Matt Adcock’s film review: Olympus Has Fallen
“As a nation, we are never stronger than when tested!”When America faces the ultimate nightmare scenario of the White House being overrun by terrorists who manage to take the President (Aaron Eckhart)...
View ArticleSocial worker struck off
A Luton social worker has been struck off the Health and Care Professional Council register for failing to maintain professional boundaries with a service user while working at Luton Borough Council as...
View ArticleCollege plans to expand
Plans to build two new classrooms at Luton Sixth Form College have been submitted.The rooms would be added into the roof void above the existing drama studio, which is to the right of main reception at...
View ArticleCouncil up for “best achieving council” award
The council is in the running for the title of “best achieving council” in this year’s prestigious local government awards. Luton council is also shortlisted in the workforce transformation category of...
View ArticleMan ‘scarred for life’ after violent assault
A man was taken to hospital after an assault in Denham Close on Sunday afternoon (April 21).The 22-year-old man had left a house at about 2.15pm and was about to get into a taxi when two men approached...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Iron Man 3, Bernie, The Look Of Love
If ever a movie was critic-proof, it’s Iron Man 3.Purists may mutter darkly about a comic book hero and a franchise being milked for all it’s worth, but c’mon, it’s Iron Man! He’s a smart-mouthed but...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Seasonal crate expectations make me cringe
I’ll hold my hands up and be the first to admit it: Chez Dee is not, and has never been, a byword for domestic order. There may well be a place for everything, but everything is rarely in its place....
View ArticleThe man who’s making music happen across our schools
The new head of Luton Music Service ditched his retirement plans to take on the job.In fact Graham Bland, 60, is so passionate about what he does that his enthusiasm is infectious.He believes the...
View ArticleAre you the Good Samaritan who helped in car arson?
A Good Samaritan who helped extinguish a car fire in New Bedford Road on Saturday (April 20) is sought by police as they investigate the arson. The man called emergency services to the scene at about...
View ArticleHigh flying teen saves Luton company thousands
A Luton aerounautical engineering company has saved thousands of pounds thanks a work experience whizzkid from Putteridge High School.James Higgs spent two weeks at GKN Aerospace, where his dad, John,...
View ArticleDid you see taxi assault?
A young man was admitted to hospital on Sunday (April 21) after being assaulted as he was about to get into a taxi.Detectives in Luton are appealing for witnesses to the incident which took place in...
View ArticleWork starts on Luton’s first council housing development in over 20 years
Work on the first new council housing development in Luton in over 20 years started yesterday (April 22). Council Leader Hazel Simmons put the first spade in the ground at the development on the site...
View ArticleOff-duty policeman bitten by shoplifter
An off-duty policeman was bitten on his face and hit by a shoplifter he was chasing from Sainsbury’s in Quantock Rise last night (April 23)/The detective inspector had been shopping at 8.21pm when he...
View ArticleScouts celebrate St George
Scouts proudly packed into St Mary’s parish church last night to mark St George’s Day with a colourful display of flags.More than 300 scouts, leaders and parents attended the service, which has...
View ArticleTackling life expectancy
Life expectancy among Luton women is two years less than the national average of 82.6 years, according to the town’s recently published Public Health Report.Director of public health Gerry Taylor said:...
View ArticleMan’s spine fractured in robbery
A man suffered a fractured spine and suspected broken nose in a robbery in Leagrave Road on Monday (April 22). The 41-year-old was approached by three men at around 8.40pm who demanded he hand over his...
View ArticleShots fired at house in targeted attack
Residents heard shots being fired at a house in St Michael’s Crescent this morning (April 24). No one was injured but a window was damaged in the incident at 1.50am. Police believe this was a targeted...
View ArticleMan charged after policeman injured
A man is appearing before Luton Magistrates Court today (April 25) in connection with an incident in which a policeman was bitten.Jason Witty, 35, from Five Springs in Luton, was arrested outside the...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Life Of Pi, Being Flynn
No one can doubt the technical brilliance of director Ang Lee’s fable LIFE OF PI (PG: Twentieth Century Fox), which picked up four Oscars - more than any other film - at this year’s awards ceremony.The...
View ArticleVolunteers to spearhead cancer awareness blitz
Cancer survior Elizabeth Bailey is on a mission for Luton Borough Council.She’s been hired as cancer prevention project manager to spread the message about early detection.“We want to encourage people...
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