By Nicola Bastendorff
Essex Police is nearly halfway through its educational roadshow 2SMART which has been expanded to deal with drugs, alcohol, bullying and knives......

By Karen Keen
With summer here at last, open doors and windows can give police the summertime blues.....More...

By Nicola Bastendorff

Essex Police will no longer take in stray dogs at any police stations as of April 6 when new regulations come into force. More...

Police working together with The Safer Harlow Partnership ran Operation Ryde over the half term period to tackle underage drinking.    More....

By Denise Harvey

Two police horses from the new mounted unit, patrolled Harlow for the first time in eight years. The horses named 'Bella' and 'Patrick' ridden by Sergeant Dave Martin and Pc Joanne Bridge received a fantastic response from the public whilst patrolling the areas of Harlow Town, Market Square, Broad walk, Town Park and Harlow Common on Monday, February 11. Pc Daniel Taylor from Harlow neighbourhood policing team said: "Local shoppers seemed genuinely pleased to see the horses trotting alongside them. It was a fantastic sight to see." Sgt Dave Martin from the mounted unit said: "We spoke with approximately 200 people on the day who expressed how brilliant it was to see the horses back. The horses are six years old and have a lovely temperament. They have about 6 to 12 months of training to do, which will involve high visibility work, and eventually, afternoon and evening work to reduce anti-social behaviour." The horses were eventually loaded into a horse box and driven to another location in the county to carry out more patrols.

February 18, 2008

We are all warned to be careful about opening our doors late at night but I would just like to let you know about something that happened to my daughter on Saturday night (5^th January) in Broadfields, Harlow. 
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New local U3A (University of the Third Age)
We should like to thank everyone for coming along to our launch meeting on Monday 21st January because you made it such a success.   Read more.....

Michael Whyte - General Manager of Park Inn

Park Inn Harlow has commenced a major refurbishment programme. After completion at the end of February 2008, guests will be able to see and experience the new modern and comfortable bedrooms, colourful and stylish public areas, the new-look restaurant and state-of-the-art conference suite. The programme will ultimately transform this well positioned hotel and will enhance the experience for guests. 

 

The majority of bedrooms are being stripped down to the bare wood and the refurbished rooms will include new double glazed windows, full air conditioning, new heaters, flat screen TV’s and fully refitted bathrooms with power showers.  All have been designed with guest comfort and security top of the agenda.

 

Located just two minutes from the M11, five minutes drive from the thriving Water Gardens of Harlow town centre and just ten miles from Stansted Airport, the hotel is ideally placed for both the business and leisure guest visiting the local area or attending one of the many events in the London O2 Arena and exhibitions at ExCeL.

 

“It is fantastic news that this project is underway at the hotel. Progress is going very well and spirits in the team are high.” commented Michael Whyte, General Manager of Park Inn Harlow. “When we have the upgraded and stylish finished product, the team are excited about the changes our regular guests will notice and are looking forward to being able to promote it to new customers.”

 

Park Inn, part of The Rezidor Hotel Group, is a symbol for young, fresh and innovative mid market properties. Thanks to its colourful corporate design in red, blue, green and yellow, the brand is highly visible and stands for creative marketing activities such as the branded Park Inn Airbus which earlier this year celebrated its first take off as part of the German Wings fleet and can be seen flying into nearby Stansted Airport.

 

There are currently 16 Park Inn hotels in the UK in locations including central London, Heathrow Airport, Watford, Nottingham, York, Cardiff and Glasgow. In addition, new-build hotels are under development to open in 2008/9 in Manchester, Canterbury, Edinburgh Airport, Belfast and more.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT

 

Michael Whyte
General Manager
Park Inn Harlow
Tel: 01279 829988
Web: www.harlow.parkinn.co.uk 

Natasha Rhymes
PR & Communications Manager, UK & Ireland
The Rezidor Hotel Group
Tel: 020 8283 2025
Email: natasha.rhymes@rezidor.com

   

If you live in the Harlow or Epping area you should read this article on Bank Card Cloning as cards are being cloned at local petrol stations.
Read more and other peoples comments here ....

 


The Harlow Writers' Workshop has just been declared runner-up by the
National Association of Writers' Groups in the Best Group Anthology section
of this year's awards. The announcement was made at the NAWG's Open Festival
of Writing in Durham earlier this month. 
 
The Anthology 'Motion and Emotion' published last September, is a collection
of poems and short stories written by local authors. Chairperson of the
Harlow Writers' Workshop, Adrienne Tinn, said, 'We publish an Anthology
every two years, and Motion and Emotion is our sixth, and by far our best,
to date. We are already planning our next collection.'
 
Copies of the Anthology are available through local bookshops, or through
Adrienne on 01279 723948.