Geoff Cox’s DVDs: Non-Stop, Ride Along, The Pretty One, 13 Sins
Liam Neeson has found a niche with leading roles in solid, workmanlike thrillers. There’s the usual non-stop action in, erm, NON-STOP (12: Studio Canal) in which he’s a veteran air marshal on a flight...
View ArticleFirst in a series for author
A grandmother of three had her first book from her debut series, published on Friday, June 20.Valentina Hepburn’s Notes On A Rebellion is the first novel in The Notes From Random Knight series.The...
View ArticleBig Careers Fair
Big Careers Fair Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire is coming to Luton on Wednesday, June 25.The fair that helps 15-24-year-olds achieve their big careers will be at the UK Carnival Arts Centre from 11am...
View ArticleAlan Dee: A cable conundrum that threatens to strangle us all
I call them marshmallow jobs – the sort of tasks that you think won’t take long and will give you some simple domestic satisfaction, but instead turn out to leave you feeling decidedly queasy after...
View ArticleRemember Armed Forces
Britain’s soldiers and ex-servicemen were commemorated in a special ceremony outside the Town Hall in support of Armed Forces Day. A flag was raised at 11am on Monday, June 23, by the Mayor of Luton,...
View ArticleMan jailed for car theft scam
A man has been sentenced to 16 months in prison at Luton Crown Court – the last of twelve caught in a police operation going back six years. Bartosz Dolata, 29, a Polish national, had been moving...
View ArticleTV plea to catch man hunted over teen death
Detectives will be appealing for information on the whereabouts of a man wanted for the murderof Marcus Hall in Luton 13 years ago live on BBC1s Crimewatch Roadshow tomorrow.Seven men were convicted in...
View ArticleHelping encourage Harmony in Luton
Life Choices Fair, a free family event hosted by Luton Borough Council in partnership with Luton in Harmony on Friday in St George’s Square, was given the thumbs up by visitors.The event featured a...
View ArticlePre-school picnic
Parents of children under the age of five, are invited to Picnic in the Park, at Wardown Park on Wednesday, June 25, from 10am till 2pm. The pre-school events theme is Keep Luton Tidy: Love Where You...
View ArticleFour Luton men charged with firearms offences
Four Luton men have been charged with firearms offences as part of a crackdown on guncrime.Deon Ellis, 25, of Fallowfield, Dylan Beckford, 18, of Hallwicks Road, Alexander Myers, 22, of Corncastle Road...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: Chef is a streetfood snack, Walking On Sunshine is a...
Everyone loves cooking shows – Masterchef, Come Dine With Me, Ready Steady Cook. So why not a cooking movie?Jon Favreau, looking these days as if he’s been tucking in a little too freely to the...
View ArticlePolice attempt child curfew bid to halt rise of gang threats
An explosion in anti-social behaviour has left Luton residents feeling ‘like prisoners in their own homes’, a report has revealed.Beds Police has included a large section of Wigmore, Stopsley and Round...
View ArticleHelping patients stay in own home
Specialist paramedic training has seen hundreds of patients able to be treated in their own homes rather than in hospital.The latest figures show that in 2013/14, more than 400 patients received wound...
View ArticleVisible justice is making a change, by Beds Police and Crime Commissioner...
I know that the law-abiding majority is often frustrated by a sense that criminals, particularly the ‘Mr Bigs’, operate with impunity, quite unmolested by the criminal justice system. But in...
View ArticleYoung musicians tuning up
The town’s young musicians are fine tuning their performances for the National Festival of Music for Youth in Birmingham next month.Luton Youth Cantores, Luton Youth Concert Band, Luton Youth Jazz...
View ArticleCCTV footage of attempted murder released as detectives deepen investigation
Detectives have released CCTV footage of the moment a car deliberately struck a pedestrian in a ‘hit and run’ collision in Luton two weeks ago, in an attempt to identify the driver.The incident, which...
View ArticleTwo charged with murder of Polish man found unconscious in Luton car park
Two Luton men have been charged with the murder of a Polish man found with head injuries in a car park on June 14.Carl Stockwell, 25, of Dallow Road and Daniel McRedmond, 19, of Shirley Road, were...
View ArticleHundreds raised for Keech at show
Central Bedfordshire College helped to raise hundreds for Keech Hospice Care at the Luton Fashion Show on Wednesday, June 18.The annual event was at the Chiltern hotel from 6pm till 8pm and was...
View ArticleFour men appear in court over firearms offence charges
Four Luton men have been remanded in custody after being charged with firearms offences.Deon Ellis, 25, of Fallowfield, Dylan Beckford, 18, of Hallwicks Road, Alexander Myers, 22, of Corncastle Road,...
View ArticleAirport MD jets off after seven years at the helm
Luton Airport managing director Glyn Jones is to leave the organisation, it was announced this morning.Mr Jones, who joined the airport in 2007, will leave to persue other opportunities.Chairman Clive...
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