Harlow Star, January 24, 2008

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THE VOICE OF HARLOW
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Cops seek curb on anti-social teens
POLICE are seeking a total ban By LOUISESASSOON years ago.
on alcohol in two Harlow parks News Editor Ward councillor Rob Eschle (Labour)
welcomed the idea, saying: “I think it
in a bid to stop drink-fuelled [email protected]
seems fair to introduce something like
anti-social behaviour.
that to stop problems.”
Senior officers are pushing for the The plan is part of a police drive to Police are expected to put their case
reduce anti-social behaviour in the town,
sanctions after being bombarded with for the no-alcohol zones to Harlow
which was named as a Government
reports from both areas of teenagers Council in the near future.
Respect Zone last year.
drinking out of control and intimidat- If given the green light the bans
They are also looking to introduce a
ing residents. two-week summer dispersal order cover- would become active immediately,
Graffiti has been daubed on buildings ing the whole of the Nicholls Field estate bringing the total in force throughout
and empty cans and bottles are strewn to further reduce anti-social crime, as well the Harlow district to 11.
around park grounds, creating a danger for as exploring the possibility of setting up a The possible introduction of a dis-
young children. graffiti wall project for youngsters. persal order will also be discussed by
Under the drink-ban, all ages would be PC Georgette Beckett said introducing police and councillors at a date to be
completely barred from drinking in both no-alcohol zones would hopefully put an confirmed.
Nicholls Field and Stile Croft parks. end to problems and said an alcohol ban (cid:2)What do you think of the ban? Log
Those who ignore it could be hit with had already proved successful in Bush Fair on to www.harlowstar.co.uk to com-
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www.harlowstar.co.uk NEWS January 24, 2008
Pensioner is left high and
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dry by flooded underpass
A FRUSTRATED Harlow tion, which Mrs Prentice has shops.”
pensioner is unable to pick up to collect regularly. Essex County Council has
prescriptions for her ill hus- “I just can’t get through it cordoned off the underpass
band due to the persistent as the water is at least up to while drainage works are tak-
flooding of an underpass. my ankles,” she said. “I had to ing place.
Elsie Prentice (77), of get my son to drive over from County highways and trans-
Wharley Hook, is upset that Enfield to pick it up because portation cabinet member
poor drainage at the Southern there’s no way I can cross over Norman Hume said: “We have
Way underpass, between Little into Southern Way – it’s so had to close this underpass
Pynchons and Bush Fair, has busy and there are so many last Wednesday after some
left it seriously flooded for heavy goods vehicles it would very heavy rain and would like
SAY hello to the latest arrivals at All are fit and healthy,although more than a week and she can- just be impossible. to apologise for any inconven-
Pets’Corner in Harlow Town Park. they are still waiting for names. not get access to her GP sur- “It’s not just me – there are ience caused.
The Suffolk lamb and seven rare Pictured,above,are the piglets gery. mothers who can’t get their “Our engineers are investi-
breed Essex piglets were born at (photo: JW9NZWHS/03)and,right,Julie Her husband John (84) suf- buggies through and many gating solutions to the prob-
the children’s zoo last week. Smith and lamb (photo: JW9NZWHS/05) fers from vascular dementia other elderly people who use it lem and we hope to have the
and requires constant medica- to get to the doctors and to the underpass re-openedsoon.”
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ALMOST £3m is being withdrawn ByBENWILKINSON has been slashed from £60,000 to £9,000,
from key projects in Harlow as the Chief Reporter while budgets to spruce up The Stow and the
council’s finance fiasco begins to [email protected] town’s shopping hatches have also been cut.
‘Slippage’is common towards the end of
bite deeper.
the financial year, but the unprecedented
Civic Centre chiefs have revealed Schemes frozen include £500,000 for a degree has spurred claims that funding is
£2,841,000 of capital funding which had new community building at Maunds Hatch, being cut on the sly as Harlow Council tries
been agreed for important maintenance £100,000 for improvements to the bus termi- to plug a 1.8m black hole in its budget.
and improvement schemes in 2007-08 nus in The High and £25,000 for new CCTV The cuts also raised questions about the
will instead be carried over into the next cameras. authority’s spending priorities after it
budget. Money for estate flood protection works emerged that a £60,000 investment in sound
equipment at The Playhouse and £25,000
for a ‘green sculpture trail’ had gone
Winter SALE ahead; £19,000 will also be spent to
replace the Civic Centre’s revolving doors
with sliding ones to prevent the elderly get-
ting their mobility scooters stuck.
Senior Tory Simon Carter warned
NOW ON Thursday’s policy and resources committee
the move could see projects planned for
next year pushed back as well: “Just as
some parts of the town are being regenerat-
ed, others will be left to deteriorate fur-
ther.”
Save Joshua Jolles (Con) said he was shocked
over at the cuts to flood prevention, while oppo-
25% sition leader Andrew Johnson complained
of the sketchy information about the
motives behind the situation.
