Teamwork aids victims charity
A Bedfordshire based charity which provides free emotional and practical support to people affected by road death in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire, has commented on the release of two...
View ArticleValentine’s Day doesn’t have to cost the earth
With Valentine’s Day here, many couples may have expressed their love with an extravagant gift or night out together. Despite this, there are growing fears about the expense at a time when Christmas...
View ArticleCentral Beds Council plans to freeze tax for 5th year in row
Central Beds Council’s executive has backed investing in local services and communities to the tune of more than £315million from next April. For the fifth consecutive year the authority does not...
View ArticleNature red in tooth and claw - Beds based charity is on the lookout for new...
Poets in Bedfordshire are being urged to put pen to paper this month for the third-annual Rialto Nature Poetry Competition, which is helping to give a much-needed boost to some the UK’s most threatened...
View ArticlePupils creativity awarded
Pupils from Bramingham Primary School Craft Club were presented with vouchers from the Mayor of Luton, for their winning entries in a craft competition.They made decorations from recyclable materials...
View ArticleMatt Adcock at the cinema: Fifty Shades Of Grey review
The worldwide mass selling, morally vapid cultural phenomenon about a messed up abusive relationship makes the jump from ropey novel to money-spinning movie.The plot of Fifty Shades Of Grey follows...
View ArticleExpanding career options
Luton’s Employment, Training and Skills (LETS) fair will be at Venue Central on Wednesday, February 25, giving residents the chance to expand their job and career options.Supported by Job Centre Plus,...
View ArticlePolice release description of Marsh Farm sex attacker
Police have appealed for information after releasing the description of a man wanted in connection with a serious sexual assault.A woman was pushed to the ground and sexually assaulted by a man in the...
View ArticleMan assaults two women
Police are appealing for witnesses after two women were assaulted in Luton on Saturday, February 7.The women were sitting on a bench on George Street, at 4am, when a man punched them both in the face,...
View ArticleLaunch of network for art teachers
The University of Bedfordshire has launched a network for art teachers, allowing them to collaborate with colleagues and use the state-of-the-art facilities at the School of Art and Design.The network...
View ArticleReduce amount of wasted medicine
Luton’s Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is encouraging patients to order repeat prescriptions from their GP practice, to reduce the amount of medicine that is wasted. Dr Monica Alabi, local GP and...
View ArticleParents help school find missing fencing panels
Six panels of wooden fencing have been returned to Chantry Primary Academy, thanks to the local community.The panels, part of the Groundwork project, were removed from the school grounds over the...
View ArticleImages of items stolen from house
Police have released images of items stolen from a home in Stockingstone Road on Monday, January 26. The burglary is believed to have been taken place between 12pm and 2.05pm. Items stolen include a...
View ArticleWould you pay half a million pounds to live here? Luton two bed flats touted...
Two-bed flats in an unbuilt town centre tower complex are being advertised for an eye-watering £550,000, the Luton News can exclusively reveal.On January 21 Luton Borough Council gave conditional...
View ArticleHiking the three peaks for charity
Five employees from Machins Solicitors LLP and Sumner and Tabor will be hiking to the top of the three tallest peaks in the UK to raise money for Level Trust.Thomas Nolan, Dave Kenworthy, Carey Vigor,...
View ArticleGraduate loves his new role at KISS
A University of Bedfordshire graduate has won the opportunity to become the next presenter on KISS FM and KISS TV.Sam Darlaston, 21, was named as the KISS Chosen One live on air on Tuesday.He said: “It...
View ArticleDavid Cameron slams plans for Beds PCC tax hike referendum
Plans to hike the Beds Police tax precept by 15.8% are ill thought out, according to David Cameron.While visiting the IBM plant on Kimpton Road, Luton, this morning, the Prime Minister praised the...
View ArticleGoing to the polls for more bobbies on the beat
An historic referendum to raise cash to put more bobbies on the beat is to go ahead.Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Olly Martins announced yesterday he was launching the referendum to...
View ArticleTake extra care with antibiotics
A national campaign calling for patients and doctors to take extra care when requesting or prescribing antibiotics is being backed by Luton’s Clinical Commissioning Group.Antibiotics have...
View ArticleFire service response to strike
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service will continue to answer 999 calls and respond to emergencies during the 24 hour strike called by the Fire Brigades Union for next week. Members will be on...
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