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OUT OF THE DARKNESS: Harlow
Council is planning to increase its
W:32.787mm H:32.86s5hamre mof council tax by 1.5 per cent to
pay for turning the town’s streetlights
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Gemma Gardner The moveis in responseto residents’ “Clearlywewould likeEssexCounty
g e m m a . g a rd n e r @ h e r t s e s s e x n e w s . c o . u k concernsaboutsafety duringthemid- Counciltodiscover thatthemselves,or
night to 5am blackout. take alternative measures like inst-
STREETLIGHTS across the town are set Impor tant alling LED lights, which would have
to be turned back on after Harlow Coun- saved money. But they haven’t, and they
cil agreed to foot the bill. Cllr Jon Clempner, leader of the clearly aren’t going to respond to turn-
Areasof thetownhave beenplunged Labour-run district council, told the ing the lights back on.
into darkness for five hours every night Star:“We know now from petitions, “So it’s down to Harlow Council to
since March of last year as part of Essex from the budget consultation conducted make aspecific responsebased onthe
County Council’s policy to save money. by the council, from the many con- views of the people of Harlow.”
But underbudget plansrevealed this versations we’ve all had on the doorstep, County Hall introduced the part-night
Po l l - w i n n i n g
week, the district council’s share of and from a survey done across Essex last blackout, which affects more than 70 per
council tax will be increased by 1.5 per year –which foundalmost halfof res- cent of streetlights across Essex, to save
pooches to centtogenerate the£100,000neededto idents didn’tfeel safeat night–that it’s £6.5million by 2020 and to reduce carbon
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only in your Harlow Star ‘I wasn’t scared Labour leader thanks
two heroes of Harlow
until he pulled
out the knife...’
TWO community championsfrom Harlow met
Man threatened by burglar during break-in Labour Party leader Ed Miliband at a reception
in Parliament to honour local heroes.
Rev Robert Findlay, who founded Heart4Har-
low, and head ofHarlow Foodbank Gary Knott
William Mata father-in-law are both out’,”f ather- c a m e r a s. were thanked by Mr Miliband during the recep-
WIN: FIVE FAMILY [email protected] of-twoMr Pipertoldthe Starthis “People have told me I was lucky. tion.
we e k . I was not really scared until he They were invited to the reception by Suzy
A MAN who was threatened with a “He replied saying:‘No, he’s in pulled outthe knife buteven then Stride, Labour’s parliamentarycandidate for
DRIVING TRIPS TO knife whenhe confronteda burg- there talking to her now’so I went it wasn’t until a couple of days H a rl ow.
lar has spoken out about his inside. Theman camedownstairs later I was thinking ‘Wow, that was Mr Findlayand Mr Knott werealso intro-
“s h o ck i n g ”e x p e r i e n c e. andshoutedatme ‘Get out of my cl o s e. ” duced to shadow secretary of state for work and
FRANCE WITH P&O Keith Piper, 46, of Ladyshot, Har- way or I’ll stab you in the chest’. Mr Piper described the driver of pensionsRachelReeves andLabourMPand
low, was at homewhen he saw a “He then lunged atme with a the car as having a blue tear tattoo Oscar-winning actress Glenda Jackson.
white Audi 4x4 vehicle pull up knife but I fell backwards and under his right eye while his MsStride said:“Itispeople likeRobertand
outside the home of his wife’s par- rolled into the kitchen. He then ran accomplice had olive-coloured Gary, and many others across Harlow, who are
ents –Angelo and Janet Martino – of f.” skin and a goatee-style beard. doing the hard work, day in day out, of changing
who live opposite. Mr Piper said he believed the He also praisedthe swift police our community for the better, offering lifelines
C O N TA C T S Knowing they were both out, Mr pair “popped”open the door in response after he raised the for people and transforming people’s lives.
Piper watched as two men appro- order to gain entry to the house. alar m. “It is these people by their small acts who are
achedthe frontdoorof theprop- They onlyhad timeto steala jew- PC Leo Fordham, of Harlow bringingchange notjusttoHarlow butacross
Editorial er ty. ellery box before they were dis- police, said a white 4x4 was seen in the whole country. It wasright that Ed praised
Hissuspicions wereraisedfur- turbed. the area in the days before the them for their contribution as local heroes.”