But joint council leader Chris
1. Cirque 20 piece boxed dinner set
Millington (Lib Dem) insisted projects had
Free Tea Set worth £22.50* been delayed for genuine reasons, adding:
Sale Price “The items that have slipped will take
1 £70 £49.95 place in the next financial year”
His Labour counterpart Tony Durcan
also defended the plans, asking: “Are you
2. Circulon Elite 5 piece stainless steel saucepan set
seriously saying that we’re not seriously
Sale Price 2
committed to regenerating the hatches? Of
£152 £99.95 course we are.”
(cid:2) A NEIGHBOURING local authority
experiencing a comparable financial crisis
to Harlow’s this week saw its chief execu-
Save
tive resign over the matter.
30%
Uttlesford Council head Alasdair
Bovaird quit over a £1.8m financial black
3 hole after it was confirmed 22 staff would
be axed to cut costs. He is the second sen-
ior officer to go.
HALF
Holiday memories
PRICE
stolen by burglars
3. Sabatier 5 piece knife block set Sale Price
Free knife sharpener* £105 £52.50 A COUPLE are devastated after thieves
*with purchase while stocks last broke into their home and stole snaps and
videos of their holiday of a lifetime.
The husband and wife had just returned
The South East’s Largest Quality Furniture Store
from New York when burglars ransacked
their home in Blackbush Spring, Harlow,
www.fishpools.co.uk between 9.30-11.30pm on Friday and stole
a black Sony Cybershot digital camera, a
115 High St, Waltham Cross camcorder and a black Sony PS2.
Tel: [phone] Harlow crime reduction officer Graham
Anthony said the couple are desperate to
get back their mementos.
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www.harlowstar.co.uk NEWS January 24, 2008
‘I didn’tknow’, WWeebb lliinnkk ttoo MP backs homes bill
says brothel
ANGRY residents have grilled sions by transferring responsibil-
case accused Harlow’s MP about controversial ity to unelected quangos.
new housing plans which could But Mr Rammell remained
affect the town’s council housing. adamant that no amendments
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Scores of people packed a were necessary to the Bill, which
AN Epping man accused of
meeting organised by Harlow is currently going through
running three brothels with his
Defend Council Housing to lobby Parliament, and said the move
wife told a jury he had no
Bill Rammell for several amend- was a positive step towards solv-
knowledge of what was going
ments to the Housing and ing the housing crisis.
on inside the premises.
Regenerations Bill which sets out “I have always been a strong
Taxi driver Anthony Pryor
plans to build three million new supporter of council housing,” he
(59), of The Plain, said he
homes in the UK and introduce told Thursday’s meeting at
thought the establishments oonn ppaattiieennttss
means-testing for council houses. Sumners Leisure Centre. “And
were being used for massage
It also outlines plans for coun- although I have the greatest
and reflexology and would not
cils to transfer responsibility for respect for your opinions on this
have had anything to do with
their property stock to housing matter, I do think you need to
the businesses if he thought
associations. recognise when positive changes
they involved prostitution.
HDCH chairman Mick Patrick are being made.”
Pryor and his Chinese wife claimed the move would “give He added that councils will be
Qing Hua (37) deny three joint predatory landlords opportunities free to build as many council
charges relating to premises in to buy council estates” while homes as they wish and keep the
Braintree, Ipswich and undermining democratic acc- full rents to plough back into
Sudbury. They were arrested ountability for key housing deci- building more homes.
following a long-running
police surveillance operation.
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and Dr Rory
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PORTABLE heart monitors and
other potentially life-saving
devices are being given to
patients as part of a trail-blazing
drive to cut hospital admissions.
Medics at Osler House Medical
Centre, in Harlow’s Potter Street, are
handing out ECG monitors, respira-
tors, nd blood
pressure and oxy- ByCHRIS MOSS
gen monitors to
ease pressure on
NHS resources. mon Residents’
Information from Forum for its sup-
the easy-to-use devi- port while imple-
ces is immediately menting the
sent to the surgery changes: “Our part-
via the internet so nership with them
GPs can monitor a has been crucial in
patient’s condition. helping patients –
The scheme is the especially elderly
first of its kind in the patients – under-
east of England. stand and embrace
Private firm this new technolo-
ChilversMcCrea gy.”
Healthcare operates The scheme was
the surgery and visited by Conserva- Divorcing or Separating?
chairman Dr Rory tive MP Oliver
McCrea said: “We Letwin on a whistle-
want to create a prac- stop tour of Harlow Townsend Family Law Solicitors
tice which responds on Thursday. He was
to the needs of its to be given an inter- www.divorce-law.org
patients while at the active demonstration
same time cutting – and was relieved to
unnecessary hospital discover his oxygen • Specialist solicitors
and surgery appoint- levels were normal!
ments. With this new “I think this • Wealth of experience
technology we are scheme is absolutely • Competitive rates
capable of doing terrific,” he said. “I
this, and although see the surgery as an • Dealing excluively with family law and
the scheme is still in effective model of
its infancy it is how public/private related matters
already having a partnerships can
very positive impact.” work – this is the
Mr McRea prais- way all our public
ed the Harlow Com- services need to go.”
