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latest local and national news and sport SSAANN CC TTUU AARRYY TTHHRR EE AATT Rescued dogs could be put down if couple lose their home ByCHRISMOSS Craddock.“Mostofthesedogshavebeenabusedmen- [email protected] tally and physically by their owners, which makes re- homingthemverydifficultasthereisalwaystherisk theymaybiteorfightoutoffear. AS many as 25 rescued greyhounds and “Unlesswecanfindthemoneytopayoffthemort- lurchers will be destroyed unless a Harlow gage arrears, we will have no choice but to put these couple who care for them can find the beautifuldogstosleep.It’sassimpleasthat.” Thecouple’sfinancialtroublesbeganthreeyearsago money to save their home from reposses- whentheystoppedworkingasgraphicdesignerstocare sion. forMrsCraddock’sfather,whohadbeendiagnosedwith Gill and Lee Craddock have run Pat’s Legacy lungcancer. Sanctuary from their family home in Sheering Shortly after his death in October 2007, his mother Road,Harlow,since2001. wasdiagnosedwithheartfailureandmovedintothecou- ple’shomesotheycouldcareforher.Shediedshortly Butnowtheyfacelosingeverythingaftertheirmort- beforeChristmas. gage lender served them with an eviction notice last Withaverylowincomeandtherunningcostsofthe week. greyhoundsanctuarytomeet,theirdebtsbegantopile Thecouple–whofundthesanctuaryfromtheirown up. pockets–hadfallenintoarrearswiththeirrepayments “I just wish the mortgage firm would give us a bit afterhavingtobecomefull-timecarersfortheirtermi- more time to come up with the cash,” added Mrs nallyillparents. vviiddeeoo Craddock. 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TheOAPwasconfrontedbytheintrud- erasheinvestigatedanoiseinhiscouncil homeatabout10.30pmonThursday. Butinsteadofhandingovercash,helashed outandstruckthewould-bethief,whothenran- sackedtheproperty. Thecrookfledempty-handedbutsmasheda pictureoftheman’slatewifeduringtheraid. DetectiveConstableJayMccreathsaid:“This burglar should be ashamed of himself as not onlywashefoiledbyamannearlythreetimes hisagebutalsothatheshouldstooptosuchdes- picablelevelsbysmashingaphotographofsen- timentalvalue.” An Essex Police spokesman added: “We would like to commend the pensioner for his bravery.Hewasuninjuredbutleftshaken.” TheOAPwastooupsettotalkabouttheinci- dentthisweekandhasaskedforhisaddressin theNetteswellareanottobedisclosed. NetteswellcouncillorEdnaStevenssuggest- edpeoplecouldbeturningtocrimebecauseof theeconomicdownturnandsaidshewouldbe pushingforincreasedpolicepatrols. WOODWORKS:TToomm StressingthatHarlowisasafeplacetolive, FFlleemmiinngg,,lleefftt,,aannddDDaannnnyy sheadded:“Wehaveregularmeetingswiththe KKiinnggss((pphhoottoo::PPWW33KKXXDDKKNN//0011)) police and we have more police working in Harlow than any previous time. However, I WORKhasstartedtospruce rawmaterialtomake wouldurgepeopletolocktheirdoorswhenthey upaHarlowbeautyspot benchesandpathways. areinsideandtouseadoorchain.” Theburglarwasdescribedasagedinhislate afteritwonfundinginaStar- Thereservewonthepublic 20stoearly30s,whitewithlongbrownhairand backedcompetition. voteintheHotspotscontest about1.67m(5ft6in)tall. Volunteershavebeen runbyHarlowRenaissance. Anyone with information should call 0300 coppicingoaksatParndon Plannedworksincludepond- 3334444. WoodNatureReserveforthe dredgingandmorecoppicing. Wedding Reformed ‘hooligan’ spared jail for theft Fayre AMANhasbeensparedjailby serveacustodialsentence.You ajudgewhosaidhehadbeen havecomeperilouslyclose.” workingongoing“fromhooli- Bibby was given a four- gantofamilyman.” monthjailsentence,suspended Nathan Bibby (25), of The for12monthsandtoruncon- 11111111aaaammmm----4444ppppmmmm SSSSuuuunnnnddddaaaayyyy Dashes, Harlow, was given a current with the earlier sen- suspendedsentenceforstealing tence.Hewasalsogivena12- 11118888tttthhhh JJJJaaaannnnuuuuaaaarrrryyyy amotorbikeandcrashingitin month supervision order, also 2007. torunconcurrentwiththeear- 2222000000009999 But he breached the order lier supervision order which when he admitted stealing wasextendedfrom18months scrapmetalfromFleetMobile totwoyears. Tyres, in Sawbridgeworth, in JamesHoward,inmitigation, VVVViiiieeeewwwwoooouuuurrrr Maylastyear. toldthecourtBibbywasmak- nnnneeeewwwwVVVVeeeennnnuuuueeee Sentencing him at ingprogressinhissupervision Chelmsford Crown Court on and was now in a stable rela- Tuesday, Judge Anthony tionship and the father of a FFFFaaaasssshhhhiiiioooonnnnSSSShhhhoooowwwwssss11112222....33330000 &&&&2222....33330000 Goldstaub told him: “When three-month-oldchild. you were sentenced last time Headdedhehadalsostarted MeettheWarePriory you would have been told if alegitimatebusinessofcollect- Weddingteam you commit any further ing scrap metal with permis- offences you might have to sion. &theHertfordRegistrars. Cakemakers,Florists,Cars, New trial for Liddard Dressmakers,Jewellers, Stationary,Photographers, ABANKERaccusedofkillinga (23),ofChallinor,Harlow,was andmanymoreexhibitors. pleasureboatcaptaininadrunk- cleared of manslaughter, affray AAAAddddmmmmiiiissssssssiiiioooonnnniiiissssffffrrrreeeeeeee.... enbrawlwillbetriedagain. and assault occasioning actual Andrew Liddard (28), is bodilyharm.Headmittedcom- WAREPRIORY accused of punching Michael mon assault and will be sen- Reed (67), who later died of a tencedonJanuary30. HighStreet,Ware,Herts.SG129AL heartattack.Inatriallastmonth, Andrew Liddard, from Tel01920460316 jurors could not reach verdicts Hoddeson,willstandtrialagain www.warepriory.co.uk onchargesofmanslaughterand from July 13. He denies [email protected] causingactualbodilyharm. manslaughter and assault occa- Liddard’sbrotherChristopher sioningactualbodilyharm. 