Editor Ken Morley ther when only one returned to the “It wasquite shockingand I’ve burglary and has appealed for any- Mr Knott said: “It was a really special
k...e..n....m....o..r..le...y..@...h..e..r..t.s..e..s..s..e...x..n..e..w...s.....c..o....u.. k. to the car so he went to invest- had a few sleepless nights but I one who saw it, or who has inform- moment tobe thankedfor allthe workwe are
Post Harlow Star, ig ate. suppose I’llget over it,”he said. ation about the break-in, to contact doing. I think it isreally important that the
The Media Centre, “I walked over to the car and “My in-laws have changed their him on the non-emergency 101 work ofcharities and individualsacross Har-
40 Ware Road, said: ‘Excuse me,my motherand locks now and installed CCTV nu m b e r. low is recognised.”
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Advertising sinking feeling after being greeted Head of school Stuart Pope said: including research-gathering and
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fax [phone] / 526687 / 526654 dangerous hazard in the building. studying natural disasters and we the topic that’s important but
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contact our distribution department: caused a sinkhole to appear in the buzz around school; the children to
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Man was
POLICE want to trace a group was approachedby oneof the running off. to late 20s, 5ft 10ins tall and of
of people who they believe twomuggers whodemanded Detective Constable Jo medium build with, short
punched mayhave witnessedastreet he hand over his possessions. Lanz,of HarlowPolice,said: dark brown hair. He was wear-
robbery in Harlow on Sat- When he refused he was hit “I am keen to trace a group of ing agrey zip-uphoodie and
urday during which a man on the back of his head by a around three to five men who j e a n s.
in street was punched in the head second assailant and then were walking alongthe cycle nAnyone with any inform-
t w i c e. punched in the face by the path atthe time asthey may ation isasked tocontactDC
assault The victim was walking first. The pair stole the have witnessed this robbery.” Lanz at Harlow CID on the
alonga cyclepath nearThe victim’s mobile phone, One of the muggers is non-emergency 101 number or
Stow atabout 5pmwhen he wallet, cash andkeys before described as white, in his mid Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
Council earmarks £1m for
town centre regeneration
Budget will protect services with no job cuts, says authority
Gemma Gardner boring but standing still is a really
g e m m a . g a rd n e r @ h e r t s e s s e x n e w s . c o . u k goodresultand movingonfromthat THE SMALL COPPER
it’s responding to specific concerns.”
A MILLION-POUND fund to kick start Followingthe council’s budget con-
theregeneration ofthe northernend sultation last year, which put parks MomplesRoad,HarlowCM203DE
of thetown centrehas beenunveiled and green spaces top of residents’con- Tel:[phone]
by Harlow Council. cerns, thefrequency ofgrass cutting
The announcement is part of a pack- will be increased under the budget. SATURDAY24thJANUARY
age of projects revealed in budget Four new grass cutting machines will RETROVOX
papers released yesterday (Wednes- bepurchasedand 12moregardeners
day) which also include a propopsed e m p l oye d .
council tax increase of 1.5 per cent. Cllr Clempner described the budget
The authority says it will also spend measures as “forward-thinking and PlayRocknRollandhitsof50sand60s
on services such as parks, play- s u s t a i n abl e ”.
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NEW LOOK: The northern end of the town centre is earmarked for regeneration council. It’sa modestincrease butit’s
Council leader JonClempner said: s u s t a i n abl e, ”he said.
“We ’re serious about regeneration of year,andgiven there’s no particular receive more income from garden “We ’re focused on driving those for-
Harlow. There’s a really positive end in sight for that, we’re absolutely waste collections,planning andcom- ward as much as we can, looking to the
future, we’re makingreally good pro- h ap py, ”said Cllr Clempner. “We ’ve mercial property and from the future and in the meantime taking
gress on the Enterprise Zone, building protecting services, there are no job increased use of car parks. some shorter term decisions about
the first new council houses in 25 cutsand oneofthepositive thingsis Income from garages rented to non- making a positive difference. I’m genu-
years and the modern homes pro- turning the street lights back on.” council tenants will add around inely optimistic about the way things
gramme. All those things will make a In order to meet the shortfall in £600,000a yearofnetincome tothe are going.”
real positive future for Harlow.” funding the council is planning to general fund budget to protect the Resources portfolio holder Cllr
Government spending cuts com- make savings through transferring future of The Playhouse, paddling Mike Danvers labelled the budget
pounded by rising costs, reduced further discretionary servicesto the pools and Pets’Corner until 2019. “populist”because it addressed the
income and rising demand for ser- Discretionary Services Fund and “Giving we’ve hadsome big budget concerns of residents.
