Travellers set up camp on Green Flag site
A park protection group has raised concerns after a traveller community moved onto Manor Road Park at the weekend.Members of Friends of Manor Park– the group behind refurbishments to the park completed...
View ArticleVote for your top shop in Luton Mall
Luton shoppers are invited to vote for their favourite shop in the Mall, with the winning store being crowned with the coveted much coveted Shoppers Award at The Mall’s Retailer Awards this summer.Last...
View ArticleCollege students conclude two week radio station takeover
Luton Sixth Form College students completed a two week stint on Radio LaB 97.1FM on Friday, having taken over the University of Bedforshire station for two weeks.First year BTEC radio sub-diploma...
View ArticleBusway soundproofing could set taxpayers back more than £15k
Extra work to soundproof the £90m Luton and Dunstable Busway could set taxpayers back more than £15,000, it has been confirmed.Following complaints from residents that the route had been causing a...
View ArticleNeil’s new boss
Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Community Rehabilitation Company (BeNCH CRC) has appointed Neil Moloney (left) as its new Chief Executive. Neil joins from West...
View ArticleAirport expansion takes flight as plans given final consent
The long-awaited expansion of Luton Airport will take flight after the council signed off final details on the plan.The £100m development will take the airport’s annual passenger capacity from 12...
View ArticleRoad resurfacing work
St Mary’s road roundabout will be closed for five nights, between 10pm and 5am from Monday, July 7, for night-time road resurfacing work. Councillor Dave Taylor, portfolio holder for environment, said:...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: Melissa hits the road with gran in tow
Brace yourselves, there’s another blockbuster Transformers movie out next week.But while we wait in trepidation for another dose of special effects stupidity, new releases are a little thin on the...
View ArticleLuton is cheapest in the UK for private GP consultations
Luton offers the cheapest price for private GP consultations, according to private healthcare search engine whatclinic.com.Patients can expect to pay £30, which compares favourably with other areas of...
View ArticleGardens go on show
A selection of gardens will be open around the Aspley Guise village on Sunday 13 July from 12.30pm-5.30pm, giving the chance to re-visit at a different time some that were open in May as well as other...
View ArticleJoin in children’s debate
A consultation on children’s services in the area needs feedback on four possible options. Since the last reorganisation of children’s centres in Central Beds in 2011, there has been an increased focus...
View ArticleBook to follow in footsteps of Chariots of Fire?
The author of a book about his family’s sporting hero is confident it will be turned into a film.Only Gold Matters, the biography of Cecil Griffiths, an athlete who won an Olympic gold medal, but was...
View Article£24m inner ring road project ‘still on track’
Work on a new multi-million pound inner ring road in Luton remains on track, the council has confirmed.The expansive Luton Town Centre Transport Scheme is set to be completed this summer, a year after...
View ArticleSchool’s friendly setting awarded
Chaul End Children’s Centre Nursery was presented with a Communication Friendly Setting award on Friday, June 27.The award to the Dunstable road nursery was given because they create an environment...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Under The Skin, Escape From Planet Earth, Gimme Shelter
Scarlett Johansson is truly mesmerising as an alien taking on the form of a dead womand seducing local men in Scotland in UNDER THE SKIN (15: Studio Canal).The rouge-lipped siren roams the streets of...
View ArticleBeware of raves this weekend
There is an increased likelihood of raves this weekend. according to Beds police.The police are reminding all owners of land and rural businesses to check their property and ensure that all buildings...
View ArticleHomes evacuated after worker drills through gas pipe
Residents have been evacuated from their homes in Luton after a construction worker drilled through a gas pipe on Crawley Green Road.Contractors have been working on the site to create the second part...
View ArticlePranksters spray cyclist in the face with ‘urine’
A cyclist was doused with ‘urine’ from a high powered water pistol while travelling on Russell Street, Luton, yesterday.The 49-year-old victim slowed down when the driver of a grey Alfa Romeo slowly...
View ArticleOutsmarting distraction burglars
Take time to be sure before you open the door.That’s the advice from the water watchdog the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) which has published its top tips to help households outsmart distraction...
View ArticleKris aiming to inspire young
Kriss Akabusi has announced that BBC3 Counties Radio drive-time presenter Roberto Perrone will be the official host at this year’s motivational business seminar ‘In The Arena’Roberto said: “I am...
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