Pair attack man on his doorstep
A 31-year-old man was attacked by two would-be robbers who knocked at his door and demanded his mobile phone.The man answered the door at 9.30pm on May 20 to the pair, one of whom hit him in the face....
View ArticleTown lobby group set to meet again
The future of Dunstable is set to be discussed at the second meeting of a business group. Councillor Nigel Young, of Central Beds Council, is due to lay out growth plans at Dunstable and Houghton Regis...
View ArticleBeds top 100 firms are scrutinised
Bedfordshire’s top 100 companies are being put under the spotlight in a major review of the county’s business scene. Business advisers Grant Thornton is producing an analysis called Bedfordshire...
View ArticleVideo: EDL hold silent walk in Luton
Around 60 people have taken part in the EDL’s silent walk through Luton today to honour murdered soldier Lee Rigby.Flowers were laid at the war memorial outside Luton Town Hall, and EDL deputy leader...
View ArticleUK-wide appeal for Dunstable sex attack info
The appeal for information about a sexual assault in Dunstable was given national television coverage last week as it was featured on BBC’s Crimewatch.Information about the incident – which began at...
View ArticleAppeal for robbery witnesses
Did you help a 53-year-old woman who was robbed in Sundon Park Road? Police want to trace motorists who went to the woman’s aid after the incident at around 9.15am on May 22. The robber is described as...
View ArticleVIDEO: Horse-drawn carriage takes Paul Foster to final resting place
The body of Paul Foster – who was gunned down in Lewsey Farm in April – is brought by horse-drawn carriage to his funeral on Friday (May 31).Family and friends turned up at Calvary Church in Dunstable...
View ArticleLocation, location, location at new launch
Car hire company Budget has invested £19,000 in a new location in Luton.The new base is sited less than half a mile from Luton Railway Station and has put on a range of offers in advance of the summer...
View ArticleTrade drive gets support from area MP
A campaign to keep trade local has been boosted by an MP.Andrew Selous, MP for SW Bedfordshire, has thrown his weight behind the Federation of Small Businesses’ Keep Trade Local campaign.The campaign...
View ArticleYoung are helped to get lift off in careers
Sixteen unemployed young people have been helped to get into work at Luton Airport.The Prince’s Trust ‘Get into Airports’ programme is in its 3rd year.The young people took part in a two week training...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The Purge
“Things like this don’t happen in neighbourhoods like ours…”Welcome to a tale of crime and punishment, a sort of Hunger Games for adults where in a near future the government of the USA has decreed...
View ArticleAlan Dee: We’re walking into this with our eyes closed...
So, here’s the proof, if any were needed: mobile phones are making us dimmer by the day, and it won’t be long before they take over the world.The tipping point for me came when I was reading about a...
View ArticleChance to find out about jobs on offer at new Center Parcs
Jobseekers will be able to find out about opportunities at the new Woburn Forest Center Parcs at a community exhibition.The Bedfordshire holiday destination will be holding a meet and greet event at...
View ArticleMother pays tribute to her “smiling and humble” son
The mother of a man who was fatally stabbed in their home said today that his death has “broken” the family. Jordan MaGuire, 20, who was killed on May 26 in Thrales Close, had just been on holiday to...
View ArticleNew chapter as £46m library for uni is set to get green light
Planners have been advised to give the go-ahead to a proposed £46million nine-storey university library building in Luton town centre.Luton Borough Council’s development control committee is later on...
View ArticleMust-have luggage is new airport concept
Fashion-conscious holidaymakers wouldn’t be seen dead with ordinary luggage. That’s the theory behind a new store at Luton Airport.The Yellow Line, a new concept store, has opened at the airport – a...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: After Earth, The Last Exorcism: Beginning Of The End
Smith & Son is the story we’re being sold for this week’s big new release – glossy special effects thriller After Earth features both Will and his boy Jaden, both of whom are perfectly bankable...
View ArticleFinal farewell for gun victim Paul
Family and friends of Paul Foster – who was gunned down in Lewsey Farm in April – gathered for his funeral at Calvary Church in Bury Park on Friday (May 31).His coffin arrived in a horse-drawn carriage.
View ArticleService to honour war dead
People can pay their respects to those who took part in the D-Day landings at a service of commemoration taking place in Luton tomorrow (Thursday June 6).It takes place at the Normandy Veterans and...
View ArticleResidents’ BT phone moan
Residents in Round Green who have already been without phone lines for over a month will have to wait another eleven days for repairs.Landlines for sixteen homes in Hitchin Road have been out since May...
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