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Luton residents who have children born between September 1, 2010 and 31 August 2011, must apply for a statutory school place before January 15, 2015.Luton Borough Council’s Admissions Team will be...
View ArticleSchool’s extension opened by the Mayor
The Mayor of Luton opened Stopsley Community Primary School’s new £1.3 million extension on Friday, September 12. It was the first time many parents saw the new building and Year 6 pupils gave them a...
View ArticlePolice find nothing in Caddington search
Bedfordshire Police responded to a suspicious incident in Slip End, near Caddington on Sunday, September 14.Officers were called to the area on Sunday night, by a resident, after he saw two men acting...
View ArticleExercise course gets boost
An Active Luton exercise programme for people affected by cancer has been able to increase its team, thanks to funding from Macmillan and a Sport England grant.The programme, run by Active Luton, Luton...
View ArticleCouncil tax ebilling
Luton residents that sign up to ebilling could have £100 slashed from their council tax, as part of the council’s new automatic monthly prize draw. The prize draw is running until March 2015....
View ArticleMan safely down from hospital roof
Police negotiators spent over seven hours trying to talk a man down from the roof of the Luton and Dunstable hospital on Monday, September 15.He got onto the roof at lunchtime and was moving between...
View ArticleSecond woman dies after M1 six-car collision
A second woman has died following the six-car collision on the M1 on Monday, September 15.The 90-year-old woman died in hospital, on Tuesday, September 16, from her injuries, a 36-year-old woman died...
View ArticleAngry couple still have no answers
A couple have made a complaint against Luton Borough Council, after a garage they were renting from them was emptied of precious family items.Christopher Walker, 34, and Katy Brooks, 27, were using the...
View ArticleShop owners get extra support
A representative of the Green Party is backing a petition by shops in Riddy Lane, Luton, to stop a Tesco being built on the site.Aftab Shah, owner of Early Till Late, started the petition with the...
View Article‘Insufficient evidence for prospect of conviction’
Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Olly Martins will not face further action over alleged disclosure of sensitive information, following an investigation by the Crown Prosecution Service.The...
View ArticleYour say: Was the Luton and Dunstable Busway money well spent?
A year ago on Thursday the Luton and Dunstable Guided Busway was opened to the public.The £91m project, £80m of which was government funded, was lauded as a way to ease congestion on the roads of both...
View ArticleFormer Beds Police officer awarded £209k payout over claims of racial...
A retired Beds Police officer has been awarded £209,188 compensation after claiming that he was made the subject of race discrimination and victimisation for three years.Harmit Bahra brought the claims...
View ArticleRobbers drag elderly woman into car before stealing gold jewellery
Police are searching for two Good Samaritans who helped an elderly woman after she was forced into a car and had gold jewellery stolen by a pair of women.The robbery took place at 10.40am on Wednesday...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs - 300: Rise Of An Empire, Fading Gigolo, Blended, Postman...
An enthralling tidal wave of epic sea battles, stunning CGI, clever slow-motion...and laughable dialogue.That’s fantasy adventure sequel 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE (15: Warner), a worthy companion piece to...
View ArticleVIDEO: Wardown, the ‘jewel in the crown’ of Luton’s parks
Luton has many parks, but Wardown has been described by the council as the “jewel in the crown” of the town’s open spaces.Wardown Park opened 110 years ago and still provides a green refuge within...
View ArticleTaken is child’s play compared to latest Neeson thriller
Liam Neeson is the man with particular skills who can kick copious amounts of ass to get them back and make the bad guys pay, writes Matt Adcock.But what if the bad guys are nastier and scarier than...
View ArticleLuton victim in M1 crash
The 36-year-old woman who died after a collision on the M1 last week was from Luton, police have revealed.Two women who died after the collision on Monday, September 15, have been named as police...
View ArticleWoman, 33, assaulted in Luton alley
Police are looking for a man after a potential rape incident, a 33-year-old woman was assaulted in an alley between Dunsmore Road and Milton Road on Wednesday afternoon. The attacker grabbed her and...
View ArticleMountain bike stolen
Police are looking for witnesses after an 18-year-old man was robbed by a group of 15 Asian men in Runley Park on Sunday evening. The group demanded he hand over his mobile and wallet, when he did not,...
View ArticleNew grant to help pupils
Thousands of primary-age pupils in Luton schools could soon benefit from a grant to support their education and development, from the Supporting Primary School Pupil’s Fund.London Luton Airport Ltd...
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