Planned M1 roadworks
Major upgrade work is currently taking place between junctions 10 and 13 on the M1.The northbound entry slip road at junction 10 will be closed tomorrow (June 6) between 10pm and 6am the following...
View ArticleTalks on Luton Airport takeover
Another Spanish company could be about to take over the running of Luton Airport.Talks are taking place between current majority shareholder Abertis, and Aena, which owns 10 per cent and has first...
View ArticleHunt for wanted man in Luton
Police are looking for a wanted man who failed to make a court appearance. Chaba Comidze, 32, of Cromwell Hill in Luton, is wanted for possession of controlled drugs.He failed to appear at Stevenage...
View Article‘My son was hunted down like an animal’
A Luton mother is outraged that no-one helped her son Stephen after he was “hunted down like an animal” on a night out.Special needs teacher Janice Jones of Sundon Park said: “Everyone just turned a...
View ArticleStrikes planned for civil servants
Civil servants in Luton will strike tomorrow (May 5) as they protest against cuts to pay, pensions, jobs and their working conditions.Jobcentre and benefit office staff from the Department for Work and...
View ArticleMan’s death remains a mystery
Mystery still surrounds the circumstances in which the body of a young “healthy” man from Luton ended up in the Great River Ouse in Bedford.Felix Yorke, 25, of Butterworth Path, was found in the river...
View ArticleTeenager in hospital after nightclub fight
A man in his late teens is in hospital after an incident in Cheapside this morning (May 5).Ambulance crews and police attended the scene at 3.10am. The man had injuries to his groin and was taken to...
View ArticleLisa is accelerated up to a national level
A Luton businesswoman has been put through to the national stage of a competition designed to help small firms.Lisa Eggleton, who runs My Clinic, in High Street, Leagrave, impressed Business Monthly...
View ArticleHomes group is upping sales as way to re-invest
A housing association is aiming to increase sales of shared ownership homes as a way to plough cash into building more affordable properties.Aldwyck Housing Association owns, manages and administers...
View ArticleGet gladrags on for a season of awards events
Bedfordshire’s business awards season is in full swing with a host of glittering events gearing up to congratulate the county’s best.The Bedfordshire Business Excellence Awards has announced a new...
View ArticleHotel plans to be heard
Councillors are likely to give the go-ahead tonight (Weds) to a former care home being turned into a hotel, despite neighbours’ objections.The Mount, at the junction of Tennyson Road and London Road,...
View ArticleBus pass restrictions on the way
From March next year, over 60s in Luton will no longer be able to use bus passes at peak times on weekdays.Luton Borough Council will end its enhanced bus pass scheme on March 31, 2014. Passes will...
View ArticleHeads roll after bus fiasco
Staff have been disciplined at Westminster Homecare after an elderly resident at Jill Jenkins Court in Whipperley Ring, Farley Hill, was left on a bus overnight.The driver of the bus, Susan McLaughlin,...
View ArticleAirport guilty of safety breaches
Luton Airport has been found guilty of safety breaches over the death of a pensioner crushed by a lorry in 2009.London Luton Airport Operations Ltd and C-T Aviation Solutions had denied the charges but...
View ArticleTown backdrop for a cracking crime thriller
A Dunstable born-and-bred film-maker has chosen his home town as the location for a crime thriller – and the whole project will be a local affair from crew to caterers.Former Northfields School student...
View ArticleDiabetes Voices network
People living with diabetes in Bedfordshire are being asked to join the Diabetes Voices network to help improve care in the region.> To get involved and find out more contact...
View ArticleCyclist in serious condition after collision with lamp post
A cyclist is in a serious condition after colliding with a lamp post in Stockingstone Road last night (June 5).The man in his 20s suffered serious head injuries after being thrown from his bike in the...
View ArticleTranslation of council documents to non-English languages to be abolished
Automatic translation of council documents for non-English speakers is expected to be abolished by Luton council at a meeting on Monday (June 10).The decision was proposed by local government minister...
View ArticleVideo: Solicitors named Bedfordshire’s best business d
A firm of super solicitors picked up the top accolade at the Bedfordshire Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) awards last night (Thursday).Osborne Morris & Morgan (OMM), based in West Street,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Family of Wayne Collins-Taylor appeal for his release
In a bid to overturn his 18-year prison sentence, the family of Wayne Collins-Taylor have appointed the campaign co-ordinator who worked with Stephen Lawrence’s family.Suresh Grover addressed the...
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