Neil Fox on Film: Brave, The Bourne Legacy, Expendables 2
BraveIf ever there is a week of releases that highlight the problem with mainstream cinema, this is it. Each of the major releases, in their own way, show that originality and craft are more on the...
View ArticleCommuters face big increase in rail fares
Rail commuters from Luton’s three train stations face fare hikes of at least 6.2 per cent from the beginning of next year.The Retail Prices Index (RPI), which is used to calculate train fares,...
View ArticleUnemployment rate falls in Luton and Beds
The number of unemployed people in Luton and Bedfordshire has fallen in the past three months, figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed yesterday. In Luton North, unemployment has...
View Article‘I can’t give up my dogs for a home’
A man living in a tent in a Luton cemetery claims the council is leaving him out in the cold.Gavin Lockyer, aged 35, has been homeless since he says he was forced to leave his family home at the age of...
View ArticleLuton’s stroke centre on the world stage
Health experts from around the wolrd will be told about Luton’s successful stroke survivors centre at a conference in Brazil.The Chaul End Community Centre stroke service was initiated by Luton Borough...
View ArticleA Level success for Luton students
Students at sixth forms and colleges in Luton were celebrating another year of bumper success as A Level results were issued this morning.Teens at Cardinal Newman RC School sixth form and Luton Sixth...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The Bourne Legacy
“Jason Bourne was just the tip of the iceberg…”The Bourne films have to date been a pleasing mix of crunching hand-to-hand action, chases and general other spy-em-up thrills. So here we are with part...
View ArticlePolish murder victim named
A murder victim who died in hospital after an incident in his Stockwood Crescent home has been named as Wlodzimierz Jablonski.Cause of death was due to a brain injury, a post mortem of the 51 year old...
View ArticleAirport alert after plane hit by bird strike
A FULL emergency was declared at Luton Airport when an easyJet plane was hit by a flock of birds.The bird strike caused engine damage to the plane, an Airbus 319 carrying 156 passengers and crew, but...
View ArticleFire devastates family home
Fire ravaged a family home in Burford Close for over three hours this morning (August 20), leaving the first floor and roof almost entirely destroyed. Fire crews from Luton and Stopsley were called to...
View ArticlePolice aid heart attack victim
Prompt police action helped save the life of a man who suffered a heart attack at the wheel.The 51-year-old victim is recovering in hospital after crashing into a wall in Barton Road on August 11.Four...
View ArticleTwo properties targeted in arson attacks
TWO fires in Dallow Road late on Sunday night are being treated as possible arson attacks.Fire crews were called to one property just before 10.30pm after rubbish was set alight in a front garden. The...
View ArticleProtecting frontline services will be ‘almost impossible’ with new budget
Frontline services in Luton could be at risk as the council may have to save an extra £20million in the next three years. This is due to new Government proposals to change the business rates and...
View Article‘Commuters face paying more for a worse service’
Rail passengers face a hike in rail fares for a worse service, it was claimed this week.Trade union the RMT has spoken out following delays over the contract to build a new fleet for the Thameslink...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Total Recall, The Possession
Total RecallMemory is a funny thing. There was uproar when it was announced that they were remaking Total Recall – you’d have thought they were set on a new version of Terminator, or a true sci-fi...
View ArticleRecruits swear allegiance
A group of seven sprucely turned-out young men and one woman swore their allegiance to queen and country at a special ceremony at Luton Town Hall yesterday.The eight new recruits were praised by Major...
View ArticleResidents battle to keep playing fields
Protestors armed with placards marched across Barnfield College playing fields to campaign against plans to build on the land.About 200 people attended a public meeting of Bushmead Community Centre on...
View ArticleLecturer lends a hand at Paralympics
Luton lecturer Chris Salvary is providing sports massage to Team GB’s Paralympic football teams.The University of Bedfordshire’s physical therapy and rehabilitation guru (pictured bottom right) will be...
View ArticleTown Hall to welcome plans for 28k homes?
Councillors in Luton have discussed plans to build more than 28,000 new homes and 27,000 jobs in Bedfordshire before 2031.At a meeting on Wednesday night, Luton Borough Council’s Overview and Scrutiny...
View ArticleBreaking: Man arrested for pregnant woman assault
A man has been arrested for suspected assault on a pregnant woman in Tennyson Road yesterday (August 29). Police were called to the house at 4.40pm following reports of a domestic incident. The woman...
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