vices means the council has had to reductions in senior management cuts we’vebeen able tocontain that He said: “Atthe endofthedayyou
shave £1.5million from its 2015-16 team costs and running expenses. andstart tomakesome realpositive canburyyourhead inthesandbut
budg et. Chief executive Malcolm Morley has dif ferences,”said CllrClempner. “I’m these cuts aren’t going away. There’s
“Given where we started, which was taken partial earlyretirement, saving pleased we’ve been able to protect our nopoint planningfor thefuture ifit’s
another cut of around 16 per cent next £65,000. The council also expects to well-loved services. It may sound a bit all going to fall apart.”
1.5% tax hike will pay for streetlights to be switched back on
nfrom front page notplease everyonebut saidturning Bonus grant it receivesfrom the Gov- refused to reconsider its decision.
emissions and light pollution. on streetlights is a “major concern for ernment to meet the cost, he said “I have handed a petition into Essex
Last JulyLabour councillorsfailed the community”. increasingtax topayforit wasmore County Council but it was only when I
in an attempt to have the policy “The increaseof 7pa weekfor the sustainable in the long-term. spoke to leader of Harlow Council that
scrapped until the public were con- average council taxpayer in Harlow Labour parliamentary hopeful Suzy things started to move on this.
sulted and safetyconcerns addressed. will generate £100,000 to cover the cost Stride,whopresented a2,000-signa- “AcrossHarlow peoplearecalling
Harlow Council carried out a review of of the county council turning the ture petition to Harlow Council last for the lights to be switched back on
thelightingpolicy duringitsbudget streetlights back on,”he added. week, said: “It’s six months since I and for peace ofmind to be restored.
consultations last summer. Responding to a suggestion from started mycampaign toget thelights This switch-offhas costmoney inthe
This week Cllr Clempner acknow- Harlow MP Robert Halfon that the turned back on in Harlow. During this short term and won’t even break even
ledged that a council tax increase may council could use the New Homes timeEssex CountyCouncil hastwice for a number of years.”
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Contact the Star SIRMy respect for Essex Police Pitt, of Seymours, they do a fine job.
has now reached a new low. As Harlow, sent in Neil Armstrong
reported in the Stara couple of this striking address supplied
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Drop off at The Hub: Constable of Essex, Stephen and just had to situation which I believe to be
Management Suite, First Floor, Kavanagh, says the police do not capture its unjust, unreasonable and totally
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Part of Herts & Essex c o m m u n i t y. taken –to star@ my home in Harlow to be
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paper made of wrong-doing to move them on crisis in the NHS both nationally what sort of medicines are given from the NHS but the fact warrant with my son’s name on
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reasons and instead uphold the When New Labour took power Les Coben it over to private capital.” opinion this is clearly legalised
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nationally agreed Industry Code Harlow I shall be tempted to take nurses were doing it right. about every newspaper in the January 22), if he had waited just those out of guarantee?
of Practice and the jurisdiction of a shortcut. The problem was that the country ran various stories a few minutes longer he would It is not about the monitory
the Press Complaints Luke Montague people employed were not showing the NHS heading for have most likely seen a cost of this, it is mostly about the
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Shadow minister’s
classroom grilling
Passmores students quiz Labour MP Tristram Hunt
William Mata
[email protected]
STUDENTS at Passmores Aca-
demy put Shadow Education Min-
ister Tristram Hunt MP through
his paceswhen hewas askeda
series of testing questions during
avisitto Harlowyesterday(Wed-
n e s d ay ) .
Mr Hunt, accompaniedby Har-
low Labour Parliamentary can-
didate Suzy Stride, was taken on a
tour ofthe schoolby headteacher
Vic Goddardand introducedto a
group ofYear 10citizenship stu-
d e n t s.
