Protestors fight street cleaning cuts
A passionate protest took place outside a meeting of Luton council’s executive committee on last night (Nov 22), as members of the Unite Union voiced their anger at potential job losses.A review of...
View ArticleTransport cuts are “attack on faith and education”
The headteacher of Cardinal Newman School spoke emotionally about the impact the council’s withdrawal of denominational transport will have on their Catholic school, at the council executive committee...
View ArticleMugging victim knocked unconscious
A man was knocked unconscious and suffered a fractured jaw and three broken teeth when he was attacked in Leagrave.The 32-year-old victim was walking along Tenby Drive on Sunday (November 18) between...
View ArticleClass A drugs dealer sentenced
A man was sentenced to six years behind bars for dealing class A drugs, after being arrested by undercover offices in Bury Park. Farhanul Islam, 32, from Cleves Road in Hemel Hempstead, was arrested by...
View ArticleStrictly star honoured by university
Strictly star Colin Salmon received an honourary degree from the University of Bedfordshire yesterday (November 22).The actor, who is best known for roles in James Bond and Doctor Who, celebrated his...
View ArticleCouncil’s private PR bill is almost £40k
Luton Council is continuing to spend thousands with a freelance PR consultant, despite the authority having its own communications team costing the public purse £275,000 a year.The environment and...
View ArticleShare your flood knowledge
Residents affected by flooding are being asked to help the council identify problem areas by filling in an online questionnaire. Central Beds is preparing a new Local Flood Risk Management Strategy,...
View ArticleMan arrested for drugs, fraud and firearm offences
A man was arrested for firearm and drug offences after his car was registered as having no insurance by police in Luton on Monday (November 19).The 22 year old was stopped by officers from the Beds and...
View ArticleGreat-gran, 99, ‘left in agony’
A 99-year-old woman was left lying on the floor with a broken collarbone for more than three hours despite five 999 calls.Gladys Jakins fell in her sheltered housing flat in Luton on November 13, and...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: End Of Watch
“I am the police, and I’m here to arrest you. You’ve broken the law. I did not write the law. I may disagree with the law but I will enforce it. By law I am unable to walk away. I am a consequence. I...
View ArticleNadine’s back in the UK
Mid Bedfordshire MP Nadine Dorries has touched down at Heathrow Airport after time away to appear on I’m A Celebrity.It had been thought at Ms Dorries, who was first to be voted out of the jungle...
View ArticleFraud victims speak up
Victims of fraud are being encouraged to report their experiences to Action Fraud from December 1. Most victims do not report it because they feel embarrassed and ashamed, and fraudsters rely on that...
View ArticleTaxi driver attacked and robbed by passengers
A taxi driver was robbed and assaulted by two men in Downs Road in the early hours of Saturday (November 24). The incident happened at around 4.30am in the car park at Hilltop Court in Luton after the...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Time for a little Christmas chocolate crabbiness
It’s around this time of year that I start getting a bit tetchy about Christmas, and I don’t think I’m being unfair in blaming this fairly and squarely on Mrs Dee.A generous woman to a fault, she racks...
View ArticleWhip not restored yet for Nadine
Mid Beds MP Nadine Dorries has not had her Conservative Party whip restored after a meeting this morning.Nadine met with Chief Whip Sir George Young in Westminster earlier today to justify her...
View ArticleDrivers urged to take care as bad-weather causes spate of collisions
Drivers are urged to take care on the roads following a spate of road collisions throughout The East of England region. Since 1.45am today, The East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) has...
View ArticleDrugs arrests in argument
Four people were arrested on suspicion of dealing drugs after a fight in Ashburnham Road on November 25 Police were called to the scene at about 11.30pm, following reports of a gun being seen in an...
View ArticleDangerous driving leads to arrest
One person was arrested for dangerous driving after a car crashed in Hatters Way in Luton this morning (November 27).A Ford Kugar crashed at 2.26am, leaving five people from the car walking wounded,...
View ArticleMan robbed of cash at lunchtime in car park
A takeaway owner was robbed at knifepoint while on his way to a bank at 1pm on Monday (November 26).The victim was approached by two offenders as he stepped out of his parked car in Elizabeth Street in...
View ArticleSight-saving surgery
Specialist sight-saving techniques, including corneal transplants to treat blindness, are now available at the Luton&Dunstable Hospital.Consultant eye surgeon Mr Allon Barsam, who heads up the new...
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