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SFS is recruiting carers Alan-age13 BirthChildofSFSCarer www.fostering.com SUPPORTED FOSTERING SERVICES 01707 290480 2 January14,2010 e-mail:[email protected] 3 www.harlowstar.co.uk NEWS January14,2010 FFrroonntt rroooomm iiss mmyy w w w .h LEARNTOGROW a rlo YOUROWN mmootthhee rr’’ss pprriissoonn Search our wstar.c vOalRerGieAsNvseeICgegiFeOs.OcoDm business directory o .u k MY NEWYEARS RESOLUTION ISTO MAKE MYWILL TheWillGroupoffersclientsaWilldraftingserviceataFIXEDFEE ByCHRISMOSS HusbandandWife/PartnerWill£40each-SingleWill£55 [email protected] **** SPECIAL REDUCED FEE **** THEsonofan85-year-olddisabled TRAPPED: NHSSTAFFandSENIORCITIZENS15%DISCOUNT womanclaimshismotheris“living Pensioner FREEHomeVisitingService:DaytimeorEvenings and dying on her settee” because Margaret Social Services are neglecting her Furmanhas Telephoneforabrochureortoarrangeanappointment needs. toliveand TheWillGroup (est1990) (01279)600003 sleepinone FuriousStefanFurmansaidhishouse- roomofher AllenHouse,TheMaltings,Sawbridgeworth,Herts boundmumMargaretwasaprisonerin Harlow the front room of her home inAltham home Grove, Harlow, because of the lack of bacuaseof disabledfacilities. alackof disabled The helpless pensioner, who has suffered facilities, twobrokenhips,isforcedtouseamakeshift K I T C H E N S accordingto toilet kept in the same room she sleeps in, herson whilecarershavetowashherwithabowlof Stefan SpecialisingIn waterastheyarenotpermittedtocarryher •IdealStandard•Jacuzzi•QX•Wetrooms•Novellini upstairstothebathroom. (photo: The situation became so bad over the HAR0621031) •Flairshowers•Andmuchmore Christmasperiodthatherfrontroombecame FREEPLANNINGANDDESIGNSERVICE infestedwithfleas,leavingherlegscoveredin carepackage. dardofcareprovidedbyEssexSocialServices bites. “I want to know where all her money is and I am in constant pressing for improve- “It’sheartbreaking,”saidMrFurman.“My going,”hesaid.“Thecouncilisinfullcontrol mentsinelderlycareinHarlow,”headded. mumislivinganddyingonhersettee. ofherfinancessotheycouldgooutandbuy This week the county council refused to “Inthesummertimethesmellisunbearable. herallthethingsshedesperatelyneeds,but discuss the details of Mrs Furman’s care She’s often just left to sit in her own mess theywon’t.It’sadisgrace.” package. between carer visits; it’s incredibly undigni- Continually frustrated in his efforts to AspokeswomantoldtheStar:“Wearein fied.” improvehismother’scarearrangements,Mr regular and ongoing contact with both Mrs Although the county council is in full FurmanhasevensoughthelpfromHarlowMP Furmanandherfamilyabouthowherneeds receipt of his mother’s pension and benefit BillRammell,whotoldtheStarhehadmade can best be met and are committed to entitlements,MrFurmanclaimstheauthority representationsonMrFurman’sbehalf. respondingtoallqueriesandrequestsfrom isnotspendingenoughofthemoneyonher “Ihavelongheldconcernsaboutthestan- themregardingthesupportbeingprovided.” Allaspectsofbuildingworkundertaken.Ceramicwallandfloortiles suppliedandfitted.Allelectricandplumbingworksundertaken. Shouldyouwishtoviewourone&onlyshowroominHarlow: Unit2B,StJamesCentre,EastRoad,Templefields ✂ Harlow,EssexCM202SX(OppositeTescos) 01279 442432 DOMESTIC FORAFREEBROCHURE SubsidiaryofHuntersBrookInstallationsLtd