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COUNCIL tax arrears of £72,174 have
Call for a fixed fee interview on
been written off as irrecoverable.
Harlow Council’s policy and resources 01992 892214 close to Ada Cole Stables,
committee on Thursday also accepted that
10 mins from Harlow/Epping
£26,126 of unpaid non-domestic rates
would not be recovered, as well as £2,668
worth of overpaid housing benefit.
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January 24, 2008 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR email: [email protected]
WWEE SSAAYY Time to drop the courtyard we came across a metal
monstrosity. It was later in the day, on
reading the Star, that we found out it
axe at council
WHILE alcohol-free zones might sound like a was called TheTree of Life and cost
good idea, they could be seen as taking a £12,000.
knee-jerk hammer to crack a walnut. SIR, Regarding your lead story about In my opinion, it would have been
the possible ploughing ahead by
If youths are choosing to drink in parks late more pleasing to the eye to have had a
council chiefsinto our cash reserves
at night and indulge in all the anti-social real tree – and at a far lower cost. I
(Star, January 17), it would appear
activity which goes with it, there are already cannot help thinking as I go into the
thatthey seem hell-bent on a course
laws in place with which to confront them – as courtyard I am entering a scrap metal
of action which will surely bring
well as those supplying them with booze in merchant’s.
the first place. about yet morecertain failure. R.E. Budd
Although alcohol bans have proved effective I therefore ask a very simple question. Hull Grove, Harlow
elsewhere, they may arguably just move It is a question I askedonly a few
problems from one place to another. weeks ago in your Letterspage: why
do they not at least consider the MP inconsistent
And what of the law-abiding majority? Why
possibility of making vast savings by
should people be barred from having a
trimming the council’s workforce?
summer picnic in a park with an accompanying on bus passes
drink just because the authorities want to It is well documented that there are
move on a couple of dozen immature young many positions which carry fat cat
people? salaries. This is half-acceptable in SIR, I am sure the Conservative
areas where councils are run campaign for proper funding of bus
successfully and in a businesslike passes will welcome the support of
manner. It is patently obvious that the joint leaders of Harlow Council
WHO WILL over-staffing exists. But here’s the (Star, January 10).
news Harlow Council ... you are But where is the support of the town’s
blatantly unsuccessful! MP? Why is he not out there battling
CLICK I spent many years running a business for his pensioners and his taxpayers?
which employed many people. There He relies on party spin to claim the
were times when the business council is getting more money and
flourished and there were times when boasts the Government will provide
cutbacks had to be made. The choice £360,000 for free travel, but the
WITH YOU as a businessman, in the bad council’s figures suggest the actual
times,was simple: sink or swim. cost will be around £2m.
It gave me no pleasure to have to lay It was Gordon Brown, when he was
people off. But during bad times, Chancellor, who promised free local
‘dead wood’had to be cut away or the bus travel for all pensioners, but
business would have folded, without instead of more money to cover the
any chance of future recovery. cost, councils will receive a less-than-
inflation increase in grant and have
A private financial enquiry company,
been told to squeeze a further three
Dashing knight seeks looking into the over-staffing on our FLASHBACK:The SSttaarr’s front page report last week on Harlow Council’s per cent of savings out of existing
council, would undoubtedly make the
damsel to rescue... controversial decision to raid its reserves amid the current financial crisis spending. Then the Government says
same recommendations as I have.
councils can’t increase council tax by
But, then again, would this be the real that should Passmores go, there will Don’t knock us! more than five per cent. This just
reason our council shuns such good be only Stewards in south-west doesn’t add up.
and practicaladvice? Harlow. All the other
a SIR, Harlow is 60 years old and How can any MP support such
Make Date Bob Stannard secondaryschools will predominantly people are knocking things down. incompetence by Brown and claim the
Bellfield Gardens, Harlow be inthe north and east of Harlow. So They are knocking down Harlow credit for helping pensioners, whilst at
much for the county’s objective fora
swimming pool, statues and the park. the same forcing councils to cut
better distribution of secondary school
services?
School’s closure places. When my mum was little, she could
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promote a distortedtwo tier for children to play. the polls? They deserve it.
