Pedestrian injured in road accident
A WOMAN is in hospital after a collision with a car in High Town Road, Luton this morning. Ambulance crews from Luton and Stevenage attended the scene after being alerted to the accident at...
View ArticleA trio of gongs for town’s top citizens
LUTON scored a hat trick of MBEs in the New Year Honours List.They were awarded to former police superintendent Andrew Martin, Marsh Farm Sure Start leader Denise Poore and HM Revenue & Customs...
View ArticleHotel plans for Georgian pile
PLANS to develop a sprawling Georgian home in Toddington into a hotel and spa have been lodged with Central Bedfordshire Council.Toddington Park House, off Park Road, is currently a private residence,...
View ArticlePolice serving with criminal convictions
FOUR Bedfordshire Police officers are patrolling the county’s streets despite having criminal convictions.A Freedom of Information request sent to Beds Police uncovered that the officers are currently...
View ArticleLeader refuses to accept Lib Dem’s Drill Hall criticism
MEMBERS of Luton Borough Council’s executive formally agreed last night to take the Drill Hall site of the authority’s list of assets for sale.The executive had already agreed at a secret meeting in...
View Article‘Please resolve to help the hospice’
KEECH Hospice Care is hoping that helping others – and learning new skills – will top the list of New Year’s resolutions.Spokeswoman Stevie Pattison-Dick said: “Why not combine these and volunteer at...
View ArticleConnie Primmer: Adventures in Copenhagen
AS the January blues set in and we start to dream of exotic locations to jet off to, I found myself reminiscing about my trip to a winter wonderland just before Christmas. Along with nine friends, I...
View ArticleExciting carnival opportunities
THE UK Centre for Carnival Arts is to run an ambitious community programme aimed specifically at young people and those not in education or training.Its Digital Carnival Arts Project will be launched...
View Article‘Don’t pay for tax band reassessment’
A PENSIONER is warning people not to pay to have their council tax banding re-assessed, after he was approached by a company offering the service.The Roman Road, Luton, resident said he was approached...
View ArticleLove your fridge, urges Council
THE average family throws away nearly £50 worth of food a month, and are being encouraged to reduce this waste by loving their fridges.Luton Borough Council’s ‘Love your fridge’ campaign is urging...
View ArticleCity petition bid gathers 1,132 names
AN online petition set up to try and help Luton win city status in the Queen’s diamond jubilee has gathered just over 1,100 signatures.The petition, set up by Linsey Frostick, chairman of the Love...
View ArticleViews wanted on airport access
LUTON Airport has extended the deadline for comment on its access strategy.It will now close tomorrow (Friday) at 5pm.The draft document entitled Airport Surface Access Strategy outlines proposals to...
View ArticlePlans to extend school
PLANS to extend and refurbish a Luton special school looked set to be given the green light by council planners last night.Proposed plans to build a single story extension with enough room for two new...
View ArticleOfficers are rapped for ‘racist conduct’
NEARLY 60 police officers in Bedfordshire have been reprimanded for race-related incidents in the past decade, including a chief inspector. But none have been sacked over the complaints...
View ArticleA look back at the ABC of old
OUR sister paper, the Luton News, revealed last month how the landmark old ABC Cinema building could be set for a facelift with the ABC Savoy community trust planning to restore the art deco eyesore to...
View Articlea big bill for musical acts
TWO big name music acts look set to grace the stage at the Love Luton Festival in July after councillors gave the green light for £250,000 funding to secure their names on the billing.At a meeting on...
View ArticleRobber caught on CCTV camera
DO you know this man? Police would like to track him down in connection with an armed robbery which took place in the Biscot area on New Year’s Eve.The incident happened at the Cooperative Store in...
View ArticlePolice appeal after stabbing
POLICE are still appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed in Luton in the early hours of Christmas day.The incident happened shortly after 4am when the victim became involved in an altercation...
View ArticleWoman and boy tied up by gang
A WOMAN and her 13-year-old son were tied up and threatened with a knife after three masked men broke into their house and took jewellery and cash.Detectives in Luton are appealing for witnesses to...
View ArticleDon’t forget your tax return
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is issuing a New Year reminder to anyone in Bedfordshire who hasn’t yet sent in their 2010/11 Self Assessment tax return.Every year, around 71,000 people file a Self...
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