Sunday 5 February 2012

Harlow News

Bootcampathon

Are you fit for charity bootcamp challenge?

RESILIENT residents are being called up for a day of no-nonsense fitness in a bid to raise money for a disabled children's charity.

Harlow MP fights to save town's solar panel scheme

Kier Harlow will fit the solar panels to 1,200 council homes

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has called on the Government to step in and rescue the town's recently scrapped solar panel scheme.

Harlow Museum set for radical overhaul as plans to offload services are approved

The Museum of Harlow

HARLOW Museum is set to undergo a radical overhaul after being taken over by new operators this April.

Pupils moved by story of man who survived Nazi genocide

Pupils moved by story of man who survived Nazi genocide

STUDENTS at Burnt Mill Academy were stunned into silence when a Holocaust survivor gave them a frank insight into the horrors of life under the Nazi regime

Man marched to cash machine in Harlow robbery

Police

A MAN was punched, threatened with a knife and marched to a cash machine during a robbery in Harlow.

National Express East Anglia ranked bottom of customer satisfaction survey

National Express

TRAIN operator National Express East Anglia will bow out of the Star patch on an all-time low, according to a damning passenger survey.

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

Police

A 28-YEAR-OLD Hertford man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the brutal attack on an elderly man in Harlow.

Harlow Council to launch legal fight against Gilden Way development

Gilden Way

HARLOW Council is preparing to mount a legal challenge against controversial plans to build 1,200 new homes on fields bordering Old Harlow.

Waste plant protestors urge county council to consider alternative sites

waste plant protest

AN action group campaigning against the construction of a waste transfer plant in Harlow is urging Essex County Council to consider alternative sites for the development.

Hundreds of TV Licence-dodgers caught out in Harlow

TV licence vans

HUNDREDS of people in Harlow were caught watching television without a licence last year, according to new figures published this week.

Harlow MP accused of 'complacency' over youth unemployment

Jobs

A WAR of words has broken out between Harlow MP Robert Halfon and his Labour opponent Suzy Stride after the pair clashed over the town's youth unemployment figures.

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Young 'lack attention for Dickens'

Young 'lack attention for Dickens'

Modern-day children are not being educated to read with the attention span necessary for a Dickens novel, a leading expert said as the country prepares to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the revered author.

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Harlow match at Heybridge called off due to frozen pitch

Football

HARLOW Town's scheduled match at Heybridge Swifts today (Saturday February 4) has been called off due to a frozen pitch.

Trio could sign as Harlow Town boss refuses to give up on title

APPOINTED: Danny Chapman

HAWKS boss Danny Chapman has not given up on the Ryman division one north title - and is shaking up his squad and aims to bring in three new players.

Fixtures commencing Saturday February 4

Fixtures commencing Saturday February 4

Defeat for Harlow Rugby Club in clash with play-off rivals Norwich

Rugby

THE Rams suffered a huge blow in their bid to seal a play-off spot in RFU London division three north east with a narrow 15-10 defeat at rivals Norwich on Saturday.

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