Drugs warning after deaths
Three people have died in Bedfordshire after taking an ecstasy-like drug called PMA and public health officials are warning people of the dangers.PMA (paramethoxyamphetamine) is a Class-A drug which is...
View ArticleMother searches for missing son in Nepal
A worried mum from Luton is flying out to Nepal to look for her 23-year-old son who is missing.Matthew Allpress lives in Australia and was due to return home on November 14 after a six day solo trek in...
View ArticlePregnant woman violently kicked and robbed
A pregnant woman was robbed by three men in Wilsden Avenue on Tuesday.The woman was walking in an alley behind housing at about 7pm when three men grabbed her clothing, causing her to fall to the...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Man Of Steel, Only God Forgives, The Heat
We had to wait seven years for the return of superhero MAN OF STEEL (12: Warner) following the lukewarm reception given to Superman Returns.But encouraged by the success of Christopher Nolan’s Batman...
View ArticleKebab shop’s late night licence bid
The application for a kebab shop in Wellington Street to sell alcohol for consumption on premises as late as 6am will be discussed by Luton Borough Council licensing panel next Tuesday.Sammys Steak...
View ArticleSchoolgirl touched in ‘unusual’ crime
A 14-year-old girl was assaulted on her way home from school on Wednesday. The teenager was under the M1 bridge on Leagrave High Street between 4.45pm and 5pm when a man grabbed her wrist, twisted her...
View ArticleFree healing
Gentle Touch Healing is celebrating its 16th anniversary with an open day on Sunday (December 1) at its Wrest Park healing centre in Silsoe. Admission is free and visitors will be offered free therapy...
View ArticleLuton signs up for dementia alliance
Residents and professionals are invited to a free dementia conference at Venue 360 in Gypsy Lane on Friday 29 November.The aim of the conference is for local businesses and agencies to come together to...
View ArticleAlan Dee: There’ll be a ding dong verily on high if Santa brings a steak bake
I’m a bloke, which apparently means I am a bit of a headache when it comes to Christmas pressies. I disagree – my nearest and dearest can always refer to a standing list of books and music options,...
View ArticleWoman stabbed in Sunday evening incident
A woman was stabbed in Farley Hill last night.Police were called to the scene at 8.11pm and arrested a man.The woman was taken to hospital and her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening....
View ArticlePensioner treated after fire
An elderly woman was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire in Hancock Drive on Friday.Two fire engines from Luton and one from Dunstable attended the scene at Bushmead Court at 9.27pm.Smoke was...
View ArticleVauxhall raises £250k for heroes
Vauxhall Motors employees have raised an incredible £250,000 for Help for Heroes.The cheque was handed over to former soldier and charity ambassador Private Derek Derenalagi at a ceremony at Vauxhall’s...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Hunger Games sequel gives me an appetite for...
“I want you to forget everything you think you know about the games. Last year was child’s play. This year, you’re dealing with experienced killers.”The life and death Hunger Games are back on the big...
View Article‘Brave’ taxi driver robbed by three
A taxi driver was robbed by two men and a woman in Windson Road on Friday. The driver had collected a female passenger in Eighth Avenue at 8.15pm and she was asked to be taken to Windsor Street before...
View ArticleFree screening clinic to check for mouth cancers
People who have red or white patches on their mouth or tongue don’t often connect them with cancer.But this is one of the symptoms of the disease that kills more than 2,000 in the UK every year.The...
View ArticleRobbers tore shirt from victim
A man fled a robbery bare-chested after offenders tore his t-shirt in Albert Road on Saturday. The incident happened at about 7pm when a group of men pushed the 20-year-old against a fence, punched him...
View ArticleWould-be robber left ‘traumatised’ woman lying on floor
A woman was hurt during an attempted handbag snatch in Thrales Close on Friday. A man on a bike tried to grab the 44-year-old’s bag at 8.20pm and as he did so he grabbed her hair and pushed her head...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: It’s another right Carrie on with star-studded...
Hollywood’s favourite source Stephen King has produced the raw material for all manner of hits and misses in the past, but it’s not often that remakes rear their head.But here comes one that makes...
View ArticleMNDA festive meet
Listen to carols from St Augustine’s choir at the Motor Neurone Disease Association’s open meeting at Keech Hospice Care’s Palliative Day Care Centre at 7.30pm on Monday (December2).Buy a raffle ticket...
View Article‘Women Talk’ on the agenda
Luton business leader Helen Tucker is launching a new fortnightly forum for women.Guest speakers at Women Talk will encourage women to debate important issues. Call 0808 1685904.
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