Ex-Emmerdale star gives top tips to students
A star of stage and screen dropped in to Luton Sixth Form College to run a day of acting masterclasses for BTEC and A-level students.Rik Makarem, who played Nikhil Sharma in ITV’s Emmerdale, is...
View ArticleEx-Luton and Chelsea star gets nine months in jail
Former Luton Town and Chelsea centre forward Kerry Dixon was today jailed for nine months for assaulting a man in a Dunstable pub.Dixon, 53, had punched a drinker off a bar stool in a late night attack...
View ArticleBig picnic at the nature reserve
Enjoy the great outdoors with a big family picnic this weekend.The Wildlife Trust BCN has teamed up with Luton Borough Council to improve Galley and Warden Hill for wildlife and local people. And at...
View ArticleCountdown to charity cycle ride has begun
The countdown to the London Luton Airport charity cycle challenge has begun. A team of 29 will cycle for from Luton to Brussels over three days to raise in excess of £30,000 for the Airport’s charity...
View ArticleToddington farmer captures 50 illegal immigrants in one month
A farmer is taking the battle against illegal immigrants into his own hands - by catching them on his land.Chris Gadsden, 60, said the problem has gone way beyond Britain’s ports to the very heart of...
View ArticleFree places at dance summer school
Tina’s School of Dance are offering 15 children the chance to receive free places for the summer schools in the summer holidays, thanks to funding from the community project, Your Say, Your Way.They...
View ArticleOutgoing police chief Colette Paul brands new operation model her ‘legacy to...
A new police model which outgoing chief constable Colette Paul calls her “legacy to Bedfordshire” will be in place by early 2016, it has been announced.Under the new plan Beds Police will split its...
View ArticleDon’t be caught by telephone scams by following these simple steps
Advice on how to avoid being scammed on the telephone is being put out by Neighbourhood Watch this week.The community group is running a national awareness week with the aim to reduce the chances of...
View ArticleCouncil criticised over two year delay to release of Luton survey findings
Luton Borough Council has been accused of “brushing off” a resident over the results of a survey which took more than two years to be published.In August 2013 the council commissioned BMG Research to...
View ArticleExclusive: Family pay tribute to ‘funny and loving’ attack victim Henry Huggins
A Luton family have paid tribute to a “funny and loving” father who has died almost two years after being savagely attacked in Farley Hill.Henry Huggins, known to many as Chin, was left in a coma after...
View ArticleBeds Police denies Britain First claim that it told Luton venues not to host...
Beds Police has denied claims that it warned local venues not to host Britain First after its march through Luton on Saturday.On Thursday the far-right group announced to its followers that it had...
View ArticleBreaking: Beds Police applies for injunction to ban Britain First leaders...
Beds Police has applied for an injunction to ban Britain First leaders Paul Golding and Jayda Fransen from Luton ahead of the far-right group planned demonstration through the town on Saturday.The...
View ArticleGang members due to be sentenced for violence after street stabbing
Eleven men are up for sentencing next month over a violent outburst which saw a man stabbed in Luton last year.The fighting started in Luton town centre on 2 December 2014, after a rival gang member...
View ArticleCab driver fails bid to regain trading licence
A court has upheld the borough council’s decision not to renew the hackney carriage licence of a Luton driver.Licensing officers attended Luton Magistrates Court and outlined three separate complaints...
View ArticleNew website for children in care goes live
A new website packed with advice and information for children currently in care, and care leavers, is now online.Central Bedfordshire’s Children in Care Council (CiCC) launched the site not only as a...
View ArticleTraffic delays in Dunstable for gas works
Expect delays through Dunstable this weekend to allow for essential gas mains renewal work.National Grid says there will be traffic restrictions at the town’s crossroads this weekend.The following...
View ArticleArgy bhaji about crisis with curry
It’s one of Britain’s best-loved foods but sadly it’s looking naan too clever if you adore a curry.It is a huge industry generating over £4.1 billion for the economy with over 15,000 curry houses in...
View ArticleBritain First: Beds Police injunction would cripple us
The leaders of Britain First say that the far-right group is on the brink of collapse after Beds Police applied for an injunction against them.On Friday Paul Golding and Jayda Fransen will appear at...
View ArticleTraders could lose licences after fake vodka sales
Two Luton businesses were fined thousands of pounds at Luton Magistrates Court on Tuesday, June 16 after pleading guilty to selling dangerous fake vodka and alcohol to children.The offenceswere...
View ArticleSix suspected illegals arrested
Police detained another six suspected illegal immigrants yesterday, this time at a busy service station on the M1.Bedfordshire police said they had several calls from people who spotted the suspects...
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