade at Ealing Broadway train station is finally showing itself. Plywood façades are slowly coming down, and shiny new First Great Western ticket counters are...
View ArticleApparently, Switzerland actually has the most expensive haircuts in the world
I was getting a haircut yesterday when a man and a woman walked into the barbershop. The guy cutting my hair called out hello, as he’d done for everyone else who entered and took a seat, waiting their...
View ArticleFirst Great Western promises to improve ‘poor performance’
Just words right now, but let’s hope; from the Guardian: Long-suffering passengers using First Great Western rail services were offered some hope today as the company running the franchise pledged...
View ArticleCafé Grove
There’s a Polish restaurant named Café Grove that’s just a few steps from our front door. Despite being here for nearly a year, I’ve not been there until tonight. I’ve been missing out: it was...
View ArticleIt’s definitely Marisa Tomei
We joined one of the Neighbours last night for a pub quiz at the King’s Arms, just a few steps from our front door. It was fun. The regulars weren’t snooty towards us, and we didn’t come in last:...
View ArticleI’m in the market for some of that
Not only have I visited the West Ealing Farmer’s Market – one of my regular weekend stops for local, quality food – but I’ve just stocked up at theEuropean Market running all weekend on Ealing Green....
View ArticleDiamond Geezer blogs Ealing
Diamond Geezer blogs about London, and periodically focuses on a randomly selected London borough. This weekend he picked my turf: Ealing. Read what he thinks are the best things to see, what’s the...
View ArticleMore Ealing from Diamond Geezer
He wasn’t kidding: the Hoover Building and the London Motorcycle Museum. I have to admit that I didn’t even know the latter existed. I’ll have to check it out sometime. The post More Ealing from...
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Come to Ealing: tons of live music in a park for £1
Ealing Summer is one of the great annual events in this borough. If you’ve not been here yet this year you’ve already missed the comedy and opera nights. In September you can catch the Literary...
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