Free driving course
A free course allowing young drivers across Luton and Central Bedfordshire to improve their driving skills has celebrated its third anniversary. More than 1000 drivers aged 16 to 30 have took part in...
View ArticleSupporting World Homeless Day
PCC Olly Martins and Kelvin Hopkins MP unveiled the Signposts art project, for World Homeless Day, at The Mall on Friday, October 10. The charity invited shoppers to wear red, yellow and green to show...
View ArticlePolice probe suspicious ‘woman in van’ incident
Police are investigating a suspicious incident in Lowther Road, Dunstable, on Saturday.Two witnesses saw a silver Citroen transit van pull up by the zebra crossing near Ardley Hill Lower School and two...
View ArticleKeech shortlisted
Keech Hospice Care has been shortlisted for The Winifred Tumim Memorial Prize. It is awarded by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO). The prize highlights charities which have...
View ArticleNoah organises get together to talk about the homeless
A Luton charity which has seen demand on its services nearly treble is calling for all organisations with a responsibility for homeless people to work more closely together.NOAH (New Opportunities And...
View ArticleCampaign spearheads against 50 new homes
A meeting of Edlesborough Parish Council this evening will discuss controversial plans to build 50 new homes in a field between Kings Mead and Chiltern Avenue.Already, a campaign has been started by...
View ArticleAward winning comedy to entertain the Grove audience
Stones In His Pockets, the multi award-winning comedy by Irish writer Marie Jones, is coming to the Grove Theatre on Wednesday, October 22.Starring Conor Delaney and Stephen Jones, it tells a tale of a...
View ArticleBurglars in double swoop on homes in Dunstable street
Burglaries at two homes in the same Dunstable street have prompted a security warning from police.Detectives are appealing for information from the public after houses in Crabtree Way were broken into...
View ArticleWhipsnade Zoo welcomed to the world record fold!
More than 30,000 paper elephants were created for Whipsnade Zoo’s origami world record attempt – to draw attention to the need for elephant conservation.At the final count, 33,764 origami elephants had...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Godzilla, The Anomaly, The Art Of The Steal
A sense of menace in one monster movie franchise has been missing since it began 60 years ago. But GODZILLA (12: Warner) has been restored to its rightful place in dangerous creature features with a...
View ArticleFood business has recipe for success after relocation
A business which recently moved from Studham to Pepperstock has received a major award and are finalists in several others. Harpers Food were last week presented with a Silver CPRE Award by the...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
A darkness has spread across New York City. The people are scared, and with good cause. An evil supervillian named Shredder (Tohoru Masamune) is waging a campaign of fear and intimidation using his...
View ArticleBeds police chief jets off to leadership course in Boston, Massachusetts
Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Olly Martins is to join senior public sector leaders from across the UK for an internationally-recognised leadership training course in the US.Commissioner...
View ArticleGet ready for festive sparkle
A day of fun and festivities is being planned to put the Christmas sparkle back in Dunstable.Spearheaded by The Grove Theatre and supported by local businesses and organisations, plans are taking shape...
View ArticleMan suffers stab wound in Dunstable street attack
Detectives in Dunstable are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a 26-year -old man was attacked by three men and assaulted on Friday afternoon.The incident took place at around 4.45pm as the...
View ArticleNew powers aimed at helping to fight anti-social behaviour
Police, councils and housing associations are to take advantage of new powers aimed at helping them to fight anti-social behaviour.The powers came into effect on Monday, October 20, following the...
View ArticlePolice warning after bogus workman dupes Dunstable woman, 81
Police have issued a security warning to pensioners after an 81-year-old Dunstable woman was tricked into letting a bogus caller into her home.The distraction burglary happened at a property in...
View ArticleInspire FM open day
Inspire FM are inviting the public to an open day at the studio on Wednesday, October 29, to celebrate its fifth year as a 24/7 community service.The station based at Dallow Community Centre will open...
View ArticleTalks start on controversial housing plan
A meeting of Edlesborough Parish Council was held on Thursday to discuss plans by McCann Homes for two major developments in the village.A campaign had been started by villagers against the plans to...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Chef, The Fault In Our Stars, The Christmas Candle, Blood Ties
If you’re thinking of watching CHEF (15: Lionsgate) after this review, don’t do so on an empty stomach. It’s a feel-good foodie film that will have you salivating within minutes.Director Jon Favreau...
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