OVEN CLEANING **OOvveennss**AAggaass**RRaannggeess **HHoobbss**EExxttrraaccttoorrss,,eettcc Usingnon-caustic,non-toxicproducts inyourhome FULLYINSURED&CRBCHECKED 11) SSSSSSSSuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnddddddddaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy JJJJJJJJaaaaaaaannnnnnnnuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaarrrrrrrryyyyyyyy 1111111177777777tttttttthhhhhhhh 22222222000000001111111100000000 01279 432444 10 2 6 wwwwww..oovveennbbrriigghhtt..ccoo..uukk R0 A 1111111111111111aaaaaaaammmmmmmm-------- H o: ot ph 44444444ppppppppmmmmmmmm ( EEtthheell’’ss 110000tthh bbiirrtthhddaayy cceelleebbrraattiioonn ttuurrnnss oouutt ttoo bbee aa rreeaall ffaammiillyy aaffffaaiirr ONEofthenewtown’s said:“Ethelhada firstresidentscelebrated fantastictime;shereally her100thbirthdayon enjoyedtheday. Tuesdaywithatree- “Sheheldontoher plantingceremonyina telegramfromtheQueen fieldoppositeherhomein andsatinthecorner TanysDell. beamingandmeeting ManyofEthelBurchell’s familyandfriendsall 57children, day.” grandchildren,great (photo:HAR0621013) Ethelandlatehusband MMMMaaaannnnyyyy EEEExxxxhhhhiiiibbbbiiiittttoooorrrr SSSSttttaaaannnnddddssss grandchildrenandgreat- LenmovedtoHarlow great-grandchildrenjoined sponsoredtreeschemeand aftertheirhomein FFFFaaaasssshhhhiiiioooonnnn SSSShhhhoooowwwwssss 11112222....33330000 &&&& 2222....33330000ppppmmmm heronherlandmarkday. councilchairmanEdna London’sEastEndwas Herfamilyboughtthe Stevenspresenteditto destroyedduringthe MMMMeeeeeeeetttt tttthhhheeee RRRReeeeggggiiiissssttttrrrraaaarrrrssss Englishoaksapling MrsBurchell. SecondWorldWarbyaV- throughHarlowCouncil’s GrandsonJohnMann(48) 1flyingbomb. &&&& WWWWaaaarrrreeee PPPPrrrriiiioooorrrryyyy tttteeeeaaaammmm FFFFrrrreeeeeeee AAAAddddmmmmiiiissssssssiiiioooonnnn Cannabis plants found in business unit &&&& RRRReeeeffffrrrreeeesssshhhhmmmmeeeennnnttttssss AAAAvvvvaaaaiiiillllaaaabbbblllleeee ASECONDcannabisfactoryhasbeendis- said:“Atpresentwearemakingenquiries Couplescanpre-registeronlineatwww.demonconsultancy.com coveredinHarlow. intotheprevioustenantsoftheaddressand Morethan150suspectedcannabisplants we are hoping to secure arrests in the Ware Priory & Fletcher’s Lea werefoundinandisusedindustrialunitin immediatefuture.” RiverWaybybailiffswhohadenteredthe Thediscoveryisthesecondofitskindin premises on behalf of a landlord on the town in recent weeks. Last month HighStreet,Ware,Herts.SG129AL Tel:01920460316 Tuesday. around450plantswerefoundwhenpolice www.warepriory.co.uk [email protected] SergeantMarkFraser,ofHarlowpolice, raidedahouseintheNewhallareaoftown. GG4 Januareey14,201nn0 eerroouuss ssCOMhhMUNooITY CppORNEppR eerrss email:[email protected] Help raise funds on hospice winter walk ssttoocckk uupp ffooooddbbaannkk ANYONEwantingtocombinethevirtues ofraisingmoneyforcharitywhilelosinga fewpoundsfromaroundtheirwaistcan nowsignupfora5kmwinterwalk. FundraisersatStClareHospiceare organisingtheeventwhichtakesplaceon Sunday,January24.Aswellasraising much-neededcash,thisyear’swalkwill celebratetheHastingwoodhospice’s20 yearsofcaretothelocalcommunity. ByDANPHILLIPS Lastyearmorethan300peopleregistered [email protected] forthewalkandraised£7,500. TracyMeale,eventsfundraiserforthe ACHARITYhelpingfamiliesintimesof