SAINT NICHOLAS SCHOOL SIR, Essex County Council has educationsystem in Harlow. Parental I think that Harlow is getting more Simon Carter
choice will ensure this happens. It and more horrible. Mark Hall Moors, Harlow
Hobbs Cross Road,Old Harlow, fininteanlltyio pno tsote pdr othcee epdu bwliitch n oontiec eo fo tfh iets will impact upon infants andjunior So please, stop. Harlow is a good
Essex CM17 0NJ daftest ‘school reorganisation’ pupilsas parentsvie to get their place for children. Housing woes
Tel:[phone] children into primaryschools closest
projects ever, the closure of Maddie Daniels (age 8)
to the new super school. The new
Where will your child take Passmores School and its relocation to superschool will be regarded as the Brockles Mead, Harlow SIR, Inoticethere are new homes
a multi-million pound new school
their GCSE’s? mostdesirable firstoption with the being built in the town, Fifth Avenue
atBrays Grove.
other schools some way behind in the Theatre not first being one area. One wonders what
That school closes this August pecking order. changes, if any, Bill Rammell’s
As the school is currently expanding, through lack of pupilsbecause housing survey will bring.
we have places in Years 8 and 9. Some theBrays Grovecommunity chose, in This view has never been SIR, Bridget McAlpine is right to
are available immediately and some for the main, to send their children authoritatively challenged at any time praise the work of Phil Dale at The My son has been on the housinglist
September 2008. elsewhere.They are now about to be during the last three years.It is a Playhouse and to fear for its future for over 12 years; he has had his
rewarded with a new ‘state of the art’ travesty that the Harlow Education (Letters, January 17), but wrong to application lost, has had to re-apply
Saint Nicholas is set in 14 acres and school! Consortium, set up to protect the claim it has ‘a unique position in and is still waiting. He is obviously
enjoys excellent facilities. Class size is What is absolutely remarkable is that interests of our schools, English theatre history’as ‘the first not on their priority list.
small (no more than 18 at KS3 and no whilst Brays Grove was deemed to be remainsresolutely without an new theatre to be built in the country One wonders if there are any other
more than 15 at GCSE) and behaviour a ‘failing school’, Passmores is the opinionin the face of the blindingly since the Second World War’. readers out therewho have had a
from pupils is exemplary. There is a obvious. similar experience.
complete opposite. It is currently The Belgrade Theatre, in Coventry,
varied programme of extra curricular enjoying its best period of well- Persons concernedthat this expensive, has that distinction. It was built in H. Fitch
activities and some exciting trips for the earnedacademic success, following unwantedaberration is about to be 1957 and visited then by planners Greenhills, Harlow
pupils to go on. years of steady improvement. Indeed, foisted upon the future education of looking for ideas on what a Harlow
it is now recognised as one of the Harlow’s children can object via theatre should be like. It took another
Academically, the school regularly leading most-improved schools in the [email protected], 14 years to get The Playhouse built! Here’s a saving!
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minimum class size. Pupils get No relevant educational arguments Children and Families, Essex County Pine View Manor, Epping any savings (Star, January 17)?
exist that require its demise. In fact,
individual attention in a pastoral system there are very good reasons for it to Council, PO Box 4261, Chelmsford I recommend that the £75,000 set
where there are at least 2 staff for every stay exactly where it is. CM1 1GS. Is it art or scrap? aside for licensing town centre
form group. Jim Rogers leafleting is put towards the deficit.
Not the least of these is it is in the
Torequest a prospectus or to view the right place for the area it serves, that Save Passmores Action Group SIR, On January 17, my wife and I Ron Bill
school, please telephone the above is central and west Harlow. It is a fact Orchard Croft, Harlow visited Addison House and in the Upper Park, Harlow
number....
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www.harlowstar.co.uk NEWS January 24, 2008
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Some Fitted Kitchen companies seem to have permanent sales.
They offer anywhere between a third and up to half price off.
Don’t know about you,but it makes us wonder,
is it not just their normal price?
We only have two sales a year.They don’t last long.
Our prices are good honest value all-year-round,
so when we do have a sale,it really is a sale!
Coopers of Stortford’s Fitted Kitchen,bedroom and home office
showroom – Bishop’s Stortford’s largest,oldest and most
SHOPPERS were piling Monday – said to be the CASH VENDOR: Lucy Thomas gives out £20 to established fitted furniture showroom.
on the pounds when year’s most depressing Joseph Cant (19) (photo: JKPJW3FL/03)
store bosses handed out day. Open seven days a week.
free money to beat the However,many people to give away money!” take the £20 note, Free on-site customer parking.
winter blues. thought the joked Lucy Thomas, including one lady who
Staff at Harlow’s promotional stunt was who helped hand out politely refused and
Harvey Centre picked too good to be true. the cash. asked me to give it to
out passers-by to offer “You'd be surprised “I had just as many someone who needed it
them a free £20 note on how difficult it can be people turn me down as more than her.”