4 January15,2009 COMMUNITY CORNER email:[email protected] II’’llll bbee aa TToorryy ‘‘wweett’’ HHoossppiiccee sstteeppss uupp aappppeeaall ffoorr wwaallkkeerrss 66WWeessttGGaattee HHaarrllooww,,EEsssseexx ttoo ssuuppppoorrtt cchhaarriittyy HASTINGWOOD’SStClareHospice CCMM220011JJWW isconcernedtheChristmasholiday andpeakdemandsonthepostal EDITORIAL servicemaybetoblameforaslow responsetooneofitswinter Editor fundraisers. KKEENNMMOORRLLEEYY The5kWinterWalktakesplacenext DeputyEditor Sunday(January25)butsofarthe PPAAUULLNNEEWWMMAANN numberofpeopleregisteringhasbeen NewsEditor lowerthanexpected. LLOOUUIISSEESSAASSSSOOOONN PARLIAMENTARY GordonYounger,chairmanof RSCCpHHeopRRroIItrSSsteMMErdOOitSSoSSr hhooppienfugltRoombaekrteHaaslpfolanshis ttchhaeenngHoeatnretlhoroawnsikbtyrRaonofcbhhe,irstsaesiundpo:pu“ogIrhtfor Elaanvsdetnyrteasaisfrueodnvd£er4ra,21is00e00rpbTueroatpcsyloeMfraeregaioslnetelsyrae1idd00 AALLAANNSSCCOOTTTT forcharityaswellasin throughtheundertakingofa registrationshavebeenreceived. SportsReporter politicsthisyear. sponsoredswimagainthisyear. “Wehaveconcernsthatformshave DDAAVVIIDDRRIIMMMMEERR beenforgottenaboutoverthe ((00NN1122EE77WW99SS))RR44OO5511OO55MM4455 ThahseaCgorenesdertvoatdioveapsoelciotincdian tc“hAoenstbiwonioutkohsuasallnccdhhatalhlreeintifgeuesndwtosebtfhaaalcatencae Cthhartihstamveasbheeonlidpaoystoerdcboamckplmetaeydsftoirllmbse NNEEWWSSFFAAXX sponsoredswiminaidofthe Robertraiseswillhelpusto inthepostalsystem,”shesaid. ((0011227799))440000557700 Harlowbranchofthe achievethatin2009.” Inanappealtopeoplewhohavenot Alzheimer’sSociety. yetsignedup,sheadded:“Whetherit’s ttppDhhrreeIooSeebbSSxxTllIItteeffppaaRmmrreeyy,,rrIoossppiiBuueerrlleennUeeaaaaccccrrTssiieeeenneeIiiggvvOcciinnaaNggllll fiMt£nhi3rer,s20tcH00hs0a0wa7lrftiioomwtnyhs.auetnopndophkorearttihcsteoehmdpelpmwulneoogtrreeekdtbohhafaicsnk aoBaHadnnvraedddarrenl3todc3h2w:h2e5.“0mRTCcpeaahuesrnrroetoarrpeaugsnlgeWewtrhlwyhMhooiiwultaehrleriivosdoseeueunrtmpvirHnepiecaoonecwrtshtieailnl tytyutohhoosoo!uutsshAreewesntCaceawnahwketrriletnyilosegwatameseprxhaaeprarsrrevtcostiirowvsneliegiuadltltteahsi.bo,egencrdocetomooagntegtateraiftmintbefdeuirttjaaioonllrlilgn ((0011558822))339900335533 Hehopestoachievesimilar particular,wedoallthatwecan successwhenheswimsagainat tohelpthemandtheircarersto “Wehaveover£1.7mtoraiseeachyear ADVERTISING theParkInnHotel,inSouthern maintaintheirqualityoflife. andit’seventslikethisthatmakeour servicepossible.” Way,nextSaturday(January24). “Thesupportweofferisunique ((((0000CC1111LL2222DDAA7777IISS9999SSPP))))SS44LL44IIFFAA5533II1166YYEE5522DD44335511 “tshpIroaonmusgodhreewldighshiwctheimdItafooimrdotthomerybarisaseenccohnd ((pphhoottoo::GGPPMMSSXX2222PP//0022)) wfpoeirothapislnelotthonegretaomswainsinapnirnadctethinecaiarbl.lh”eosmes blSoehoeeknesadexidsterttehmteoeCblyhebrbiusustsmyieaarnssdhtiosllla.iidday20h0a9s much-neededfundsthatwillin Anyonewantingtotosponsor TheWinterWalkbeginsatthehospice Toobtainpermissiontocopy turnhelpthemtocontinueto overthefestiveseasonwhenI Withouttheworkthatthe MrHalfonshouldemail inHastingwoodRoadat10.30am.To cfouirtntifinontrgemsrnafratoilommnatphnueargpHeoamsreleosnwytoSautnadr swuhpopohratvleocdaelmHeanrtlioawanpdeoopfle epnujdodyiendg!myhelpingofChristmas HAalzrhloewimtehre’sliSvoecsioetfymdaoneyslioncal aolrzphheiomneers(0ha1r2l7o9w)@4b1t8c3o3n1netcot.com hsiogsnpiucpe,.cloo.gukonotrocwawllw(0.s1tc2l7a9r)e-773750. sGLhaioctueenl,dsCichnougnrcAtahgceRtnotchayde,,WNTeeuwlnlibsnprgiadtpogener cSotaurr.setheircarers,"hetoldthe c“rNuontcwhi,thIshtoanpdeipnegotphleecwreildlidtig ptoeodpolealwltohualtdIscuafnfetroasnudpIpworatnt rAelqtuerensattaivseplyo,nsspoornfsoorrmsh.ip DDeeaaddlliinnee lloooommss ffoorr Wells,TN11NL.Youcanalsocall “Mypersonalaimisalsotoshed deepintotheirpocketsto andtothankthemfortheir pledgescanbemadeatat themon01892525273oremail afewofthepoundsthatIgained supportthisveryworthycause. valuedefforts.” www.justgiving.com/roberthalfon. yyoouutthh ccaasshh ggrraannttss [email protected] Shelter’s thanks to YOUTHgroupsacrossEssexhavejust adaylefttoapplyfortheremaining shareofa£2mcashbonanza. its volunteer army Initsfirstroundofgrants,the CommunityInitiativesFundYouth donated£985,985toworthycauses acrossthecountyandasimilar amountisstillavailableforthesecond round. Theseconddeadlineforapplicationsis tomorrow(January16),withdecisions beingmadeinMarch. JohnJowers,EssexCountyCouncil’s portfolioholderforlocalism,said: “Thereisstillplentyofmoneyleftin thepottofundsomebrilliantschemes soIwouldurgegroupstoputintheir applicationssowecanmakeevenmore ofthesevitalcommunitydreamsa realityforouryoungpeoplewhoare thefutureofourcounty.” Thecouncilisparticularlykeento receiveapplicationsfromtheHarlow, Uttlesford andBasildondistricts,, whichhadalowertakeuplasttime. Applicationformsandguidancenotes areavailableonthewebsite www.communityinitiativesfund.co.uk. KIND-heartedvolunteerswho toiletries,clothing,sleeping Forfurtherinformationcontactco- helpedprovideashelterforthe bagsandmanyotherthings, ordinatorBeverlyDavieson07929 homelessduringtheChristmas eitherthroughaschool,church 543523orsendanemailto andNewYearperiodhavebeen organisationorindividually." [email protected] thankedfortheirselflesswork. HesingledoutPeterWalfordof Unpaidhelperstooktheseason theGreatParndonCommunity WWoorrtthhyy ccaauusseess ttoo ofgoodwillatitsliteral Associationforspecialthanks meaningbygivingtheirfree forgrantingtheuseoftheplay ggeett tthhee LLiioonnss sshhaarree timetohelprunanddonate barnandcoveringthecostof itemstothetemporaryhavenin heatingandlightingforthe10 Harlow’sAbercrombieWayfor days,andtheParkInnHotel,in GENEROUSresidentsdonated£1,350 10days. SouthernWay,whichgave totheHarlowLionsClubin Almost200peoplewhowere Christmasdinnerandallthe collectionsheldoutsidesupermarkets unfortunateenoughnottohave trimmingsforalltheguestsand throughoutthetown. aroofovertheirheadsenjoyed volunteersonChristmasDay. Membersofthegroup,whichraises aturkeydinneronChristmas PitneyBowes,Sainsbury's moneywithintheHarlowandEpping DayandcelebratedNewYear WalthamPointDepot,A1 areaforthegoodofthecommunity, withahome-cookedIndian BaconandGreenwayEggs collectedoutsideTescostoresin mealmadebyavolunteer. werealsothanked. ChurchLangleyandEdinburghWay ShelterorganiserMickGranger MrGrangeradded:“Closing andSainsbury’sinFifthAvenue,two said:“Asalways,theHarlow thedoorsofthehavenisalways weekendsbeforeChristmas. communityhasoverwhelmed averysaddayasweseeour AspokesmanforHarlowLionssaid: uswithitsgenerosity.Thereare guestsgobackonthestreets. “IwouldliketothankHarlow fartoomanypeopletothank Inthisdayandageno-one residentsfortheirgenerosity.As personallybutwewouldliketo shouldbehomeless,but always,allofthemoneycollectedwill sayabigthankyoutothemany unfortunatelythesituationonly beusedtohelpthoseinneed.” peoplewhodonatedfood, seemstogetworse.” 