MP welcomes Barnfield break-up
The separation of Barnfield College from its academy trust is the fallout from an ‘aggressive expansion programme’, according to Luton South MP Gavin Shuker.On Thursday the Barnfield Federation...
View ArticleGrampian Way park makeover
Volunteers from Luton’s Thomson and First Choice branches gave the Grampian Way Park in Luton a makeover on Thursday.Year 1 pupils from Cheynes Infant school, chose the colour scheme and suggested...
View ArticleDeath of woman at Luton and Dunstable Hospital ‘caused by dirty equipment’
The death of a Luton woman at the L&D could have stemmed from a dirty catheter tube which caused septicaemia, it has been claimed.Claire Alnutt, 28, was taken to the hospital on November 10 after...
View ArticlePolice plans for body worn cameras gets £800k boost
A scheme to introduce body worn cameras for police officers across the county has received just under £800,000 from the Home Office.The fund will allow 1179 body worn camera units to be purchased for...
View ArticleAir ambulance sent to Stopsley Co-op after man ‘suffers heart attack’
An air ambulance was sent to Stopsley yesterday evening after a man in his 30s reportedly suffered a heart attack.Emergency crews were alerted just after 5pm after a man collapsed in Co-op on Hitchin...
View ArticleBiker chases down motorist who struck him in ‘targeted attack’
A biker who ‘could easily have been killed’ in a Luton collision got into the car that struck him to chase down its fleeing owner yesterday.Detectives from Beds Police’s Operation Boson, who usually...
View ArticleSaints Community Centre to close as repair costs mount to £400k
Saints Community Centre will be closed next April, Luton Borough Council has confirmed.The council’s executive committee last night agreed to close the centre as it cannot afford essential repairs of...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Divergent, The Legend Of Hercules, Half Of A Yellow Sun,...
Sci-fi adventure DIVERGENT (12: Entertainment One) is a Hunger Games clone with enough menace and suspense to make it reasonably diverting.Teens inhabiting post-apocalyptic Chicago are tested to...
View ArticleFirefighters plan strike action over pension dispute
Firefighters across Luton and Dunstable will again walk out as part of a dispute with the government over pension reforms.Members of the Fire Brigades Union will close stations and picket during the...
View ArticleLuton Borough Council seeks judicial review over Houghton Regis development...
A bitter dispute over a housing development has seen Luton Borough Council take legal action against Central Beds Council, Luton News can confirm.On June 2 an ‘urban extension’ of Houghton Regis, which...
View ArticleLife sentence for teen who raped and viciously beat 14-year-old girl
A teen who raped and brutally beat a 14-year-old girl to the brink of death in Lewsey Park, Luton, has been given a discretionary life sentence today.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons,...
View ArticleBreaking: Beds deputy PCC Tafheen Sharif resigns
Deputy police and crime commissioner Tafheen Sharif has resigned, Luton News can confirm.Ms Sharif, 31, who is also a Luton councillor for Dallow, was appointed by PCC Olly Martins in November 2011.He...
View ArticleSummer in the Sun for Luton
Love Luton will host Summer In The Sun in St George’s Square from Saturday, August 23, till Friday, August 29.The Square will be turned into a beach with sand and deck chairs.The event will be part of...
View ArticleSummer warning on the dangers of building sites
As the school summer holidays get under way, a local homebuilder is warning youngsters to stay safe and keep away from its development sites.New homes developments under construction may look like fun...
View ArticleLitter louts are drivers’ big summer annoyance
Litter bugs who throw rubbish out of their car windows are the biggest summer annoyance to other drivers, reveals the AA. A third (34%) of drivers said this anti-social group topped the list of things...
View ArticleEarning stripes
Taylor Wimpey North Thames and Woburn Safari Park are celebrating a pioneering partnership project which is proving highly successful in helping raise awareness about the park’s new tigers. In the...
View ArticleDon’t use petrol to start barbecues urge Beds Fire Service
Fire Officers have said that people are putting lives at risk because they are using petrol to get their barbecue going.On Thursday Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) attended two separate...
View ArticleGet snapping your favourite woodland
The Woodland Trust has teamed up with Kelly’s of Cornwall to launch its Wild Summer Photography Competition, and is encouraging people across Bedfordshire to visit their nearest wood and get snapping...
View ArticleMatt Adcock ‘blown away by sci-fi action film of the year’
Prepare to be blown away by the Guardians Of The Galaxy, writes Matt Adcock.Marvel Comics’ new fantasy sci-fi feelgood summer smash hits the screen from relative obscurity to go toe-to-toe with The...
View ArticleSeven parks in the town retain Green Flag awards
Seven of the town’s parks have retained their Green Flag awards.Wardown, Stockwood, Memorial, Brantwood, People’s and Manor road parks and Kidney wood were recognised among the UK’s leading parks and...
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