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A 12-YEAR-OLD girl was By LOUISESASSOON bright, well-lit, busy areas, ideally in
flashed at by a man police News Editor company with a parent, friend or
friends.
think could be responsible [email protected] “Try to look and act confident and
for a string of indecent if you feel threatened, shout for help
exposures in Harlow. a man who tapped her on the shoul- and run to the nearest place of safe-
The youngster was walking in der to get her attention. The 22-year- ty. (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:3)(cid:7)(cid:11)(cid:10)(cid:9)(cid:12)(cid:13)(cid:12)(cid:4)(cid:9)(cid:5)(cid:14)(cid:7)(cid:12)(cid:9)(cid:7)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:3)
Gilden Way, near Mark Hall old was walking in Kitson Way at “Strangely enough, it seems that if
School, at about 3.45pm when about 8am when the incident you shout “fire!” more people take (cid:14)(cid:15)(cid:9)(cid:16)(cid:3)(cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:17)(cid:7)(cid:13)(cid:5)(cid:18)(cid:7)(cid:19)(cid:9)(cid:17)(cid:20)(cid:13)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:7)(cid:20)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:19)(cid:21)(cid:14)
occured. notice than when you shout “help!”
the man dropped his trousers and Police are now working on the The suspect in each of the attacks
exposed himself. theory that the attacks could be was described as white, aged 30-40
About 15 minutes later, a 16-year- linked. and 1.7m (5ft 7ins) tall. All witness-
old girl was walking near Denby Harlow crime reduction officer es said the flasher had brown hair,
Grange when she was confronted by Graham Anthony warned school and in two of the attacks he was said
a man who also exposed himself. children and women should be on to have a beard or stubble.
Details of last Wednesday’s inci- their guard when walking alone. Anyone with information should
dents have only just emerged and “These incidents must have been call PC Shelley Grant at Harlow (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:7)(cid:4)(cid:8)(cid:6)(cid:9)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:10)(cid:11)(cid:12)(cid:4)(cid:13)(cid:14)(cid:15)(cid:15)(cid:4)(cid:16)(cid:11)(cid:17)(cid:4)(cid:3)(cid:9)(cid:3)(cid:17)(cid:10)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:18)(cid:19)(cid:11)(cid:5)
follow another indecent exposure quite frightening for the victims,” he police station on [phone], or
which happened the previous Sunday said. “It’s important that youngsters call Crimestoppers anonymously on (cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:19)(cid:4)(cid:13)(cid:21)(cid:15)(cid:15)(cid:4)(cid:16)(cid:11)(cid:17)(cid:4)(cid:3)(cid:9)(cid:3)(cid:17)(cid:10)(cid:4)(cid:19)(cid:11)(cid:11)(cid:17)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:22)(cid:7)(cid:20)(cid:23)(cid:3)(cid:24)(cid:4)(cid:25)(cid:11)
in which a woman was flashed at by walking to and from school keep to 0800 555 111.
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Man dies in house fire Litter pair fined (cid:31)(cid:3)(cid:7)(cid:11)(cid:5)(cid:4)(cid:26)(cid:11)(cid:4)(cid:11)(cid:12)(cid:17)(cid:4)(cid:23)(cid:11)(cid:18)(cid:28)(cid:12)(cid:7)(cid:26)(cid:20)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:18)(cid:26)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:27)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:18)(cid:4)(cid:27)(cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:7)(cid:7)(cid:28)
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A MAN died after a fire ripped although a police spokesman said TWO Harlow residents were slapped with (cid:14)(cid:9)(cid:18)(cid:9)(cid:14)(cid:17)(cid:14)(cid:6)(cid:21)(cid:4)(cid:13)(cid:15)(cid:6)(cid:3)(cid:22)(cid:10)(cid:2)(cid:4)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:3)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:6)(cid:24)(cid:25)(cid:26)(cid:26)(cid:6)(cid:21)(cid:3)(cid:13)
though his home in Epping on it is not being treated as suspi- fines after being caught dumping rubbish
Saturday morning. cious. following a covert surveillance crackdown (cid:12)(cid:9)(cid:18)(cid:5)(cid:7)(cid:12)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:13)(cid:6)(cid:24)(cid:27)(cid:26)(cid:26)(cid:6)(cid:21)(cid:3)(cid:13)(cid:6)(cid:5)(cid:7)(cid:7)(cid:13)(cid:6)(cid:13)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:4)(cid:10)(cid:3)(cid:5)
Firefighters were called to a Divisional fire officer Ray on littering and fly-tipping. (cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:6)(cid:4)(cid:29)(cid:4)(cid:6)(cid:12)(cid:9)(cid:18)(cid:5)(cid:7)(cid:12)(cid:11)
first floor flat in Bodley Close, Skinner, who attended the scene, The man and woman from Northbrooks
off St John’s Road, and tackled said: “The fire started in, and was were caught in separate stings set up by Please quote reference HST 04 when speaking to
flames before they could conduct contained to, the living room Harlow Council after complaints that the the consultant. Offer only applies to new quotations. (cid:2)
a search of the smoke-logged area, although the entire property anti-social behaviour was taking place. (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:2)(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:8)(cid:2)
property. suffered smoke damage. Their actions were caught on CCTV in
They found the man lying on “Crews found the man on the December, evidence which was followed (cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:3)
the floor by a door. He was taken floor lying near the door; he was up by enforcement officers who tracked (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:8)(cid:9)
