PDSA free health checks for dogs
Luton borough council have teamed up with vet charity, PDSA, to offer free health ‘MOT’ checks for dogs this week.The PetCheck vehicle will be examining the canines from Tuesday till Friday.It will be...
View ArticleAlan Dee: I must apologise if you don’t find this apology sufficient...
Bang. Ouch. Bang. Ouch. Bang. Ouch. The therapeutic benefits of banging your head against a brick wall are not supported by medical professionals, I’ll admit, but sometimes it seems the only...
View ArticleLuton’s Right Royal welcome to the Prince of Wales
Several members of the Royal Family have visited Luton, not least Queen Elizabeth II, who toured the newly opened Central Library in 1962.The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were also regular guests at...
View ArticleLuton Airport expansion agreement ‘weeks away’
The planned expansion of Luton Airport will be agreed in the “next few weeks”, according to the president of operator Aena.Speaking at an awards ceremony in London on Thursday, Jose Manuel Vargas said...
View ArticleBelgium ride
Love Luton are holding a Remembrance Ride from Luton to Belgium in August.The event marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. To sign up visit www.loveluton.org.uk/remembrance
View ArticleCouncil encourages switch to ebilling
A lucky resident has won £1446 by switching to Luton Borough Council’s ebilling, in a prize draw.Susan Garden won the equivalent of a year’s band D council tax payment, she was entered into the draw...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: The Railway Man, The Best Man Holiday
I caught THE RAILWAY MAN (15: Lionsgate) at my local cinema back in January, just before it was shunted into the sidelines to make way for yet another superhero movie.Really looking forward to seeing...
View ArticleMan hits teens with metal pole
Two teens were hit by a man with a metal pole in an unprovoked attack in Brantwood Park on Monday.The incident occurred at approximately 1pm when three 14-year-old friends were in the park.Without...
View ArticlePolice search for stolen bike
A Luton man had his bike stolen from him after being approached by a group of young men.Detectives have released a picture of a bicycle which was taken during a robbery that happened on April 14 in...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: highbrow and high-tech thrillerTransendence looks...
“Once online, a sentient machine will quickly overcome the limits of biology. In a short time, its analytic power will become greater than the collective intelligence of every person born in the...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to killing gran
A man pleaded guilty on Friday to the murder of his sister-in-law six weeks after she had married his brother David.John Evans, 56, appeared at Luton crown court, via a video link from Bedford jailHe...
View ArticleApril 30, 1914, Luton News
In the run-up to, and during the four years of the First World War, we will be looking at how the Luton News covered the momentous events, week by week.It was a busy week for the territorial scheme in...
View ArticleFears grow for girl protected under order
An appeal has gone out for a missing 16-year-old from Luton who is the subject of a Forced Marriage Protection Order. Maria Nicolescu, sometimes spelt Niculescu, has not been at school since early...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to manslaughter of Luton grandfather
Sameer Babar, 35, from Carnegie Gardens in Luton has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his 67 year old neighbour Leonard Flower on the grounds of diminished responsibility at Luton Crown Court...
View ArticleThe teenage sports star and the six-year-old cancer survivor
At first sight, the teenage sports star and the six-year-old cancer survivor don’t appear to have much in common. But they’re from the same background and both are ambassadors for Rhys’ Rangers, the...
View ArticleLooking into the past through old newspapers? Life just got a whole lot...
A huge archive of local, regional and national newspapers covering more than 300 years of history is now being made available to the public at the British Library.New secretary of state for Culture...
View ArticleCouncil gives compost to residents
Luton Borough Council are giving away free compost, at the Household Waste Recycling Centres on Eaton road and Progress way on May 10 and 11, as part of International Compost Awareness week.Residents...
View ArticleAlan Dee: There’s an ickle bit of an issue with trying to change our language
As I think I’ve established to the satisfaction of a working majority, I am a being of the male persuasion. As such, my reaction to the prospect of a trip to a well-known Swedish furniture warehouse is...
View ArticleBaking memories in dementia fight
The Mayor of Luton swapped Easter eggs for cakes to help raise money for Alzheimer’s Society in the town centre recently. Sheila Roden stopped off at the stall of Alzheimer’s Society volunteers Angela...
View ArticleLuton lifelife for autism carers
A free get-together for families with autistic children is proving a lifeline for many parents.The monthly meetings are organised by the council’s autism spectrum team and give parents and carers an...
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