Guns, knives and swords seized on Luton streets
A SHOCKING array of more than 300 weapons including swords, axes and a crossbow were seized by armed police on the streets of Bedfordshire last year.Firearms incident officers confiscated 310 weapons...
View ArticleScaling the heights for Luton’s city bid
LUTON’S bid for city status hit the heights yesterday morning as council chief executive Trevor Holden joined a team of abseilers who climbed down the Town Hall’s giant clock tower.Mr Holden,...
View ArticleNo van can touch us!
LUTON’S Vauxhall plant produced a stunning 57 per cent of the UK’s commercial vehicles (CV) in 2011.Together with Ellesmere Port, Vauxhall commanded some 60 per cent of the CV sector.Apart from making...
View ArticleLooking for miracles in Bedfordshire
BRITAIN’S biggest Christian radio network is looking for anyone in the county who believes they’ve experienced an incident that could be considered a miracle.Premier Christian Radio has scheduled a...
View ArticleA5 bypass public inquiry is under way
CAMPAIGNERS pressing for the planned A5 Dunstable northern bypass have welcomed the launch of the public inquiry into the scheme.The inquiry, headed up by planning inspector David Wildsmith, began on...
View ArticleSchoolboy found injured in street
A 15-year-old schoolboy was found left in the street with a head injury on Monday evening.The boy was found injured on the ground in Fermor Crescent, opposite the junction of Carteret Road at around...
View ArticleDirect sellers and tradespeople targeted in anti tax cheat campaign
PEOPLE who don’t pay their dues are being hunted down by the taxman.Two new campaigns are being launched by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) during the next year aimed at tax dodgers in construction and...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to new film releases: The Woman In Black, The Muppets, The Vow
SO, Daniel Radcliffe, you’ve got millions in the bank thanks to that lengthy stint as H. Potter, boy sorcerer of this parish, but you yearn to be taken seriously as an actor.You’ve paid you dues on the...
View ArticleMan charged after double stabbing in Luton
POLICE have charged a 23-year-old man in connection with an incident which saw a father and son stabbed at a house in Luton last month.Abdullah Abshir Ali, from London, has been charged with GBH...
View ArticleHelp for jobless to become entrepreneurs
A MONTHLY enterprise club has started in Luton to help people move from being unemployed to working for themselves.The club at the My Incubator, at the Business Centre in Kimpton Road, offers help to...
View ArticleWho said pubs were dying out?
REAL ale campaigners say 16 pubs are closing across Britain every week but a family in Moulsoe, near Newport Pagnell, knew they had a gem of a business on their hands at The Carrington Arms.The Dodman...
View ArticleLuton tops tax arrears league
LUTON has topped a regional league table for having the most uncollected taxes in the east of England.Uncollected council taxes amounted to £2,948,000 in Luton in 2010/11. In the same period...
View ArticleSLIDESHOW: No fun like snow fun!
THE weekend’s wintry weather meant lots of fun for people across Luton and Dunstable.The snowfall saw families takes to the hills for sledging expeditions and craft a host of interesting characters in...
View ArticlePCC ruling on headline
AdjudicationRod Hemley complained to the Press Complaints Commission that an article headlined “L&D ‘pervert’ is found dead”, published on 28 September 2011, in the Herald and Post, intruded into...
View ArticleCounty burglary falls
LESS burglaries are taking place and more are being solved, according to the latest crime figures for Bedfordshire.Statistics released by Bedfordshire Police Authority show that an average of 8.4...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVD releases: Midnight in Paris, Friends With Benefits
Whimsical time-travelling comedy MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (12: Warner) is the most purely enjoyable movie Woody Allen has made in years and fully deserves the collection of Oscar nominations it has picked...
View ArticleCouncil tax set to rise in Luton
COUNCILLORS are likely to defy the government and raise council tax in Luton by 3.44 per cent when they meet next week.Luton Borough Council has been offered a grant of £1.6 million if it freezes...
View ArticleFry’s back to host gala gig
SATURDAYWinter Wipeout (BBC Two, 6.15pm)Three years after Total Wipeout made its UK debut, Richard Hammond and Amanda Byram are now fronting this hugely popular variation.Once more they present the...
View ArticleMore treatment for our brave Shamiam
LUTON burns survivor Shamiam Arif is growing up fast.Now nine and a popular pupil at Foxdell Junior School, she still has regular check-ups with ‘Uncle Doctor’ - Mr Peter Dziewulski, specialist...
View ArticleWork getting in the way of love? Bring the office closer to home!
THERE’S no need to be wedded to the office on Valentine’s Day, says a provider of flexible workspace.Regus, which has rentable office space in Milton Keynes,Luton and Hemel Hempstead is offering free...
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