Lots of work ahead after museum’s reprieve
STAFF at Wardown Museum are “thrilled” that plans to close the attraction on weekdays have been put on the back burner.Last year Luton Borough Council put forward proposals to close the museum during...
View ArticleBank Holiday blaze drama in Luton street
THIS dramatic picture looks like it could have been taken in a disaster zone, but it was actually taken in a Luton street yesterday afternoon after a car exploded into a fireball.Fortunately, no one...
View ArticleYour invite to Just Jhoom!
MOVE over zumba – Just Jhoom! is taking over the fun fitness crown.Inspired by the glitz and glamour of Bollywood, it uses Indian dance moves for a really good workout.You can try it out for free at...
View ArticleSing in the Sanctus
DAVID FANSHAWE’S African Sanctus is being performed at the UK Centre for Carnival Arts in June.It is being organised by Luton Choral Society who are appealing to all members of the community to come to...
View ArticleAttempted robbery at Co-operative in Luton
POLICE are searching for three men in connection with an attempted robbery in Lewsey Farm yesterday evening (April 10).The men, all wearing balaclavas and believed to be armed with a crow bar, entered...
View ArticleOrganise a pick-up point for Shoebiz appeal
THE Shoebiz Appeal – a joint partnership between Clarks and UNICEF – has been running since 2007.Now Clarks is keen to involve local schools, youth centres and village halls.Shoebiz bins are available...
View ArticleWarning on ‘right to buy’
A CRACKDOWN on ‘right to buy’ fraud is taking place to ensure the privilege of council tenants being able to buy their homes is not abused.Luton Borough Council says it recently discovered a council...
View ArticleClubs are waiting to hear their fate
SPORTS clubs who use the Regional Sports Centre in Stopsley are worried they will no longer have a home when the centre is demolished this year. At least 40 clubs currently use the centre, which will...
View ArticleHigh hopes in bid for ‘creative quarter’
RESIDENTS and businesses are throwing their support behind plans for a ‘creative quarter’ in Luton, in the hope of winning a share in the £1 million Mary Portas Pilot Town fund. The High Town ‘Town...
View ArticlePersonal touch gives tiny firm edge over its rivals
ONE of the directors of an award-winning company has a very personal reason for providing the best possible service to disabled people, writes business editor David Tooley.Jo Wallis, of Warnerbus...
View ArticleHundred of Luton firms await business rates decision
BUSINESS growth in Luton and Dunstable is being stifled by high rates bills.That’s the warning from a national advice service that says 608 firms in Luton are waiting on the result of appeals.This,...
View ArticleBecome an Olympic Local Leader this summer
DO you have the ability to inspire neighbours to hold an Olympic party, organise a sports quiz or encourage family and friends to celebrate the passing of the Torch Relay?Then you could become an...
View ArticleReally rocking for ‘inspirational’ Lilly
‘INSPIRATIONAL’ little Lilly MacGlashan is undergoing her next phase of life-saving cancer treatment in the US – but she hasn’t been forgotten back homeA rock concert in aid of the Neuroblastoma...
View ArticleNext wins fight over kidswear
RETAILER Next has won a battle with Luton Borough Council over what it can sell at its new store in Chaul End Lane.The fashion giant is set to open in the former MFI building in July, and last week...
View Article‘Pathetic’ customer satisfaction rating shames train firm bosses
BOSSES at train operator First Capital Connect have described a recent customer satisfaction score as “pretty pathetic”.Only 33 per cent of customers were happy with the way delays were dealt with,...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the new movie releases: Battleship, The Cabin In The Woods
IT seems likely that, in what passes for a garret in the fleshpots of Hollywood, some ambitious young screenwriter is even now working on a big budget movie treatment for the rainy afternoon favourite...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVD releases: The Deep Blue Sea, Snowtown, Keith
LOVERS are at loggerheads in 1950s-set drama THE DEEP BLUE SEA (12: Artificial Eye), a heart-rending adaptation of a Terence Rattigan play.Hester Collyer (Rachel Weisz), the wife of respected judge,...
View ArticleBook festival for children
READING, story telling and secret history are at the heart of the 2012 Walled Garden Children’s Book Festival.It’s the first of its kind and will take place on Sunday, May 20 at Luton Hoo Walled...
View ArticleHelp Niamh’s next steps
TWO years ago little Niamh Gordon, then only three, was diagnosed with the childhood cancer neuroblastoma.The tiny tot has already had surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.But now her family – many...
View ArticleBuilders’ plans for pub ‘nearly ready’
DEVELOPERS say they are on the verge of submitting a planning application for the former Bedford Arms pub site in Toddington.People living near the site are upset at the fence that has been put up in...
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