Young drivers offered route to safer motoring
Free driver training is being offered to 16 to 24-year-olds in Central Bedfordshire and Luton to help young drivers stay safer on the roads and reduce the number being killed or seriously injured.A...
View ArticleCalls to reopen road when new school is built
Residents in Bath Road are campaigning for one end of the street to be reopened as they fear a new primary school will cause car chaos.Bath Road at its junction with Foxglove Way, in Luton, is...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Monsters University earns a first class degree of...
There’s something very reassuring that 12 years have elapsed between Monsters Inc setting new standards for all-round animation excellence and the eagerly-awaited follow-up.Monsters University is now...
View ArticleSundon Park skaters
An end-of-term treat and fun fundraiser will be held at Sundon Park Junior on Friday (July 12) when an ice rink is being installed at the school.Pupils have been asked to wear special bandanas and pay...
View ArticleWhipsnade chimps could save lives
Two chimpanzees at Whipsnade Zoo have become the first in the UK to be fitted with special heart monitoring devices as part of a pioneering procedure.The two young males, Phil and Nikki, were selected...
View ArticleRaising a hat to a town industry
A very modern Luton company has doffed its cap at one of the town’s traditional trades.Socially minded creative agency ATP Media, based in the Hat Factory, Bute Street, has created www.lutonhats.com to...
View ArticleNew academy is first in training for top careers
Young would-be accountants and lawyers have a new way to get into the professions after the opening of a new academy in Luton.The Barnfield 14-18 Law and Accountancy Academy, in New Bedford Road,...
View ArticleTarget set to clear sex trade ‘blight’
A public meeting is being held tonight (Thursday) over the proposed joint strategy to combat the on-street sex trade in High Town.Residents can find out about ongoing and future action being taken by...
View ArticleRegional awards seek supermen and wonderwomen of business to knock out recession
If you leap over business obstacles in a single bound or can spot an opportunity from miles away you could be just the type to enter a regional business awards scheme.Launched today (Thursday, July 11)...
View ArticleHunt is on after shots heard in The Moakes, Luton
Detectives in Luton are appealing for information from the public after receiving reports of shots being fired at a recreation area in Marsh Farm.The incident happened at approximately 5.30pm on...
View ArticleChance to win £8,200 in local advertising for Bedfordshire business excellence
Two Leighton Buzzard companies are among the first to enter prestigious business excellence awards.Cakes By Shelly is run by Shelly Shulman in North Street, Leighton Buzzard, and is a bespoke wedding...
View ArticleFirms urged to act quickly to get a share of £2.5million funding pot
Companies across Bedfordshire seeking to create jobs by investing in new equipment and facilities, or those investing in technology and processes to cut their carbon footprint, have been urged to apply...
View ArticleAssault and Criminal Damage – Lewsey Park
A 22-year-old man was assaulted in a ‘vicious and unprovoked’ attack at a park in Luton at the weekend.Police are now appealing for witnesses to come forward following the incident in Lewsey Park on...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Robot & Frank, Identity Thief, Arbitrage, Cirque Du Soleil
Futuristic buddy movie ROBOT & FRANK (12: Momentum) is an irresistible charmer and a genuine pleasure to watch. Frank Langella is terrific as the elderly jewel thief slipping into dementia whose...
View ArticleCash snatched from car in Luton – did you see the culprits?
A45-year-old-man had his business takings snatched from his car on Thursday, July 11.The incident happened outside a property in Toddington Road in Luton at about 12.20pm as the victim was leaving home...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Del Toro’s Pacific Rim delivers an ocean of...
“Today at the edge of our hope, at the end of our time, we have chosen to believe in each other! Today we face the monsters that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!”There are...
View ArticlePlayground festival fun
Hart Hill adventure playground in Luton is holding an open day on July 22 where you can try African Djembe drumming or test your composing and DJ skills. There will be African food and children’s...
View ArticleSafety warning after dangerous cosmetics seized
Before buying cosmetics or hair colourants, do you check the label?Luton Borough Council’s Trading Standards service has issued a safety warning for consumers and retailers after recently seizing 640...
View ArticleConman targeting elderly for cash
Police are appealing for residents to contact them if they have been approached by a man asking for money.Several incidents of an Asian man calling at homes in the Biscot and surrounding areas of Luton...
View ArticleAlan Dee: A party planning primer for the watermelon wannabes
Although I often try to offer helpful suggestions about how the world could be a better place, I don’t see it as part of my wide-ranging remit to set out the standards society expects when it comes to...
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