Alan Dee: The world is a better place if slow it down, but can we?
WE’RE all staring down the barrel of a new year and supposedly contemplating the changes we’d like to see in ourselves. Yes, this is the year you’ll finally give up smoking. Of course you’ll cut down...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVD releases
A SCIENTIST carries out genetic experiments on apes, hoping to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, in RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (12: Twentieth Century Fox).This reboot of an enduring sci-fi...
View ArticleSuperfast broadband - have your say
Superfast broadband is winging its way to most of Central Bedfordshire and a new survey should show just how much demand there is for the service.Officers at Central Bedfordshire Council want to find...
View ArticleSkate app for heroes
A LUTON company has released what it calls the most adrenaline-fueled skateboarding mobile app via iTunes and the App Store.Joom Tech, of Britannia House, Leagrave Road, has created HeroUp as a...
View ArticleDetectives investigate train assault
DO you know this man?British Transport Police is appealing for information after a teenage girl was touched indecently on board a train between Flitwick and Leagrave.Detectives have also released a...
View ArticleGavin Shuker MP: My predictions for 2012
SO that was Christmas, then. A time to stop, reflect and in my case catch up with family after one of the busiest years of my life. But now understandably thoughts turn to next year.This time next...
View Article‘We dialled 999 – nobody came’
AN elderly couple were left cold, frightened and alone after they say their repeated 999 calls for help were ignored. Lillian Jordan called three times for an ambulance when husband Michael, 73, who...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to this week’s movie releases
I TRY not to take against people I’ve never met, but Phyllida Lloyd now has two strikes against her name.I’m sure she’s a talented and lovely lady, but it will be a long time before I forgive her for...
View Article3D scanners ‘will cut crash delay times’
NEW technology that allows police to take a 3D image of a motorway crash scene is coming to Bedfordshire.The Department for Transport announced on Thursday that the county would be receiving a share of...
View ArticleHuge summer Olympic event needs firms to Love it!
BUSINESSES have been invited to become sponsors of a huge weekend-long festival next summer.The Love Luton 2012 Festival will be based around the visit of the Olympic Torch from July 6 to 19.Luton...
View ArticleNeil Fox’s desirable dozen from 2011
This was tough to get down to 12 this year. Lots of worthy films for the list, so I went with films I loved, not necessarily the actual best, but the ones that moved me the most – although the top...
View ArticleHealth and safety warning
HEALTH and safety chiefs have issued a fresh warning for caution at work after more than 1,100 people were seriously hurt while going about their job in Bedfordshire last year.According to figures...
View ArticleCouncil working to keep you warm in winter
VULNERABLE households with residents whose health is put at risk by cold weather will benefit from government funding to keep them warm this winter.Luton Borough Council received a £74,060 grant for...
View ArticleMan assaulted with golf club
A LUTON man was assaulted with a golf club in his own home by a gang of men who demanded money.The incident happened in Hitchin Road on Friday December 23 at around 11.15pm when the victim was awoken...
View ArticleFree train ride home on New Year’s Eve
PARTYGOERS celebrating New Year in London will be able to get a free ride home, thanks to First Capital Connect.An FCC spokesman said: “The offer is valid on services departing from London between...
View ArticleMuslim group may challenge decision
THE Shia Muslim group whose £1.5million purchase of the High Town Drill Hall was blocked by Luton Borough Council say they may consider a legal challenge to the decision.The Masjid e Ali group,...
View ArticleSchool celebrates 1st year success
LUTON’S Barnfield Studio School, the first of its kind in the world, is celebrating a successful first full year since opening.The New Bedford Road school, which provides hands on learning for students...
View ArticleInquest opened into train line death
A MAN killed when he was hit by a train on Wednesday (December 28) has been named as 23-year-old Kyle Mackenzie.Mr Mackenzie, of Beechwood Road, Luton, was pronounced dead at Harlington Station after...
View ArticleRecycle to help the hospice
WERE YOU one of the millions of people across the country who got an upgraded mobile phone for Christmas?Your unwanted Christmas gifts could make a world of difference to Keech Hospice Care. > If...
View ArticleAdvice to avoid stress
THE holiday period can be stressful and challenging.So try to avoid the extra pressure brought on by stretched finances and fraught relationships.Mental health chief Dr Patrick Geoghegan said: “One in...
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