LETS Fair plans to increase skills
Employers will be able to meet potential new employees at an event in Luton next month.The Luton Employment, Training and Skills Fair will be held at Venue Central, in Chapel Street, Luton, from 10am...
View Article‘Tree hugging is not part of bid to put nature on the agenda’
Nature is being put on top of the economic growth agenda in the Bedfordshire region with the launch of a new report.But local politicians insist the report, called ‘It’s the Economy, Naturally is...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The word in the street is that The Heat is pretty...
Watch out boys, there’s a new cop buddy team on the block – they’re armed, sassy and they’re all female…Meet FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock), a super cop who has closed more cases than...
View ArticleWoman beaten by handbag robbers she gave chase to
A woman was punched in the face by two men who grabbed her handbag in Old Bedford Road on Friday (August 2).The 37-year-old was walking from Luton Railway Station at about 11pm when two men approached...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Hair’s a strange way of doing nothing and asking me to pay for it
I rarely pester people for sponsorship but I hope you won’t mind if I make an exception, because I’ve come up with a bright idea which could be a real charity goldmine.Now I don’t know about you, but...
View ArticleVisit impresses Bishop
A Luton charity which helps vulnerable teenagers received a special visitor last week. The Rt Revd Dr Alan Smith, Bishop of St Albans, dropped into the Mary Seacole Housing Association to see for...
View ArticleDawn raids to crackdown on gun crime
Suspected criminals were targeted by police in dawn raids in Downs Road this morning (August 6).Officers from Operation Boson executed search warrants at Hill Top Court in the early hours. The...
View ArticleEducation boss leaves with a ‘heavy heart’
Luton education boss Geoff Headley is retiring after eight years in the children and learning department, latterly as head of support, challenge and intervention.He said: “I’m leaving with a heavy...
View ArticleTough new rules to give Luton residents housing priority
People with no connection to Luton will no longer be given social housing, the council announced today (August 6).Until now, applicants from anywhere in the world could request a council house, but now...
View ArticleSix arrested and firearms found in dawn raids
Six people were arrested after dawn raids in Hill Top Court, Downs Road this morning (August 6).The raids began in the early hours as part of Beds Police’s crackdown on illegal drugs and firearms. The...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: from Norwich, it’s the hit of the week, it’s Alan...
It probably has the lowest budget of the week, but there’s no doubt which movie will be attracting comedy fans to the box office – welcome to the big screen, at long last, Mr Alan Partridge.There is,...
View ArticleBenefit fraudster claims £32,000
A woman who unlawfully claimed more than £32,000 in benefits pleaded guilty to two counts of benefit fraud at Luton Magistrates Court on Friday (August 2).Nasreen Shah of Runley Road failed to notify...
View ArticleMan who died in park is named
The man who died in a park in Stockingstone Road has been named by police as Paul Fittes.Mr Fittes, 50, of Pinemead in Shefford, was found by a member of the public in the recreation area at the...
View ArticlePanesar faces club inquiry after incident
Luton born England cricketer Monty Panesar is facing an inquiry from his Sussex County Cricket Club after an incident at a Brighton nightclub on Monday evening. A Sussex Police spokesman said: “A...
View ArticleSquatters removed from notorious flats
Squatters living in a notorious crime-ridden house were removed by police in an operation using brand new legislation on Thursday. Beds Police attended the large house at 2 Cromwell Road to ask the...
View ArticleBoy, 10, victim of attempted street robbery
A 10-year-old boy was chased and attacked by a group of teenage robbers near Wigmore School. The boy was cycling home from Wigmore Valley skate park at about 6.30pm on July 30 with his friend when...
View ArticleBusinesses ordered to take urgent action to address hygiene concerns
Several takeaways and restaurants in Luton were rated zero in their latest food hygiene inspections and require ‘urgent improvement’.Hygiene ratings from the past few weeks, listed on the Scores on The...
View Article‘Our treasured park is a state’
A concerned grandmother says she is “horrified” by the state of a park which was recently awarded Green Flag status for the third year. Wendy Walker, who lives in High Town, visited Wardown Park with...
View ArticleOutcry as bus services are cut
A Luton & Dunstable Hospital worker who gets the bus home after her shifts is upset that night services will be axed at the end of the month.Jane Redmond uses the number 24 Grant Palmer Service...
View ArticleVIDEO: Parrot returned thanks to paper
A parrot called Tetley who went missing from her home in Brunel Road, Luton, was reunited with her family thanks to the Herald & Post. The Khan family were overjoyed when the African Grey parrot,...
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