Help plea with the Big Collection to fight diabetes
Diabetes UK is looking for energetic volunteers in Luton and Dunstable to support a collection weekend at their local Tesco store. The Big Collection weekend will take place in Tesco stores on 13, 14...
View ArticleQuizco to raise cash for charity
A university of Bedfordshire student is organising a disco and quiz night to raise money for Help for Heroes on Saturday, May 3. Georgia Coan, of Luton road, is holding the event in memory of her late...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: Pompeii starts with an earthquake, but doesn’t...
Legendary movie mogul and straight talker Sam Goldwyn reckoned a good movie should start with an earthquake and build to a climax.Old Sam probably thought that a decent plot, adequate acting and a...
View ArticleMPs call for Luton train station rebuild following ‘half-hearted’ disabled...
Luton MPs Gavin Shuker and Kelvin Hopkins have rounded on a ‘half-hearted’ grant to improve disabled access at Luton train station.The Department for Transport has announced that Luton is one of 42...
View ArticleLuton care home in line for cameras after BBC investigation
A Luton care home could be kitted out with surveillance cameras, the Herald & Post can reveal.Milliner House Care Home, in Marsh Road, may see the introduction after operator HC-One announced its...
View ArticleGovernment backs Luton Airport expansion
The expansion of Luton Airport will now take flight after the government backed plans this morning.A raft of upgrades were agreed by Luton Borough Council in December but Communities Secretary Eric...
View ArticleUnderstanding the issues and impact of domestic violence
The council is keen to hear from anyone who has been the victim of domestic violence in order to improve the way cases are handled and identify the support required.It has also launched a...
View ArticleAirport passengers stuck in two hour queues after IT glitch
Passengers at Luton Airport were left facing border control queues up to two hours long overnight, due to an IT glitch.The problem, which also affected travellers arriving at Heathrow, Gatwick and...
View ArticleCigarettes and tobacco stolen from back seat of car
Police are appealing for information after a bag of cigarettes and tobacco was snatched from the back of a car on Monday, April 28.The victim had visited Best Way Cash and Carry on Dallow road and...
View ArticleEngland World Cup squad to be announced in Luton
Roy Hodgson will announce his squad for the upcoming World Cup in Luton, it has been confirmed.The England manager will travel to Vauxhall’s Griffin House HQ on May 12, where he will name his squad for...
View ArticleLitte Starz forced to make changes
Little Starz day nursery has been deemed inadequate by an Ofsted report, released on Tuesday, April 29.The day nursery, on Prospect way, got the same result in 2013 following an inspection, new owners...
View ArticleEU candidates quizzed by Luton Sixth Form students during debate
Politics students put their revision into practice as they got the chance to grill EU candidates yesterday. The hustings event, held at Luton Sixth Form College, saw East of England candidates from...
View ArticleWork to start on A5-M1 road
Work on the A5-M1 link road improvement scheme will begin this month, according to the Highways Agency.Advance work will start on May 27, following approval by the transport secretary.Utility companies...
View ArticleStricter laws for puppy trafficking needed
An angry mother is backing the RSPCA campaign to stop puppy trafficking, after her pug was taken off her by trading standards.Cheryl Ashton, of Icknield road, bought the puppy from a Lithuanian man in...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: 12 Years A Slave, 47 Ronin, Veronica Mars
Before 12 YEARS A SLAVE (15: Entertainment One) came along there were precious few films about slavery in the US told from the point of view of the enslaved.I can only think of the milestone 1970s...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Bellylaughs galore for the broad-minded in garden...
‘We are a fraternity, we are a brotherhood, and we are here to party!’Bad Neighbours – or just Neighbors as it was originally distributed on the other side of the pond – is the latest entry in a long...
View ArticleCharity idea just keeps on growing
The British obsession with gardening and nosing round other people’s plots has proved a money spinner for charity.In 2013 the National Gardens Scheme raised more than £2m for charities including...
View ArticleBusy businesses have more time to enter prestigious awards
Companies in the county have been so busy this year that the organisers of this year’s FSB Bedfordshire Business Awards have extended the deadline for entering to give them more time.As a local survey...
View ArticleSchools given Ofsted acclaim
Five schools from across Luton and Dunstable have been praised by standards watchdog Ofsted after positive inspections at the end of March.Wenlock C of E Junior, Thornhill Primary, St Martin de Porres...
View Article‘The end of an era’ as Tadpoles manager Pam Gray retires
Her office is a like a mini Piccadilly Circus – there’s always something going on.At the moment there’s a mum doing a recce to see whether the baby and toddler unit Pam Gray has run for the past 14...
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