Pals are taking the plunge
Bosom buddies Clare Petts and Maggie Doust have always done things together.So when Clare was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 – and put skydiving on her bucket list of things to do when she...
View ArticleNew watchdog promises to have a bite
All publicly funded health services, including hospitals, doctors surgeries, dentists and adult and children’s social services are getting a new watchdog to oversee them. Healthwatch Central...
View ArticleA chance to meet the neighbours
A new monthly networking meeting in Luton promises to link customers and suppliers in Luton.The first Meet the Neighbours event will be held at The David Lloyd Centre, in Capability Green, from...
View ArticleFin’s Fighters sign up for Marathon
Stopsley mum Tara Armstrong, whose son Fin is battling leukaemia, has signed up for the London Marathon with her friend Gail Clements-Browne.They will be fundraising for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.
View ArticleNotorious heist’s secrets revealed
It’s full steam ahead for a Luton school principal after his tell-all book of Britain’s most infamous crime caught the eye of a major film company.Andrew Cook’s latest book – The Great Train Robbery:...
View ArticleWoman hurt in street attack
A woman was left with facial injuries after being attacked in Russell Street, Luton, in the early hours of yesterday morning (Weds).The 33-year-old victim, was left with a bloodied nose and swollen...
View ArticleTributes paid after sudden death of former Luton Ladies footballer
Family and friends are mourning the loss of former Luton Town Ladies FC footballer Fay Howell, who has died suddenly at the age of 25.Miss Howell, who joined the club aged 13, is understood to have...
View ArticleArchive project delves into the rich history of carnival
Here’s a compulsory event on the carnival calendar for mardi gras lovers of every level.Next week Luton’s UK Centre for Carnival Arts is hosting its second Carnival Archive Project conference.Titled...
View ArticleConfidence on rise for firm’s 200th birthday
One of Britain’s oldest engineering companies is looking forward to its 200th anniversary after coming through a tough period.Hayward Tyler has been making specialist pumps and motors in Kimpton Road,...
View ArticleTwo firms are among best for internship
Two companies have been praised for the way they use internships to identify talent.Luton-based Vauxhall Motors and TUI UK & Ireland have been shortlisted in the National Council for Work...
View ArticleMissing Mum on Mother’s Day
Mother’s day isn’t always a joyful celebration with a much cherished mum.It can also be a sad reminder of a lost loved one.It will be a time of poignant reminiscences for Christopher Ford of Bushmead...
View ArticlePCC: ‘I’m keeping election promises’
Bedfordshire’s police and crime commissioner (PCC) says his first 100 days in the job have already seen him honour a number of his election pledges.Olly Martins was voted in as the county’s first PCC...
View ArticleCould your business survive a disaster?
Two thirds of Bedfordshire firms have failed to plan for how they would recover from a major business catastrophe like a fire, flooding or severe weather.That’s according to the Bedfordshire and Luton...
View ArticleWatch out for those roving web ‘spiders’
Internet search engine Google uses roving electronic ‘spiders’ to see what businesses have put on their websites, a marketing guru told a networking group.Alan Harris, of New Leaf Business Solutions,...
View ArticleMP blasts ‘anti-jobs’ Tories
A Luton MP has hit out at Tory politicians from outside the town, saying their opposition to airport expansion could ruin “fantastic opportunities” for new jobs.Conservative MPs for St Albans,...
View ArticleGeoff Cox DVD reviews: The Master
What was the biggest Oscar snub of 2013? Probably for THE MASTER (15: Entertainment In Video), given best acting nominations for Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams, but failing to...
View Article‘Encourage young to be creative’ plea
The ongoing debate over the future of A levels was one of the main topics for the inaugural Vice Chancellor’s Public Policy lecture series on Thursday.David Blunkett MP was the guest speaker at a...
View ArticleShare your knowledge
Employers and entrepreneurs have been invited to take part in a conference designed to pass on employment skills to young people.The Employability Event is being held at Barnfield College, in New...
View ArticleBusiness guru recognised by the Asian community
A top academic hopes her winning a major award will encourage more women into teaching business.Dr Sonal Minocha is dean of the University of Bedfordshire’s Business School and she wowed the Asian...
View ArticleDo people in Luton love libraries?
A Sundon Park resident says closing the area’s library would deprive it of its “one cultural asset”.Luton Borough Council is currently consulting on cuts to the library service in Luton, asking for...
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