Geoff Cox’s DVDs: Trance, Stolen, Small Apartments, Dark Skies
Widely praised for his work as artistic director of the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony, Danny Boyle soon went back to making movies.His densely plotted psychological thriller TRANCE (15:...
View ArticleDial a Ride to close operations in Luton
South Beds Dial-A-Ride is to close its operations in Luton from next Monday August 12.The not for profit company, which has been operating in the town for the past 25 years, takes members who phone to...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: The Place Beyond The Pines, Evil Dead, Good Vibrations
A motorcycle stunt rider is reunited with his lost love and finally meets his son for the first time in THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES (15: Studio Canal), a crime melodrama giving Ryan Gosling the chance...
View ArticleAssault victim in critical condition
A man is in a critical condition after an assault in Whipperley Ring yesterday (August 8).The incident happened at 5.30pm when the victim was found with serious head injuries. One person was arrested...
View ArticleVisitor centre set to close
A drop in visitor numbers is being blamed for the closure of Luton’s Visitor Information Centre in November.The centre, based in Luton Central Library in St George’s Square, is currently run by the...
View ArticleTry new things in your garden
For those of you not on holiday this month – or not so busy watering neighbour’s gardens to be able to do more in your own than water and mow the lawn – August can be a good time to try something new...
View ArticleTime to give thanks for hard work
The start of the summer holidays is a good time to look at what the country has achieved over the last year and to thank those who have made it possible. Let me start by thanking the men and women who...
View ArticleFind your ideal job at Virtual Careers
Jobstoday have opened registration for their latest national Virtual Careers Fair to connect talented job seekers to local and national employers.The Virtual Careers Fair, is an online platform where...
View ArticleAmbulance crews called out for wasp stings
The ambulance service received 15 emergency 999 calls from people had been stung by wasps or bees on Wednesday (August 7).None of the calls were from people who had suffered a severe allergic reaction...
View ArticleDid you see meat thief?
A woman who stole meat from a shop whilst with a young child is shown in CCTV images released by police today . The incident happened in the Co-operative in Whipperley Ring, Luton at 12.30pm on July...
View ArticleWoman’s plea after holiday burglary
A woman from Toddington is desperate to retrieve family heirlooms which were stolen while she was on holiday. Caron Kendall returned home on July 16 to find items including silver candlesticks and an...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: A-ha and ha ha, Alan Partidge makes a welcome big...
This message comes to you from the home of international broadcasting and the world famous nerve centre for all things chat, That’s right, North Norfolk Digital…I’m Alan Partridge (A-ha!) and this is...
View ArticleRogue trader jailed for fraud over kitchen
Central Bedfordshire Council’s Trading Standards team has taken action against a rogue trader.Peter Dennis English, 39, of Chesford Road, Stopsley, Luton, trading as PDE Kitchens pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleHelping Roma learn literacy
Luton Roma families are being taught literacy and English language in their own homes as part of a project to integrate them into the UK.The programme, which started in June, is being funded by the...
View ArticleShock over charity closure
A decision by a transport charity to pull out of the town has taken Luton Borough Council by surprise.South Beds Dial-A-Ride announced last week it was pulling its services in the town from Monday,...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Dear Masterchef, please answer the continuing conundrum of the...
My guilty TV treats are few, but I have to admit that Masterchef is among them. I know it’s all as much an assembly-line exercise in entertainment as any other successful format, and follows a formula...
View ArticleArchery helps bring people together
The OM group’s Archery programme has been creating greater unity by bringing together people from different communities in Luton with participants ranging from ages 10 to 70. The archery classes are...
View ArticleTwo in court after ‘assault’ puts man in intensive care
Two people have been charged following an assault in Whipperley Ring which left a man fighting for his life. James Early and Stuart Docherty, both 39, appeared before Luton Magistrates Court on...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: 2 Guns has high-calibre stars but goes off at...
Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg in a cop drama? Now that sounds like a grown-up movie.Both stars have built up a body of work that includes a whole string of intense, conflicted law enforcement...
View ArticleVIDEO: Gas masks needed along Luton street!
Simply Sims by Steve Sims of the Luton News:I’m not one for cleaning the car. My wife will tell you it’s a job I get around to a couple of times a year at best.So it really angers me when usually just...
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