Student who objected to slave auction told to retract comments
A student who complained about a slave auction being held by the University of Bedfordshire Psychology Society was told to remove her comments from the internet as the society did not want bad...
View ArticleThe People’s Priest celebrates 50 years
Nothing as trivial as a bout of pneumonia – not even one requiring hospitalisation – was going to stop the man affectionately known as the ‘people’s priest’ from attending his own Mass of...
View ArticleHappy birthday to Luton in Harmony
Young, old and people from different communities came to support the Luton in Harmony’s fourth birthday celebrations on Saturday, at Central Square in The Mall Luton. Tropical FM’s DJ Lee Drummond was...
View ArticleVillage vandals hit childcare charity
A childcare charity in Toddington was targeted by vandals days after the village’s Scout HQ was almost destroyed by yobs.Staff at Childcare in Manor Road found toys thrown across the playground, rude...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: The Book Thief is serious, solid, but not really a...
The horrors of the holocaust from a child’s perspective provide the central theme for a sombre release that has to fight for attention this week against a couple of flashy and forgettable thrillers.The...
View ArticleMr Speaker to be new university chancellor
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the new Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire, it was announced on Wednesday.The Rt Hon John Bercow MP will succeed Baroness Ros Howells, who completes her...
View ArticleCrackdown on HMO landlords with new licensing rules
Irresponsible landlords renting out sub-standard homes face a £20,000 fine if they do not adhere to new housing licensing rules. Luton Borough Council introduced the new rules for Houses in Multiple...
View ArticleVIDEO: See the construction of a Center Parcs lodge
To mark the completion of the first lodge at Woburn Forest, Center Parcs has this week revealed a time lapse film of the lodge build and fit out, alongside photographs of the first fully completed...
View ArticleFive arrested after town centre brawl
Several people were involved in an affray in Luton town centre on Tuesday morning. Five people were arrested following the disorder in Manchester Street at about 2.40am. One man suffered serious facial...
View ArticleAttempted car-jacking
A driver was threatened with a knife by a man who flagged him down in Henley Rise last night. He was driving his blue Ford Focus RS at 8.15pm when two men flagged him down and one of them opened the...
View ArticleLuton’s little Mensa genius
A 12-year-old Luton schoolgirl’s results in a recent Mensa test has put her in the top 1 percent of the population.The youngster notched up 161 on the Cattell B scale - 13 more than the 148 needed to...
View ArticleBarnfield College will not face criminal investigation
Police will not investigate Barnfield College for criminal offences, it was announced this morning.A government report into the Barnfield Federation was referred to Hertfordshire Police to determine...
View ArticleHundreds turn out for village crime meeting
More than 400 people attended a residents’ meeting in Barton to discuss burglary concerns with Beds Police on Wednesday. The packed meeting with Sergeant Andy Rivers followed a day of action by the...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: The Butler, Ender’s Game
Fact-based drama THE BUTLER (12: Entertainment In Video) has an all-star cast, but the film would probably have worked better as a small-screen mini-series.There’s an underlying TV-movie ambience to...
View ArticleUPDATED: Damning Barnfield report published
A damning report into the state of Barnfield College has revealed governors were kept in the dark about the parlous state of its finances.Former principal Sir Peter Birkett also comes under fire after...
View ArticleSir Peter says government report has identified ‘human errors’
Sir Peter Birkett has blamed “human errors” for the issues identified in two government reports into the Barnfield Federation. The damning Skills Funding Agency report, published today, showed improper...
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A childcare charity in Toddington was targeted by vandals days after the village’s Scout HQ was almost destroyed by yobs.Staff at Childcare in Manor Road found toys thrown across the playground, rude...
View ArticleSpeak up about community centre closures
Residents who use community centres in Luton earmarked for closure are invited to give their views on the proposals. With further budget cuts imminent, Luton Borough Council says it cannot afford to...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The Book Thief is a stodgy slog, go to the source...
“One small fact: you are going to die. Despite every effort, no one lives forever. Sorry to be such a spoiler. My advice is when the time comes, don’t panic. It doesn’t seem to help.”Those are the...
View ArticlePolice probe after alleged attack on Autistic man
An Autistic man was allegedly injured by police officers who mistook him for a robber as he put his bins out in Whitby Road. Now the family of Faruk Ali are holding a community meeting in Bury Park...
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