Luton company strikes up partnership with Harrogate and District NHS...
A Luton company is helping Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust recruit locum doctors more cost effectively.Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust has become the first NHS Trust in England...
View ArticleBig boost for youth from TOKKO and Prince’s Trust
Luton charity TOKKO and the The Prince’s Trust have teamed up to help more than 100 local youngsters who are facing homelessness or mental health problems.The Fairbridge personal development programme...
View ArticleUKIP ‘expecting idiots’ ahead of office opening in Luton
A UKIP branch in Luton has said that it is ‘expecting idiots’ when it opens the doors to its new campaign headquarters on Sunday.The office has been entirely bankrolled by the party’s two parliamentary...
View ArticleMan charged over 2001 murder of Marcus Hall
A man has been charged with the murder of Marcus Hall, who was killed in Luton 14 years ago.Adebayo Ekun, 39, was arrested in Nigeria last month and was extradited back to the UK yesterday (Tuesday).He...
View ArticleLuton casino worker ‘in fear of their life’ during terrifying gun raid
CCTV images of an armed robbery at a Luton casino have been released by police.A man wearing a black motorcycle helmet and brandishing a gun walked into Genting Casino in Skimpot Road at about 1.20am...
View ArticleHaircut is to show solidarity
A trainee Boots dispenser whose hair is her pride and joy is having it shorn to show solidarity with her mum who’s lost hers after chemotherapy. Yukari Ikeda, 25, of Marsh Farm said she was donating...
View ArticleExclusive: £10.5m Luton train station revamp ‘could start within 18 months’
Work on a £10.5million redevelopment of Luton train station could be under way within 18 months, the Herald & Post can exclusively reveal.Plans are afoot for a major revamp which would see the...
View Article‘Dress to impress but don’t need to conform’ says alt club founders
What began as a fun project by two friends has started a life of its own as Luton’s only alternative LGBT club night celebrates its first year.Wanda Smith and Oliver Brown are the brains behind Club...
View ArticleHelping young cope with loss
A series of four short animated films has been produced to help children cope with loss.The series, created by The Angel Studio, includes ‘Our Year Since Dad died’ and ‘Our Year Since Grandma Died.’...
View ArticleThreatened Luton supermarket guard with syringe
Police have released CCTV images of two people they want to trace following a robbery in Sainsbury’s in Dunstable Road, Luton, on Monday, 16 March. The incident occurred at around 7.55pm when a woman...
View ArticleCounselling boost
The Relate charity has been awarded just over £40K to secure counselling of young people in Luton for a further year from April.The grant, from Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation’s London...
View ArticlePolice cleared over failing to protect infant in Ian Watkins case
Police has welcomed the findings of an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigation which concluded officers took immediate steps to safeguard a child.It was concluded that neither...
View ArticleBobbies to get more body worn cameras
Beds Police is to issue around 1,000 more body-worn cameras to bobbies on the beat.The cameras follow other initiatives by the county’s police force to increase effectiveness and efficiency through...
View ArticleFoiled heroin stash worth £300k was ‘destined for the streets of Luton’
Two men who plotted to put £300,000 worth of heroin on the streets of Luton have been jailed for a total of 10 years.Zubaid Ashraf, 25, of Denbigh Road, Luton, and Irfan Siddiq, 26, of Napier Road,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Luton ladies’ loo is the most lavish in the land
A community arts group facing extinction made a triumphant comeback as they revamped a pub toilet into a dazzling work of art.Open Arts Luton is run by programme leader Liz Aldous and it helps people...
View ArticleLuton-based easyJet change cockpit rules after Germanwings disaster
A Luton Airport based airline is set to change its regulations following the Germanwings air disaster, it has emerged.Budget carrier easyJet will alter its rules to ensure that two crew members are in...
View ArticleLuton pair charged with terrorism offences
Two men from Luton have been charged with terrorism offences.Ibrahim Anderson, 38, and Shah Jahan Khan, 62, are accused of inviting support for a banned organisation.Mr Anderson, of Dallow Road, and Mr...
View ArticleExtradited man appears in court over Marcus Hall murder
A 38 year old man who arrived in the UK on Tuesday, having been extradited from Nigeria, has made a brief appearance in court on a murder charge dating back 14 years.Adebayo Ekun had been wanted in...
View ArticleTributes to Scandinavia Café owner
Tributes have been paid to owner of the Scandinavia Cafe, Gaspare Palermo, who died on Sunday.One of Luton’s best-loved institutions, the Scandinavia Cafe was run by Gaspare and his wife Teresa for...
View ArticleHelp to get into your stride...
Fancy getting fit and getting out into the fresh air.Stopsley Striders running club is launching its annual twelve week beginners course, encouraging local people to start running. The course starts on...
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