Countdown on to police vote
In little more than a month’s time voters will head to the polls to vote for a Police and Crime Commissioner to oversee policing in Bedfordshire for the very first time.But how much do you really know...
View ArticlePolicing boss welcomes sentencing change
The Conservative candidate to oversee policing in Bedfordshire has welcomed a shake-up of community sentencing by the government.Jas Parmar is the Tory nominee for the role of Bedfordshire Police and...
View ArticleTaxi driver threatened with screwdriver and robbed
A taxi driver was threatened and robbed by two men in Luton last Tuesday.The incident happened at around 1.10am in Russell Rise as the 51-year-old taxi driver collected a fare from the location. As the...
View ArticleMan hit over the head and punched during attempted robbery
A 31-year-old man was hit over the head and punched during an attempted robbery in Luton.The incident happened on Sunday, October 2 between 11.15pm and 11.50pm in Clarendon Road, when the victim was...
View ArticleEDL police candidate arrested - reports
A man standing for a new role overseeing policing across Bedfordshire was arrested on Saturday, according to reports.Kevin Carroll is the English Defence League (EDL) candidate to become Police And...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Paranormal Activity 4
The Exorcist is perhaps regarded as the ‘daddy’ of all supernatural horror films – but even this mighty head-spinning, dread-inducing masterpiece couldn’t muster more than two lacklustre...
View ArticleEssential roadworks scheduled for half term
Essential roadworks are taking place in Dallow Road between Dunstable Road and Butlin Road during October half term.The works will take place in the daytime starting Monday October 29 and are scheduled...
View ArticleBringing order to a yobs alley
Youths loitering in a notorious crime alley are set to be hit with a dispersal order if the council approves the recommendation tonight (October 22).Residents living near Montrose Path in Biscot have...
View ArticleLife inside X Factor bubble is strictly surreal for Jaymi
Screaming fans, being mobbed on public transport, and people camping outside their hotel are becoming the norm for Union J now they’re on X Factor – and it’s only week three.Stopsley lad Jaymi Hensley...
View ArticleTory vice-chairman backs former cop for policing role
Conservative vice-chairman Alok Sharma came to Bedford on Thursday (October 18) to back to Jas Parmar in his bid to be the first Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Bedfordshire.Mr Sharma, MP for...
View ArticlePop singer to open play area at Whipsnade
Pop singer-turned-TV star Michelle Heaton will be visiting ZSL Whipsnade Zoo on Wednesday (October 24) to launch Hullabazoo – the Zoo’s brand new adventure play centre.The Liberty X star, along with...
View ArticleMan needed stitches and staples after serious assault
A man needed stitches to his face and staples to his head after an attack in Luton on Sunday (October 21). The incident happened at around 3am as the victim and a female were walking along Colin Road,...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Face it, this Hallowe’en horror is hopeless
Help me out here, people. I honestly don’t understand and perhaps you can explain. What, exactly, is the deal with Hallowe’en?I know what it’s supposed to be about, of course, but my confusion comes...
View ArticleCops seize weed haul
A HUGE cannabis haul with a street value of £259,000 was discovered in an underground car park in Luton at the weekend.Thirty-four kilos of the Class B drug was seized by police on Saturday morning in...
View ArticleEDL police candidate unaffected by arrest
A man standing in the police and crime commissioner elections will be unaffected by his arrest, according to a statement made today (October 22). Kevin Carroll, the British Freedom candidate for Beds...
View ArticleDeath of innovative hair cutter
One of Luton’s best loved characters has died.Arnold Barnett – better known to legions of well-coiffed women as ‘Mr Arnold’ at Cresta Ladies Hairdressers, later The Cutting Corner – passed away...
View ArticleBaby seriously hurt in crash
A baby received life-threatening injuries in a car crash in Dallow Road today (October 23).The 11-month-old girl was a passenger in her mother’s silver Daewoo Matiz when it collided with a blue Skoda...
View Article‘Rachel T’s’ venue blues
A Luton groom and his blushing bride have had to look at alternative wedding venues after they were branded ‘unsuitable’ by their first choice – Buckinghamshire country house hotel Stoke Park which has...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Skyfall, Hallowe’en
SkyfallHe’s back, which of course you know, unless you have been living on Mars, although I reckon even Curiosity will have downloaded the teaser trailer by now. Yep. James Bond returns for the 23rd...
View ArticleHomes proposed for Vauxhall site
Vauxhall has started seeking the views of people living near its Chaul End site on proposals to build hundreds of homes there.The company no longer needs the 60-acre storage site, and submitted its...
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