“I was overwhelmed by the pas-
sion of the young people and their
knowledge of politics”said Mr
HEAD’S UP:Left to right, Vic Goddard, Tristram Hunt and Suzy Stride
Hunt. “Here we have a vibrant
school with agreat headteacher and expertise that is not shared. I Mr Goddardsaid thevisit was
whohas aneye onachievement would like to see more schools “massively successful”, adding:
and results." working together." “Any opportunity to make politics
Quizz ed Afterwards Will, who harbours real foryoung people isa worth-
ambitionstobe anMP,toldthe while experience. They always
During the question-and- Star:“I heardhewas comingin ask the most direct questions and
answer session, Mr Hunt was and was really excited. I did some these issues really matter to
asked quizzed about teacher research and found out he wanted them.
strikes, the effect of migration on to bring public and private “The Scottishreferendum last
education and a fall in the number schools together. I was so year showed how powerful the
of compulsory hours of P.E. impressedwith whathe said.He youthvoteis. Itchangedtheelec-
Student Will Tennison asked reallychanged myviews onthe tion.”
theshadow ministerwhetherhe i s s u e. ” Ms Stride claimed such debates
thought Labour’splans tomerge in schoolscould become“a thing
private and state schooling was to of the past”under Conservative
improve education or break down BREAKING NEWS education policy.
class barriers. ON OUR WEBSITE “Therehas beenanideological
“It’s about breakingdown edu- shift in education under the Tor-
cational barriers,”Mr Hunt nKeep up-to-date with what’s ies and they are going to scrap the
replied. “The issue I have with the happening across Harlow at practical elementof citizenship,”
education system isthat we have she said. “This is happening
isolated schools with facilities h a r l owsta r .co.u k across the board.”
Politicians and business leaders press
for a £16bn investment in rail services
POLITICIANSand businesslead- from north to south of the line. concept of integrated transport.
ers joined forces to press the case Delegates including Essex In response, the minister
for£16bn investmentin theWest County Council deputy leader stressed Network Rail’s draft
Anglia train line at a summit with Cllr Kevin Bentley, London mayor studyon railprioritiespost-2019
transport minister Baroness Kra- Boris Johnson’s adviser Neale wasonlya draftandurgedthe
m e r. Coleman, Transport for London delegation to pressits case with
The meeting took place last managing director Michele Dix the company while keeping the
Tuesday and followed a debate in and MPs Dr Julian Huppert (Cam- Department for Transport
the House of Commons last month bridge) and David Lammy (Tot- infor med.
in which two local MPs –Sir Alan tenham) told the Baroness Sir Alan said after the summit:
Haselhurst and Mark Prisk – investment had lagged far behind “I don’t want to be over-optimistic
argued forcibly about capacity the growth of passenger demand. but I feel the door has been prised
issues on the line between London With companies expanding, open. We mustnow marshal our
and Cambridge. more homes being built and forces to ensure we gain a place in
Stansted Airport managing dir- increasing passenger numbers the next investment period.”
ector Andrew Harrison was one of usingthe airport,theytold hera Harlow MP Robert Halfon, who
those present tolobby for faster level of service to meet these earlierthismonth metrailmin-
transfers between the airport and interlinked needs could be met ister Claire Perry to press the case
the capital and a more robust rail only by four-tracking the line for improvements to services
infrastructure for all users. between Tottenham Hale and through thetown, saidhe would
Sir Alan said afterwards it was Broxbour ne. workhard tomakethe casefor
made clear tothe minister that Although this involved a high four-tracking of the West Anglia
there was unity of purpose and cost –£16bn –they argued it had to lineand fornewrolling stockto
policy among political parties, be found sooner than later if there make journeys more comfortable
business and local authorities was to be any meaning to the for passengers.
6Star, T h u r s d a y,January22,2015 NHS problems HSH-EO1-S2 harlowstar.co.uk
Union dubs Princess Alexandra 'must apologise personally' insists relative
privatisation Father is moved
trend ‘nail in
NHS coffin’
into storeroom
HARLOW Trade Union Council
has condemned the privatisation
of the health service in West
Essex as “another nail in the at crisis hospital
NHS coffin”.
The TUC says £38m of private
contracts were awarded by the
West Essex Clinical
Commissioning Group last year.
Of that total, private surgical
operations with hospitals in William Mata After the story appeared in the space and it shows something
Sawbridgeworth and Buckhurst [email protected] national press the hospital issued needs to be done”said his son.
Hill totalled £10m, revealed the an apology to Mr Steel, but his son “We are left wondering whether
CCG at its AGM last year. A FAMILY wantsa personal apo- said it was insufficient. itisworth evenbotheringtogo
A statement from the TUC logy from Princess Alexandra “They haveapologised, butnot into hospital any more. It’s the
said: “In the past the NHS used Hospital after apatient was left directly tohim. He hasnot even same for the doctors, all they seem
'bread and butter' operations like alone in a storage cupboard over received his discharge papers, to do is palm you off.”
hips, knees and cataract surgery the Christmas period. which we are interested to see,” Conver ted
to cross-subsidise Accident and MichaelSteel, 63,who livesin he said.
