More than a third of crimes ‘screened out’
Beds Police bosses have denied they are ignoring crimes after criticism over offences being “screened out”.An investigation by the Sunday Times found the force abandoned investigations into 39 per cent...
View ArticleHuge donation in memory of beloved Sandra
Colleagues of a Luton-based air stewardess who was killed three years ago have raised £5,600 for charity in her memory.Colleagues and family of Thomson cabin crew member Sandra Crawford gathered at the...
View ArticleI ran Tough Mudder and lived to tell the tale
Battered, bruised, frozen and caked in sludge, I emerged triumphantly from the grizzly 12-mile gauntlet that was Tough Mudder, writes Richard Redman.I started and finished the challenge side-by-side...
View ArticleFigures for Town Hall tycoon salaries are ‘skewed’
The number of Luton council staff with salaries of more than £100,000 has doubled according to research published today, but the council says the figures are “skewed”.The ‘Town Hall Rich List’ by the...
View ArticleFull Monty support for walk
Luton-born England cricketer Monty Panesar is supporting legal professionals in Beds and Herts in this month’s Luton Legal Walk.The 10km (6.25 mile) sponsored walk is on Thursday, May 23 at 5.30pm...
View ArticleVIDEO: Testing out Luton’s green car scheme
If you’ve walked around Luton town centre lately you might have noticed two very smart looking new cars plugged into previously unused charging points.The arrival of the two Nissan Leaf cars are the...
View ArticleHave you been offered a cheap iPad?
A 46-year-old man had his iPad 3 stolen from him in Felmersham Road, Farley, on April 29.The victim was pushed from behind by two men so put out his hands to cushion his fall and in doing so dropped...
View ArticleCautions for sex crimes and burglary
More than 70 cautions for sex offences have been given out by Beds Police in the past five years.A caution is usually used for “low-level” offences. But a Freedom of Information request showed forces...
View ArticleLuton’s ‘armpit art’ in Saatchi show
To have your work called “puerile” isn’t normally something to be pleased about.But artist Dominic from Luton isn’t too concerned, especially as the words came from the UK’s most famous art critic,...
View ArticleSchool-starters get first choice places
As many as 96 per cent of Central Beds children starting school for the first time in September have been offered at place at their chosen school.Central Beds Council allocated 2917 places at schools...
View ArticleCigarettes cost workers nearly £1,000
Two workers were fined £434 each for smoking in their work vehicles which is illegal.Abdul Shakoor of Crawley Road and Keith Fairlie of Napier Road were found guilty at Luton Magistrates Court in their...
View ArticleWar hero celebrates 100th birthday with a party
A “kind and generous” former Vauxhall Motors worker celebrated his 100th birthday with a party fit for a centenarian.Gordon Bedingfield, who was awarded the North Atlantic Star and Air Crew Europe Star...
View ArticleHomeless man is heading to India
A young homeless man who has never travelled further than London is preparing for the adventure of a lifetime as a Raleigh volunteer in India. Daniel Koutsou, 19, who lives at the Mary Seacole Hostel...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino follows up his war homage Inglourious Basterds with another Oscar-winner, DJANGO UNCHAINED (18: Sony), a thrilling swagger through the good, bad and ugly sides of slavery.The...
View ArticleArmed patrols after latest Luton shooting
Police are offering a £1,000 reward to halt the escalation in violence after Luton was rocked by another teenage shooting in the early hours of Saturday.Detectives in Luton are appealing for witnesses...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Star Trek Into Darkness
“You think your world is safe? It is an illusion. A comforting lie told to protect you. Enjoy these final moments of peace. For I have returned, to have my vengeance!”It’s a good feeling when you see a...
View ArticleMan needed medical help after kitchen fire
A man had to be given oxygen after a fire broke at a house in Bury Park.Fire crews were called to a cooker fire at the house in Francis Street just after 5pm yesterday (Sunday May 12). The man was...
View ArticleCalls for residents to aid crackdown on “extremely dangerous” vehicles
Nuisance vehicles which are “a blight on residents’ lives” are being targeted in a police crackdown ahead of summer.Beds Police are encouraging people to identify nuisance motorcyclists so they can...
View ArticleVideo: Minister opens £20m uni block
Universities minister David Willetts praised the “flair and flexibility” of the University of Bedfordshire at today’s (Monday) launch of a new £20million centre.The new Postgraduate and Continuing...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: The Great Gatsby, Fast & Furious 6
Yes, I know, I know – it’s a dream team, isn’t it?Director Baz Luhrmann has the dash and artistic eye to make the most of a story set in the Roaring Twenties. Look at what he did in Moulin Rouge.Leo...
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