5 www.harlowstar.co.uk NEWS January15,2009 Growing new trees from Christmas cards OLDfestivegreetingscardscouldbeturnedintotrees thankstoarecyclinginitiative. HarlowMPBillRammelllaunchedtheWoodland Trust’sChristmasCardRecyclingSchemeatTesco,in EdinburghWay,onFriday. Cardscollectedwillberecycledandturnedinto creditswhichenabletheWoodlandTrusttobuyand 25thJanuary200911am-4pm plantthousandsoftreesthroughouttheUK. MrRammellsaid:“Protectingourgreenspaceand woodlandinthisareaisvitalandwhatbetterwayto ensurenewtreesareplantedinthisareathanby recyclingouroldChristmascardswhich,whenthe festiveseasoncomestoaclose,wedon’treallyhave muchusefor? “Iwouldencourageeveryonewhocangettoeither EdinburghWayorChurchLangleyTescoinJanuary todropofftheiroldcardstocontributetothe WoodlandTrust’scampaignfornewtrees.” CARDWORK:BBiillllRRaammmmeellll,,lleefftt,, wwiitthhTTeessccoommaannaaggeerrTToonnyy RecyclingbinswillbeinbothHarlowbranchesof TescountilJanuary31. BBeerrrriinnggttoonn((pphhoottoo::QQBBQQQQ99CCJJYY//0044) HHoouussiinngg hheellpp jjoobb ccuuttss ‘‘rriiddiiccuulloouuss’’ FURIOUS staff in Harlow ByCHRISMOSS backs. Council’s housing department [email protected] “They are overstretched as it is, so I’m have been left reeling by the reallyconcernedabouttheseredundancies,” shesaid. announcement that at least two But one worker, who wished to remain “The reality is that more families are homelessnessandhousingoptions anonymous, said: “How can making two goingtobemadehomelessasthecountry officerswillbemaderedundantin officers redundant improve the service we goesintorecession.Thecouncilshouldbe aserviceshake-up. provide? expandingtheservicetocaterforincreased Head of housing Andrew Murray – “Moreandmorepeoplearegoingtoneed demand, not cutting it back just to save one of eight senior officers to be thedepartment’shelpduringthisrecession, money.” butthecouncilhasdecidedtomakecutbacks A council spokesman said the authority rewardedwithasubstantialpayhikethis –it’sabsolutelyridiculous.” wouldendeavourtoredeployanystaffmade year–haswrittentohisstaffoutlining The news comes in the wake of the redundant and that consultation with plansforaservicereviewinwhichposts authority’s decision to withdraw funding employeesandtradeunionswasongoing. will be axed and officers made to re- fromtheWelfareRightsandAdviceService, “So far, housing repossessions do not applyfortheirjobs. andjusttwomonthsaftertheStarrevealed appear to have hit the town as hard as in The letter claims the restructuring exer- thenumberofhomerepossessionsinHarlow other areas,” he added. “However, we are cisereflects“thechangedrequirementsfor wasontherise. monitoring the situation carefully and we thewiderhousingportfolio”andwillallow SelmaGranger,formerheadofthenow- aim to tackle developments as they arise. theservice“tobuilduponitsstrengths”and defunct Harlow Accommodation Project Beingreadyforfuturechallengesispartof “workmoreeffectivelyasateam.” charity, expressed her dismay at the cut- thereasonforreorganisingteams.” Thieves net a huge haul from home raid THIEVESmadeoffwithahaul flatscreen TVs with built-in ofexpensivegoodsaftersmash- DVD players and various jew- ingawindowandransackinga ellery. homeinHarlow. The burglary happened Five computer consoles as overnightonJanuary9–oneof well as accessories and games severalwhichhavetakenplace were stolen from the property throughout the town in recent in Latton Street, along with a weeks. generator, Slush Puppy drinks Officers are now warning machine,twocandyflossmak- residentstobeef-uptheirsecu- ers and a popcorn machine, rity to properties and ensure Canoncamera,Sonycamcorder their homes are secure at all and 50in flat screen TV with times. lightingsurround,satellitedish Anyone with information aerial, Sky box, three off-road should call PCVictoria Joy at motorcyclesandclothing,three Harlowpolicestationon0300 remote control bikes, three 3334444. Lib Dem plea for museum LIBERAL Democrat prospec- admittedthecouncilisconsid- tive Parliamentary candidate ering moving the museum to DeanWhitehascalledforguar- theCivicCentretocutbills. anteesaboutthefutureofThe MrWhite said: “Local peo- MuseumOfHarlow. ple are scared by the ongoing He has written to Harlow rounds of cuts from the Council leader Andrew John- Conservative council. As the son,urginghimtopromisethe mainoppositioninHarlow,itis MuskhamRoadfacilitywillnot theLiberalDemocrats’respon- beshut. sibilitytoholdthemtoaccount Last week, Mr Johnson onthisissue.” 6 January15,2009 NEWS email:[email protected] TToorryy uurrggeess aa bbooyyccoo tt tt Town escapes downturn in UK recycling ooff ‘‘sswweeaattsshhoopp’’ ssttoorree RESIDENTSinHarloware beingurgedtorecycleas normalaftercouncilchiefssaid theauthorityisnotsuffering effectsoftherecyclingindustry plungingintocrisis. Rubbishwhichhasbeensorted ByCHRISMOSS ”Like anyone who watched BBC news last byhomeownersthroughoutthe [email protected] night,Iamoutraged,shockedanddisgusted countryisbeingstoredinhuge bywhatIwatched–IfeelsickthatIhave warehousesbecauseprivate everbeeninHarlowPrimark. companiescontractedbylocal AN undercover BBC investigation “Thiscompanyisbehavingwiththeworst authoritiescannotsellthe linking High Street clothing chain possible standards and seemingly does not materials.Wastepaperhas Primark to UK sweatshops has valuehumanlife.Itseemsnottocarewhoits particularlybeenhitby suppliers are so long as it can out-price its plummetingdemandandmost prompted a call from a leading competitors.” papermillsinthecountryare Harlow Tory for shoppers to boy- In his letter to the store manager, Mr notacceptingnewstock. cottthestore. Halfonquestionsthefirm’sinspectionproce- Thesituationhascaused Conservative prospective Parliamen- duresandaskswhyithasapparentlyturneda