Rail firm ends cash charges
RAIL firm First Capital Connect (FCC) is to abolish charges for using cash machines at its stations.All cash machines at FCC stations - which include Bedford, Flitwick and both Luton stations -...
View ArticleCrimson Catz help veterans
LUTON TWINS Sunita Johal and Anita Cormier run a health and beauty company with a silver lining – helping charities comes pretty high on their list of priorities.Last year the duo - known...
View ArticleSearch for a space for new art gallery in the town centre
AN art project is looking for a new home in Luton, having been awarded a grant from the Arts Council England. Departure Lounge received £50,000 from the Arts Council for the project over the next 12-18...
View ArticleVIDEO: Aquatic centre build is going swimmingly
BUILDING work on Luton’s new multi-million pound aquatic centre – which will be known as the Inspire Sports Village – is well into its final third stage and on schedule to open in July –- just in time...
View ArticleCoach company to help sports stars on charity bike ride
A LUTON coach company is helping Rugby World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio and cricket legend Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff in a mammoth charity cycle ride.Premier Connections Travel, based near Luton...
View ArticleBEV CREAGH: Reunion rap
EXCITEMENT is mounting as I prepare to fly half way round the world for a reunion with my old school buddies, most of whom I haven’t seen since we were sun-kissed 16-year-olds in the warm heart of...
View ArticleLuton Airport? Nah, it’s Lorraine’s city!
EASYJET passengers flying to sunnier climes from Luton Airport in the coming weeks may not have been “truly wafted from paradise” – but they will be flying the flag for Luton’s city status bid.Former...
View ArticleTwo teenage men kidnapped by trio
TWO young men were kidnapped by a group of males near the University of Bedfordshire in Luton on Wednesday (February 1).Witnesses saw three Asian males get out of a silver Vauxhall Astra in Church...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Chronicle, Jack And Jill, Man On A Ledge and more
ChronicleFrom nowhere, in a form that is often rightly derided – the found footage film – comes this teen sci-fi that is far more interesting and entertaining than anyone could have hoped for.Chronicle...
View ArticleSnow expected to hit on Saturday evening
SNOW is set to hit Luton and Dunstable early on Saturday evening with the bitter cold snap set to last until the middle of next week according to a local weather expert.Weatherman Philip Eden expects...
View ArticleWorries over longer KFC opening hours
IT’S only been open a week, but the owners of the new KFC in Wigmore have already applied to extend the shop’s opening hours.The fast food outlet has been doing brisk business since opening, and...
View ArticleAppeal to find missing 14-year-old girl
A 14-year-old girl is missing and Bedfordshire Police are appealing for help to find her. Carrie-Anne Kearney was staying with carers in Northampton and is known to have friends in Dunstable, Houtghton...
View ArticleGift shop feels power of the dark side
LORD Vader showed his charitable side as he sent two of his minions to Just Us in Stopsley to collect money for Macmillan Nurses on Saturday (January 28).Herald & Post reporter Richard Redman went...
View ArticleFather wants action on ‘dangerous road’
A FATHER is concerned about a road on the outskirts of Luton where a fatal collision took place, calling it “dangerous”. Newlands Road near Slip End was the scene of the accident which killed Sonya...
View ArticleHave you seen black squirrels in Bedfordshire?
AN academic is asking members of the public to report their black squirrel sightings in Bedfordshire.The first recorded spotting of the non-native species was in Woburn 100 years ago, and a study at...
View ArticleTaxi to the Olympics!
A LEADING Luton businessman and the borough council are working on plans to teach taxi drivers to greet Olympic visitors in their own languages. Mohammed Nadeem, who has built up a £5million business...
View Article‘Chaotic’ road will be tackled by council
RESIDENTS who campaigned for new traffic management in a busy road in Luton will be pleased that their petition was successful. Central Luton Area Committee accepted the recommendations concerning the...
View ArticleChart topper Olly Murs named as Love Luton artist
CHART topper Olly Murs has been announced as the second act to headline the Love Luton Festival in July.The X Factor 2009 runner-up, who has hit number one hits with Please Don't Let Me Go, Heart Skips...
View ArticleHas technology taken over from old-fashioned parenting?
I WAS ambling home from a walk through our local park the other afternoon when I spotted a couple of policemen calling at a house near to mine. They knocked at the door a couple of times. When there...
View ArticleIf you have to use the roads, go safely...
Motoring charity the IAM has today issued advice on driving in snow and ice, as freezing conditions spread across the country.IAM chief examiner Peter Rodger said: “Don’t drive unless it’s completely...
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