Want to check out danger roads? There’s a map for that
Although Britain enjoys one of the best road safety records in the world, road traffic accidents are still common. Now the accident claims division of law firm Osbornes has created a map which allows...
View ArticleCaptain Callum is happily flying high
A four-year-old was treated to the flight of a lifetime when he got to be a pilot for a day.Callum, who has a rare form of cancer called Ewing Sarcoma, has always dreamed of being a pilot, and thanks...
View ArticleHistorical debts to be written off
Debts of over £300,000 are expected to be written off by the council at a meeting of the executive on Monday (December 3). The unrecoverable historical business rates of £319,427.95 and credit of...
View ArticleMorning fox trot caught on camera
A fox strolling though the town centre as bold as brass caught the eye of a Luton News reader this week.Martin Bullock snapped the furry visitor early yesterday morning (Tuesday) as it made its way...
View ArticleFears for missing man
A young man went missing after work on Friday (Nov 30) and has not been seen since. Felix Yorke, 25, was last seen leaving work at Topshop/Topman in The Mall Luton at about 5pm.No one has seen him or...
View ArticleSearch for good samaritans who helped assault victim
Three people who helped a teenage boy after he was assaulted are being sought by police as they could help identify the offender. The 15-year-old victim was out with friends between 6.30pm and 7pm on...
View ArticleRobbery alert after spate of incidents
FIVE robberies took place in Luton on Friday night (November 30).A 27-year-old man had his mobile phone stolen in Albert Street at 6.30pm after being threatened with a hammer and a knife.Twenty minutes...
View ArticleCannabis factory found in house
Two men were arrested after the discovery of a cannabis factory in Ridgeway Road yesterday (December 2).A member of the public called the police at about 8pm, reporting that he could smell cannabis...
View ArticleHotels in new city shrug off Olympic dip
Hotels in Milton Keynes have shown resilience in shrugging off dips in business caused by bad weather and the Olympics.That’s the view of hospitality and leisure sector experts at the Milton Keynes...
View ArticleChristmas crackdown on drink-driving
Beds Police are running a month-long campaign to tackle the number of people who drive under the influence of drink and drugs over the festive season.The campaign is designed to inform motorists of the...
View ArticlePutteridge pupil scoops top art prize
Former Putteridge High pupil Elizabeth Price, 46, has scooped the country’s top art award, the Turner Prize.The one-time member of pop group Talulah Gosh won over the judges with her video installation...
View ArticlePreacher man is MP
Luton South MP Gavin Shuker is to preach at the Hope Church in Villa Road, Luton.It has recently been refurbished, thanks to his help with funding from WREN (Waste Recycling Environmental) and Luton...
View ArticleMan stabbed during burglary at his home
A man was stabbed during an aggravated burglary in Florence Avenue last night (December 3). The 23-year-old victim was at home when a group of three or four men knocked on the door of his house and...
View ArticleAlan Dee: The prosecution calls..a Christmas pudding
I’ve had a gratifying amount of feedback from cheesed-off chaps for whom my revelations last week about Mrs Dee’s manic selection box habits clearly struck a chord.Clearly this bulk-buying of Christmas...
View ArticleM1 stretch back to 70mph limit
The 50mph speed limit on the M1 between junctions 11 and 12 has been removed.The Highways Agency returned the motorway to 70mph at the weekend after three years of roadworks between junctions 10 and 13...
View ArticleIcy conditions cause travel chaos
Overnight snow has left Luton grid locked as thousands of people attempt to travel to work on icy roads.The latest travel news for A1 (M) Bedfordshire, northbound at junction 10, the exit slip road is...
View ArticleRobbers took man’s mobile
Two robbers, one chubby and one ‘drawn-looking’, stole a phone from a man in Luton on Sunday.The robbery happened in Gas Works Path, near Sainsbury’s, as the 26-year-old victim walked home from work,...
View ArticleMan stabbed in ‘unprovoked’ car attack
A man was stabbed in a seemingly unprovoked attack as he sat in his girlfriend’s car in Dordans Road on Thursday (November 29).The 26 year old was sat in the passenger seat of the car talking with his...
View ArticleCut car crime in Leighton
Recent burglaries in Leighton Buzzard have prompted Bedfordshire Police to motorists to help cut the number of car crimes being reported by taking some simple crime reduction measures.The warning comes...
View ArticleDrivers bear brunt of snow surprise
Heavier than expected snowfall saw people in Luton and Dunstable waking up to a white-out this morning.Very light snow showers had been forecast, but the area received a covering an inch thick.Luton...
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