outside but was later confirmed left in the care of ambulance down the individuals using a variety of (cid:22)(cid:13)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:7)(cid:5)(cid:9)(cid:16)(cid:7)(cid:24)(cid:9)(cid:3)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:3)(cid:7)(cid:25)(cid:26)(cid:27)(cid:27)(cid:7)(cid:19)(cid:9)(cid:5)(cid:14)(cid:10)(cid:23)(cid:12)(cid:13)(cid:12)(cid:4)(cid:9)(cid:5)(cid:7)(cid:13)(cid:5)(cid:18)(cid:7)(cid:11)(cid:10)(cid:9)(cid:12)(cid:21) (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)
dead. crews but we have since received methods including the latest state-of-the-
A joint police and fire investi- confirmation that he has died.” art digitally enhanced photo technology. (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:3)(cid:6)(cid:11)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:12)(cid:13)(cid:7)(cid:7)(cid:14) (cid:2)(cid:10)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:11)(cid:7)(cid:3)(cid:8)(cid:3)(cid:9)(cid:12)(cid:10)(cid:11)(cid:12)(cid:13)(cid:10)(cid:13)(cid:14)(cid:15)(cid:16)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:7)(cid:5)(cid:7)(cid:14)(cid:15)(cid:16)(cid:17)
gation is now being carried out to Formal identification of the Each was given a £50 fixed penalty (cid:13)(cid:14)(cid:15)(cid:16)(cid:17)(cid:14)(cid:18)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:19)(cid:2)(cid:4)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:14)(cid:22)(cid:11)(cid:9)(cid:16)(cid:14)(cid:18)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:19)(cid:21)(cid:14)(cid:23)(cid:4)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:8)(cid:2)(cid:21)(cid:14)(cid:25)(cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:17)(cid:26)(cid:14)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:29)(cid:30)(cid:14)(cid:31) !
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identify what caused the blaze, man is yet to take place. notice.
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glasses. At the time I thought the
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Woolies restaurant was the height of
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0845 200 4040 each week throws up birthday I got a record player that had
its fair share of surprises,but disco lights in the lid – from guess
callsatlocalrate www.nfa.ws I would never have predicted where!”
orvisitourwebsiteat: the subject our biggest Jennifer Jensen, of Tilbury Mead, first
recalls Woolworths in its second guise
response to date.
when she was a new mother in the
The request for your memories of 1970s.
Forfurtherinformation working or shopping at FLASHBACK:How the story was reported at the time (s) “I would go there with my mum,
contact: Woolworths has brought an walking to the town centre from Bush
clouds of smoke over the town centre. with one nearly down to my ankles!”
HeadOffice,FraysCourt, unprecedented response with, Fair. We’d leave the pram outside with
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than there is space to reproduce those days – and Woolworths was father taking him to see the burnt-out get some lovely dinners for the money.
here. totally ablaze. It was a large fire and shop, was equally excited about its “Then in the early ’80s, I went to work
Among the vivid memories are those the store was completely burnt out, as replacement. for them as a part-time sales assistant.
of a devastating fire which gutted the was some of the stock for the new “I bought my first fishing tackle It was the only shop I’ve worked in
firm’s original Harlow store, in Broad Woolworths, which at that time was there,” he recalls, “In those days where you had to clock on and off
Walk, on the site later occupied by under construction.” Woolies stocked almost anything you every day, but the conditions were very
Littlewoods (now Primark). Vivienne Taylor, of Upper Park, could want. As a teenager, I would good. We got a good discount on items
Wimbledon Coincidentally, Woolworths was worked as a Saturday girl at the shop, save up my pocket money for several and a whole week’s wages as a
preparing to move out when the blaze earning 19/9 (98p) a day. “I was quite weeks and then buy every single Christmas bonus.
struck on August 12, 1967 and the pleased to get six weeks off,” she Christmas present for the family in “The basement sold anything from
incident merely hastened the move to reflected. “Because we were preparing there.” tacks to drills and garden tools. The
the larger three-storey block on the to move when the fire occurred, we Teresa Price, of Milwards, also went ground floor had a sweet counter,
other side of the street. It burned for had to wait for it to be finished. there as a child in the ’70s and cheese and meat counters, make-up
12 hours and left three firemen “When we got in to the new store we particularly remembers the restaurant. and records with a grocery department
injured. were issued new nylon overalls – mine “It was magic to me as a kid, as there at the Terminus Street end. The top
Fir Park residents Beryl and Ted were yellow – but as this was the days were giant murals of horses all the way floor sold clothes and had a toy
French recalled: “We had been out for of the ‘mini’, people wanted the around the walls. department.
the day and on our return fairly late to shortest ones. As I was only 5ft tall, I “If me and my big brother Ray were “It was a brilliant place to work and
Wedhey, where we lived, we could see soon ‘lost’my short one and ended up very well behaved, my mum would shop and I was sorry to see it close.”
