Signs of 20mph zones en route
Roadworks on a Dunstable estate, to carry out resurfacing and install traffic calming measures, were this week said to be close to completion.Meanwhile, another road safety scheme is under way, with...
View ArticleHalal meat back on menu
Halal meat is back on the menu at Luton Sixth Form College this term. Halal dishes were temporarily withdrawn from the college’s Westside Restaurant in May as a precautionary measure after concerns...
View ArticleWizzing to more places
An airline based at Luton Airport will be adding three new routes in the autumn.Low cost Wizz Air will be flying to Donetsk, in Ukraine, Košice in Slovakia and Craiova in Romania.Simon Harley, Luton...
View Article£4k cost to firms of web criminal activity
A victim of cyber crime has welcomed advice to help stay safe online.Frances Pardell, of Pardell PR, in Luton, had to pay £200 to fix her computer after her screen froze. She ignored messages to pay...
View ArticleSponsor a Christmas tree in Luton
Following the announcement that easyJet will fund this year’s Christmas lights in Luton, the council is now calling for sponsors to pay for the Christmas trees too. The price to sponsor the two trees...
View ArticleUPDATED: Mother and children were in house where shots were fired
Gun shots were fired at a property in Devon Road where a mother and her children were going to bed last night. Police confirmed the shots were fired just after 9pm but no one was hurt.Voices were heard...
View ArticleConcern growing for missing teen
Police are increasingly concerned about the welfare of a missing teenager who has not been seen since August 27.John Lettman, 15, known as Little John, said he was going to visit friends when he left...
View ArticleLuton lad films ‘killing of Blair’
A talented documentary maker from Luton has teamed up with MP George Galloway for an expose on Tony Blair. Greg Ward, 28, from Bushmead, is using crowd-funding website Kickstarter to raise the £50,000...
View ArticleDevelopment to change the face of area
A proposal to build up to 5,150 houses on greenbelt land on the outskirts of Houghton Regis was given the go-ahead by Central Beds Council yesterday (September 4), writes Richard Redman.The ‘flexible’...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Iron Man 3, Fast & Furious 6, 21 & Over
The armoured avenger is back on track in IRON MAN 3 (12: Walt Disney) by returning to basics after the disappointing first sequel.This adventure, which sees the man-in-the-can hunt for the mastermind...
View ArticleFirefighters to the rescue of people stuck in lifts in Luton
Two people were trapped in lifts in separate incidents in Luton yesterday. At 10.29am, fire crews were called to Luton Airport Parkway Railway Station in Gipsy Lane.One person was released from a lift...
View ArticleVIDEO: Community champion Saundra to become only the second black female...
Diversity, community and social enterprise champion Saundra Glenn is about to become only the second black woman in the country to win the title of official Toastmaster.Luton-born Saundra, who lives in...
View ArticleOAP killed near airport was ‘fearless, loving and passionate’
A pedestrian who was killed in a collision with a car in Airport Way, Luton was a “citizen of the world” returning from a peace mission in the Middle East when she died.Gillian Audrey Kean, 70, one of...
View ArticleLorry on fire on M1
A lorry was caught in a blaze on the M1 Northbound this morning.Firefighters were called to the scene between junctions 10-11 following reports the tyre of a HGV was on fire. The lorry was still moving...
View ArticleTeen charged with firearm offences
A teenager has been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. Jordan Antoine, 19, of Cannon Lane, was charged yesterday.He already faces charges of possession of a...
View ArticleSamaritan hurt in ‘rescue bid’
A shopkeeper who says he tried to help a customer rescue her 10-month-old granddaughter, was stabbed four times and is furious at police and social services’ ‘unconcern’.Shahzad Khadam, 37, visited a...
View ArticleBeds Business Women: Ball a glittering highlight
With my Bedfordshire BusinessWomen (BBW) presidency at an end I thought I’d share some highlights of the year.Our 25th year of networking started on a high in October as finalists for Fundraiser of the...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: About Time offers laughs and tears wrapped up in...
Time travel – it’s the ultimate wish fulfillment, isn’t it?What would you do if you could jump through time to any point in your life? Fame, fortune, love, surely it’s all there for the taking. Who...
View ArticleBoy, 7, devastated by robbery
A seven-year-old boy is “frightened and devastated” after being robbed of his bicycle in Swasedale on Friday. The boy was pushed off his blue Trax bike at about 5.35pm by a man who then rode the bike...
View ArticleHunt for teen gang with handgun
“Have you ever been shot?” were the chilling words spoken to a 12-year-old boy by a robber in Catsbrook Road.The boy was with a 21-year-old woman when they were approached by three teenagers in a park...
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