Vauxhall boost for charity
An incredible £1,000 has been raised by Vauxhall employees for the Mary Seacole Housing Association (MSHA).An Employee Quiz Night and a Casual Friday collection in January helped raise the funds....
View ArticleCare scheme helps more terminally ill people in Beds stay in their homes
Specialist training in Bedfordshire for ambulance crews is allowing more people to remain at home for palliative care towards the end of their life, rather than face a trip to hospital. Each month,...
View ArticleOU reaches out to locals at Luton library
The Open University will be at Luton Library on Thursday from 9.30am until 5.00pm. A tutor will be available to answer questions about courses and learning methods. No appointments are necessary.The...
View ArticleBikes through the ages go on display
A new-look motorcycle event will be running in Bedfordshire this April. The Bedfordshire and Luton Casualty Reduction Partnership in conjunction with Motorcycling Matters is hosting Ride Free, an...
View ArticleJordan murder charge
A man has appeared in court charged with the 2013 murder of Jordon Maguire in Luton.Jason Nelson, 32, appeared at Luton Magistrates’ Court on Saturday morning after being extradited to the UK from...
View ArticleMiracle teen now helps other kids Over The Wall
A 19-year-old who nearly died of an E. coli infection as a child has decided to volunteer at the same summer bootcamp that helped him through his darkest hours.Courtney Evans, of Harlington, was only...
View ArticleEaster Fun at The Mall’s Wonderland
Children have been stepping into a magical wonderland at The Mall’s Magical Mad Hatters Tea Party this week.They are taken on an interactive story with the Mad Hatter and then join in with games,...
View ArticleRevealed: Luton Borough Council blew £100k on Houghton Regis development battle
Luton Borough Council blew more than £100,000 of taxpayers’ cash on a “wholly unarguable” dispute, the Luton News can exclusively reveal.LBC took neighbouring authority Central Beds Council to the High...
View ArticleStaff show that every little helps
Tesco staff spent their Easter period donating eggs to Chums, Luton and Dunstable and Addenbrooke’s hospitals.The Dunstable superstore gave local charity Chums Easter eggs for their young carers.Staff...
View ArticleMarsh Farm fundraiser
A Luton mum who’d never heard of scoliosis until her daughter Shannon was diagnosed with it is putting on an event to raise funds and awareness of the condition that hits one girl in five when she...
View ArticleYou must register if you want to vote
Luton electors will have the opportunity to cast their vote in two elections and a referendum on Thursday, May 7.To be able to vote in the elections, you need to be on the Register of Electors for the...
View ArticleAnger over police no-show at Hightown prostitution meeting
Worried residents in High Town have slammed Beds Police after the force failed to show up to a meeting designed to deal with the area’s problem with prostitution.A dozen residents turned up to a joint...
View ArticlePolice hunt for stolen car drivers
Beds Police are looking to trace two men who ditched a stolen car in Luton before fleeing.Officers followed a black Volkswagen Golf in Icknield Way on Thursday March 26 after the driver failed to...
View ArticleLuton gang of three wanted for vicious baseball bat attacks
Police are hunting three men who carried out “nasty, vicious and unprovoked” attacks with a baseball bat on two victims in Luton last week.The first assault took place in Arundel Road, near the...
View ArticleNew High Sheriff in town
Isabelle, Countess of Erroll, has been installed as the new High Sheriff of Bedfordshire.The Countess was officially appointed to the Office at a ceremony held at St Mary’s Church, Everton, on March 29...
View ArticleElderly couple in Luton traumatised after burglars’ assault
Two burglars who invaded the home of an elderly couple left their victims traumatised according to police.The incident happened at around 9pm on Saturday April 4 at the couple’s home in Dunstable Road,...
View ArticleHoliday boom boosts airport
London Luton Airport (LLA) is celebratiing an 18.6% increase in passenger numbers during March 2015 compared to the same month last year.A total of 840,820 passengers flew from the airport last month....
View ArticleBeds man in court on contract killing charge
A man is due to appear in court today charged with trying to arrange a contract killing. Paul Matthews, 48, of no fixed address, was arrested by the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major...
View ArticleEasyjet rescue flights plan to bring stranded schoolchildren home
Luton based airline easyjet is organising rescue flights today for schoolchildren stranded because of the French air traffic control strike.The five rescue flights are prioritising the repatriation of...
View ArticleLuton firm makes the top 100
A Luton based company has made the annual Sunday Times profit Track 100 League table for last year. MacDonald Humfrey Automation, which supplies passenger security screening and baggage handling...
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