25 YEARS AGO Back to play the town theatre
All the atmosphere of the world’s premier
Grand Slam tennis championships plus a January 27, 1983t
after a big start in a window!
reserved seat on famous Number One Court, to
watch the stars of tomorrow and yesteryear
SCHOOL BATTLE heating installed in their
compete in the Junior and Veterans’ events!
Includes (cid:2)Return coach travel and Wimbledon homes, including the bed-
transfers(cid:2)1 night’s B&B at a 3(cid:3)hotel in the IS LOST sits on the estate. AMONG the highlights
London area (cid:2)A full day at Wimbledon with a The heating will be pro- in the current
reserved seat on Number One Court (cid:2)A visit to THE two-year battle to vided next summer at a brochure for The
Windsor (cid:2)The services of a Tour Manager save Netteswell and cost of £460,289 for the Playhouse is a show on
£129 Latton Bush schools was houses and a further February 20 by jazz
lost this week. £33,000 for the flats. guitarist Martin Taylor,
From Both schools are to close, pictured left.
Departs 5 & 6 July 2008
in August 1984 and 1985 FIRST BUTCHER Aficionados may be aware
The Formula 1™ respectively, under plans of his highly acclaimed,
approved by Education DIES
distinctive playing style
British Grand Prix Secretary Sir Keith which has brought him
Joseph. MR Joseph Rudgewick,
international fame (and
Headmistress of Latton the first butcher in
an MBE),but few will
Bush, Mary Bowerman, Harlow New Town, has
have followed his career
expressed “extreme sad- died aged 70.
for as long as Old
ness” at the closure. “It’s Older readers may
Orchard resident John
a tragic waste of a very remember him as “Jovial Curry,who recalls the
good school,” she said. Joe the butcher”. He strummer’s early gigs in a
opened his first shop in Harlow shop window.
RAY KNOWS A-Z The Stow in the early
“Back in the late ’60s or
’50s, followed by shops in
OF ENTERTAIN- Staple Tye and The High, early ’70s there used to be
a shop in the town centre,
as well as branches in
MENT London. close to Little Walk,which
All the drama and excitement of a major sold Singer sewing
sporting occasion at Silverstone - ‘The Home RIGHT from his school- machines,” he said.“As a
of British Motor Racing’. days, Ray Dolling had DO YOU REMEMBER? youngster Martin would
Includes (cid:2)Return coach travel and venue only one ambition – to sit and play in the shop
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admission to the Formula 1™Grand Prix at ment industry. jogged your memory? “It was presumably good
Silverstone on race day and Saturday qualifying He began a career in cin- Were you a staff for the shop’s business
day (upgrade tickets available at a supplement) ema management at the member, pupil or parent because people would go
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www.harlowstar.co.uk NEWS January 24, 2008
Lubbock hope ‘‘CChhaaiirrwwoommaann sshhoouulldd
for Barrymore
theatre show
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TERRY Lubbock is hoping his
quest to uncover the facts in his
son’s death after a party at
Michael Barrymore’s home will
be helped by the shamed
entertainer’s raised public
profile in a stage show.
Stuart Lubbock died in March
PRESSURE has been ByJIMTANFIELD
2001 after being pulled from
‘Flabbergasted’ at state of cemetery
the swimming pool at the piled on Harlow Coun- [email protected]
entertainer’s Roydon home. He cil’s beleaguered com-
was found to be suffering munity and leisure serv- coalition has learnt nothing,” he
horrific injuries.
ices with a call for the complained. “I was flabbergasted that they
Barrymore is to return to the chairwoman responsible “Are we again putting were digging graves so close,”
stage at Windsor’s Theatre Harlow’s children at risk? she said.“The contractors have
Royal playing Spike Milligan in for them to resign. “Why are they not doing also driven over the grass and
a play about the surreal Controversy has dogged these checks? It is sad that this, the mess is awful.”
comedian’s life called Surviving the department following the
like the pool, The Playhouse Citing a headstone dated
Spike. early closure of the swim- and the crematorium, falls October 2006 which has
Mr Lubbock, of Great Brays, ming pool, plans to privatise under the jurisdiction of the already toppled over due to
Harlow, told the Staron the cemetery and crematori- chairwoman of the environment poor drainage and
Monday he has tickets for the um and the resignation of and community committee. overcrowding,she added:“My
show but is not sure if he is The Playhouse manager Phil “Why has she not done the heart goes out to the family
going. Dale. honourable thing and resigned? tending that grave.”
