Armed teenage robbers disturbed by passer-by
A schoolboy was threatened with a knife by two teens who wanted his phone and cash.The boy, 14, was in St Thomas Road at 12.10pm when the would-be robbers approached him. Luckily the area was busy and...
View ArticleDriver assaulted by robbers who took his car
A man was assaulted and robbed of his car in Caddington on Friday evening. The 22-year-old was driving a black Mercedes and believes he was followed from Connaught Road in Luton by a gold 4x4 with four...
View ArticleDeselection of Dallow’s Labour councillor ‘stinks’
A former Young Councillor of the Year was deselected by the Labour party at a Dallow ward meeting yesterday. The deselection of Tafheen Sharif, who is also Beds Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner,...
View ArticleArmed robbery at newsagents
An armed robbery took place at RV News in William Street on Friday night.Four men wearing masks threatened the shop assistant, 28, with a black hand gun. They took cash from the till and cigarettes...
View ArticleCould it be nappy love for Luton?
Knowaste, which launched the first recycling facility in the UK for absorbent hygiene products (AHP) in 2011, is looking at Luton as a possible location for a new larger site.The new facility, which...
View ArticleTeenager has distinctive bike stolen after being threatened by youth in Luton...
A teenage boy had his bike stolen after he was threatened by another youth in a Luton park on Monday evening.The bike was stolen at around 7pm when the victim and his friend were riding through Lewsey...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Great, now there are five more years for me to get collared for...
Well, there’s something else to worry about. One of my recurring nightmares is getting collared for jury service, and now the government says its going to hike the upper age limit so I could still get...
View ArticleDrumming up a storm for little patients at Keech Hospice Care
McFly drummer Harry Judd and his wife – violinist Izzy Johnston – were ‘bowled over’ by Keech Hospice Care when they paid a surprise visit last month.They’d never been to a hospice before and were...
View ArticleSafe landing for Sue Ryder as Airport partnership continues
Three years ago Luton Airport launched its charity-of-the-year partnership.Staff were asked to shortlist potential good causes and the public was asked to vote.Sue Ryder was the overwhelming winner and...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: A rocky ride for rodeo roustabout McConaughey, but...
It may have Dallas in the title but there’s not much South Fork about Matthew McConaughey’s latest.In The Dallas Buyers Club he’s a hard-living and homophobic rodeo cowboy knocked sideways by an HIV...
View ArticleGold toothed ‘beggar’ conned OAPs
Police in Luton are appealing for residents to contact them if they have been approached by a man asking for money.The appeal comes after an elderly couple living in Bampton Road reported an incident...
View ArticleThe sound of Vince’s music is coming to schools
Pupils at Ashton St Peter’s Lower School, Dunstable, have been given an introduction to the exciting world of music -making and sound production.Musician Vince Wilson is visiting schools in the area...
View ArticleIs this the best community store in the UK?
The Nisa Local store in Toddington, owned by Kishor Patel and his family, has reached the finals of a national competition to find the best community store in the UK. In their quest for the best,...
View ArticleDrugs haul found in lorry at Toddington services
A man has been remanded in custody after 60kg of herbal cannabis was found in a lorry at the M1 Toddington Services on Tuesday night. The Beds, Herts and Cambs Roads Policing Unit stopped the heavy...
View ArticleKeep off the soil during the rains
During the winter it can be tempting to use a break in windy or rainy weather to get a head start on spring garden tasks. While this can be part of the fun of gardening it is a risky business! If you...
View ArticleMan robbed of watch in Luton street
Luton police are appealing for information after a gent’s TAG watch was taken during a street robbery on Sunday evening, February 2.The incident happened in Chase Street between 9.15pm and 10pm when...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Machete Kills, Blue Jasmine
For a generation of film fans weaned on 1970s exploitation and irony, MACHETE KILLS (15: Lionsgate) comes across like a James Bond adventure.Among the jumble of bloody action, extreme violence and...
View ArticleMan hurt in robbery bid
Officers from the South Bedfordshire Robbery Team are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a 20 year old man was left with bruising to his face and cuts to his knees after an attempted...
View ArticleLearning lessons of the Holocaust
When young John Edeldand travelled to the UK in 1939 with 200 Jewish children from Germany, a week before war broke out, they were welcomed by a letter by Chief Rabbi Hertz. He told them they were...
View ArticleCommunity hopes charity will keep play area going
A children’s charity is campaigning to continue running Hart Hill Adventure Playground (HHAPG) in Luton, which the council can no longer afford to operate. Children’s Links have been running HHAPG...
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