Emergency toilet bags scheme takes off
Warden Hill WI members have come up with a unique scheme to help patients who find themselves staying in hospital unexpectedly and who have not brought a toiletries bag with the basic things needed to...
View ArticleLet’s talk about law: students are inspired
The library at Stopsley High School was packed out with eager year 10 and 11 students when Sthe managing partner of a Luton law firm gave an inspiring career’s talk last week. Sukh Saini, of Pictons,...
View ArticleSpecial Peter Pan performance for pupils
Pupils from River Bank Primary School enjoyed a special performance of Peter Pan from a visiting theatre company earlier this week.The pupils got to go up on stage after the show to meet the actors and...
View ArticlePub talk to tackle break-ins
Villagers in Barton are holding a meeting to discuss crime and community safety following a few recent burglaries in the area. Resident Emma Andrew set up the meeting using the village’s Facebook page...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The Lego Movie is a genuine blockbuster, and a...
“If this relationship is going to work out between us I need to feel free to party with a bunch of strangers whenever I feel like it... I will text you.” It’s not the sort of thing you would expect...
View ArticleCandidates for Farley by-election announced
Candidates for the Farley by-election on March 13 have been confirmed.The by-election is for one of Farley’s three seats on the authority, and the elected councillor will serve until May 2015, when the...
View ArticleA model tribute to councillor at fire station
A special ceremony to pay tribute to a councillor and former Vice Chair of the Beds fire service was held at Stopsley Fire Station.Roy Davies, who served as a councillor for more than three years in...
View ArticleHelp cops to cut back on car crime
A drop in surgery aimed at cutting car crime is taking place at Pirton Hill Primary School on Sunday.Luton’s North and West Community Policing Team are asking motorists to come along to have their...
View ArticleVIDEO: Private hire drivers strike at town hall
Private hire drivers from Luton held a peaceful protest outside Luton Town Hall this lunchtime. Organised by Luton Borough Drivers Union, the protest is a last resort after “years of suffering” and...
View ArticleTwo cars set on fire
Two cars were set on fire in Faringdon Road in the early hours of Saturday morning. A Vauxhall Zafira and a Ford Fiesta were engulfed in the blaze at about 2.20am and detectives are searching for the...
View ArticlePensioner’s war medals stolen
A pensioner’s Second World War medals were stolen from her home in Heywood Drive whilst she was away. Five medals, which were awarded to the victim’s father, were taken from the property sometime...
View ArticleVandals deface and smash up scout hut
Scouts are “devastated” after vandals caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to their hut in Toddington. Yobs smashed all the windows of the scout hut in Station Road before entering the hut and...
View ArticleCharacters book in for fun at Luton school
A Book Fortnight at Luton’s Bramingham Primary School was certainly something to write home about as youngsters enjoyed an action-packed two weeks.Children heard stories in a magical large tent, they...
View ArticleMan found in road with head injuries
A man was found with head injuries and no memory of what happened to him in Connaught Road on Sunday. A Good Samritan found the man, who is believed to be Polish, at about 12.30am and contacted the...
View ArticlePensioner puts a stop to pair’s pickpocketing
A pensioner stopped a couple from stealing his wallet in Quantock Rise on Thursday. The man, aged 79, was putting his shopping in his car at the Sainsbury’s Store at about 5.30pm when a man and a woman...
View ArticleColette wants to make Luton the Eastbourne of Befordshire
She’s a pint-size package of pure dynamite.Age Concern Luton director Colette McKeaveney may be 5ft nothing in her stocking soles but there’s a pair of killer stilettos under the desk for when she...
View ArticleLandowner stabbed after row with dog walker
A man was stabbed by a dog walker in a field in Woodside this morning. The landowner, 39, confronted a dog walker who was on his land just off Manor Road at about 7.10am.The offender, described as a...
View ArticleCounting the stars
Here’s your chance to join the 2014 Bedfordshire Star Count.It’s taking place between February 26 and March 8 and involves the number of stars you can see within the four corners of the Orion...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Let’s be honest, an honesty box is an opportunity missed
Sorry, but the pained protestations of the bigwigs at WH Smith that their punters just can’t be trusted don’t wash with me.You may have heard that honesty boxes at selected branches of the all-purpose...
View ArticleOpen evening for osteoarthritis patients
Want to know more about osteoarthritis? Then come along to the next patient and public information evening hosted by the L&D’s rheumatology department.It’s being held at a bigger venue - Barnfield...
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