Welcome to the Hillingdon Alliance of Residents’ Associations
Bringing the Residents’ Associations of Hillingdon Together
On this website you will find contact details for the various residents’ associations that serve the people of the London Borough of Hillingdon. You will also find articles that are of interest to all the residents of Hillingdon, rather than one of our member associations.
Fewer Eyes on the Money: Why Residents Should Challenge Hillingdon’s New Scrutiny System
At a time when Hillingdon is under serious financial pressure, the Council has slashed routine financial scrutiny. Here is why residents are fighting back. At the same Annual Council meeting where Hillingdon changed the rules on sealed contracts and debt write-offs,…
After Cowley Meeting Hall: Hillingdon Rewrites the Rulebook to Move Debt Out of Sight
From constitutional changes to closed-door decisions: how the Council reacted to a local scandal. This article is not about whether the Theo’s Café lease was lawful or unlawful. It is about what Hillingdon Council did next. At the Annual Council…
Theo’s Café Update: A Missed Deadline, an ICO Investigation, and a Police Report
The Council has defaulted on its FOI obligations, the Information Commissioner has stepped in, and the original lease arrangement has been reported to the police. Here is what Hillingdon Council still refuses to answer. When we first exposed the Theo’s Café…
Find Your Local Residents’ Association
Most parts of Hillingdon are covered by one of the Residents’ Associations. Click below to see a list of them, along with contact details.
HARA Publishes a Series of In-Depth Articles on the Finances of the London Borough of Hillingdon
You may have heard that Hillingdon Council is in financial difficulty, with a cabinet member stating on national media that “we’ve run out of money”. Council finances are a complex issue, and we’ve done our best to create a readable, non-partisan look at what has been happening over the last year, and what may happen in the near future.