Nearly 70% of Central Beds adults are overweight
Nearly 70% of adults in Central Beds are overweight or obese according to figures published this week by Public Health England.The new data highlights for the first time the variation in the numbers of...
View ArticleOut on the road with the ambulance crew
“If we haven’t got at least one smile out of someone by the time we drop them off at hospital, then we’ve failed” says paramedic Mick Bunker. The ability to make someone laugh, even when they are...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: New Robocop has been diluted, but it’s not as...
“Dead or alive, you’re coming with me!”Let’s take a look into the not so far away future – it’s 2028, when the world’s worst crime hotspots can be safely sorted thanks to US-made military grade drones...
View ArticleNumber crunch on council tax
A freeze on Central Beds Council’s share of the overall council tax bill is proposed for the fourth year running.That would mean the annual charge for its services would remain at £1,308.33 for 2014/15...
View ArticleScrub up time at teens’ nature event
Wildlife Youth Rangers will visit Houghton Regis Chalk Pit Nature Reserve from 1pm-3pm on Monday, February 17, for scrub clearing. The Wildlife Trust says the fun, social group is for young people aged...
View ArticleAiport expansion: St Albans joins the queue calling for government to intervene
St Albans City and District Council has made a request to government to ‘call in’ the controversial decision to expand London Luton Airport.The authority is the latest to formally oppose the move by...
View ArticleAlan Dee: This replica is a fat lot of use, why not just do it for real?
With Valentines Day once more upon us, allow me to suggest a delightful little gift idea that might not go down too well, however much you are motivated by good intentions.The traditional romantic...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Strictly speaking, Cuban Fury is a cha-cha-charmer
Here’s the pitch – lardy Nick Frost, Simon Pegg’s oppo in Hot Fuzz and the rest, as a twinkle-toed salsa dancer?Add in current queen of all she surveys Olivia Coleman and you’ve got the recipe for a...
View ArticleChild treated for smoke inhalation
Paramedics treated a child suffering from smoke inhalation after a fire at Bramley Court, Dunstable, on Monday (February 10).The fire service was called to the property at 8pm after a cooker caught...
View ArticleJewellery stolen in burglary at Dunstable home
Bedfordshire Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after jewellery was stolen from a home in Dunstable during a burglary yesterday afternoon (Feb 11). The incident happened some time been...
View ArticleYou might be charged yourself if you try to power up your mobile
Beds Police are warn mobile phone users not to phone 999 to charge their mobiles.It is known that a rumour or urban myth suggesting that calling 999 and disconnecting immediately will boost the battery...
View ArticleL&D celebrates 75th anniversary
It’s not just romantics who will be celebrating on Friday, the Luton and Dunstable Hospital celebrates its 75th anniversary as well.It was opened by Queen Mary on February 14, 1939, predating the NHS...
View ArticleCharity fears of a ‘hidden’ epidemic
Around 5,000 people in Bedfordshire have diabetes - and don’t yet know it.That’s the claim from the charity Diabetes UK, who say about 39,000 people in the county suffer from the disease.NHS...
View ArticleBeds PCC faces criminal investigation
The Beds Police and Crime Commissioner is facing a criminal investigation for leaking confidential information. Olly Martins has admitted to disclosing information about the death of Leon Briggs in...
View ArticleTrio prepare for Jamboree in land of the rising sun
Thirty-six lucky Scouts and Guides in Bedfordshire, including three in Dunstable, are preparing for a World Scout Jamboree in the magical land of the rising sun. In 18 months time they will be jetting...
View ArticleVIDEO: Family’s praise for 999 lifesavers
A teenager whose heart stopped while he was playing football is helping to raise awareness of heart health during the ambulance service’s Heart Takeover week. Rahul Patel, 16, from Luton, had a cardiac...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Get Her, Spike Jonze comes up with another...
“Anybody who falls in love is a freak. It’s a crazy thing to do. It’s socially acceptable insanity…”Hello reader. It looks like you’re searching for a review of the new movie ‘Her’. Luckily for you I...
View ArticleBedfordshire Business Women: the power of networking
If women entrepreneurs want to grow their business, they need to network. Research has shown that investing time and energy in networking can reap huge benefits for your business. Not everyone is a...
View ArticleMan threatened with knife in Dunstable street
A 25-year-old man was threatened with a knife in Dunstable town centre.The incident took place at around 10.25pm on Saturday, February 8 as the victim was walking along Court Drive towards Asda.He was...
View ArticleSchoolgirl indecently assaulted in alley
A 13-year-old girl was indecently assaulted in an alley between Poynters Road and Hadrian Avenue on Thursday.The girl and a friend were walking home at about 3.30pm when they were approached by two...
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