problemsforsomecouncils, tarycandidateRobertHalfonwassoout- blindeyetotheallegedillegalworkingprac- whichhavehadtopay ragedbythereporthehaswrittentothe ticesusedbysuppliers. contractedfirmstostorethe Although the store told the BBC it was stockpiledrecycledmaterials– manager of the Harlow branch of the “extremelyconcernedabouttheveryserious leadingtofearstax-payerswill budget fashion chain, in the Harvey allegations”madeinthebroadcastandprom- endupfootingthebill. Centre,toexpresshisconcern. iseditwouldconductitsowninvestigation, ButHarlowCouncilthisweek ThereportwasscreenedonNewsAt10on MrHalfonsaidanapologywasinadequate. reportedbusinessasnormal, Monday and included secret footage of an “Iurgealllocalpeopletoboycottthisshop withaspokesmanstating: undercover reporter being offered half the until it shows proper standards,” he added. “Recyclinginthetownisnot minimum wage to work alongside illegal “Primark’sapologytotheBBCisnotenough currentlyaffectedbytheglobal immigrantsatoneofthefirm’smainsuppli- Nobody from the chain was unavailable economicsituation.Residents ers. BOYCOTT:RobertHalfonmakeshispointaboutallegedsweatshoplabour forcommentastheStarwenttopressyester- shouldcontinuetorecycleusing Speaking on Tuesday, Mr Halfon said: outsidePrimark’sbranchinHarlow (photo:VDGT9WKY/03) day(Wednesday). servicesavailableandreduce theirwastewhereverpossible. Zavvi branch survives “Recyclableitems,whichare collectedthroughthecouncil’s kerbsideschemeandfrom first round of closures neighbourhoodrecyclingsites, continuetobetakentomaterial processingcentresandsentfor recycling.” PAH’s boost for THE Harlow branch of struggling JointadministratorTomJacksaid: musicandentertainmentchainZavvi “Despite record consumer demand has escaped immediate closure after sinceChristmas,itisnolongerpossi- cancer patients administrators spared the store in ble to support continued trading theirfirstroundofcutbacks. acrossalloftheZavvistores. Ernst&Younghasannouncedthe “However,weintendtocontinueto PRINCESSAlexandraHospital immediateclosureof40ofthefirm’s trade the remaining Zavvi portfolio hasaltereditspatient branches,buttheBroadWalkstoreis withaviewtosellingallorpartofthe monitoringprogrammeinabid oneof74otherswhichwillcontinue Zavvibusinessasagoingconcern.So toimproveefficiencyand to trade while a rescue package is far,wehavereceived60expressions qualityofcareforcancer soughtforthebeleagueredbrand. of interest which we continue to sufferers. Thetroubledchainhasbeenbadly activelypursue.” affected by the collapse of ● LAND of Leather, which has a Allcancerpatientswillnow Woolworthsanditswholesaledistri- branch in Harlow’s Queens Gate havetheirprogresstrackedfrom butionarmEntertainmentUK,which Centre has called in the administra- thefirsttimetheyvisitthe hadsuppliedZavviwiththemajority tors,putting1,000jobsatriskinthe hospitalfortreatmenttoensure ofitsstockuntilitwentintoadminis- UK. theyaretreatedwithinthe trationinlateNovember. The furniture firm has 109 stores nationaltargetoftwomonths. Zavviwasforcedtoceaseallonline andannouncedthemoveonMonday Previously,onlypatients tradingasaresultandhassincehad afteritssalesreportedlyfellby47per referredurgentlybyGPsor considerable difficulty in sourcing cent over the three months to undergoingthefirstroundof newstock. November2lastyear. treatmentweremonitored. Cashpoint gang is sent to prison AGANGhasbeensentencedtoatotalof 17 years behind bars for a spate of cash machineraidsinHarlowandotherpartsof thecountry. StewartBentley,PaulMockford,George Welford and Martin Godwin admitted charges relating to the theft or attempted theftof25cashmachines. Bentley (36) was sentenced to three years,Mockford(36)wasgivenfiveyears, Welford(40)wassentencedtofiveyears andGodwin(35)wassentencedtoatotalof four years at Ipswich Crown Court on Thursday.AllarefromtheLondonarea. Thecourtheardthegangstuckbetween May 2007 and July 2008, stealing or attempting to steal 17 cash machines, including one in Harlow, and taking 10 vehiclesfromvariouslocations. Thetheftsanddamagecausedtoproper- tytotalledmorethan£500,000. Police finally caught up with the gang when Bentley was arrested after being foundunderalorryinApril2009tryingto detachchainswhichhadbeenusedinthe attempt to steal the contents of a cash machine. 7 www.harlowstar.co.uk NEWS January15,2009 FFaammiilliieess’’ ccoolldd ssnnaapp ddiissttrreessss ByCHRISMOSS [email protected] SIX families have been forced to endurethebrutalcoldsnapwith- out heating or hot water because of faulty heating in their council- ownedflats. Tenants in Barn Mead first reported problemswiththeirsharedcentralheat- ingsystemonNewYear’sDay–butthey are still waiting for Harlow Council’s maintenancecontractorKierHarlowto mendit. Meanwhile,temperaturesinthetownhave plummetedtoaslowas-6ºCatnight. Theangrytenantshavelaidtheblamefor theirplightsquarelyoncouncilofficersthey havecriticisedas“arrogant”. Among those affected is mother-of-two DonnaTyler,whohasbeenforcedtohuddle upwithher11-week-oldbabygirland11- year-olddaughtereverynighttomakesure theystaywarm. “This has been an absolute nightmare,” shesaid.“Howareyousupposedtoproperly careforababywhenyou’reforcedtolive withoutheatduringthecoldestweeksofthe year? “We’ve all had to move into the living room and huddle up around an electric COLDCOMFORT:Picturedare,rear,lefttoright,PhilMcAuley, heatereverynightjusttostaywarm. GeorgeWilkinson,SamanthaGrover,RoyCockle,front,lefttoright, “It’snotjustusI’mworriedabout–there LaraineHayes,DonnaTylerholdingNatashaTimsonandBethany areelderlyresidentslivinginourblockas Tyler (photo:JJQKFW3Q/02) well.I’vetriedandtriedtogetthecouncilto sortthisout,buttheyjustdon’tseemboth- Mead, Kier Harlow Ltd staff attended and ered.Theirarroganceisdisgraceful.” gottheboilerworkingagain,”hesaid. KierHarlowbusinessdevelopmentman- “Ouroperativesvisitedthesiteanumber The agerGrahamWilliamsonsaidarrangements of times and believed the issue had been havenowbeenmadeforengineerstovisit resolved. the affected flats within the next week to “However,ithassincebeenidentifiedthat attempttoresolvetheproblems. the problem has moved to the heating cir- “Whenitwasfirstreportedthattherewas cuitswithintheflats,whichhasledtoaspo- New aproblemwiththecommunalboileratBarn radicsupplyofheatingandhotwater.” Heating bill help Year for town We specialise in all areas of RESIDENTSin Sale Employment Law including: Harlowareamong thousandssetto benefitfrom additionalcold + EmploymentContracts weatherpayments. Our best sale ever – nowon! 