Search for good samaritans who helped pub attack victim
Detectives in Luton need to trace two people who helped a man after he was assaulted outside the Whitehouse pub in Manchester Street on Monday. The incident happened at about 3.40pm after the victim,...
View ArticleNew chief for Barnfield Federation
The troubled Barnfield Federation has a new interim chief executive who the board hopes will help “secure the Federation’s future”. Dame Jackie Fisher will replace Helen Mayhew and Stephen Hall who led...
View ArticleChild treated for smoke inhalation
Paramedics treated a child suffering from smoke inhalation after a fire at Bramley Court, Dunstable, on Monday (February 10).The fire service was called to the property at 8pm after a cooker caught...
View ArticleYou might be charged yourself if you try to power up your mobile
Beds Police are warn mobile phone users not to phone 999 to charge their mobiles.It is known that a rumour or urban myth suggesting that calling 999 and disconnecting immediately will boost the battery...
View ArticleL&D celebrates 75th anniversary
It’s not just romantics who will be celebrating on Friday, the Luton and Dunstable Hospital celebrates its 75th anniversary as well.It was opened by Queen Mary on February 14, 1939, predating the NHS...
View ArticleThieves steal from church collection
Cruel thieves broke in to a church in Luton and stole collection money intended for needy Syrian refugees.The money was taken from the Holy Ghost Church in Westbourne Road some time overnight on...
View ArticleFive arrests in drugs crackdown
Five people were arrested yesterday (Feb 12) after officers from Operation Boson executed search warrants at addresses in the Purley Centre, Luton. The pre-planned raids were supported by officers from...
View ArticleCharity fears of a ‘hidden’ epidemic
Around 5,000 people in Bedfordshire have diabetes - and don’t yet know it.That’s the claim from the charity Diabetes UK, who say about 39,000 people in the county suffer from the disease.NHS...
View ArticleBeds PCC faces criminal investigation
The Beds Police and Crime Commissioner is facing a criminal investigation for leaking confidential information. Olly Martins has admitted to disclosing information about the death of Leon Briggs in...
View ArticleFractured skull after road rage fight
A road rage incident left a driver with a fractured skull yesterday afternoon. The man, 54, was cut up by someone in a lime green Corsa while on the M1 northbound at 3.30pm. Both vehicles left the M1...
View ArticleBogus electricity worker is seen off after being challenged for ID
A bogus caller was rumbled when his 84-year-old intended victim became suspicious.The pensioner had been duped into letting the man into his Sundon Park Road, Luton, home on February 4, but then...
View ArticleEasy Rider film sets up route to Dave’s salvation
A former mod who converted to Christianity while high on LSD watching a screening of Easy Rider has produced a punk rock opera about his life.Dave Clarke, who was a lecturer at the former Luton College...
View ArticleVIDEO: Family’s praise for 999 lifesavers
A teenager whose heart stopped while he was playing football is helping to raise awareness of heart health during the ambulance service’s Heart Takeover week. Rahul Patel, 16, from Luton, had a cardiac...
View ArticleUpdated: Woman sexually assaulted in alleyway
A man has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault in an alleway in Luton on Valentine’s Day. The 24-year-old woman was walking to work at about 5am in Bute Street from the railway station.As...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Get Her, Spike Jonze comes up with another...
“Anybody who falls in love is a freak. It’s a crazy thing to do. It’s socially acceptable insanity…”Hello reader. It looks like you’re searching for a review of the new movie ‘Her’. Luckily for you I...
View ArticleBedfordshire Business Women: the power of networking
If women entrepreneurs want to grow their business, they need to network. Research has shown that investing time and energy in networking can reap huge benefits for your business. Not everyone is a...
View ArticleBarnfield investigation referred to police
Police are assessing a government report into the Barnfield Federation to determine whether “financial irregularties” will require a criminal investigation. Allegations that the college wrongly claimed...
View ArticleNational award
NHS Trust SEPT has won a prestigious accolade at the Patient Experience Network National Awards.An innovative project demonstrated to judges that staff consistently go that extra mile to ensure...
View ArticleShop burglary
Police are appealing for witnesses after a shop in George Street was robbed on Thursday.Two Asian men entered the shop and one distracted a staff member while the other stole a cash box from behind the...
View ArticleCasino for carers
The Carers Trust will benefit from a new charity parnership with G Casino on Park Street.It was launched in Luton on Friday and marks the start of a country-wide initiative involving all 97 Mecca clubs...
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