Royal Mail to trial Sunday opening hours for Luton delivery office
Internet shoppers will be able to pick up packages from Luton’s Royal Mail delivery office on a Sunday for the very first time this week, as part of a trial extension of opening hours.Currently the...
View ArticleGuaranteed rent scheme
Landlords are being encouraged by the council to sign up to a scheme that will guarantee they are paid rent for 52 weeks of the year. The private sector leasing scheme is aimed at providing suitable...
View ArticleRaids net cigs and drinks haul
An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco and alcohol in Luton has uncovered more than 33,000 illegal cigarettes, 27 kilos of hand-rolling tobacco and 524 litres of alcohol.Twenty...
View ArticleChildren show why they love Luton in colouring competition
Seven-year-old Sham Mastenberg won a colouring competition at The Mall, during the Free Summer Fun activities. Over 150 people took part in the love Luton competition, she won a £50 Mall gift card and...
View ArticlePolice and council come under fire during heated public meeting into death of...
Tempers flared at a public meeting held to discuss the death of Luton three-year-old Mayah Shazad, as attendees demanded the suspension of police officers involved in the aftermath of the tragic...
View ArticleStudent’s hard work pays off
A Media Arts student at the University of Bedfordshire has been awarded a place at the National Film and Television School. Danielle Rogers received a First Class degree.She is one of eight students...
View ArticleVideo: Family of Mayah Alleyah Shazad reveal heartache at public meeting
Amid discussions on the safety of Bury Park’s roads and allegations that police officers were heavy handed, the heartache of Mayah Alleyah Shazad’s family was the abiding emotion at Monday night’s...
View ArticleRubbish and mess dumped everywhere
An angry shopper has called for Luton Borough Council to do something about the rubbish and mess left on the corner of John Street and Cheapside in the town centre.The area is near to the council bins...
View ArticleTeams get ready for Relay For Life
Relay For Life organisers are encouraging the public to head to Stockwood Park on Saturday, September 6, from 12pm till 9pm and Sunday, September 7, from 9am till 12pm for their 7th annual charity...
View ArticleSocial mobility in Luton ‘severely eroded’ as number of white collar jobs...
The pathway to upward social mobility has ‘severely eroded’ in Luton as the town has seen a significant drop in the amount of white collar jobs, a report has revealed.Statistics published today by the...
View ArticleGiving the young a political voice
A debate geared to get young people interested in politics is taking place tonight at Luton’s Hat Factory.Part of the UpRising programme, young people from across Bedfordshire will get the opportunity...
View ArticleTwo arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Luton hit and run
Two men have been arrested today on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with an incident where a man was hit by a car in St Dominic’s Square, Luton. A 24-year-old man was carried for about 50...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Sabotage, Pompeii, The Two Faces Of January, Vamps
Arnie Schwarzenegger’s undemanding style of acting continues to do exactly what it says on the tin.But rarely has the 67-year-old action hero been surrounded by so many stereotypes as in SABOTAGE (15:...
View ArticleDesign The Mall’s Christmas gift card
The Mall Luton is launching a Design The Mall Gift Card Competition for shoppers. They are looking for a design that captures the best parts of Christmas.Only one entry per person, designs can be hand...
View ArticleA fair chance you could find new job
Want a job? Fancy changing your job? Then come along to Luton’s Employment,Training and Skills (LETS) Fair on Thursday September 18 at Venue Central.Supported by Luton Borough Council, Job Centre Plus,...
View ArticleThousands now get free school meals
Thousands of disadvantaged children in the South East will from this month be entitled to a free school meal for the first time, according to research by The Children’s Society. An analysis of official...
View ArticleLittle white financial lies can lead to marital strife
Many British couples could be heading for trouble as an independent survey carried out by Experian, the global information services company, finds that 16% of Britons have discovered their partner has...
View ArticleParents fear children will never own their own home
Grand Union Housing Group (GUHG), Aragon’s parent company, has backed fears voiced by parents in a new poll for the National Housing Federation (NHF) that their children will never be able to afford a...
View ArticleMake your home secure
Luton’s Community Safety Partnership, soLUTiONs, has launched an initiative to reduce burglaries in High Town and South wards by encouraging residents to make their homes as secure as possible....
View ArticleMatt Adcock at the cinema: Guest appearance by Downton Abbey star
Adam Wingard reanimates the spirit of the ’80s with slick action/horror thriller The Guest, writes Matt Adcock.It sees impossibly sexy David (Dan Stevens of Downton Abbey fame) as a mysterious ex-war...
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