Luton woman fights to avoid deportation
A Luton woman who overstayed her visit by more than two years is facing deportation to Ghana after the Home Office raised queries over the credibility of her evidence concerning miscarriages.Mrs Eunice...
View ArticleLuton men arrested by terror cops held for a further week
Three men, including two from Luton, arrested by officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) remain in custody. Officers applied late on Wednesday, 15 July, to Westminster Magistrates’...
View ArticlePenis painting at theft scene is a ‘kick in the teeth’ for kids football club
Police are hunting for brazen thieves who taunted their victims by painting the outline of a penis at the scene of the crime. Luton youth football team Selsey Rovers FC have been left devastated after...
View ArticleCourts that serve Bedfordshire at risk of closure under new plans
Four courts which serve Bedfordshire could all be closed under new plans announced by the Justice Secretary Michael Gove today.A consultation has been launched on plans to close 91 courts across the...
View ArticleJunction 10a opened by Minister for Transport
There was cheer for motorists as Junction 10a was formally opened today.The ceremony was attended by Andrew Jones MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, who officially cut the ribbon...
View Article90kg of heroin and cannabis found after Dunstable raid
Police have seized a large amount of drugs and cash from a Dunstable address after stopping a car on the M1 yesterday.At 1.45on yesterday, detectives stopped a car close to junction 11 of the M1 and...
View ArticleLuton man smashed scaffold pipe on man’s head on MK building site
A young hod carrier who attacked a bricklayer on a Milton Keynes building site by smashing a scaffold pole over his head was jailed for 12 years yesterday.At Luton crown court 23 year old Kieran Fowler...
View ArticleRamble along to walk festival
Do you want to get fit while meeting people and exploring the beauty of the Bedfordshire countryside?The county’s annual walking festival takes place from September 5 and the programme has now been...
View ArticleWoodside Link launch is the road to regeneration
New Transport Minister, Andrew Jones MP, officially launched construction of the Woodside Link road on Thursday afternoon during a visit to the site.The Minister saw first hand how the £38.3m scheme...
View ArticlePeople sign up for justice for tragic Sam
A grieving father is calling for more people to sign a petition to change a lawwhich he says protects child killers.Beds police are re-investigating the death of toddler Sam Harry who suffered fatal...
View ArticleSOLD OUT: Tickets for Foo Fighters dates at National Bowl snapped up
Tickets for the Foo Fighters’ gig in Milton Keynes in September have sold out.They went on sale this morning but not surprisingly were quickly snapped up.The band return to play at The National Bowl...
View ArticleBirth rate rises in the region
A fascinating snapshot into the birthrate of Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes over the past 13 years has revealed the highs and lows of the population.Figures from the statistics authority ONS show a big...
View ArticleLilley seniors will learn how to surf
A computer club for Lilley’s senior citizens is one of the ideas being considered after the village was given more than £1,000 worth of equipment.The donation came through North Hertfordshire Homes’...
View ArticleCome to a wild weekend at Bradgers Hill
All things wild and wonderful will be celebrated at a special Bradgers Hill Wild Weekend from Friday to Sunday (July 17 - 19).Activities include a talk on creatures of the night, a dawn chorus walk, a...
View ArticleEverybody needs good neighbours
A Luton businessman has started a ‘good neighbour’ initiative in Luton’s St Margarets Avenue where he lives with his wife and family.Mo Miah – who also co-founded the charity Young Minds Organisation...
View ArticleTop award for former teacher
A former teacher who started a social enterprise dedicated to uplifting young people is celebrating winning a Tutor of the Year award.Reactiv8 the Nation founder Michelle Crook, 40, received her Adult...
View ArticleRecruitment for disability service
Disabled people are being given a say in who is recruited for a health and social care organisation which provides services for them.Turning Point has started involving the people it supports in the...
View ArticleA fruitful time for community garden
Everything’s coming up roses for a Dunstable-based community garden run by volunteers, thanks to the local Amazon fulfilment centre. Incredible Edible received a donation of £250 from Amazon in Hemel...
View ArticleTwo in court on drugs charges
A man and a woman have been charged with conspiracy to supply heroin, cocaine and skunk cannabis as well as offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act.Rebecca Chin, 29 of Cookfield Close, Dunstable and...
View ArticleBeds police use new laws to protect two girls from suspected FGM
Bedfordshire Police has secured the first ever female genital mutilation (FGM) protection order under a brand new law. New legislation came in on Friday which allows authorities to seize the passports...
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