Eco-school gets the green flag
Caddington Village School has been awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag award for its green transformation. Staff and pupils have significantly reduced the school’s energy consumption and saved nearly...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Jack Ryan’s latest incarnation is a formula...
All American super spy Jack Ryan is back for the benefit of cinema-goers who find Bond a bit too British, Bourne a bit too violent and Mission Impossible’s Ethan Hunt a bit too unpredictable.Ryan has...
View ArticleLuton remembers the holocaust
The Luton community commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day at Luton Town Hall yesterday. Holocaust Memorial Day has been held annually in the UK since 2001, and offers a chance for people to remember the...
View ArticlePurse pinched from shop worker
A burglar pinched a purse from a member of staff in a shop in Dunstable Road on Saturday.The thief entered the shop between 11.30am and 12.30pm and found a door to the staff room at the rear of the...
View ArticlePensioner catches fraudster in the act
A pensioner fought back against a fraudster who was trying to con him on Friday.The criminal had called the man pretending to be from the police and told him to empty his bank account due to ‘fraud...
View ArticleAnger at sports centre refusal
A charity hoping to bring sporting facilities to a run down part of High Town is considering appealing after its plan was rejected by Luton Borough Council.Dallow Development Trust had hoped to turn a...
View ArticleVictims left unconscious after Caddington robberies
A man was knocked unconscious in an alley in Caddington during an attempted robbery on Sunday evening.Police are linking it to a robbery involving two school children in Caddington three days earlier...
View ArticleSecondary school praised for results
A school in Luton has been praised by the Minister of State for Schools. Lealands High School received a letter from David Laws MP to congratulate them on being one of the top 100 most improved schools...
View ArticleVIDEO: Cameron, Miliband and Clegg back Uprising in Beds
Britain’s three political leaders have given their backing to a Bedfordshire initiative as it launches as a charity.Uprising - a pioneering youth leadership scheme in Bedfordshire and three major UK...
View ArticleNew service from Keech
A new care package launched by Keech Hospice Care on Monday will enable end-of-life patients to remain in their own homes and reduce unplanned emergency admissions.The project has been developed in...
View ArticleLuton assault
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 28-year-old man was assaulted and robbed in Luton.The incident took place on Saturday at 5.20am as the victim was walking through Manor Park on his way to...
View ArticleFarley by-election to be held in March
A by-election will be held in Farley on Thursday March 13. Following the resignation of Councillor Robin Harris last week, the by-election will contest one of Farley ward’s three seats on the...
View ArticleNew train for Bedfordshire commuters is launched
The future for Bedfordshire’s many thousands of rail commuters has been unveiled - with the theme that train travel will be better than ever.The shiny new Thameslink train - set to serve passengers on...
View ArticleAlan Dee: January is almost over, so can we get back to normal please?
Not long now until January is behind us, thank goodness. I can’t wait to see the back of it.It’s not what you think. I’m not in the grips of some seasonal affected disorder which plunges me into a...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Macho men and monsters dominate a trio of...
Mark Wahlberg’s reinvention as everyone’s favourite everyman killing machine continues apace.Lone Survivor has one of those titles that indicate a high body count, and it doesn’t lie – our Mark is the...
View ArticleRobbers stole £9,000 from worker in car ‘accident’
A shop worker from Houghton Regis was robbed of around £9,000 in Manor Road, Sundon on Saturday. The man was driving back to the Houghton Regis store after collecting takings from other nearby shops...
View ArticleDid you see Syrian charity thief?
A man who posed as a fundraiser for a Syrian charity stole an iPod from the home of a woman he visited asking for cash.The victim refused to give the man personal details when he called at her home in...
View ArticleTravellers told they have 24 hours to leave High Town
Travellers in High Town have been served with an eviction notice that means they have 24 hours to leave.The group of six or seven caravans arrived in High Town this week and were reported to Luton...
View ArticleBedfordshire Uprising launches as independent charity
A Bedfordshire scheme encouraging the leaders of tomorrow has launched as an independent organisation at a reception in the Houses of Parliament.Uprising - the leadership programme for young adults...
View ArticleGenerous Lutonians donate to Syrian appeal
Generous people in Luton and Dunstable have been donating huge sums of money to help those suffering from the humanitarian crisis in Syria. Akram Khan, a retired aerospace executive from Barnfield,...
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