Emergency, Intensive Care and Peterswood, Harlow, wokeup to A spokeswoman for the hospital Harlow MP Robert Halfon said:
other specialist units. find he had been wheeled into the trust said they had approached “The hospital has said it will
“Every operation that goes to cupboard, where he spent the next MrSteelbut hehaddeclinedthe never happen again.
the private sector is a training three days, as the hospital offer of a meeting. She said a letter “The room that Mr Steel was in
opportunity lost to NHS junior struggled for space. would now be sent in apology. had only partially been converted
d o c t o r s. The father-of-two, who was A statementfrom thehospital and now they’re going to convert
“Every contract that goes to being treated for an inflamed released on Thursdaysaid: “T he that into a proper bedroom so it
the private sector is just another liver, was frequently disturbed by trust leadership team took the will never ever againbe used to
nail in the NHS coffin. medics as they came into the cup- decision to use the side room, store thingsand they’re training
C o m p l i c at i o n board for supplies and felt that he temporarily,as anadditionalbed their staff to make sure that
was an “o b s t a cl e ”. space to enable us to continue people are not put in inappro-
“Alarmingly, although private M ove d admitting and treating emer- priate places.”
hospitals generally handle gency patients duringa time of Suzy Stride,
operations with a lower risk of “They woke him up in the extreme clinical pressure. Labour Parlia-
complication, there were 802 middle of the night and moved “We fully accept that this mentary can-
unexpected deaths and 921 him.Hethought hewasgoingto arrangement was farfrom ideal didate for
serious injuries in private be moved to another room, but and notone the trustwould con- Harlow, said: “H ow
hospitals between October 2010 when hewoke thenext morning sider unless in exceptional cir- on earth has it come to
and April 2014.” herealised wherehe was”said cumstances. We would stress that this?”
Harlow Ukip political M i ch a e l ’s son Tom, 24. Mr Steel’sclinical carewas not “People in Harlow and patients
secretary and Mark Hall by- Mr Steel, who lives with his son, compromised at any time. atPAH needanswersas tohow
election candidate Mark Gough wasinitially admittedtohospital “We apologiseunreservedly to this canhappen andwhat steps
hit out at the Labour Party for on December 10 suffering with Mr Steel and his family and would will be taken toaddress the root
“saying every other political chest pains. After spending nine be happy to meet him and explain causes of this.
party wants to privatise it [the days in hospital he was dis- in more detail the reasons behind “A Labour government will
NHS].” charged, but when pains came the decision.” merge health and social care to be
But Labour attacks on back Michael returned to hospital Despite his ordeal, Mr Steel has able to deliver care where it is
increasing privatisation in the on December 20where he stayed refusedtoblame thestaffatthe neededathome torelievepres-
NHS has led Tory MPs to accuse over Christmas, and was then hospital. “He felt it wasn’t the sure on A&E toreduce bed block-
the party of hypocrisy. moved to the stock room. fault of staff; they haven’t got any ing.” MOVED INTO STOCK ROOM: Michael Steel during his stay at PAH
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£4 million cash injection
Not sure? Ring 111
RESIDENTS are reminded that
NHS 111 remains the best way
to access the right service for
will provide 20 more beds when you need medical help
fast.
Excessively high attendance
at Princess Alexandra
Hospital’s emergency
department over the Christmas
Government money will help to ease ‘unprecedented demand’ and New Year has prompted
West Essex Clinical
Commissioning Group (CCG)
and hospital bosses to remind
Gemma Gardner Over Christmas, thispeaked at people the importance of
g e m m a . g a rd n e r @ h e r t s e s s e x n e w s . c o . u k more than 90 ambulances every choosing the right service for
day. PAH has confirmed that one- their needs.
PRINCESS Alexandra Hospital in in-five of these ambulances are They say A&E is not, and
Harlowwill getanextra 20beds coming from outside the area. never has been, for non-urgent
from next month to help cope with The Government has pledged treatment and it is crucial that
“unprecedented demand”fo r £4m tohelp theA&E earlierthis people consider where to get
A&E services. monthand itwillbeused tofund the care they need.