hospice,said:“Whetherit’sanewyear's crisishasthankedHarlowshoppersfor resolutiontogetfitorjusttoexercisethe donatingmorethanhalfatonneoffood. dogafterallthoseChristmastreats,come andjoinus.Aswellashavingagreattime, AnarmyofvolunteersfromHarlowFoodbankmade allthosetakingpartwillbecontributingto thebumpercollectionoutsideSainsbury'safewdays thecareweprovide. beforeChristmas. “Wehaveover£1.7mtoraiseeachyear Thefoodbank,whichisrunbytheMichaelRoberts andit’seventslikethisthatmakeour CharitableTrust,collectsstorablefoodanddistributesitto servicepossible.” peopleinemergencies. Thewalkstartsat10.30am.Onarrival DirectorofcommunityservicesGaryKnottsaid:“Wewant backatthehospice,walkerswillbetreated tosayabigthankyoutoSainsbury’sandallthosepeople tosoup,rollsandrefreshments.Therewill whogavetheirfoodortimeatthecollection. alsobestallsandaraffleontheday. “Itishardtodescribethedifferencegivingafoodbox Ticketsare£10adults,£5children(15 makestoparentswhosechildrenwouldotherwisegotobed yearsandunder)or£27.50forafamily hungry. (twoadults,twochildren). “Wewouldalsoliketothankeveryonewhodonatedmoney Tosignuponlinevisit onthedayaswecollected£106.53whichwasanextra www.stclarehospice.org.ukorcall(01279) bonustousandwillgotowardsthegeneralworkofthe 773750. foodbank.” Raffle proceeds donated to cancer care Charity quiz night OneofthosewhovolunteeredwasLindaRam.“Iwas amazedathowgeneroussomepeoplewere,literallycoming outofthesupermarketwithseveralbagsfulloffoodforthe FOOTBALLERDanny halfthemoneythroughthe presentedtoMarieCurie AQUIZnightwillbeheldat collection,“shesaid. Green,whoplaysfor drawwhichtookplacejust CancerCare. SawbridgeworthCricketClubnextmonth t“oBseeinegloatsvooflucnhtieledrrerneaglleyttoinpgeninevdomlvyedeyaensdtowoa.lkItinwgausplotvoeluys RLeeadgbureidTgwe,odDreawgetnhheamand bItewfoarseaCdhdreidstmtoams.oney HWAorRthcihnagitromnasnaiBd:o“bWe’re Cinhaairditoyf.theHelenRollasonCancer withabigsmileontheirfaceandpacksofbiscuitsorsugar winningticketsforHarlow collectedfromthegroup's pleasedwiththeamountwe Entrytothequiz,whichtakesplaceon ivUneprtyhtoeeinrthcaeormuernsad.gTionhfgeN.y”owveemrebreeraltlhyepslcehaesmedethoabdecgoilvleincgtedwhniecahrliys AwfohcrtiiccvhheahRreietlypti.erdedt’osrraaifsfele£700 bbanoowdoklointchlguembr,eaavtcechnh,tasdroitnyations jymueasatnr.laiAgttelldeotdtooofnrcaaaitsimoeneosvfrehoremrae STmaoawtnunsrfdsiaueylpd,psFe,eribs.Tr£uh7ae.5rsy0ta6artnttdhtiemincecluliusbd'8sepshmao.mpleouingh- 10tonnesoffoodwhichwasdistributedtomorethan500 Formoredetails,callLindaBowleron Thegroupraisedalmost throughouttheyearand andtherefrompeople.” peoplewhowouldotherwisehavehadtofacegoinghungry. (01279)602667. NEWS 5 www.harlowstar.co.uk TToowwnn ttoo hhoonnoouurr January14,2010 MP slams Tory rivalfor‘gross NEW FOR 2010 £1DEPARTMENT NOWOPEN hyprocisy’over hheerroo’’ss ssaaccrriiffiiccee DKR Enterprises GGeenneerraall ssttoorree skills warning && mmuucchh mmoorree CONSERVATIVEParliamentary hopefulRobertHalfonhascalled Tel:01279416895 ontheGovernmenttoprovide OOppeenn::1100aamm--88ppmm eaansdietrraaicncinegssintoHaaprplroewnttiocehsehlipps APERMANENTmemorialhon- ByCHRISMOSS FrTeueespdaarkyin-gSaatvuaridlaabyle tacklewhathedescribesas ouring the memory of a Harlow [email protected] www.dkrshops.com “insnhuomckeirnagc”yirlalitteesraicnythaendtown. soldier