But he said the performance Now, Conservative council- “Residents have a right to She had already complained
would keep alive his quest to lor Lee Dangerfield has called expect a higher standard of about poor drainage causing
find the truth about what for Eleanor Macy, Liberal governance than we have been graves to flood,an issue which
happened to his son. Democrat chairwoman of the getting – she should go.” has spurred the council to
“Him being back in the environment and community Ms Macy was first asked to promise to upgrade the system.
limelight gives me a lever to committee, to quit. resign by Tory member Tony A council spokesman said:
keep campaigning for the truth He has again raised the issue Hall during a heated debate “These contractors are not
about my son and it also keeps of safety at the town’s tempo- about the closure of the pool engaged on a permanent or
the ball rolling,” he said. rary skate park after his com- last month. long-term contract,but on an
“They are going to have to plaints about the facility being Last week, Independent ad hoc basis to cover when
screw down my coffin lid dangerous forced officers to councillor John Paul Goddard MESS:The poor state of the cemetery caused by work at the site (s) staff shortages occur.The
because I'm going to come back close it in the summer – despite called for community services contractors have requested that
and haunt everybody who was £3,500 of safety work, Mr head Lynn Seward to go in the A BEREAVED mother has Close,Harlow,said outside we do notdisclosetheir
at that party until I find out the Dangerfield has since learnt wake of the controversies sur- raised concerns about the contractors brought in by the details.”
truth.” not a single inspection has been rounding her department. privatisation of Parndon Wood council to dig new graves have (cid:2) Almost 85 per cent of people
Stress brought about by Mr conducted in the six months A spokesman confirmed the Crematorium and Cemetery caused headstones to topple who voted in the Star's online
Lubbock’s quest into his son’s following its reopening. skatepark is now subject to rou- amid complaints about and is upset that the walkway poll do not think the
death was blamed for a recent “With everything that’s gone tine inspections. contractors’work. to her son’s grave is being used crematorium should be partly
health scare which resulted in on over the past few months, it Mrs Macy refused to com- Tina Griffin,of Copshall for new plots. run by private operators.
him needing hospital treatment. seems our Labour/Lib Dem ment.
10 January 24, 2008 COMMUNITY CORNER email: [email protected]
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offering its current level of will be raising money by
service and look at the collecting donations at the
possibility of expanding, Harlow College car park and
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cuttings from the Harlow Star for certain services, it hopes to are also sought, as well as
for internal management and
information purposes you secure its future by becoming offers of help with organising
should contact the Newspaper self-supporting and less fundraising events.
Licensing Agency, Wellington dependent on grants. For more information, call the
Gate, Church Road, Tunbridge
Wells, TN1 1NL. You can also call Spokeswoman Sarah Ellis- centre on [phone] or
them on 01892 525273 or email Randall explained: “We have 21 visit www.calmcentre.co.uk.
[email protected] PEOPLE living on a up with Harlow stocked with items and promote the re-use
tight budget can find Council to open the removed by the of items as well as to
low-cost furniture, Re-use Shop at 4-6 council’s bulky waste provide a low-cost
5up to 0 clothing and electrical Little Walk.It was removal service but alternative for Harlow
items at a new shop in officially opened on which are considered to residents.”
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operative has teamed The shop will be idea is to reduce waste (photo: TDQRWQKW/04)
windows Charity keen to set up local
branch for retired NHS staff
& doors
RETIRED National Health Service Sportcentre, judo and yoga experts, a booklet on the site’s history.
employees are being sought to help and a fruit trail and quiz for The team now based at the historic
establish a Harlow branch of the children. woodland want to preserve the
across our entire range national NHS Retirement The event runs from 10am-4pm and history of the forest for future
Fellowship. anyone joining the library on the generations but need help from
An inaugural meeting is planned at day will also be entered into a free local residents. Call (01992)
Parndon Hall, on the Princess raffle. 523863 if you would like to
01279 427777
Alexandra Hospital site, on January contribute.
30 starting at 5.30pm.
Mentors sought
Regional representative Audrey Rotary donation
Harris said: “The charity currently
has 16,000 members and it would A MENTORING scheme aimed at
be great to set it up locally and steering young people away from FUNDRAISING efforts by Rotary
invite all those people who have crime is looking for new volunteers clubs across Essex have generated
worked in the NHS to join. in Harlow. more than £35,000 for London’s
Royal Marsden Hospital. The cash
“It is open to anyone regardless of The Essex Mentors and Peers
was handed over on Friday.
their previous profession. Members programme helps youngsters aged
have the opportunity to participate 8-17 deal with problems including
in theatre trips, meetings and school exclusion and bullying as Stocking up
special interest groups.” well as literacy, numeracy and
communication skills.
To find out more about the BLOOD donors are being asked to
organisation, attend the meeting, Volunteers are expected to commit attend sessions at the Latton Bush
call [phone] or visit at least two hours a week but do not Centre in Southern Way, Harlow,
www.nhsrf.org.uk. need any specific skills. tomorrow (Friday) between
For more information call Myra 10.30am-12.30pm and 2-3.30pm.
Potter on [phone] or email
Healthy living
[email protected]
Race For Life
f: 01279 629924 [email protected] SUGGESTIONS for a healthy
lifestyle are available at Harlow Wood memories ENTRIES are now open for
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fitness instructors from the Roughtalleys Wood to help compile website at www.raceforlife.org.