Conservative MP Robert Halfon the extra beds. Alternatives include
met with health bosses at the NHS Mr Halfon said: “[This is] extra managing your symptoms at
Trust on Friday after a patient money on top of what the hospital home where possible, calling
was kept in a storage cupboard as alreadygets andcomeson topof NHS 111 or asking your
staff struggled to find space. anextra £5mwhichwas givento pharmacist for advice.
Mr Halfon told the Starthat the us last year by the Government. NHS 111 is free to call from
trust is taking measures to deal L o bby mobiles and landlines.
with the extreme pressures it has When you call 111, trained
faced recently and 20 new beds “Of course we could always advisers supported by GPs
will beintroduced overthe next want more money and I will do my and experienced nurses will
two months. Some patients may best tolobby for itin Parliament. assess your symptoms before
also be relocated to other medical But money is coming in; it’s not providing support on managing
facilities in the town. going to solve the problems your illness at home or
Meet overnight becausewe havemore directing you to the right
people coming in the A&E in Har- service.
“Iwas keentomeet withthe low than almost anywhere in Eng- Clare Morris, chief officer at
chief executive and I was also land and so there are longer term West Essex CCG said: “With
with a representative of the trade problems that we need to look at to demand across services likely
union,who wasat themeeting,” understand why that is the case. to remain high, we again
Mr Halfon explained. “The hospital treats many thou- remind people to choose the
“Whattheysaid tomeisthat UNDER PRESSURE:The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow sandpatientsa dayandthevast right service and to call NHS
they are going to use the £4m that majority of them have an incred- 111 if you are unsure.
the Government has given to help group, to try and release 40 beds in lems we have in the A&E. There is patients per bed than much bigger ible service. I think the hospital “More people than ever
the A&E in Harlow to have an a building know as Sydenham goingtobe extrainvestmentin hospitals. Thenumber ofambu- will learn from thisbut the thing before are using NHS 111 in
extra 10 beds in the hospital in House [in Long Ley]. beds and looking at other solu- lances taking patients to the A&E is we’regoing to haveextra beds, west Essex meaning they are
February andan extra 10beds in “Apparently there are40 beds tionsin otherpartsof Harlowfor has also increased. extrainvestment inthehospital receiving the care they need,
M a rch . there being unused andif we can re c ove r y. ” Two years ago, an average of 45 and they’re doing their best to fast, without the need to visit
“They are alsolooking to work help in that way there won’t be so Figures showthat thePAH is ambulancesper daytransported improve the physical A&E situ- their GP or emergency
withthe localdoctors, the[West much ‘b e d - bl o ck i n g ’which isone one of the busiest hospitals in the patients to the emergency depart- ationand hopefullysuch athing department.”
Essex Clinical] commissioning ofthereasons wehavetheprob- country, withsignificantly more ment, it is now an average of 75. will never happen again.”
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Boat show fundraisers donate £25k to PAH cancer trials charity Thousands of fake
trainers seized by
THE breast cancer clinical trials Trials) with boat owners
unit at Princess Alexandra donating money to pay for pink trading standards
Hospital in Harlow and St straps to secure their yacht
Marg aret’s Hospital at Epping during delivery and the
has received a £25,000 boost. company matching their A CONSIGNMENT of thousands of pairs
Fundraisers at the Sunseeker d o n at i o n . of fake Nike trainers destined for the UK
London Group raised the money Among those at the reception market have beenintercepted by Essex
by a holding a pink drinks was surgeon Ashraf Patel, Trading Standards officers.
reception for more than 80 associate specialist in breast The counterfeit shoes, with an estim-
guests at the London Boat Show surgery at PAH. He said: “We ’ve ated streetvalue of £250,000,were dis-
held at the ExCel London. always known how lucky we are covered in a trailer at Harwich by
During the reception TV that the Sunseeker London officers of the UK Border Force, who
weathergirl Sian Lloyd Group supports our charity and contacted the trading standards team.
introduced a performance by the the London Boat Show has just All10,000 pairs,whichhad arrivedin
25-voice ACM Gospel Choir. emphasised it for me. the UK from Latvia, were seized for
Sunseeker London, which has “Many thanks to everyone destruction. If the footwear had been
supported the PAH charity for who donated money to BCCT at genuine the loss to the trademark holder
several years, also organised a the London Boat Show and to could have been as high as £800,000.
silent auction and raffle to boost Sunseeker London and Peters & Cllr Roger Walters, Essex County
funds. It was supported by May for their continued support. Council’s lead for trading standards,
shipping providers Peters & May, It was a great evening and it said: “Counterfeit goods are never worth
which runs a Pink Lashings raised awareness and funds for the moneyfor consumers. Thereare no
fundraising initiative in aid of specialist clinical trials guarantees and noassurances their pro-
BCCT (Breast Cancer Clinical equipment.” IN THE PINK: PAH surgeon Dr Ashraf Patel,fifth left, with Sian Lloyd and other reception guests duction meets safety guidelines.”
