Hooligan violence is ‘unacceptable’
Police in Lincoln have described violent clashes involving Hatters fans last weekend which saw two women hurt as ‘completely unacceptable’.Officers from the Lincolnshire force are searching for between...
View ArticleBusiness leaders urge firms to support Luton Airport development plans
Businesses lobby group the Bedfordshire Chamber has urged its member firms to support development plans to increase the capacity of the airport to 18 million passengers per year.London Luton Airport...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Ruby Sparks, Hotel Translyvania
Ruby SparksThis is either the ultimate paean to creative anxiety and morality, or it’s a pretentious chick flick that is a woe is me schmaltz fest. Thankfully, thanks to some great performances and...
View ArticleParts of Barnfield complaint upheld
The Barnfield Federation has been told that it did not give people enough time to have their say on its new admissions arrangements.The Schools Adjudicator also said that elements of the new...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the pick of next week’s TV
SATURDAYPaddy McGuinness hosts another series of the unashamedly addictive dating show which sees a bloke bare his soul in front of shrieking, stiletto-heeled beauties and does everything he can to...
View Article‘police don’t care about us’
Shopkeepers in St Dominic’s Square at Lewsey Farm say they feel unsupported by the police in a shoplifting epidemic, writes Connie Primmer. Baz Patel, the owner of Nisa Local, says his store loses...
View ArticleDespair as yobs ruin vital bike
A disabled woman’s mobility scooter was trashed by heartless vandals while she was at a school reunion on Friday. Wendy Welburn, 54, had parked the bike outside Crawley Green Sports & Social Club...
View ArticleMayor to launch internet tv channel
The Mayor of Luton is launching an internet TV channel on Tuesday.Tropical FM, a community radio station, has been in operation for just over a year as a web-based radio station and now it’s creating...
View ArticleHere’s the news
The tables were turned as children from a Stopsley primary school gave Luton News reporter Steve Nolan a grilling about the world of journalism.Stopsley Community Primary School Year Five students...
View Article‘Shamed Savile stripped of uni honor’
Shamed DJ and TV presenter Jimmy Savile, who has been branded a serial sex criminal and whose alleged criminal activities over a long career are now being probed by police, has been posthumously...
View ArticleDedicated team tackling anti-social behaviour with unique priority plan
Victims of anti-social behaviour in Luton are being supported by a dedicated team which aims to put their needs first. Funded by Luton Borough Council and Bedfordshire Police, the innovative team was...
View Article999 air crew fly in to help rider kicked in head by horse
An airborne medical crew flew to the scene of a riding accident in Clophill this afternoon to help a stricken horse rider.The Magpas Helimedix team of doctor Ali Tompkins and paramedic Carl Smith...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Pusher
Step this way for a ride on an express elevator to hell…Meet Frank. He’s a small-time drug pusher, played with a wide-eyed, realistic feeling charisma by the excellent Richard Coyle – who,...
View ArticleHomes plans for historic pub building
Plans have been submitted to turn a former Toddington pub into two houses.The Bedford Arms closed in February after being sold off by brewery Charles Wells to property developers Kensworth...
View ArticleResidents led to safety in fire
Eight residents were led to safety after a fire broke out in Crawley Green Road today (October 15). The fire started in an electrical cupboard in Rutland Court, and firefighters were called to the...
View ArticleBMW upside down after Caddington crash
Police and firefighters called to a crash in Caddington in the early hours of this morning (Monday, October 15) found a BMW on its roof.The accident happened in Dunstable Road just after 1am, and...
View Article£10,000 added to business competition prize pot
Young firms across Beds, Herts and Bucks have another massive reason to enter the Local Business Accelerators competition.The Business Growth Fund (BGF), an independent company established to help the...
View ArticleAlan Dee: This trenches trip is utter madness
Do you know what? It’s mad. It’s madder than Mad Jack McMad, the winner of this year’s Mr Madman competition.Why am I quoting famous quips from the Blackadder canon? Because it’s mad, that’s why.I’ve...
View ArticleHospice children to choose fundraising prizes
A hospice is asking companies to join a big Christmas corporate game.Thanks to gifts from corporate supporters Keech Hospice Care, near Luton, has 250 Sony Ericsson Bluetooth speakers and more than 50...
View ArticleMan suffers severe burns in workshop accident
A MAN suffered 50 per cent burns in an accident at a workshop in Tingrith yesterday morning (Monday, October 15).Fire crews were called to the furniture workshop at Tythe Barn, Wood End, Tingrith just...
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