Glyn could be the King of the Road
Luton bus driver Glyn Skingley is on the shortlist to be crowned Arriva’s King of the Road.Customers will decide who wins the national title.
View ArticleCommunity spirit saves garden
Young offenders have helped restore Saints Community Centre garden. They have completely transformed the area, removing weeds, cleaning patios and pruning. shrubs.
View ArticleHow did your MP vote on gay marriage bill?
Bedfordshire MPs have been talking about their views on gay marriage after a pivotal House of Commons vote last night.Andrew Selous, Conservative MP for South West Beds, voted against proposals giving...
View ArticleCouncil to help scouts pay for increased rent
A scout group hit with a massive rent rise is to get help to pay the bill.The council last year implemented a new rents policy to make charges fair across the town, and said the rent for St Augustine’s...
View ArticleAnti expansion group wants airport scheme put in a Pickles
Anti airport expansion campaigners say Luton Council’s financial interest as landlord mean it shouldn’t be allowed to decide on a planning application for the super-hub.Lobby group Hertfordshire...
View ArticleWe’re helping Lisa to step on the accelerator
A Luton businesswoman says she is “in shock” after winning a competition to find the most promising young companies in the region.Lisa Eggleton, owns and runs My Clinic, in High Street, Leagrave, which...
View ArticleEnjoyable tale to help make Disney the top dog again
Wreck-It RalphJohn C. Reilly voices a bullish video game villain unhappy with his lot in Disney’s latest attempt to regain top dog status in the animated film game.He wanders off to be a hero, dealing...
View Articlethe big fight for brave girl lilly
A Night of Wrestling - A Lilly Macglashan BenefitTotal Action Wrestling are putting on a spectacular show on Friday (February 8)to raise funds for brave Dunstable toddler Lilly Macglashan. The show is...
View ArticleLuton HMV store set to close
Luton’s HMV store is to close, the company’s administrators Deloitte have announced this morning.The “loss-making” store is one of 66 across the country that will close.The company is closing 66 of its...
View ArticleThe cost of repairs to the council
Residents awoke to extreme flooding in their council flats when water pipes and electrics were vandalised in Bailey Street on Thursday.Fire crews were called to flooding in the communal areas of...
View ArticleThe cancer unit means a lot to me
Keen runner and Macmillan clinical nurse specialist Mark Paddar is usually to be found at the front of the marathon pack.But when the Dunstable Road Runners Trail Run in aid of the L&D’s Macmillan...
View ArticleCharlie to conquer fears for hospice
A Farley Hill marketing manager is set to face her fears and jump out of a plane to raise a ton of cash for Keech Hospice Care.Charlie O’Brien, 27, of Whipperley Ring, will be leaping from a plane at...
View ArticleSpecialists turn to exports for more chances to grow
A company that has saturated the UK market with its specialist range of products turned to exporting in order to grow.Energy Maintenance Technologies (EMT), in Barton, is specialist in the...
View ArticleWoman injured in row
A 63-year-old woman was left with a bruised face after an argument with another woman outside a Co-op turned physical.The incident happened at around 2.30pm on January 31 in Marsh Road.The second woman...
View ArticleSchool praised by government for ‘most improved’ accolade
Staff and students at Lea Manor High School, Luton, are celebrating being among the 100 best improving secondary schools in the country. The Minister of State of Schools, David Laws, sent the high...
View ArticleWoman forced to live in sewage hell
An elderly woman who has had to endure her Totternhoe garden filling with raw sewage for the last five years has threatened to end her own life, her son has revealed.Worried Nick Cummings, 50, said his...
View Article‘Help us as we survey the night sky’
Rural campaigners and astronomers are calling on ‘citizen scientists’ to take part in Star Count 2013 – a cosmic census which will help map light pollution across the country. CPRE dark skies...
View ArticleJobs: Accountants are raking it in!
Accountants’ pay has risen by a whopping 7 per cent in the last year, according to a report.Accountancy and finance recruiter, Marks Sattin, says the average salary in the number-crunching profession...
View ArticleNew alliance aims to support the makers
Manufacturers and engineering firms from across Bedfordshire are being given the chance to form an unbeatable alliance to go for growth.The Manufacturing and Engineering Sector Focus Group has been set...
View ArticleInquest opens on young Luton man
A body discovered almost a fortnight ago has been confirmed as that of missing Luton man Edward Gillespie, who disappeared after his office Christmas party.Police had been searching for Mr Gillespie...
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