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TheOAPwasconfrontedbytheintrud- erasheinvestigatedanoiseinhiscouncil homeatabout10.30pmonThursday. Butinsteadofhandingovercash,helashed outandstruckthewould-bethief,whothenran- sackedtheproperty. Thecrookfledempty-handedbutsmasheda pictureoftheman’slatewifeduringtheraid. DetectiveConstableJayMccreathsaid:“This burglar should be ashamed of himself as not onlywashefoiledbyamannearlythreetimes hisagebutalsothatheshouldstooptosuchdes- picablelevelsbysmashingaphotographofsen- timentalvalue.” An Essex Police spokesman added: “We would like to commend the pensioner for his bravery.Hewasuninjuredbutleftshaken.” TheOAPwastooupsettotalkabouttheinci- dentthisweekandhasaskedforhisaddressin theNetteswellareanottobedisclosed. NetteswellcouncillorEdnaStevenssuggest- edpeoplecouldbeturningtocrimebecauseof theeconomicdownturnandsaidshewouldbe pushingforincreasedpolicepatrols. WOODWORKS:TToomm StressingthatHarlowisasafeplacetolive, FFlleemmiinngg,,lleefftt,,aannddDDaannnnyy sheadded:“Wehaveregularmeetingswiththe KKiinnggss((pphhoottoo::PPWW33KKXXDDKKNN//0011)) police and we have more police working in Harlow than any previous time. However, I WORKhasstartedtospruce rawmaterialtomake wouldurgepeopletolocktheirdoorswhenthey upaHarlowbeautyspot benchesandpathways. areinsideandtouseadoorchain.” Theburglarwasdescribedasagedinhislate afteritwonfundinginaStar- Thereservewonthepublic 20stoearly30s,whitewithlongbrownhairand backedcompetition. voteintheHotspotscontest about1.67m(5ft6in)tall. Volunteershavebeen runbyHarlowRenaissance. Anyone with information should call 0300 coppicingoaksatParndon Plannedworksincludepond- 3334444. WoodNatureReserveforthe dredgingandmorecoppicing. Wedding Reformed ‘hooligan’ spared jail for theft Fayre AMANhasbeensparedjailby serveacustodialsentence.You ajudgewhosaidhehadbeen havecomeperilouslyclose.” workingongoing“fromhooli- Bibby was given a four- gantofamilyman.” monthjailsentence,suspended Nathan Bibby (25), of The for12monthsandtoruncon- 11111111aaaammmm----4444ppppmmmm SSSSuuuunnnnddddaaaayyyy Dashes, Harlow, was given a current with the earlier sen- suspendedsentenceforstealing tence.Hewasalsogivena12- 11118888tttthhhh JJJJaaaannnnuuuuaaaarrrryyyy amotorbikeandcrashingitin month supervision order, also 2007. torunconcurrentwiththeear- 2222000000009999 But he breached the order lier supervision order which when he admitted stealing wasextendedfrom18months scrapmetalfromFleetMobile totwoyears. Tyres, in Sawbridgeworth, in JamesHoward,inmitigation, VVVViiiieeeewwwwoooouuuurrrr Maylastyear. toldthecourtBibbywasmak- nnnneeeewwwwVVVVeeeennnnuuuueeee Sentencing him at ingprogressinhissupervision Chelmsford Crown Court on and was now in a stable rela- Tuesday, Judge Anthony tionship and the father of a FFFFaaaasssshhhhiiiioooonnnnSSSShhhhoooowwwwssss11112222....33330000 &&&&2222....33330000 Goldstaub told him: “When three-month-oldchild. you were sentenced last time Headdedhehadalsostarted MeettheWarePriory you would have been told if alegitimatebusinessofcollect- Weddingteam you commit any further ing scrap metal with permis- offences you might have to sion. &theHertfordRegistrars. Cakemakers,Florists,Cars, New trial for Liddard Dressmakers,Jewellers, Stationary,Photographers, ABANKERaccusedofkillinga (23),ofChallinor,Harlow,was andmanymoreexhibitors. pleasureboatcaptaininadrunk- cleared of manslaughter, affray AAAAddddmmmmiiiissssssssiiiioooonnnniiiissssffffrrrreeeeeeee.... enbrawlwillbetriedagain. and assault occasioning actual Andrew Liddard (28), is bodilyharm.Headmittedcom- WAREPRIORY accused of punching Michael mon assault and will be sen- Reed (67), who later died of a tencedonJanuary30. HighStreet,Ware,Herts.SG129AL heartattack.Inatriallastmonth, Andrew Liddard, from Tel01920460316 jurors could not reach verdicts Hoddeson,willstandtrialagain www.warepriory.co.uk onchargesofmanslaughterand from July 13. He denies [email protected] causingactualbodilyharm. manslaughter and assault occa- Liddard’sbrotherChristopher sioningactualbodilyharm. 4 January15,2009 COMMUNITY CORNER email:[email protected] II’’llll bbee aa TToorryy ‘‘wweett’’ HHoossppiiccee sstteeppss uupp aappppeeaall ffoorr wwaallkkeerrss 66WWeessttGGaattee HHaarrllooww,,EEsssseexx ttoo ssuuppppoorrtt cchhaarriittyy HASTINGWOOD’SStClareHospice CCMM220011JJWW isconcernedtheChristmasholiday andpeakdemandsonthepostal EDITORIAL servicemaybetoblameforaslow responsetooneofitswinter Editor fundraisers. KKEENNMMOORRLLEEYY The5kWinterWalktakesplacenext DeputyEditor Sunday(January25)butsofarthe PPAAUULLNNEEWWMMAANN numberofpeopleregisteringhasbeen NewsEditor lowerthanexpected. LLOOUUIISSEESSAASSSSOOOONN PARLIAMENTARY GordonYounger,chairmanof RSCCpHHeopRRroIItrSSsteMMErdOOitSSoSSr hhooppienfugltRoombaekrteHaaslpfolanshis ttchhaeenngHoeatnretlhoroawnsikbtyrRaonofcbhhe,irstsaesiundpo:pu“ogIrhtfor Elaanvsdetnyrteasaisfrueodnvd£er4ra,21is00e00rpbTueroatpcsyloeMfraeregaioslnetelsyrae1idd00 AALLAANNSSCCOOTTTT forcharityaswellasin throughtheundertakingofa registrationshavebeenreceived. SportsReporter politicsthisyear. sponsoredswimagainthisyear. “Wehaveconcernsthatformshave DDAAVVIIDDRRIIMMMMEERR beenforgottenaboutoverthe ((00NN1122EE77WW99SS))RR44OO5511OO55MM4455 ThahseaCgorenesdertvoatdioveapsoelciotincdian tc“hAoenstbiwonioutkohsuasallnccdhhatalhlreeintifgeuesndwtosebtfhaaalcatencae Cthhartihstamveasbheeonlidpaoystoerdcboamckplmetaeydsftoirllmbse NNEEWWSSFFAAXX sponsoredswiminaidofthe Robertraiseswillhelpusto inthepostalsystem,”shesaid. ((0011227799))440000557700 Harlowbranchofthe achievethatin2009.” Inanappealtopeoplewhohavenot Alzheimer’sSociety. yetsignedup,sheadded:“Whetherit’s ttppDhhrreeIooSeebbSSxxTllIItteeffppaaRmmrreeyy,,rrIoossppiiBuueerrlleennUeeaaaaccccrrTssiieeeenneeIiiggvvOcciinnaaNggllll fiMt£nhi3rer,s20tcH00hs0a0wa7lrftiioomwtnyhs.auetnopndophkorearttihcsteoehmdpelpmwulneoogtrreeekdtbohhafaicsnk aoBaHadnnvraedddarrenl3todc3h2w:h2e5.