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I’m not a big fan of motor sport, but there was a time when Formula 1 was interesting and thrilling, not the procession it is today.The 1976 F1 Championship season was dominated by the fierce rivalry...
View ArticleQueen Mary opened L&D Hospital 75 years ago
Luton’s first hospital of any note was the Bute Hospital, which opened in 1882.Built on land in Dunstable Road, it was donated to the town by the Marquis of Bute.It was enlarged in 1902, but as there...
View ArticleMP helps honour those who died in Holocaust
South West Beds MP Andrew Selous marked Holocaust Memorial Day by signing the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment in the House of Commons.The book honours those who died during the...
View ArticleBedroom destroyed by fire
A fire completely destroyed the bedroom of a flat in Spinney Crescent last night. The fire in the ground floor flat left the bedroom 100 per cent destroyed.The rest of the flat was 100 per cent damaged...
View ArticleHoping motorists get the busway message
A large electric sign has gone up on New Bedford Road in a bid to keep motorists off the busway.The Luton and Dunstable Busway has caused controversy since it opened in September last year, with...
View ArticleStaffie rescues owner after robbery bid
A Staffordshire bull terrier came to his owner’s rescue after she was targeted by a would-be robber in Houghton Regis.The incident happened at around 10.15am on Wednesday as the 42-year-old woman was...
View ArticleMissing man has Houghton Regis links
A missing man from Borehamwood has links to Houghton Regis and police are appealing for help to find him.Peter Paphitis, 44, was last seen at his home in Brook Road, Borehamwood on Friday. He is...
View ArticleTri-force bid for police funding is success
Bedfordshire Police is set to receive a share of government funding thanks to an “innovative” tri-force bid. The Home Office revealed today it has awarded Beds, Cambs and Herts Police £2m for 13/14 and...
View ArticleQuirky and funny stories in the Dunstable area
I’m sure most of you have spotted a Dunstable link in an advert before the ITV national weather.For those who haven’t, the Seven Seas advert shows a jolly lady of a certain age bobbing up and down...
View ArticleAirport looking for high flying artists
London Luton Airport is looking for talented local artists from Bedfordshire to exhibit in the Airport’s Gateway Gallery in 2014 and 2015. In the past two years the airport awarded residency to five...
View ArticleTake action over your wet gardens says Mary Baker, head gardener at Luton Hoo...
With a stormy opening to 2014 and the UK facing its wettest winter for decades, we’ve seen the serious effect it’s had in low lying areas. In this area homes haven’t been so at risk, but some gardeners...
View ArticleMuseum’s search for WW2 memorabilia
Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment Museum Trust has a permanent display of its collections as part of Luton’s Wardown Park Museum attractions .Visitors can relive their history while posing new...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The Wolf Of Wall Street is a sprawling cautionary...
“My name is Jordan Belfort. I’m a former member of the middle class raised by two accountants in a tiny apartment in New York. The year I turned 26, as the head of my own brokerage firm I made $49...
View ArticleVIDEO: Dame Kelly teaches teens the power of sport to beat blue Monday
No month is harder to stay focused than January and according to professionals today, January 20, is known as blue Monday. The cold weather and dark nights is not ideal to shake off Christmas excess...
View ArticleArrivederci? No, it’s addio as Adesso restaurant closes
The only remaining restaurant on Dunstable’s Grove Park development has ceased trading.Italian eaterie Adesso closed for good last week due to a combination of the economic situation and “personal...
View ArticleTwo arrests after ‘fire bomb’ threat to business
Two women were arrested after a Dunstable business received threats of criminal damage.The incident took place at First Place Training in Albion Street on January 14 when the owners received phone...
View ArticleAlan Dee: What would Russell Brand do? Then I’ll do exactly the opposite.
Ihave been giving some thought to preening pundit Russell Brand’s continuing campaign to persuade people to boycott the ballot box. I’m sure you’ve been thinking about little else, too.I have no idea...
View ArticleDog walker in sex attack on cyclist
Bedfordshire Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a 26 year old woman was sexually assaulted in Dunstable on Friday afternoon.The incident happened at around 3.25pm on a pathway in...
View Article999 call to college
Firefighters went to Central Bedfordshire College, Dunstable, just after 3.35pm on Monday, January 20.A girl, 17, had a finger trapped in a franking machine. She was freed before firefighters arrived.
View ArticleDriver is injured in crash
A woman had to be cut free from her vehicle following a two-car collision in Hockliffe on Tuesday, January 21.The driver of the Fiat Punto, who is in her 50s, was taken to hospital suffering from back...
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