Public urged to
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AFIVE-year planfor theprovi- Where and when Clare Morris said: “One of the
sionof healthservicesthrough- areas we’ve been working hard on whenthetimecomes.*
out West Essex, including Harlow, nFebruary 2: Harlow is the joining up of health and
hasbeen drawnup followingan Leisurezone, Harlow social care services in west ForapersonalisedPlanthat’skeptsafeuntilyou
extensive programme of public nFebruary 5: Salvation Essex. needitvisityournewlocalfuneralhomeat:
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initiative at the end of 2013. nFebruary 12: The Maltings, in the area andwill continue to
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All meetings will be held
follow-up meetings next month. cess doesn’t stophere. The NHS
from 7-9pm
HarlowGP DrRob Gerlis,who belongs to the people and so
is chairman ofWest Essex CCG, everything we do must reflect
said: “It’s not only important for tinueto informtheway wecom- local people’s needs.”
us to listen to our local communit- mission services in the future. A panel of senior health and
ies,we alsoneedtoact onwhat “We want people to feel con- socialcare representativesfrom
we ’re hearing fident thatthey caninfluence the the CCG and partner organisa-
“This is our chance to show services that will affect them, tions, including Essex County
localpeople thatthe thingsthey theirfriends andfamily nowand Council and Harlow’s Princess
told us during part one of My inthe yearsto come,as wellas Alexandra Hospital, will be
Health,My Future,My Sayh ave challengeuswhen theyfeelser- present at each event and the pub-
been taken into account, have vices aren’t meeting their lic will havethe opportunity to
informed our decision-making n e e d s. ” ask questionsand findout more
over thelast yearand willcon- West Essex CCG chief officer about local NHS services.
New website providing abuse victims
with access to local support services
VICTIMS of domestic abuse in Mrs Dalrymple gave as an
Essex are being urged to use a example a person who, faced with
new website which provides a the situation of living with a part-
postcode-based service giving ner showing early signs of demen-
them direct access to support, tia and becoming violent, may not
information and advice. want to go straight to the police.
The Essex Victims Gateway “Rather they want to have a
was launched by county police confidential conversation about
and crime commissioner Nick the options and support available
Alston on Monday. LAUNCH: Jan Dalrymple, Nick Al- to them,”she said.
People visitingthe sitewill be ston and Victim Support divisional “Sometimes we, the specialist
able toaccess detailsof localsup- manager Heather Robbie agencies, maysupport victimsto
port groups for victims of crimes go to the police and report a crime
ranging from rape to anti-social She said: “I’m delighted the but sometimes we can support
behaviour by typing in their post- websitehasbeen pitchedatvic- them withoutneeding toinvolve
c o d e. tims whether or notthey want to the criminal justice system.
Mr Alston said: “It’s been report a potential crime to the “Victims frequently say to
designedto enablepeople torap- p o l i c e. Safer Places they didn’t know
idly find the information and “Many victimsdo notwant to where to go for help. I’m confident
expertise they need.” report a crime anddo not know the Essex VictimsGateway will
Joining Mr Alston at the launch where to turn. The Essex Victims help address those needs.”
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10 Star, Thursday, January 22, 2015 News HSH-EO1-S2 harlowstar.co.uk
Pair face the
music after
contravening
noise orders
TWO people who breached noise
abatement orders served by
Harlow Council have been fined 2.
and had their stereo equipment
fo r f e i t e d .
In separate cases, Sarah
Cullen, of Hookfield, Harlow,
pleaded guilty to two offences
and Kelvin Morris, of The 4.
Fortunes, Harlow, to four.