“0mRTCcpeaahuesrnrroetoarrpeaugsnlgeWewtrhlwyhMhooiiwultaehrleriivosdoseeueunrtmpvirHnepiecaoonecwrtshtieailnl tytyutohhoosoo!uutsshAreewesntCaceawnahwketrriletnyilosegwatameseprxhaaeprarsrrevtcostiirowvsneliegiuadltltteahsi.bo,egencrdocetomooagntegtateraiftmintbefdeuirttjaaioonllrlilgn ((0011558822))339900335533 Hehopestoachievesimilar particular,wedoallthatwecan successwhenheswimsagainat tohelpthemandtheircarersto “Wehaveover£1.7mtoraiseeachyear ADVERTISING theParkInnHotel,inSouthern maintaintheirqualityoflife. andit’seventslikethisthatmakeour servicepossible.” Way,nextSaturday(January24). “Thesupportweofferisunique ((((0000CC1111LL2222DDAA7777IISS9999SSPP))))SS44LL44IIFFAA5533II1166YYEE5522DD44335511 “tshpIroaonmusgodhreewldighshiwctheimdItafooimrdotthomerybarisaseenccohnd ((pphhoottoo::GGPPMMSSXX2222PP//0022)) wfpoeirothapislnelotthonegretaomswainsinapnirnadctethinecaiarbl.lh”eosmes blSoehoeeknesadexidsterttehmteoeCblyhebrbiusustsmyieaarnssdhtiosllla.iidday20h0a9s much-neededfundsthatwillin Anyonewantingtotosponsor TheWinterWalkbeginsatthehospice Toobtainpermissiontocopy turnhelpthemtocontinueto overthefestiveseasonwhenI Withouttheworkthatthe MrHalfonshouldemail inHastingwoodRoadat10.30am.To cfouirtntifinontrgemsrnafratoilommnatphnueargpHeoamsreleosnwytoSautnadr swuhpopohratvleocdaelmHeanrtlioawanpdeoopfle epnujdodyiendg!myhelpingofChristmas HAalzrhloewimtehre’sliSvoecsioetfymdaoneyslioncal aolrzphheiomneers(0ha1r2l7o9w)@4b1t8c3o3n1netcot.com hsiogsnpiucpe,.cloo.gukonotrocwawllw(0.s1tc2l7a9r)e-773750. sGLhaioctueenl,dsCichnougnrcAtahgceRtnotchayde,,WNTeeuwlnlibsnprgiadtpogener cSotaurr.setheircarers,"hetoldthe c“rNuontcwhi,thIshtoanpdeipnegotphleecwreildlidtig ptoeodpolealwltohualtdIscuafnfetroasnudpIpworatnt rAelqtuerensattaivseplyo,nsspoornfsoorrmsh.ip DDeeaaddlliinnee lloooommss ffoorr Wells,TN11NL.Youcanalsocall “Mypersonalaimisalsotoshed deepintotheirpocketsto andtothankthemfortheir pledgescanbemadeatat themon01892525273oremail afewofthepoundsthatIgained supportthisveryworthycause. valuedefforts.” www.justgiving.com/roberthalfon. yyoouutthh ccaasshh ggrraannttss [email protected] Shelter’s thanks to YOUTHgroupsacrossEssexhavejust adaylefttoapplyfortheremaining shareofa£2mcashbonanza. its volunteer army Initsfirstroundofgrants,the CommunityInitiativesFundYouth donated£985,985toworthycauses acrossthecountyandasimilar amountisstillavailableforthesecond round. Theseconddeadlineforapplicationsis tomorrow(January16),withdecisions beingmadeinMarch. JohnJowers,EssexCountyCouncil’s portfolioholderforlocalism,said: “Thereisstillplentyofmoneyleftin thepottofundsomebrilliantschemes soIwouldurgegroupstoputintheir applicationssowecanmakeevenmore ofthesevitalcommunitydreamsa realityforouryoungpeoplewhoare thefutureofourcounty.” Thecouncilisparticularlykeento receiveapplicationsfromtheHarlow, Uttlesford andBasildondistricts,, whichhadalowertakeuplasttime. Applicationformsandguidancenotes areavailableonthewebsite www.communityinitiativesfund.co.uk. KIND-heartedvolunteerswho toiletries,clothing,sleeping Forfurtherinformationcontactco- helpedprovideashelterforthe bagsandmanyotherthings, ordinatorBeverlyDavieson07929 homelessduringtheChristmas eitherthroughaschool,church 543523orsendanemailto andNewYearperiodhavebeen organisationorindividually." [email protected] thankedfortheirselflesswork. HesingledoutPeterWalfordof Unpaidhelperstooktheseason theGreatParndonCommunity WWoorrtthhyy ccaauusseess ttoo ofgoodwillatitsliteral Associationforspecialthanks meaningbygivingtheirfree forgrantingtheuseoftheplay ggeett tthhee LLiioonnss sshhaarree timetohelprunanddonate barnandcoveringthecostof itemstothetemporaryhavenin heatingandlightingforthe10 Harlow’sAbercrombieWayfor days,andtheParkInnHotel,in GENEROUSresidentsdonated£1,350 10days. SouthernWay,whichgave totheHarlowLionsClubin Almost200peoplewhowere Christmasdinnerandallthe collectionsheldoutsidesupermarkets unfortunateenoughnottohave trimmingsforalltheguestsand throughoutthetown. aroofovertheirheadsenjoyed volunteersonChristmasDay. Membersofthegroup,whichraises aturkeydinneronChristmas PitneyBowes,Sainsbury's moneywithintheHarlowandEpping DayandcelebratedNewYear WalthamPointDepot,A1 areaforthegoodofthecommunity, withahome-cookedIndian BaconandGreenwayEggs collectedoutsideTescostoresin mealmadebyavolunteer. werealsothanked. ChurchLangleyandEdinburghWay ShelterorganiserMickGranger MrGrangeradded:“Closing andSainsbury’sinFifthAvenue,two said:“Asalways,theHarlow thedoorsofthehavenisalways weekendsbeforeChristmas. communityhasoverwhelmed averysaddayasweseeour AspokesmanforHarlowLionssaid: uswithitsgenerosity.Thereare guestsgobackonthestreets. “IwouldliketothankHarlow fartoomanypeopletothank Inthisdayandageno-one residentsfortheirgenerosity.As personallybutwewouldliketo shouldbehomeless,but always,allofthemoneycollectedwill sayabigthankyoutothemany unfortunatelythesituationonly beusedtohelpthoseinneed.” peoplewhodonatedfood, seemstogetworse.” 