History is made as barristers stop work to protest about new cuts in legal aid
Barristers protested outside St Albans Crown Court today against government cuts to legal aid.The half-day walkout, called by the Criminal Bar Association, is the first in the history of an...
View ArticlePolice stopped car and found cocaine wraps
Drugs have blighted Kevin Tiltman’s life since he was 20 and now they have cost him his freedom.Luton Crown Court heard how, on October 8 last year in Sundon Road, Houghton Regis, police saw the...
View ArticleAlan Dee: No need to pay for A&E if we just had the right records
There’s been a lot of tutting about the suggestion that there should be a charge made if you visit a hospital A&E department and it turns out that it’s not really an emergency, and I can see how...
View ArticleLatest planning applications
Latest planning applications which have been submitted to Central Bedfordshire Council include the following projects.DUNSTABLE: Erection of first floor front extension, 1 Rotherwood Close.Demolition...
View ArticleBurglars steal TVs and jewellery from home
Bedfordshire Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after jewellery, computer equipment and televisions were stolen from a home in Houghton Regis on Sunday afternoon (January 5).The...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: After months of advance buzz, 12 Years A Slave...
Right, you’ve all had quite enough silliness and merriment over the holidays. Now let’s tackle some serious issues, OK?First up in the ‘released just in time to build up a head of steam for the Oscars’...
View ArticleKiss of life joy for swim pool
Campaigners fighting for the reopening of the pool at Houghton Regis Leisure Centre were thrilled to hear it will be back in the swim this year.The pool is set to reopen once it is refurbished, now...
View ArticleLightning strike
Firefighters were called out after lightning struck a property in Thorn, near Houghton Regis, on Friday, January 3.Two fire engines, from Dunstable and Toddington, went to Thorn Green Farm, in Thorn...
View ArticlePower failure is glum start to New Year
It was a bleak start to the New Year for some Dunstable town centre businesses, hit by a power failure which lasted more than a day.Traffic lights at pedestrian crossings in West Street and in High...
View ArticleTraveller and gipsy site talks
Central Bedfordshire’s gipsy and traveller draft local plan, which includes proposed new sites, will go under the microscope at meetings this month.Central Beds Council says that it will look at a...
View ArticleOBE for special school’s ‘amazing’ headteacher
A headteacher who has dedicated her professional life to helping children and young people with special educational needs has received royal recognition for her work. Shirley Crosbie, head at the...
View ArticleVolunteer Chris’s goal is to help others
A keen footballer from Luton, who volunteers extensively, has been nominated for a Bedfordshire Young People of the Year (YOPEY) award.Chris Fox has given his service in a number of roles, including...
View ArticleFlooding hell for trapped drivers
Several people had to be rescued in Caddington after trying to drive through floods as heavy downpours caused chaos on roads in the Dunstable area.Beds Police were called out to Mancroft Road twice on...
View Article‘Maggie was a one-off, we’ll miss her dearly’
The shop’s name changed several times over 40 years, but the face behind the counter remained the same.Margaret Atkins, fondly known as Maggie, was a helpful, cheery woman who worked at the Houghton...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: White House Down, R.I.P.D, Insidious: Chapter 2
If you read the synopsis for action thriller WHITE HOUSE DOWN (12: Sony) you would think it sounds identical to Olympus Has Fallen, released on DVD a few weeks ago.Both films involve terrorists...
View ArticleWealth of ideas to make money stretch further
Central Beds Council has revealed its draft 2014/15 budget and launched a public consultation on its proposals for spending £186 million next year as well as suggested savings and investments.The draft...
View ArticleQuirky and funny stories in the Dunstable area
I was delighted to see a former Dunstable student recognised by the Queen in the New Year Honours.Who was it? A certain ex-Manshead School student – Kevin McCloud.Writer, designer and broadcaster Kevin...
View ArticleCharity wants your unloved festive presents
Keech Hospice Care has noticed a spike in the number of people turning to charity shops in the hunt for a festive bargain as belts tighten across the country. But this means stocks are now running low...
View ArticleGet a jab to ward off flu
Health chiefs are reminding those at greatest risk of catching flu that it’s not too late to get a free flu jab from their GP or local pharmacy. While uptake of the free vaccination has been good,...
View ArticleDunstable Rotary’s rug for Afghan Action support
The Rotary Club of Dunstable has recently been involved with a project called Afghan Action which was started in 2005 as a charity, with registered offices in Woburn Sands.Afghan Action was set up to...
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