Youths jailed after £200,000 arson attack on Downside School in Luton
Four young men who started a fire at a Luton school caused £200,000 worth of damage.A classroom was gutted, other classrooms and corridors were smoke damaged and cherished work belonging to the pupils...
View ArticleMatt Adcock at the cinema: Jupiter Ascending review
Dear earthling reader, you probably don’t realise this but your whole existence is due to wealthy aliens who are ‘farming’ us in order to use our bodies as the ingredients for a valuable life-bestowing...
View ArticleMan is jailed for helping to ‘arm’ criminals
A man was jailed for possession of a prohibited firearm at Luton Crown Court on Friday.Tyran Tyrone James, 34, of Kincross Crescent, Luton was sentenced to five years in prison.On January 29, last...
View ArticleHundreds of new homes
The Mayor of Luton joined representatives from the council and its development partners at an event to see how the New Homes for Luton programme was progressing. Wates Living Space hosted the event,...
View ArticleA career in health and leisure
Active Luton has teamed up with the Prince’s Trust to run a free programme for people interested in a career in the health and leisure industry.The programme is aimed at unemployed people aged between...
View ArticleBreaking news - A5 closed both ways near Dunstable
The A5 in Bedfordshire is closed in both directions between the M1 and the A505 near Dunstable due to an incident.Bedfordshire Police have a local diversion in place and road users are advised to allow...
View ArticleLuton Borough Council approves tax bill hike
Proposals to hike Luton Borough Council’s tax precept for the 16th time in 18 years have been passed through.At a meeting of the council’s executive on Monday night, members agreed on the 1.5% rise...
View ArticleLuton’s Festival of Sport
Active Luton is encouraging residents of all ages and fitness levels to enter Luton’s inaugural Hercules Festival of Sport.It is taking place at Luton Sports Village on Sunday, May 24, participants can...
View ArticleRally pair hit their target
Two friends have raised over £2000 for two charities by taking part in the Budapest to Bamako Rally.Tim Morris and Jake Scanes decided to take on the challenge to raise money for Make-A-Wish foundation...
View ArticleSerious sexual assault
Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious sexual assault on a woman in her 30s on Saturday, February 7.She was assaulted in the early hours of the morning, as she walked in the area of Wauluds...
View ArticleFree photo for Valentine’s Day
The Mall are offering shoppers a free photo from the love booth on Friday and Saturday to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The East Anglian Air Ambulance will also help visitors create a free card. Kate...
View ArticleThe dangers of social media
Police are urging young people to be careful when using social media after receiving several reports of teenagers being approached online. Officers are investigating after receiving two calls at the...
View ArticleFundraiser money presented to NICU
Luton and Dunstable hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) received £1390 from a fundraiser held in the memory of Leigha Edwards, who passed away in December 2013. Her friends organised the...
View ArticleIslamic faith school slammed for limiting girls to ‘knitting and sewing’
Gender inequalities still persist at an Islamic faith school which limits girls’ technology curriculum to knitting and sewing, according to Ofsted.In June our sister paper the Luton News reported that...
View ArticleLuton man fined for fly tipping
A 52-year-old man was fined £1788 for fly tipping when he appeared before Luton Magistrates Court on Monday, February 2.Aktar Siddique, of Selbourne Road, Luton, pleaded guilty after council...
View ArticleRoadshow for the breathless
People who suffer from breathlessness are being encouraged to visit their GP, as this could be a symptom of something more serious.This is the aim behind a Public Health England roadshow, which will be...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Fury, Effie Gray, The Calling, Annabelle
Brad Pitt is on towering form in heart-pounding drama FURY (15: Sony) about the crew of a tank rolling through Germany in the brutal dying days of the Second World War. In a film that will remain in...
View ArticlePupils learn how The Mall is run
Ardley Hill Academy pupils learnt the ins and outs of The Mall on Wednesday, February 11, as part of the National Children’s Commissioner Takeover Day.Year 5 pupils from the Dunstable School took a...
View ArticleBREAKING: Man arrested in Nigeria over Marcus Hall murder
Police have arrested a man in connection with a murder in Luton 13 years ago.Adebayo Ekun, 38, was arrested in Nigeria on Thursday February 12 and is awaiting extradition to the UK.He had previously...
View ArticleHave a say on social care
Voluntary organisations and providers of adult social services in Luton are invited to a special event to discuss the Care Act.The Government’s Care Act is set to bring the most significant changes in...
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