killed in Afghanistan Supportyourlocalindependent couldsoonbeunveiled. Council leader Andrew Johnson said: generalstoretodayandsavemoney MofrHHaarllofown’scaladiumltssadlomnoosttahafvifeth Harlow Council and the town’s “hWaveeagrievekneethnetihraltivseesrvinicerepceenrstocnonneflliwcthso Unit3,TheServiceBays,TheStow,Harlow,CM203AB functionalnumeracywhile12 branch of the Royal British Legion should have a permanent memorial in percentdonothavefunctional have been working to identify a suit- recognitionofthesacrificetheymade. literacy. able way of commemorating Private “Officers have been working with Buthisfigures,takenfroman RobertFostersincebeingcontactedby theRoyalBritishLegiontocreatea AOfnfnicuealfoPropNualtaitoionnalSSutarvtiesyticisn hisPrfiavmateilyFoinsteAru(g1u9s),t2of00G9r.eat Plumtree, dNeedttiecsawteedll Cmreomsso,rwiahlichadcjaocmemntemtoo- HHHHAAAARRRRLLLLOOOOWWWW GGGGRRRREEEEYYYYHHHHOOOOUUUUNNNNDDDD 2005, havebeendismissedas died alongside two colleagues in August ratesthefallenof twoworldwars.” SSSSTTTTAAAADDDDIIIIUUUUMMMM “tooold”byHarlowMPBill 2007 when anAmerican F-15 fighter jet Valerie Fitz-John, secretary Rammell. mistakenlybombedtheirpositionfollowing oftheHarlowbranchofthe TTTTHHHHEEEE PPPPEEEENNNNNNNNYYYY MMMMEEEEAAAALLLL InalettertoEssexCounty amix-upovergridreferences. RoyalBritishLegion,added: CouncilleaderLord Theproposalsareforamemorial toall “Sincewewerecontactedby DDDDEEEEAAAALLLL IIIISSSS BBBBAAAACCCCKKKK Hanningfield,MrHalfonsaid local service personnel who have given Private Foster’s family this therewasaskillsdeficitinthe theirlivesinconflictsince1945. summerwehavebeenwork- town. A low curved wall fitted with brass ingwiththecounciltodevel- PRIVATEROBERTFOSTER Free admission for “SadlytheGovernmentnow plaques setting out the names, ranks and opproposalsforamemorial. admitsthatunemploymentin regiments of the dead will be positioned “We are delighted that the w 4 people plus 4 meals HinatrhloeweaisstwofelElnabgolavnedt,hdeesapvietreage bNeehttiensdweltlhCerosras,ilewdhichareitaselfsucrormoumnedminog- cthoeusneciplrowpiolslalbsefocromnaslildyerainngd ww PPCCRREEPPAAIIRRSS for just ourraillinktoLondon,”he ratesthosesoldiers killedduringthetwo believe the proposed memorial .h ●● FFRREEEEon-sitevisits rwercoetses.io“nGoisrdhoitntinBgroHwanr’lsowhard.” woArlldthwoaurgsh. thecouncilhasagreedtothe PwriilvlatbeeFoasterf,itatsinwgelltraisbutoteothto- arlo ●●●● UInptegrrnaedte/sEmailsetup H10e0s,0a0id0tahdedTitoiorineaslwouldcreate applapnrsovinedpraitnTciupelsed,atyh’esymweielltifnigrsotfhathveeetonvbie- egrivsenfrothmeirHlairvleoswinwhcoonfhliacvtes wsta ●●●● NViertuwsoFrkixin.gLaHpotmopes/Bus wwwwwwoo..rrhhaaTTererlllloo::ww00gg11rr22ee77yy99hhoo44uu22nn66dd88ss00..cc44oo..uukk GappleapncreeesrnatelivcEeelrseyhcitypieosanar.nidftthraeiyniwnignthe Bronmleantazndecommhunitiytcomsmittvee.illasgincee1945c.” hurch Honavtheeyonuerwssayr.co.uk EEMppa00ppc11iiSnn22uggp,,77pHH99oaarrrt33ll,ooT11wwra66,,inBB44in..33SSgtt11e’’fftrrcdd. SSttaaddiHiHuuaammrrllWoWowwaayyCC,,MMRRoo11yy99ddoo55nnDDYYRRooaadd,, ButMrRammellsaidthereare Beat the freeze nowmore18-24sinworkthan whenLabourcametopowerin 1hi9g9h7e,swtehdiluec2at0i0o8nsaanwdttrhaeining CTHhuErcchoningrSehgaeetiroinngofisSptuMllianrgy’s and