Meeting a Survivor
I was very privileged today to meet a survivor of the Holocaust, Ben Hefglott. He was a remarkable individual. Having survived the horrors of the Nazi genocide, Mr Hefglott came to England and subsequently became a British Olympian champion - in weightlifting - in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne.

We need to protect pensioners from Gordon Brown's plans to cut benefits
It is very worrying that some 3,000 people in Harlow and the surrounding villages could lose their disability benefits. I am strongly opposing Gordon Brown's plans to scrap disability benefits for the elderly in Harlow.The small print of Labour's plans to create a National Care Service reveals they will scrap Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance for pensioners to pay for it. An average £3,400 a year will be snatched away from 2.4 million pensioners - equivalent to a quarter of the average pensioner's income. In the Harlow constituency, which includes Hastingwood, Nazeing, Roydon and Sheering, this would affect 3,000 pensioners – 2.030 who receive A

IDS sees community groups transform young lives in Harlow

IDS to visit Harlow today
It should be a really good day. Iain Duncan Smith MP, Chairman of the Centre for Social Justice is visiting Harlow. We have a jam packed visit. IDS starts off as Guest Speaker to the Essex Chamber of Commerce Lunch. After, he will be visiting the Canal Boat Project and Raktrain. Both - in a different way - are community ventures which transforms the lives of young people. The Canal Boat Project gives youngsters - many with disabilities - the chance to explore our canals and enjoy our beautiful scenery through the eyes of a canal boat. Raktrain helps equip young kids - who may have dropped out of full time education - with the skills they need to give

Questions to Armed Forces Minister and Harlow MP Bill Rammell over the closure of Harlow Territorial
AFTER meeting with a number of Harlow TA members last week Friday night to discuss the closure of Harlow's territirial army centre, I thought it would be worth posting here a number of questions to Armed Forces Minister Bill Rammell. The answers to these ten questions are vitally important if t