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Fewer Eyes on the Money: Why Residents Should Challenge Hillingdon’s New Scrutiny System

by Editorial Team | May 24, 2026 | News

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...

After Cowley Meeting Hall: Hillingdon Rewrites the Rulebook to Move Debt Out of Sight

by Editorial Team | May 24, 2026 | News

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

by Editorial Team | May 24, 2026 | News

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...

The Theo’s Café Contradiction: What Cabinet approved and what was signed – and why it matters

by Editorial Team | Apr 29, 2026 | News

Expected by Cabinet, restricted by contract: how the Cowley Meeting Hall lease raises questions about an £18,000-a-year arrangement. Hillingdon Council’s own records appear to show a simple but serious contradiction at the heart of the Cowley Meeting Hall lease. In...

Hillingdon Decides: 2026 Local Elections – where the Parties Stand on Hillingdon’s future

by Editorial Team | Apr 22, 2026 | Hillingdon Decides, News

On the evening of 21st April 2026, the Hillingdon Alliance of Residents Associations (HARA) hosted “Hillingdon Decides” a digital leadership hustings ahead of the 2026 local elections. As the non-partisan umbrella group made up of residents’...

Hillingdon Decides: The 2026 Leadership Hustings for the Local Elections

by Editorial Team | Apr 13, 2026 | Hillingdon Decides, News

Your Vote, Your Borough. Join the Hillingdon Alliance of Residents’ Associations (HARA) for a live digital leadership hustings at 19:00 on Tuesday 21st April 2026. Hear from the parties seeking to lead Hillingdon Council for the next four years. Click here to...
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About HARA

Hillingdon Alliance of Residents’ Associations (HARA) is the borough-wide group which brings together all of Hillingdon’s residents’ associations.

Recent updates

  • Fewer Eyes on the Money: Why Residents Should Challenge Hillingdon’s New Scrutiny System
  • After Cowley Meeting Hall: Hillingdon Rewrites the Rulebook to Move Debt Out of Sight
  • Theo’s Café Update: A Missed Deadline, an ICO Investigation, and a Police Report
  • The Theo’s Café Contradiction: What Cabinet approved and what was signed – and why it matters
  • Hillingdon Decides 2026: How the event was organised, run and funded
  • Hillingdon Decides: 2026 Local Elections – where the Parties Stand on Hillingdon’s future
  • Hillingdon Decides: The 2026 Leadership Hustings for the Local Elections
  • Best Value or Best Mates? The £18,000 Question at Cowley Meeting Hall and Theo’s Cafe
  • Minister signals “significant concerns” as Government launches review of Hillingdon’s finances
  • Government IS granting Hillingdon Council the £150m EFS bailout – avoiding bankruptcy
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