Final show of airport plans
ANOTHER consultation is taking place on the proposed expansion of Luton Airport, before formal plans are lodged.Luton Borough Council and the airport’s operators want to grow passenger numbers to 18...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s pick of next week’s TV
SATURDAYDoctor Who (BBC One, 7.20pm)Every type of Dalek, from the 1960s to the present day, need a favour from the Time Lord – somebody, or something, is wreaking havoc on the planet where their most...
View Article‘Overloading’ fears over pub housing
Developers are being accused of trying to squeeze too much housing onto the site of a former village pub that closed earlier this year.Plans have been lodged to build four four-bedroom homes on the...
View ArticleArchers raise £7.5k
A group of charitable archers hit their fundraising target as they fired 1,000 arrows each to raise funds for underprivileged people in Burma.Four archers from One Nation Archery Club (ONAC) kept a...
View ArticleFamily fun at festival
Families flocked to Leagrave Park for a fun-filled festival with a purpose.Kids and adults alike enjoyed live music from acts including Aisling O’Reilly and Ryan Prazer at Parkfest! 4 AVS as well as a...
View ArticleGas safety at B&Q
More than 50 people died in the UK in gas-related incidents last year, and 4,000 were hospitalised. Gas experts are working to prevent more deaths as they warn people of the dangers of gas during gas...
View ArticleItems stolen from Bedfordshire out on show
Around 200 items of suspected stolen property will be on show at an open day for victims of burglary. Valuables including watches, rings, necklaces, pendants and even trophies, which are believed to...
View ArticleDeath of cyclist being treated as murder
Police today (Saturday) said they are now treating the death of a cyclist, following a collision with a car in Luton, as murder.Delaney Brown, 19, from Luton, was killed in the incident which happened...
View ArticleShifting weight raises pounds
Piling on the pounds convinced regional fleet manager Vince Hannon, 55, of Mount Pleasant Road in Luton that something had to go.The former football referee and Leicester Arms landlord gave up fast...
View ArticlePolice authority approves dog cuts
Police dog cuts to save £1.1 million were approved by Bedfordshire Police Authority at a meeting on August 31. It’s part of the plan for a joint police dogs unit shared by Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire...
View ArticleMinimum wage case against Luton firm
A worker will get £522 wages in arrears after a Luton-based company was found to have failed to pay the National Minimum Wage. Intredis Securitys Dynamics Ltd of 49 Marsh Road was ordered by...
View ArticlePolice warn to stay alert to tricksters
Police are warning people to be on their guard against thieves and con-artists in Luton and Dunstable who may target them in their homes and in the street. Following the Herald & Post’s article...
View ArticlePub company has a Daytona with destiny as team scoops race title
A Luton pub company proved it’s the the best – bar none – when it comes to corporate kart racing in Milton Keynes.The Swamp Stormers of Stonegate Pub Company, in Capability Green, took the title and...
View ArticleFoodbank’s set to feed a need in cash crisis
The new Dunstable Foodbank is now up and running, stocked with free vital supplies to stop people going hungry in a sudden short-term cash crisis.South West Beds MP Andrew Selous and Dunstable’s deputy...
View ArticleFamily to take part in race for NICU
A Stopsley family is gearing up to join scores of other runners at the start line of this year’s On Your Marks Luton fun run.Julie and Steve Bennett and their daughter Libby are to take part in this...
View ArticleWoman slapped in attempted robbery
A 20-year-old woman was slapped and threatened during an attempted robbery in Luton.The incident happened on August 30 at the junction of Dunstable Road with Oakley Road in Luton at around 10.45pm.Two...
View ArticleAn idea cert-ain to improve schools?
THAT Michael Gove doesn’t care overmuch for being a popular Percy, does he?Everyone involved in education who I speak to about their ultimate boss regards him as a mad-eyed meddler intent on turning...
View Article‘When Sid died, I thought I was the only one who’d been through a loss’
CHUMS is the Bedfordshire-based charity for bereaved children. It offers such amazing support that many of the youngsters who go through its programme volunteer to help others as soon as they are old...
View ArticleAirport growth to boost funds
A planned expansion of Luton Airport could bring an extra £220 million a year into the local economy, according to airport bosses.London Luton Airport Operations Limited (LLAOL) is to submit its formal...
View ArticleCouncil cuts spending on consultants
Cash spent by Luton Borough Council on external consultants has been cut by 80 per cent since 2006.A council committee heard last week that spending had been cut from £7.5 million to £1.5 million in...
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