Call for ‘normal’ day despite march
LUTON Borough Council leader Hazel Simmons hopes for as much ‘normality’ as possible when protestors from the EDL, Unite Against Facism and the Muslim Defence League all descend upon the town next...
View ArticleWill two heads be better than one?
A SCHOOL is in special measures after Ofsted inspectors found many aspects of its work were ‘inadequate’.An ‘executive principal’ – a headteacher from another Luton school – has been appointed to work...
View ArticleTears and laughter at book launch
THERE wasn’t a dry eye in the house when BBC personality Pam Rhodes read excerpts from ‘Tears and Laughter’ to launch the coffee table book that celebrates Keech Hospice Care’s 21st anniversary.The...
View ArticleLife on your own can be good – but without a decent roast dinner!
I WAS considering the pros and cons of living alone (apart from the Spaniel) the other day and I suddenly realised that I am starting to quite enjoy it. It was a bit difficult to start with when a...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the new films: Marvel Avengers Assemble
WELCOME to summer – the first of the big blockbusters has arrived, which means that just about everything else has moved to one side to allow Marvel Avengers Assemble a clear run at the box office.The...
View ArticleIndie bands set to rock Charlie’s
UP-and-coming darlings of the Manchester indie scene The Janice Graham Band are the latest in a string of talented, and sometimes high profile, acts to take to the stage at Charlie Browns next week.The...
View ArticleBedfordshire charity benefits from lottery handout
A BEDFORDSHIRE volunteer service has been handed a £37,500 grant from the Health Lottery.The WRVS Good Neighbours Scheme Bedfordshire has benefitted from a chunk of £1,561,658 raised by health lottery...
View ArticleShamiam on track for free travel for hospital visits
LUTON’S brave little burns survivor, Shamiam Arif, is on track for free first class train travel to appointments at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London.First Capital Connect bosses were so...
View ArticleKeech raises charity tax concerns
KEECH Hospice Care has joined the growing number of charities concerned about the controversial decision to cap tax relief on charitable giving.The Luton-based charity says it is extremely worried...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy
Can it really be 15 years since the awesome Trainspotting put Scotland and drugs on the big screen in a smart, funny and engaging masterpiece based on the ground-breaking novel by Irvine Welsh?Welsh...
View ArticleA licence to level retail playing field
SO, what’s the only type of outfit that’s still expanding on our High Streets?The fish spa craze appears to have come and gone, the coffee bar boom seems to have slowed down, new nail stylists are...
View ArticleA ‘Luton pound’ for the town?
A GROUP are meeting to discuss the concept of a ‘Luton pound’ and other economical ideas in Luton on Thursday. The meeting follows an independent report that found ‘keeping it local’ is the best way...
View ArticlePolice warn against making false allegations
BEDS Police is reminding residents of the dangers of making false allegations and wasting police time.Earlier this week, detectives carried out an in depth investigation into an alleged robbery in...
View ArticleMP Dorries hits out at ‘arrogant posh boys’ Cameron and Osborne
MID Beds MP Nadine Dorries has hit the headlines after describing Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne as “two arrogant posh boys”.Ms Dorries, whose constituency includes...
View ArticleBedfordshire businesses have only days left to enter awards
BUSINESSES across Bedfordshire have until Thursday, May 3 to get their entries in to a county awards scheme.Companies will be able to fine tune their entries to the Bedfordshire Federation of Small...
View ArticlePublic meeting on anti-fascist rally
A PUBLIC meeting is taking place tomorrow night (April 24) to drum up support for the anti-fascist rally taking place in Luton on May 5.‘We Are Luton’, a coalition of groups from the town led by the...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVDs: The Iron Lady, Mission Impssible
POLITICAL biopic THE IRON LADY (12: Twentieth Century Fox) treads a road not covered by BBC4’s The Long Walk To Finchley.The TV drama examined ten years in the young life of future Prime Minister...
View ArticleFloral celebration of Olympics and Jubilee
LILLEY’S ever popular annual flower festival will be a celebration of 2012’s twin highlights - the Queen’s diamond jubilee and the Olympics. It takes place over the May bank holiday weekend.St Peter’s...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Five men arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences
THE Metropolitan Police say officers from the Counter Terrorism Command have today arrested five men in Luton on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.The men are...
View ArticleOriginal fire story found
A DRAMATIC Luton News headline was the inspiration behind author Deanna Maclaren’s latest novel, Azur Allure.But as we reported in our April 11 edition, Deanna couldn’t remember when she’d seen it,...
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