Vauxhall’s learners younger van ever!
MORE than 300 pupils have been involved in a flagship Luton company’s learning experience.Vauxhall has recently taken its Vans R Us event to Putteridge High School, in Putteridge Road, Luton.More than...
View ArticleTV trauma for angry shopper
A WOMAN who spent £599 on a new TV was furious that PC World cancelled her order without telling her because she lived in a ‘high risk area’.The angry shopper, who does not wish to be named, lives at...
View ArticleJohn Pilgrim: Some things are still worthwhile and free
I’M beginning to wonder just why I made all that fuss in the summer regarding home made jam and stuff. I made a half-hearted effort last weekend to tidy up the cupboards and shelves in the kitchen and...
View ArticleFury at huge rise in blue badge costs
A DISGRUNTLED disabled driver branded councils ‘money-grabbing’ and ‘uncaring’ after being told he would have to pay £10 for a new blue badge. Luton Borough Council (LBC) is raising the price of a blue...
View ArticleTV show looking for Luton folk
Does your home look tired and dated? Is your kitchen old and your bathroom avocado? Do your building projects never get done?As the UK faces a housing crisis, property prices fall and the market...
View ArticleCentre ‘a beacon of hope’ for Irish
CHARISMATIC Irish prime minister Enda Kenny described the new Luton Irish Forum building as a “beacon of hope, friendship and solidarity” for the Irish community during a visit to the town on...
View ArticleFines for pair who sold unroadworthy cars
TWO car traders have been convicted of selling vehicles not fit to be driven on the road.On January 3, Zain Ul Abadin, of Kent Road, Luton, who traded as Alnoor Motors in Tavistock Street, Dunstable,...
View ArticleAirport names new charity partner
LUTON Airport has pledged to support Sue Ryder next year and has made an initial £5,000 donation to the charity.The choice was the result of a public poll.Airport community relations executive Sian...
View ArticleMerging units will save police six-figure sum
Savings of around £640,000 could be on the table as three police forces merge their units that investigate corruption, complaints and misconduct.Herts Constabulary launched the joint Professional...
View ArticleFootballers open new estate agent offices
TWO Luton Town Football Club players attended the official opening of a new estate agents office in Wellington Street on Thursday. Local business Household Estate Agents celebrated 20 years of success...
View ArticlePolice to star in TV documentary
HOW Beds Police fights crime and protects the public will be shown in graphic detail on BBC1 next week when the scenes of crime officers from Beds and Herts Scientific Services unravel the secrets of...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: War Horse
Hello horse fans, you join us for the first marathon World War One big screen steeplechase – the going is good to firm but bogged down with far too many soggy areas… Soft-hearted billionaire director...
View ArticleCouncil offices to become hotel?
FORMER council offices in Luton town centre could be transformed into a 60 bedroom three star hotel.Plans have been submitted for Town hall approval to convert Stuart House, which is the neighbouring...
View ArticleCharity tax scam hits a wrong note
A PROFESSIONAL tax adviser has been found guilty at Blackfriars Crown Court of trying to defraud honest taxpayers of £70m. He spent his cut of the stolen cash on expensive second homes, exotic...
View ArticleBenefit fraudster sentenced
A WOMAN who claimed £8,876 of false benefits was convicted on two counts of benefit fraud at Luton Magistrates Court.Anna Sienkiewicz, 30, of Surrey Street in Luton, pleaded guilty to the charges at a...
View ArticlePlans to double Luton Airport passengers to 18 million a year
‘AMBITIOUS’ plans that would see Luton Airport expand to take 18 million passengers a year were revealed today.London Luton Airport Limited, the company that owns the aiport on behalf of Luton Borough...
View ArticleRoad plan ‘is key to town development’
A PUBLIC inquiry into plans for an inner ring road in Luton is due to start on January 25.Luton Borough Council believes the £24million scheme could help to create hundreds of new jobs and unlock prime...
View ArticleNorovirus closes five wards at L&D
PATIENTS at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital have been struck with the winter vomiting disease, Norovirus. Five wards at the hospital are closed so far, and they are all elderly medical wards. Visitors...
View ArticleA rail way to get a job
GRADUATES looking to make tracks with their career have a chance to break into the rail industry, thanks to a new scheme.First Capital Connect, which runs services between Bedford and Brighton, is one...
View ArticleHave a say on museum future
MEMBERS of the public are being invited to have their say on the future of Wardown Park Museum.Discussion sessions are being held at the museum on Tuesday January 24 and Sunday January 29 from 2pm to...
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