Michael Cox

London

Digital Audience and Content Editor at Newsquest

Articles

Havering children send heartfelt messages to their mums on Mother's Day

2 months ago | thisislocallondon.co.uk | Michael Cox |Hi Mom

Caleb at Drapers Brookside Infant made a special bouquet for his mum (Image: Drapers Brookside Infant School) Mother's Day has arrived and schoolchildren from across Havering are sending their mums lots of love. Schools from across the borough have sent us hundreds of messages from pupils to their parents. Among the schools taking part are Drapers' Brookside Infant and Junior, RJ Mitchell Primary, Drapers' Pyrgo Priory, Crowlands Primary, Elm Park Primary and Concordia Academy.
Why we are introducing online subscriptions - and the benefits it will offer

Jan 13, 2025 | romfordrecorder.co.uk | Michael Cox

Subscribing gives you access to the digital edition of the Romford Recorder print copy (Image: Newsquest) Readers will have noticed that now, when you are looking at our journalism online, you are being given the opportunity to subscribe.
Mercury Mall's Christmas Giving Tree appeal - What gifts should be donated?

Nov 28, 2024 | romfordrecorder.co.uk | Michael Cox

Ann and Rod from Elm Park dropped off a donation of new gifts at the shopping centre (Image: The Mercury shopping centre) A Romford shopping centre has revealed the types of gifts it is looking for people to donate towards its annual Christmas appeal. The Mercury shopping centre launched its Giving Tree initiative last week, in partnership with Havering Women’s Aid and The Romford Recorder.
High Street, Brentwood Christmas Lights switch-on attracts thousands

Nov 27, 2024 | romfordrecorder.co.uk | Michael Cox

7 1/1 Thousands turned out to see Brentwood's Christmas lights turned on at the end of a day of activities. The town's High Street hosted the event on Saturday, November 23. Lighting Up Brentwood was organised by business group Brentwood Connected in partnership with Brentwood Council. The town’s new Christmas lights were switched on by the Mayor of Brentwood and special guests.
'We spent a day at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - here's what we thought'

Nov 4, 2024 | hamhigh.co.uk | Michael Cox

A day out at a football stadium eh? Sure thing - the buzz of the crowd, the throngs of people entering the stadium. The thrill of the match, the joy of victory or the despair of defeat. Yes no problem!!But for many grounds, match days are the only time you can spend a large chunk of your day at the stadium. The magnificent Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is different. We were going on a Friday to this modern icon of sporting arenas, which has been Spurs’ home since 2019.
Disabled woman died at Queen's Hospital after 'gross failure' in her care

Oct 21, 2024 | thisislocallondon.co.uk | Michael Cox

An inquest has concluded into Chloe Every's death (Image: Chloe Every's family/PA) A coroner has ruled that “gross failure” in the hospital care of a disabled woman from Dagenham “possibly contributed to her death”. Chloe Every had learning difficulties and a muscle-wasting condition and was admitted to Queen’s Hospital in Romford in April 2019 where a scan revealed possible signs of bowel cancer.
TikTok star Sophie Tea surprises High Street, Hornchurch charity shop

Oct 21, 2024 | romfordrecorder.co.uk | Michael Cox

An artist who has become a social media star made a surprise visit to a shop in Hornchurch. Sophie Tea dropped into Saint Francis Hospice's High Street store as part of her Charity Shop Friday series. She has built up 1.1m followers on TikTok and 725,000 on Instagram and is bidding to raise the profile of charity shops across the country.
Arrests made in Romford town centre during action day

Oct 21, 2024 | romfordrecorder.co.uk | Michael Cox

Arrests were made in Romford town centre as part of a special day of operations involving police and private bobbies. Romford Business Improvement District (BID) held its first Day of Action on October 17, in a bid to tackle public safety. The event aimed to inform and educate businesses, workers, and residents about various ways different safety organisations work together in the town and how the community can take steps to improve their own safety.
The 'brilliant' award-winning teen ranked among the UK's best young mathematicians

Sep 25, 2024 | romfordrecorder.co.uk | Michael Cox

Yahya Undre with teachers from Chadwell Heath Academy (Image: Chadwell Heath Academy) A maths whizz achieved a school-first whilst qualifying for a national competition. Chadwell Heath Academy's Yahya Undre will be taking part in the Junior Kangaroo Challenge after excelling in the UK Maths Trust's Junior Maths Challenge. Yahya was the school's first ever pupil to get a certificate of merit, after gaining 103 marks out of 135 in the test.
Microbiome diversity, intra-mucosal bacteria and immune integration within normal and asthmatic airway mucosa

Aug 27, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Miriam Moffatt |Michael Cox |Claire McBrien |Tamiko Nishimura

AbstractAsthma is characterized by reduced bronchial bacterial diversity and airway mucosal disruption. We examined spatial distributions of microbial sequences and host mucosal transcripts in bronchial biopsies from healthy controls and adult asthmatics. Bacteria were discovered by 16S ribosomal RNA staining in the lamina propria of all biopsies, with counts positively associated to lumenal bacterial diversity.