Drivers warned: stop means stop
Drivers were warned about the danger of not stopping for school crossing patrols at the relaunch of the Stop Means Stop campaign. Luton Borough Council’s road safety team had an information stand in St...
View ArticleVIDEO: Meet police candidate Olly Martins
In the latest in our series of profiles, Labour Police and Crime Commissioner candidate Olly Martins tells us why he is the right man for the job...“Bedfordshire is losing 185 police officers and 76...
View ArticleBe winter wise with social media campaign
A social media campaign has been launched by the East of England Ambulance Service to encourage people to ‘get wise in winter’. It launched with a ‘Twitterthon’ at https://twitter.com/EastEnglandAmb...
View ArticleFree mosque open day for all faiths
Members of the Islamic community are holding a free open day at the UKIM Madinah Masjid mosque for people of all faiths, as an introduction to Islam and their Muslim neighbours on November 18.There...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Argo
‘The movie was fake. The mission was real.’Welcome back to 1979, things are a tad tense in Iran where the American embassy is being stormed by enraged supporters of the Ayatollah Khomeini.Most of the...
View ArticleLuton Remembrance service disrupted
Luton’s Remembrance Day service was disrupted when PCC candidate Kevin Carroll allegedly objected to Green Party campaigner Marc Scheimann laying a wreath of white peace poppies.It’s a tradition Mr...
View ArticleVIDEO: Meet police candidate Mezanur Rashid
In the last of our profiles, independent police and crime commissioner candidate Mezanur Rashid tells us why he is the best man for the job...“I want to take the police out of politics and since I am...
View ArticleJudges ‘chews’ food firms to win top Bedfordshire awards!
Food-based companies scooped the top awards at a celebration of the best of Bedfordshire’s businesses.Biogen, in Milton Ernest, which turns food waste into energy and fertiliser was awarded the top...
View ArticleTown centre roads to shut
Road closures are set to hit Luton train station and Bury Park this weekend as more work takes place on the Luton Dunstable Busway.The closure of Church Street for busway works is due to come to an end...
View ArticleFestive railway art competition
Art-loving railway children are invited to showcase their skills, and they could win a prize while they are at it.Rail operator First Capital Connect (FCC) has launched its first-ever Christmas drawing...
View ArticleFrom victim to award winner
Debra Knight is still fizzing with excitement about being crowned Winner of Winners at the Community Awards 2012 sponsored by Pictons.“Shocked sums it up best,” she beams. “It really blew me away. I’m...
View ArticlePolice hunt for missing teen
Bedfordshire Police are trying to trace a 14-year-old girl who has gone missing from her Luton home.Shannon Waite, above, of Mossbank Avenue was last seen on Monday (November 12).She left home,...
View ArticleHGV ban is the right way to go
A group set up to rid Poynters Road of lorries has welcomed Central Beds Council’s proposed ban on HGVs and insisted large vehicles should use ‘purpose-built’ Luton Road.Poynters Road Action Group is...
View ArticleJames Jamieson’s monthly column: A vision for the future that respects our past
The leader of Central Bedfordshire Council writes every month for the Times & Citizen and Biggleswade ChronicleThe weekend’s Remembrance Day ceremonies were an opportunity for us all to reflect on...
View ArticleMissing teen found
A teenager who has been missing from her Luton home since Monday has been found.A police spokeswoman said Sannon Waite, 14, of Mossbank Avenue had been found safe and well.
View ArticleHave a clear-out and help Keech Hospice Care
Your hospice needs you - or rather all those unwanted items clogging up your cupboards!The recession is starting to bite across the region, particularly in the charity’s 27 shops which are in desperate...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn Part 2
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2Proof if ever it was needed that you can call a film anything and if enough people want to see it, it won’t matter. Director Bill Condon – who directed Part 1 –...
View ArticleTown Hall evacuated
It is understood that Luton Town Hall has been evacuated by police following an emergency call regarding a ‘security threat’.Beds Police received the call from Luton Borough Council at 15.41pm.The area...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s pick of next week’s TV
SATURDAYThe Rolling Stones: Crossfire Hurricane (BBC Two, 10.15pm)This two-part documentary charts many of the most memorable moments from the Stones history, dating back to 1962 up to around 1980.It’s...
View Article‘Extra care’ - have your say
A public meeting to discuss the future of Luton Borough Council’s ‘extra care’ sheltered housing schemes takes place later this month.The council is currently looking at putting provision of all five...
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