Not enough romance in your life? Then have a go at rekindling it.
Romance seems to be reserved for a single lonely day of the year: 14th February, leaving many couples struggling to keep their relationship exciting. To relight the fire in our hearts, strategically 6...
View ArticleWatch out for joggers
Road safety charity the IAM is offering weekly motoring tips from Britain’s top advanced driver, Peter Rodger. This week, he is advising on dealing with vulnerable road users.Look well ahead so you see...
View ArticleHelp marshal for Keech Star Walk
Local charity, Keech Hospice Care are appealing for volunteers to sign up as marshals for its upcoming Star Walk. The charity needs to find 145 volunteer marshals to help out at the popular annual...
View ArticleNo sitting on the fence as store helps special school
Weatherfield Academy, a Dunstable school for children with special educational needs, has been chosen by the local branch of Sainsbury’s as its charity partner for 2014-15.The supermarket’s customers...
View ArticleLottery cash will help you engage with WW1
A series of events to mark the centenary of the start of the First World War will be held in Dunstable following a lottery award.Dunstable Town Council this week received £9,900 from the Heritage...
View ArticleNo one hurt as strong winds hit the town
An afternoon at The White Hart Harvester, Hockliffe, turned into ‘something from a disaster movie’ as the restaurant was hit by a strong gust of wind on Sunday, August 10.The trees that line the pub...
View ArticleA new route for publishing
A children’s author has had to find a different route to take on her publishing venture, after traditional ways did not work for her.Catherine Scott, lived in Dunstable until she was 23, started...
View Article‘Our Place’ plan to give estate a feel-good factor
The owner of Nifty’s Tattoo Studio in Dunstable is getting a special tattoo in a painful place to raise money for the Precious Kids Children’s Trust on Monday, August 18.Paul Hughes was approached by...
View Article‘Our Place’ plan to give Dunstable estate a feel-good factor
People living on Dunstable’s Downside estate are more concerned about health and GP services and the amount of crime than anything else, a survey has revealed.Council officers spent two weeks asking...
View ArticlePool reopened
The Dunstable Leisure Centre swimming pool is now open, following a temporary closure to repair some roof damage and leakage. The small pool remains closed but should be reopened by Monday, August 18.
View ArticleTragedy strikes as war starts
The people of Luton barely had time to register that war had been declared before the first casualties were announced.The sinking of HMS Amphion on August 6 1914, saw two Lutonians lose their...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Locke, Transcendence, Mindscape, The Quiet Ones
Tom Hardy’s film portrayal of notorious Luton-born prisoner Charles Bronson was critically acclaimed and many described it as the performance of a lifetime.But it’s bettered by his extraordinary turn...
View ArticleShopkeeper is fined £600 for fly tipping
A Luton man has been fined £600 and ordered to pay an extra £603 in costs after an investigation by Central Bedfordshire Council linked him to waste found fly-tipped in a field in Slip End,...
View ArticleCharity night for dog charity
Greyhound Rescue West of England (GRWE) Eastern Region volunteers say they are thrilled that a media campaign has attracted homes for a litter of puppies; and they are set to celebrate with a night of...
View ArticlePCC joins in policing book project
Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Olly Martins has contributed to a new book examining the experiences and policies of Labour PCCs.The new book, Lessons from Light: Lessons from Labour’s...
View ArticleStill time to get your nominations in for awards
The nomination period for Luton & Bedfordshire Community Awards is closing next week (17th August). So make sure you don’t miss the chance to celebrate your local hero.It may be someone who is an...
View ArticleClearing the roads for a Bank Holiday exodus
The Highways Agency will be helping holidaymakers have happy holidays by keeping traffic moving over the August bank holiday weekend, ensuring that 98 per cent of England’s motorways and other major...
View ArticleStudents hold their own in A level results
Students across Central Bedfordshire are celebrating their A level results, with some students excelling. Initial indications are that the pass rate this year has remained high at around 99%. This is...
View ArticleKerry Dixon denies drug chanrges
Former Chelsea and England striker Kerry Dixon will go on trial accused of possessing cocaine.Mr Dixon, 53, of Jardine Way, Dunstable, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to having £100 to £150 worth of the...
View ArticleNHS is on the mend says MP Andrew Selous
A very important part of my job as a local MP is to make sure that our NHS is delivering really good care for local people. We are fortunate to have a very well regarded Luton and Dunstable Hospital...
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