Businesses from Beds, Herts and Bucks invited to Meet the Buyer at Luton Airport
LUTON Airport’s first multi-million pound Meet The Buyer event since 2009 is being promoted as a huge opportunity for local businesses.Up to 100 firms from Beds, Herts and Bucks will be given the...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Ted, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
TedMasterly as The Dark Knight Rises is, it is heavy going and what with the Olympics currently building national fervour and a rotten run of biblical weather, heavy is something people might not...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVDs: Comes A Bright Day, The Flowers of War
A LONDON hotel porter finds himself thrown into a hostage situation with the girl of his dreams in COMES A BRIGHT DAY (15: Sony).This British thriller with romantic undertones is an ambitious but...
View ArticleIce cream van arsonist sentenced
A MAN was sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment yesterday for recklessly endangering life by setting fire to an ice cream van in Oakley Road.Javed Lal, 43, from Arundel Road in Luton,...
View ArticleResidents meet to object to Barnfield plans
HUNDREDS of residents packed into Bushmead Community Centre to discuss how to fight Barnfield College’s expansion plans last night (August 2). They are determined to stop Barnfield College’s proposals...
View ArticleBoy robbed of his phone by teens in Luton
A 12-year-old boy was robbed of his mobile phone by two teenagers as he listened to music last week.The incident happened on Tuesday evening (July 31) at around 9pm when the boy was walking along Ash...
View ArticleLady Godiva rides into Luton on the road to the Olympics
A 10-metre high Lady Godiva sculpture wowed crowds in Luton yesterday afternoon as she arrived in the town en route to the Olympics.The giant puppet made by mechanics, artists, engineers and puppeteers...
View ArticlePolice warning to residents about aggressive beggar
POLICE have warned residents to beware following reports of an aggressive beggar targeting elderly residents.The latest incident happened yesterday (Thursday August 2) when the man knocked on a...
View ArticleBig September downs weekend
SEPTEMBER is shaping up to be a bumper month for events at Dunstable Downs, with something for everyone to enjoy.The Eid festival is on Saturday 1 from 11am-5pm, with a host of free activities and...
View ArticleOur digital e-conomy
This past week, amongst people in business, there’s been a huge amount of discussion about the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, writes Steve Whiting. I’ve yet to come across anyone who...
View ArticleBig September downs weekend
SEPTEMBER is shaping up to be a bumper month for events at Dunstable Downs, with something for everyone to enjoy.The Eid festival is on Saturday 1 from 11am-5pm, with a host of free activities and...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Ted
No matter how big a splash you make in this world whether you’re Corey Feldman, Frankie Muniz, Justin Bieber or a talking teddy bear, eventually, nobody cares…”That’s the censored version of the...
View ArticleChildren at Keech enjoy special musical
THE CAST of Legally Blonde visited Keech Hospice Care to perform a special show for children, staff and volunteers on Thursday. A delighted audience welcomed the cast from the musical which is...
View ArticlePsychological help for young people
CHILDREN and young people will get better psychological support thanks to a new programme in Luton and Bedfordshire. The sites were chosen to run an ambitious new programme to improve access to...
View ArticleHousing sites for eyesores celebrated by VIPs
A CELEBRATORY reception was held to mark the completion of the first phase of a landmark but controversial housing project.The New Homes for Luton (NH4L) project aims to regenerate sites across town...
View ArticleLaw firm gives support to our search for local star achievers
A LAW firm that specialises in business issues has proudly announced sponsorship of a category in the Bedfordshire and Luton Rising Stars Business Excellence Awards.SA Law has put its backing behind...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD guide: Gone, Headhunters, This Must Be The Place
Meandering chase thriller GONE (15: Entertainment In Video) is driven into a succession of dramatic dead ends. So what could have been a tense and involving story loses its grip on the suspense.Amanda...
View ArticleNow it’s women who want to put their foot down
Most people might blame boy racers for causing danger to other road users, but research from insurance group Swinton suggests that women are the real speed demons on the road with three quarters of...
View ArticleCrime falling, claims prospective new policing boss
CRIME in Bedfordshire fell by six per cent over the last year, according to new figures released by the Home Office.In the 12 months up to March 2012, total recorded crime across the county fell by...
View ArticleAlan Dee: A fine way to tackle internet trolls
TWITTER trolls and other twerps are much in the news, so naturally I have been gravitating in grey matter terms towards a possible solution.There’s no denying that the sort of chump whose brain is...
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