L&D parking meeting
THE Luton & Dunstable Hospital is to hold a public meeting on Monday evening to introduce several measures aimed at improving travel arrangements for staff, patients and visitors.One of the aims of...
View ArticleConcerns are raised over airport growth
LUTON Airport’s operating company says it has a “number of concerns” over Luton Borough Council’s plans to expand the terminal and almost double passenger capacity.London Luton Airport Operations...
View ArticleMind your business: Paul Mayhew answers our Q&A
PAUL Mayhew, 32, is sales director of Carnoisseur Leasing, The Car Leasing Store, which has its head office in High Street South, Dunstable. Here we find out what makes the franchise owner tick.What...
View ArticleLuton angler casts last line
CELEBRATED Luton angler Charlie Olney has died in Southampton, aged 105.He was made a life member of Luton Angling Club where the Charlie Olney Centenary Cup was dedicated to him on his 100th...
View ArticleVIDEO: Beer lovers hail the ale at annual festival
BEER enthusiasts raised a glass to the creme of a bumper crop of locally sourced tipples at a packed Luton Beer Festival at the weekend.Fans of all things made of hops and barley broke open hundreds of...
View ArticleSinging out for charity events
CLOSE HARMONY is a group of 11 friends who enjoy a bit of a singsong in aid of charity.They formed the choir 12 years ago and provide light entertainment for various groups such as Women’s Institutes,...
View ArticleMenswear collection hits the catwalk
LOCAL designer Lewis-Duncan Weedon is showing his first menswear range at London Fashion Week.The former Putteridge pupil who operates from his Stopsley atelier said: “I had such a large calling from...
View ArticleAnti-squatting lobby set for victory as new law heads to Queen
SQUATTING. It’s a word that creates fear and loathing among residential landlords.Squatters move into empty properties and take over occupation without obtaining the permission of the owner, their...
View ArticleRoad block for M1 gantry work
POLICE will put a rolling road block in place while the Highways Agency installs new gantries on the M1 on Friday night (February 24)Traffic will be reduced to one lane in both directions between...
View ArticleMore choice for senior citizens
Just because you’re over 55 doesn’t mean giving up on life and going into a home.Luton Borough Council runs several sheltered housing schemes which they describe as ‘an exciting and modern way of...
View ArticleAirport’s ambitions for eco-friendly travel
A NEW strategy to increase the number of passengers and staff travelling to Luton Airport by public transport has been announced.The airport says it wants more than 40 per cent of people travelling to...
View ArticleLottery award for Dallow Primary
CHILD SAFETY is top of the list at Luton’s Dallow Primary School.A £10,000 grant from the National Lottery’s Awards for All programme means they will be able to provide child safety advice as well as...
View ArticleAlan Dee: How purple paint could prick the binge booze boil
SO, our whole economic system is suffering from a massive hangover but it’s binge drinking that’s going to get sorted out.You may wonder whether that nice Mr Cameron has got his priorities right – but...
View ArticleSnow kittens need a loving new home
TWO kittens who were found dumped in the snow are among the latest batch of felines that Homeless Cat Rescue are trying to find loving families for.Billy and Toby, brothers who are six months old, are...
View ArticleDouble award joy for school
STAFF at Richmond Hill School are celebrating after receiving two awards recognising efforts both in and out of the classroom.The Sunridge Avenue school, which caters for children with severe learning...
View ArticleCelebrate an extra day and go that extra mile for the L&D
TO celebrate 2012 being a leap year the Luton & Dunstable Hospital is encouraging local schools, businesses and hospital staff to do something extra and support the hospital’s baby unit on February...
View ArticleIllegal immigrants deported after raid
SEVENTEEN immigrants suspected of living in Luton illegally were arrested during four days of raids by the UK Border Agency.On February 9, officials swooped on Smokers Paradise in George Street and...
View ArticleHere’s my solution to stopping pesky illegal park motorcyclists
WHY is that when so many people have complained about young people riding illegal motorcycles across their local park endangering children, elderly people and dogs etc that the police can do nothing...
View ArticleVIDEO: Dawn raid initiative will catch burglars
A NUMBER of dawn raids were carried out yesterday as part of Beds Police’s continued efforts to crack down on burglary.Though burglaries in the area have decreased, the police are upping efforts to...
View ArticleUni chief delighted to accept job OFFA
A POLITICAL feud centering around University of Bedfordshire vice chancellor Les Ebdon’s suitability for a top government quango role has ended with the professor being given the job.Professor Ebdon...
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