5 www.harlowstar.co.uk NEWS January15,2009 Growing new trees from Christmas cards OLDfestivegreetingscardscouldbeturnedintotrees thankstoarecyclinginitiative. HarlowMPBillRammelllaunchedtheWoodland Trust’sChristmasCardRecyclingSchemeatTesco,in EdinburghWay,onFriday. Cardscollectedwillberecycledandturnedinto creditswhichenabletheWoodlandTrusttobuyand 25thJanuary200911am-4pm plantthousandsoftreesthroughouttheUK. MrRammellsaid:“Protectingourgreenspaceand woodlandinthisareaisvitalandwhatbetterwayto ensurenewtreesareplantedinthisareathanby recyclingouroldChristmascardswhich,whenthe festiveseasoncomestoaclose,wedon’treallyhave muchusefor? “Iwouldencourageeveryonewhocangettoeither EdinburghWayorChurchLangleyTescoinJanuary todropofftheiroldcardstocontributetothe WoodlandTrust’scampaignfornewtrees.” CARDWORK:BBiillllRRaammmmeellll,,lleefftt,, wwiitthhTTeessccoommaannaaggeerrTToonnyy RecyclingbinswillbeinbothHarlowbranchesof TescountilJanuary31. BBeerrrriinnggttoonn((pphhoottoo::QQBBQQQQ99CCJJYY//0044) HHoouussiinngg hheellpp jjoobb ccuuttss ‘‘rriiddiiccuulloouuss’’ FURIOUS staff in Harlow ByCHRISMOSS backs. Council’s housing department [email protected] “They are overstretched as it is, so I’m have been left reeling by the reallyconcernedabouttheseredundancies,” shesaid. announcement that at least two But one worker, who wished to remain “The reality is that more families are homelessnessandhousingoptions anonymous, said: “How can making two goingtobemadehomelessasthecountry officerswillbemaderedundantin officers redundant improve the service we goesintorecession.Thecouncilshouldbe aserviceshake-up. provide? expandingtheservicetocaterforincreased Head of housing Andrew Murray – “Moreandmorepeoplearegoingtoneed demand, not cutting it back just to save one of eight senior officers to be thedepartment’shelpduringthisrecession, money.” butthecouncilhasdecidedtomakecutbacks A council spokesman said the authority rewardedwithasubstantialpayhikethis –it’sabsolutelyridiculous.” wouldendeavourtoredeployanystaffmade year–haswrittentohisstaffoutlining The news comes in the wake of the redundant and that consultation with plansforaservicereviewinwhichposts authority’s decision to withdraw funding employeesandtradeunionswasongoing. will be axed and officers made to re- fromtheWelfareRightsandAdviceService, “So far, housing repossessions do not applyfortheirjobs. andjusttwomonthsaftertheStarrevealed appear to have hit the town as hard as in The letter claims the restructuring exer- thenumberofhomerepossessionsinHarlow other areas,” he added. “However, we are cisereflects“thechangedrequirementsfor wasontherise. monitoring the situation carefully and we thewiderhousingportfolio”andwillallow SelmaGranger,formerheadofthenow- aim to tackle developments as they arise. theservice“tobuilduponitsstrengths”and defunct Harlow Accommodation Project Beingreadyforfuturechallengesispartof “workmoreeffectivelyasateam.” charity, expressed her dismay at the cut- thereasonforreorganisingteams.” Thieves net a huge haul from home raid THIEVESmadeoffwithahaul flatscreen TVs with built-in ofexpensivegoodsaftersmash- DVD players and various jew- ingawindowandransackinga ellery. homeinHarlow. The burglary happened Five computer consoles as overnightonJanuary9–oneof well as accessories and games severalwhichhavetakenplace were stolen from the property throughout the town in recent in Latton Street, along with a weeks. generator, Slush Puppy drinks Officers are now warning machine,twocandyflossmak- residentstobeef-uptheirsecu- ers and a popcorn machine, rity to properties and ensure Canoncamera,Sonycamcorder their homes are secure at all and 50in flat screen TV with times. lightingsurround,satellitedish Anyone with information aerial, Sky box, three off-road should call PCVictoria Joy at motorcyclesandclothing,three Harlowpolicestationon0300 remote control bikes, three 3334444. Lib Dem plea for museum LIBERAL Democrat prospec- admittedthecouncilisconsid- tive Parliamentary candidate ering moving the museum to DeanWhitehascalledforguar- theCivicCentretocutbills. anteesaboutthefutureofThe MrWhite said: “Local peo- MuseumOfHarlow. ple are scared by the ongoing He has written to Harlow rounds of cuts from the Council leader Andrew John- Conservative council. As the son,urginghimtopromisethe mainoppositioninHarlow,itis MuskhamRoadfacilitywillnot theLiberalDemocrats’respon- beshut. sibilitytoholdthemtoaccount Last week, Mr Johnson onthisissue.” 6 January15,2009 NEWS email:[email protected] TToorryy uurrggeess aa bbooyyccoo tt tt Town escapes downturn in UK recycling ooff ‘‘sswweeaattsshhoopp’’ ssttoorree RESIDENTSinHarloware beingurgedtorecycleas normalaftercouncilchiefssaid theauthorityisnotsuffering effectsoftherecyclingindustry plungingintocrisis. Rubbishwhichhasbeensorted ByCHRISMOSS ”Like anyone who watched BBC news last byhomeownersthroughoutthe [email protected] night,Iamoutraged,shockedanddisgusted countryisbeingstoredinhuge bywhatIwatched–IfeelsickthatIhave warehousesbecauseprivate everbeeninHarlowPrimark. companiescontractedbylocal AN undercover BBC investigation “Thiscompanyisbehavingwiththeworst authoritiescannotsellthe linking High Street clothing chain possible standards and seemingly does not materials.Wastepaperhas Primark to UK sweatshops has valuehumanlife.Itseemsnottocarewhoits particularlybeenhitby suppliers are so long as it can out-price its plummetingdemandandmost prompted a call from a leading competitors.” papermillsinthecountryare Harlow Tory for shoppers to boy- In his letter to the store manager, Mr notacceptingnewstock. cottthestore. Halfonquestionsthefirm’sinspectionproce- Thesituationhascaused Conservative prospective Parliamen- duresandaskswhyithasapparentlyturneda problemsforsomecouncils, tarycandidateRobertHalfonwassoout- blindeyetotheallegedillegalworkingprac- whichhavehadtopay ragedbythereporthehaswrittentothe ticesusedbysuppliers. contractedfirmstostorethe Although the store told the BBC it was stockpiledrecycledmaterials– manager of the Harlow branch of the “extremelyconcernedabouttheveryserious leadingtofearstax-payerswill budget fashion chain, in the Harvey allegations”madeinthebroadcastandprom- endupfootingthebill. Centre,toexpresshisconcern. iseditwouldconductitsowninvestigation, ButHarlowCouncilthisweek ThereportwasscreenedonNewsAt10on MrHalfonsaidanapologywasinadequate. reportedbusinessasnormal, Monday and included secret footage of an “Iurgealllocalpeopletoboycottthisshop withaspokesmanstating: undercover reporter being offered half the until it shows proper standards,” he added. “Recyclinginthetownisnot minimum wage to work alongside illegal “Primark’sapologytotheBBCisnotenough currentlyaffectedbytheglobal immigrantsatoneofthefirm’smainsuppli- Nobody from the chain was unavailable economicsituation.Residents ers. BOYCOTT:RobertHalfonmakeshispointaboutallegedsweatshoplabour forcommentastheStarwenttopressyester- shouldcontinuetorecycleusing