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Heathrow Airport. (Photo: Heathrow Airports Limited)
Heathrow Airport airline charge decision made - and nobody is happy

By Local Democracy Reporting Service

19th Oct 2023 | Local News

Passenger hopes of a return to cheaper Heathrow flights look to have been dashed after regulators confirmed airline charges will be fixed until the year's end.

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Residents who live in Cranford have spoken out about what it is like to live next door to the Heathrow Airport (image supplied by LDRS).
Heathrow runway maintenance sparks nighttime noise concerns among West London residents

By Rory Bennett - Local Democracy Reporter

5th Sep 2023 | Local News

Runway maintenance at Heathrow lasting three years will cause “unacceptable levels of noise at nighttime” for West London residents, say campaigners. .

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Two council officers who tried to smuggle drugs through Heathrow Airport have been jailed for 24 years. (Photo: SWNS).
Heathrow: Two council officers jailed for smuggling drugs into UK hidden in laser-cutting machine and banana boxes

By SWNS

31st Aug 2023 | Local News

Two council officers who tried to smuggle drugs through Heathrow Airport have been jailed for 24 years.

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Superloop bus service to launch tomorrow, Saturday 26 August. (Photo: TfL)
TfL to change some bus stop names on new SL9 route (X140) as part of Superloop rebranding

By Emily Dalton

25th Aug 2023 | Local News

Bus stops on Route X140 between Harrow and Heathrow Central will be renamed as TfL rebrands the service to become SL9 as part of the Mayor of London's Superloop.

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Families jetted off on holiday on what is the last day of school for many children in England and Wales on Friday (image via SWNS)
Holidaymakers head to Heathrow as summer holidays get underway

By James Smith

23rd Jul 2023 | Local News

Families jetted off on holiday on what is the last day of school for many children in England and Wales on Friday.

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Heathrow Airport Terminal Three (image by Adam Shaw)
MPs demand Heathrow does more to curb disturbance as residents plagued by 'relentless noise'

By Charlotte Lillywhite - Local Democracy Reporter

19th Jul 2023 | Local News

MPs and councillors said residents believe noise from the airport has become worse and reported planes seeming to fly ‘lower and later into the night'.

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Ed Davey
Kingston MP at forefront of latest initiative to mediate Heathrow noise impact

By Nub News Reporter

17th Jul 2023 | Local News

Local MPs have joined colleagues on Richmond and Kingston councils and London Assembly to call for more ambition in Heathrow's new Noise Action Plan.

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Campaigners say a new Noise Action Plan unveiled by Heathrow Airport on Monday fails to tackle the flight path misery suffered by residents
New Noise Action Plan for Heathrow ‘all talk no action’ say campaigners

By Nub News Reporter

6th Jun 2023 | Local News

Campaigners say a new Noise Action Plan unveiled by Heathrow Airport today – Monday - fails to tackle the flight path misery suffered by residents.

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Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5A in 2016 / Credit: Mike McBey via Flickr
Heathrow to ground planes today for the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral

By Ellie Brown - Local Democracy Reporter

17th Apr 2021 | Local News

Kingston's skies will be quieter today as Heathrow airport is grounding flights for sections of the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral.

All air traffic movement will be completely grounded for approximately six minutes at 3pm, when there will be a national one-minute silence.

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