Hear the moment a Dunstable pensioner called police after killing her lover
A woman from Dunstable has been jailed after fatally stabbing her partner following an argument.Angela Ayre, 74, was jailed for three years today (Friday) at Luton Crown Court, for killing her...
View ArticleLimbo for Barnfield College’s plan to move into Luton town centre
Plans for Barnfield College to move into Bute Street car park in Luton town centre remain in limbo following its merger with West Hertfordshire College.Barnfield’s merger was formally concluded last...
View ArticleLuton boy with heart condition gets an out of this world treat thanks to...
A young Luton boy has been treated to an expert tour of the night sky, thanks to Creating Memories and experts from the Luton Astronomical Society.Abdur Rahman, aged three, battles Hypoplastic left...
View ArticleMissed GP appointments in Luton cost the NHS thousands of pounds a day
Missed GP appointments in Luton cost the NHS thousands of pounds a day, new figures reveal.Patients failed to attend 5,464 face-to-face consultations with doctors and nurses in December, NHS Digital...
View ArticleDrivers face long delays on the M1 between Dunstable and Hemel Hempstead
Motorists travelling southbound on the M1 faced delays of around 45 minutes this morning (Monday) after two separate collisions. Highways England reported long delays on the southbound carriageway from...
View ArticleRoad scheme paves the way for improvements at the Black Cat roundabout
The notorious Black Cat roundabout is at the heart of a major road scheme set to transform the area for motorists.Highways England has revealed a project that will improve the east-west road link, and...
View ArticleLuton South MP Gavin Shuker resigns from the Labour Party
Luton South MP Gavin Shuker is among a group of Labour MPs who have resigned from the Labour Party to form a new independent group.Gavin Shuker has represented Luton South since 2010. In a statement...
View ArticleHelp police tackle knife crime at weapons sweep in Luton
Bedfordshire Police is inviting the public to join a community weapon sweep in Luton on Sunday, March 10, to look for weapons that have been discarded or hidden, as part of a national week of action,...
View ArticleMan stabbed in Luton’s Riddy Lane
A man was stabbed in Luton’s Riddy Lane on Saturday afternoon.The incident happened at 2.35pm (February 16), and a BCH armed police response vehicle rushed to the scene.The BCH team, of Luton, located...
View ArticleEgg throwing couple wanted after a man was assaulted in Luton
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted outside a restaurant in Luton on Friday night.At around 11.40pm a man and a woman approached a man at Wamimichi Noodle Bar, in Park Street,...
View ArticleWatch pro boxer Kay Prosper during workout sessions at The Mall Luton
Luton’s very own lightweight boxer, Kayamba (Kay) Prosper, is coming to The Mall in March, holding public workouts for the media ahead of his fight to become the English Super Lightweight Champion.Kay...
View ArticleLuton Man charged with multiple offences after incident near school
A 44-year-old man has been charged with a number of offences after an incident near a school in Luton. Abdul Matin, of Jasmine Road, Luton, has been charged with possession of a knife in a public...
View ArticleLuton Bannatyne team take on challenges in honour of Samuel’s Charity and...
Members and staff at Luton’s Bannatyne health club are helping to raise awareness about a rare type of cancer.The kind residents are volunteering to take part in a number of activities for Samuel’s...
View ArticleLuton Vauxhall’s tree-mendous recycling for Keech Hospice campaign
Luton’s Vauxhall workers had a tree-mendous response to a social media appeal from Keech Hospice Care to collect unwanted Christmas trees for recycling.Four vans from Vauxhall, including two...
View ArticleGang-of-four sentenced over running a drugs line into Dunstable
The ringleader of the gang who ran a drugs line into Dunstable has been jailed for four years and two months.Carl Thompson, 38, of Carfax Close, Luton, and three others were dealers of Class A drugs...
View ArticleLuton man sentenced to 33 months in prison for stealing cars
A man from Luton has been sentenced to 33 months in jail for the theft of three vehicles from a house in Ickwell. Adam Meade, 29, of Waller Avenue, was found guilty on Thursday at Luton Crown Court for...
View ArticleLuton Borough Council leader calls for by-election after Gavin Shuker quits...
The leader of Luton Borough Council has called for a by-election following yesterday’s announcement that Luton South MP Gavin Shuker has quit the Labour Party.In a move predicted by pundits for several...
View ArticleThese are the 15 areas with the highest reports of drugs crime in Luton - how...
Data released by the Police.uk website tracks the number of reports of drugs crime across the city.This data is based on the latest available information, which tracks reports of drugs crime for...
View ArticleVicious female robbers stole elderly woman’s necklace as she walked her dog...
Police are hunting two vicious female robbers who stole an elderly woman’s necklace in Luton while she was out walking her dog.Between around 9.50am and 10.50am on Monday, February 11, the victim was...
View ArticleLuton pupils star in The Sound of Music at the Grove Theatre
Pupils from King’s House Independent School took to the stage in front of a full house at the Grove Theatre to perform The Sound of Music.The show, which involved all pupils aged between four and 11...
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