Speaking on Tuesday, Mr Halfon said: outsidePrimark’sbranchinHarlow (photo:VDGT9WKY/03) day(Wednesday). servicesavailableandreduce theirwastewhereverpossible. Zavvi branch survives “Recyclableitems,whichare collectedthroughthecouncil’s kerbsideschemeandfrom first round of closures neighbourhoodrecyclingsites, continuetobetakentomaterial processingcentresandsentfor recycling.” PAH’s boost for THE Harlow branch of struggling JointadministratorTomJacksaid: musicandentertainmentchainZavvi “Despite record consumer demand has escaped immediate closure after sinceChristmas,itisnolongerpossi- cancer patients administrators spared the store in ble to support continued trading theirfirstroundofcutbacks. acrossalloftheZavvistores. Ernst&Younghasannouncedthe “However,weintendtocontinueto PRINCESSAlexandraHospital immediateclosureof40ofthefirm’s trade the remaining Zavvi portfolio hasaltereditspatient branches,buttheBroadWalkstoreis withaviewtosellingallorpartofthe monitoringprogrammeinabid oneof74otherswhichwillcontinue Zavvibusinessasagoingconcern.So toimproveefficiencyand to trade while a rescue package is far,wehavereceived60expressions qualityofcareforcancer soughtforthebeleagueredbrand. of interest which we continue to sufferers. Thetroubledchainhasbeenbadly activelypursue.” affected by the collapse of ● LAND of Leather, which has a Allcancerpatientswillnow Woolworthsanditswholesaledistri- branch in Harlow’s Queens Gate havetheirprogresstrackedfrom butionarmEntertainmentUK,which Centre has called in the administra- thefirsttimetheyvisitthe hadsuppliedZavviwiththemajority tors,putting1,000jobsatriskinthe hospitalfortreatmenttoensure ofitsstockuntilitwentintoadminis- UK. theyaretreatedwithinthe trationinlateNovember. The furniture firm has 109 stores nationaltargetoftwomonths. Zavviwasforcedtoceaseallonline andannouncedthemoveonMonday Previously,onlypatients tradingasaresultandhassincehad afteritssalesreportedlyfellby47per referredurgentlybyGPsor considerable difficulty in sourcing cent over the three months to undergoingthefirstroundof newstock. November2lastyear. treatmentweremonitored. Cashpoint gang is sent to prison AGANGhasbeensentencedtoatotalof 17 years behind bars for a spate of cash machineraidsinHarlowandotherpartsof thecountry. StewartBentley,PaulMockford,George Welford and Martin Godwin admitted charges relating to the theft or attempted theftof25cashmachines. Bentley (36) was sentenced to three years,Mockford(36)wasgivenfiveyears, Welford(40)wassentencedtofiveyears andGodwin(35)wassentencedtoatotalof four years at Ipswich Crown Court on Thursday.AllarefromtheLondonarea. Thecourtheardthegangstuckbetween May 2007 and July 2008, stealing or attempting to steal 17 cash machines, including one in Harlow, and taking 10 vehiclesfromvariouslocations. Thetheftsanddamagecausedtoproper- tytotalledmorethan£500,000. Police finally caught up with the gang when Bentley was arrested after being foundunderalorryinApril2009tryingto detachchainswhichhadbeenusedinthe attempt to steal the contents of a cash machine. 7 www.harlowstar.co.uk NEWS January15,2009 FFaammiilliieess’’ ccoolldd ssnnaapp ddiissttrreessss ByCHRISMOSS [email protected] SIX families have been forced to endurethebrutalcoldsnapwith- out heating or hot water because of faulty heating in their council- ownedflats. Tenants in Barn Mead first reported problemswiththeirsharedcentralheat- ingsystemonNewYear’sDay–butthey are still waiting for Harlow Council’s maintenancecontractorKierHarlowto mendit. Meanwhile,temperaturesinthetownhave plummetedtoaslowas-6ºCatnight. Theangrytenantshavelaidtheblamefor theirplightsquarelyoncouncilofficersthey havecriticisedas“arrogant”. Among those affected is mother-of-two DonnaTyler,whohasbeenforcedtohuddle upwithher11-week-oldbabygirland11- year-olddaughtereverynighttomakesure theystaywarm. “This has been an absolute nightmare,” shesaid.“Howareyousupposedtoproperly careforababywhenyou’reforcedtolive withoutheatduringthecoldestweeksofthe year? “We’ve all had to move into the living room and huddle up around an electric COLDCOMFORT:Picturedare,rear,lefttoright,PhilMcAuley, heatereverynightjusttostaywarm. GeorgeWilkinson,SamanthaGrover,RoyCockle,front,lefttoright, “It’snotjustusI’mworriedabout–there LaraineHayes,DonnaTylerholdingNatashaTimsonandBethany areelderlyresidentslivinginourblockas Tyler (photo:JJQKFW3Q/02) well.I’vetriedandtriedtogetthecouncilto sortthisout,buttheyjustdon’tseemboth- Mead, Kier Harlow Ltd staff attended and ered.Theirarroganceisdisgraceful.” gottheboilerworkingagain,”hesaid. KierHarlowbusinessdevelopmentman- “Ouroperativesvisitedthesiteanumber The agerGrahamWilliamsonsaidarrangements of times and believed the issue had been havenowbeenmadeforengineerstovisit resolved. the affected flats within the next week to “However,ithassincebeenidentifiedthat attempttoresolvetheproblems. the problem has moved to the heating cir- “Whenitwasfirstreportedthattherewas cuitswithintheflats,whichhasledtoaspo- New aproblemwiththecommunalboileratBarn radicsupplyofheatingandhotwater.” Heating bill help Year for town We specialise in all areas of RESIDENTSin Sale Employment Law including: Harlowareamong thousandssetto benefitfrom additionalcold + EmploymentContracts weatherpayments. Our best sale ever – nowon! TheGovernment + EmploymentTribunals(actingforeitherEmployee announcedthis orEmployer) weekthetownwas one48areasto Findusat:4StarStreet,Ware,Herts. + Adviceregardingpotentialclaimsforredundancy, receivethemoney Tel:01920468664or01920466664. unfairdismissal,disabilitydiscriminationandsexual because Open:Mon-Satfrom9am-5pm discrimination temperatureshave dropped www.warebathrooms.co.uk + ProvisionofIndependentLegalAdviceinrelationto particularlylow aCompromiseAgreement thiswinter. [email protected] Themoveispart + DraftingofCompromiseAgreementsonbehalfof ofapackageof theEmployer measurestohelp vulnerablepeople + DraftingofEmploymentStaffmanualsincluding andpensioners Grievanceprocedures,Disciplinaryproceduresand throughthecold snap. 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