Hunt is on for escaped Luton man
Beds Police are searching for John David McCulloch aged 34 who escaped from police custody just after midnight on Thursday 8 January.McCulloch is wanted in connection with a burglary in Luton at the...
View ArticleBe inspired to get healthy
Active Luton has launched a campaign which aims to inspire residents to become fit and healthy in 2015. The #BeInspired campaign uses seven stories of Lutonians who have transformed their lives as a...
View ArticleIn pictures: ‘Justice’ campaigners protest outside Luton Police Station
Campaign groups united to call for ‘justice’ on Sunday as they demonstrated outside Luton Police Station.More than 100 people took part in march, which started in Bury Park at 1pm.Originally organised...
View ArticleMet Office warns of a risk of snow for Luton on Tuesday night
Snow is forecast on Tuesday for Luton according to the Met Office.Sleet showers are forecast for 8pm with heavy snow from 9pm. Temperatures will be around 2degrees.On Wednesday there is a weather...
View ArticleHave your say on proposed changes
Residents in High Town are being invited to a consultation event on Saturday, January 17, on proposed improvements to the Paths Estate. The event is at Milner Court, Wenlock Street, between 10am and...
View ArticleZero rating for food hygiene
Six food outlets in Luton have received a zero-star rating for food hygiene from the Food Standards Agency. The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme is run by Luton Borough Council in partnership with the...
View ArticleCan you give these moggies a home?
Homeless Cats Rescue are hoping to find a home for these four cats.Milo is friendly and loving, he is around six years of age and still loves to play. He would like a home with no other cars or dogs...
View ArticleHunt for robbers who stole cash card from elderly victim
An elderly man had a large sum of cash stolen after thieves robbed him of his cash ard at an ATM.The 82-year-old was using the card at the ATM machine at HSBC, Marsh Road, Luton at 12,45pm on January 1...
View ArticleHave your say on community projects
Luton residents are being encouraged to have their say on how public money is spent to improve their local neighbourhoods.A series of decision days have been organised over the coming weeks which cover...
View ArticleStudents to offer free legal advice
Free legal advice is available to members of the local community in a new initiative from the University of Bedfordshire.The Law Clinic opened its doors to members of the public on Thursday, January 8,...
View Article‘We were no more than 300ft from the tarmac’: Planes forced to abort landings...
Pilots flying above Luton Airport were forced to pull out of landings at the last minute after the tyre of a business jet burst on the runway.The incident, which occurred last night at 9.30pm, saw the...
View ArticleListen to the purring of a cat to ward off Blue Monday
An animal charity says the purrfect cure for the most depressing day of the year is listening to cats PURRING - and has released recordings of moggies to cheer Brits up.Next Monday dubbed Blue Monday -...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: What We Did On Our Holiday, The Equalizer, A Walk Among The...
The kids are the real stars of comedy drama WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY (12: Lionsgate), which won’t come as a surprise if you’re a fan of the TV sitcom Outnumbered.Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin,...
View ArticleHigh Court battle over Houghton Regis homes ‘will cost Luton Borough Council...
A High Court battle over plans for 5,150 new homes near Houghton Regis will cost Luton Borough Council more than £500,000, a parliamentary candidate has claimed.Last month LBC was unsuccessful in its...
View ArticleSnow forecast for the weekend in Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
There are yellow warnings of snow and ice heading for Bedfordshire over the weekend.The Met Office has issued the warnings today, with the possibility of light snow starting from around 8am tomorrow...
View ArticleLuton men jailed for beating homeless Polish man who later died
Two Luton men who savagely beat a Polish man, who later died, have been jailed for a total of 17 years.Carl Stockwell, 26, and Daniel McRedmond, 19, attacked 50-year-old Zbignew Pawalec after breaking...
View ArticleThief attacks woman in her garden
Police are investigating after a thief targeted a woman in her own back garden.The attack happened at 9.35pm on Wednesday January 14 as the woman returned home to Rossfold Road in Luton from work.She...
View ArticlePublic have a say on how police will improve services
Three police forces are working together to identify ways to improve services to victims, witnesses and those in custody.Bedfordshire Police, Cambridgeshire Constabulary and Hertfordshire Constabulary...
View ArticleCall to arms to help beat the devastation caused by heart attacks
Heart attacks are devastating thousands of families across the East of England according to a new survey by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) ahead of its Wear it. Beat it. fundraiser for life saving...
View ArticleDeal will help create jobs and grow communities
A £79.3million investment into the South East Midlands has been given the official go-ahead, with Minister Greg Clark MP signing a Local Growth Deal that will create at least 3,000 jobs and 4,000 new...
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