Sharp rise in plea for welfare help
Luton Citizens Advice Bureau has seen a sharp rise in the number of people needing help with welfare benefit problems, it was revealed this week.In 2012, Luton CAB helped with over 7,700 welfare...
View ArticleDJ aims to add a musical flavour to Mall store’s launch
Luton’s The Mall has been experiencing a fashion revival this month with the arrival of the new USC store. The opening of this high-street favourite has had a great reception with its extensive...
View ArticleVan drivers sign up for a safe driving pledge
Over sixty drivers of goods vehicles signed up to a safe driving pledge during a police operation held last week reminding drivers to drive carefully and courteously.The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire...
View ArticleFlytipping fury as council contractors dump rubbish
A couple were horrified to discover a mountain of rubbish dumped next to their house in Denham Close on Thursday. Mandy and Jerry Galvin called the council to complain about the flytipping, suspecting...
View ArticleDid you see groper?
Police are hunting for a sex offender who targeted two women in identical attacks in Luton on the same night.Both incidents happened between 3.30am and 3.40am on Saturday February 23.A 22-year-old...
View ArticleCops charge man in car thefts probe
A man from Luton has been charged by Thames Valley Police in connection with the theft of high value cars.Nine people were arrested across Luton, Berkshire and Nottingham on Wednesday (February...
View ArticleTop speakers for dementia conference
Dementia will be under the microscope at a free conference at the University of Bedfordshire later this month.Popular BBC Three counties presenter Toby Friedner – who hosts the station’s weekly...
View ArticleFunding for cancer patients’ exercise programme
An exercise programme for cancer patients has been awarded £35,000 of funding which will enable it to continue until the end of 2014. The programme is run by Active Luton in partnership with Macmillan,...
View ArticleStop telling me to keep calm, this bandwagon is over
I’m going to try and keep this buttoned down, but this particular subject seems to be calculated to get areas under my collar overheated in short order.So, deep breath, count to ten, think about cool...
View ArticleSchool expansion plans approved
Three schools in Luton are set to expand to meet growing demand for school places in the town.Stopsley High School, Stopsley Primary School and Farley Junior School were all approved for enlargement by...
View Article‘Hey cancer, kiss my butt’
There’s some tough talking in this year’s TV campaign promoting Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.Last year’s soft slogan ‘Together we can beat cancer’ has been replaced by the far more hard-hitting...
View ArticleTalk to the team at rheumatology
The L&D is holding an arthritis awareness event at the L&D Social Club from 6 - 8 pm on Thursday, March 14.Call 01582 718305 or email julie.begum@ldh.nhs.uk
View ArticleUPDATED: ‘I feel like I’m in prison’ says woman who is facing care cuts
A wheelchair dependent woman has had her council-provided care reinstated after last week’s front page Luton News article.Angela Murray, 28, feared her life would be like a prison sentence when her...
View ArticleMeet the maker
Manufacturing and engineering firms were told they could get access to relatively easy money to help them grow at the launch of a new group.Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce’s Manufacturing and...
View ArticlePrime location helps fleet firm aim hire!
A car and van hire business has opened a big new depot in Luton.Northgate Vehicle Hire’s new base, in Cosgrove Way, is about 1.5 acres and houses up to 80 vehicles.Local sales manager, James Caves,...
View ArticleAlert sounded over ‘huge risk’ to council over its investments
Council officers have issued an alert to a top committee over the risk to the borough’s finances if its capital investments continue to struggle.Luton Council has committed huge amounts of money on new...
View ArticleNeil Fox films: Oz The Great And Powerful,Parker
Oz The Great And PowerfulA fabulous female cast (and James Franco) can’t save this lush-looking prequel to the legendary Baum story being a disappointment. It’s also jarring, as his immortal Evil Dead...
View ArticleLeaders condemn terror plotters
A mosque leader has described how he tried to counter the extreme views of a would-be terrorist.Zahid Iqbal and three others downloaded instructions on how to make bombs, but their plot was uncovered...
View ArticleRoad closures for work on the busway
Church Street in Luton will be closed to motorists and pedestrians for five nights to allow for work on the Luton Dunstable Busway. The closures will be from Monday March 11 - Friday March 15...
View Article‘Luton HQ’ plans for EDL
The English Defence League is set to open a headquarters in Luton, says its leader, who has been released from jail.Stephen Lennon, who calls himself Tommy Robinson, said the HQ would be at his tanning...
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