have rateamong16-18year-olds. togetherfollowingadevastating “IrecognisethatHarlowfaces blaze. specificchallengesandthatis MinistertheRevBrianSurtees your house whyIhavepressedsohardfor vowedchurchlifewouldcontinue thenewAngliaRuskincampus inthewakeofMonday’sfire, whichwillcometoHarlowand whichstartedinthesouthaisle openin2011,”hesaid. ofthe12th-centurybuildingand double glazed “Itisthegrossesthypocrisyon sweptthroughtheroof. earthwhenRobertHalfon MrSurteessaid:“It’stoo decriesalackofinvestmentyet optimistictosaythedamagewas heandhispartyarecommitted localisedinoneareaaswedon’t in Three Weeks! toanextra£26bnofcuts. knowhowmuchdamagehas “Irefusetotakelecturesfrom beendonetotheroofspace. myToryopponentonvocational However,manyofitsfeatures educationandunemployment liketheorgan,whichisof And pay nothing until whentheTories’recordin extremevaluetothecommunity Governmentissodevastating (photos:Essex andchurch,havebeen andwhenthefiguresheusesare CountyFire preserved.” 2011!* sixyearsold.” aSnedrviRcees)cue FirefightersfromHarlowand OldHarlowjoinedcrewsfrom Bishop’sStortford, VAT frozen at 15% SawbridgeworthandLeaden Rodingafterawomanwalking herdograisedthealarmwhen Unbeatable quality shespottedsmokecomingfrom theroofataround4.30pm. – unbeatable service ChurchwardenIreneHarriss, SHelleyoluloro,ldgold... (Is it me whowasoneofthefirstonthe Highestpricepaid scene,said:“Wefelthelpless.The – unbeatable price! you’re looking for?) glowfromtheroofwasgetting brighterandbrighterandwe Do it now! Nopostage,nodelays IT’SINSTANT thoughtthewholethingwould comedown.” Call 01279 30 40 30 Crewsremainedonthescene untilmidnight. *subjecttothetermsandconditions Killer changes plea to guilty continuedfromfrontpage family with many unanswered questionsandwithoutamuch- SuperintendentTracyHawkings loved mother, nan and great- Extensive said: “To this day Scott Riley nan. Showroom Doors Windows hasnotgivenanyreasonwhyhe “IampleasedRileyadmitted stabbedJenniferNorth. he was responsible for Mrs ✃ “She was in her car having North’s death and I hope this just returned to her home, a willhelpherfamilytobeginto place where she should have moveonwiththeirlives.Ioffer been safe. 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DPL SomuchmorecouldbewrittenhereaboutJoe flow. collectionforlaterthisweek.Whatisthe but,ashehimselfmightwellhavesaid,space Lastyearadocumentwasproduced carbonfootprintforalltheseindividual islimited.However,IfeelthatIshould Thecompletedecoratingservicecarried explainingwhytherelocationofouroffice arrangementsacrossHarlow? mentionthatJoedidinvolvehimselfinseveral wasnecessary.AcopyisavailabletoMrs Givenmywillingnesstobegreen,alittle goodworksinthistown,eventhoughhis outtothehighestquality Steadmanonrequest.Asaconsequenceof commonsenseshouldprevailsincejust endeavourswerealwaysbehindthescenes. *InternalandExternalDecorations* HouarrlmowovNe,owrtehhreavgeenbeereantioinncpluladnesd,itnhetrheefore oonnecebaagyeruarlethaenydchoauvledawtareiveectohlelebcitniopnludsay hJoeealftohuignhhtiasllaotntegrbyaetatlres.aTgoaihnisstwdeibfeiliMtaatignganidll- *CarpentryandPlastering* assuringthelongtermfutureof asinpreviousyears. hismuch-lovedfamilymayIjustsaythat,in Tel: 01279 430624 for free quote Shopmobility. 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