Cullen admitted twice
contravening a notice served by LONDON LANDMARKS:
Harlow Council on August 26 last 1. The London Eye
year. She was fined £110 with 2. Alexandra Palace
£42S0a rcaohst Bs.radford, representing 1. 3. 34.. H22o1ubs eBsa okfe Pr Sartlrieaemtent 5.
the council, told Chelmsford 5. Tower Bridge
Magistrates Court the notice Karl powers up his C5
served on Cullen limited her
playing amplified music and also
sought to stop any shouting and
banging.
On September 15 heavy bass
music was audible in the street
75 feet away at lunchtime which for a capital adventure
made conversation impossible
inside the house. Three weeks
later neighbours complained
after Cullen played loud bass
music at 10.30pm.
Alone
Andrew Clowser, representing Musician takes his Sinclair three-wheeler on tour of London landmarks
Cullen, said she lived alone in
the house and did not work. He
said she had difficulty reading William Mata cadilly Circus before finishing at finally gave up. Finding the gradient
and probably had not understood [email protected] Alexandra Palace,which hostedthe offi- impossible topedal against,he wassaved
the abatement notice when it cial launch of the C5 30 years ago this by some young ladswho offered to push
was served. A SINCLAIR C5enthusiast from Harlow month. him to the summit.
In the case of Morris, Mrs tackled steep inclines, braved freezing “Wegotmobbed everywherewewent,” The dramadid notend oncethey had
Bradford said he was served weatherconditions andovercamefaulty said MrHeard. “Peoplejust lovedseeing reached the top as, once there, they were
with a notice on July 16. On mechanics duringthe courseof hisepic us in the C5s and we had to keep stopping facedwiththe dauntingprospectofmak-
September 22 loud music, tour of London in the battery powered so people could take photos. Mothers even ing the descent.
shouting and swearing could be t r i cycl e. wanted their babiesto be photographed “Howard thought it was too steep to
heard coming from his flat at Karl Heard, 44, ofPotters Field, toured sitting in a C5. drive straight down and so he drove down
10.30pm. round the capital to celebrate the 30th “We drove past Buckingham Palace but to halfway and then walked. Having had to
There were three further anniversary of the distinctive battery- c o u l d n’t stopas securityblocked ourway peddle for almost a third of the trip and
incidents when the notice was powered three-wheeler. to the gates so we headed on up to Oxford with my leg muscles burning, I decided to
breached –on September 29, As reported in last week’sStar, pro- S t re e t . ” drive straight down.
September 30 and October 8 . fessional musician Mr Heardhas been a The pair endured sub-zero temperat- “And down I went, faster than any C5
Morris pleaded guilty by letter fan ofthe vehiclesince theday hisfather FLASHBACK: Last week’sStar article ures andwet weather but nearlycame a was ever meant to go! Towards the bottom
and was fined £400 with £1,108.48 bought one soon after they were launched cropper when the C5s mechanics began to I could see I would run out of road before I
c o s t s. back in 1985. Heard met up with fellow C5 fanatic show their age. could stop and would crash so I decided to
He asked the magistrates for Driven by a tiny 12-volt battery com- HowardRoseforthe tourofsomeofLon- “Coming down Picadilly Circus my bat- veeroffacrossthe grassandthensud-
the sound system to be returned binedwith pedalpower, theC5 iscapable d o n’s best-known landmarks, starting tery must have died or something as I had denly I came to a halt in a puddle of mud.
to him as it had previously of a top speed of 15mph and can only cover from Tower Bridge. no power,”said Mr Heard. “I patched up “I guessI gave the crowdtheir money’s
belonged to his sister who had a distance of about 20 miles before it needs The pair, who met through Twitter, then someloosewiringand decidedtousemy wor th.”
died and he wanted to give it to re ch a r g i n g . journeyed round 10 famous landmarks electric power sparingly.” The tourtook sevenhours. “The whole
his mother. However, his request Setting off from Harlowat 7am on Sat- including the London Eye, Big Ben, Buck- However, as they started the long ascent experiencewas amazing,itwasa dayI’ll
was refused. urday with the C5 in the back of a van, Mr ingham Palace, Oxford Street and Pic- to the top of Alexandra Palace, the battery never forget,”said Mr Heard.
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GeddingsRoad,Hoddesdon,HertsEN110NT operator we are effectively ensuring 35,000 journeys
a year are safeguarded.
Familybusinessestabishedover40years. “EppingForest CommunityTransport cannow
Open:Mon-Fri9am-5:30pm,Sat9:30am-5pm Fast,freedelivery haveaccess toarange ofcharitablefunding itwas
previously denied access to.”
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