Anti-squatting lobby set for victory as new law heads to Queen
SQUATTING. It’s a word that creates fear and loathing among residential landlords.Squatters move into empty properties and take over occupation without obtaining the permission of the owner, their...
View ArticleRoad block for M1 gantry work
POLICE will put a rolling road block in place while the Highways Agency installs new gantries on the M1 on Friday night (February 24)Traffic will be reduced to one lane in both directions between...
View ArticleBack-to-work help for jobless
A SCHEME offering specialist support to help people get back into work has been expanded to include Dunstable.The Work Club project is run by the Bedfordshire Adult Skills and Community Learning...
View ArticleAirport’s ambitions for eco-friendly travel
A NEW strategy to increase the number of passengers and staff travelling to Luton Airport by public transport has been announced.The airport says it wants more than 40 per cent of people travelling to...
View ArticleAlan Dee: How purple paint could prick the binge booze boil
SO, our whole economic system is suffering from a massive hangover but it’s binge drinking that’s going to get sorted out.You may wonder whether that nice Mr Cameron has got his priorities right – but...
View ArticleInquiry into bypass ends this week
THE public inquiry into the planned A5 Dunstable northern bypass is due to end on Friday, February 24.Site visit time has been set aside for planning inspector David Wildsmith as part of this week’s...
View ArticleHigh pods are set to open up a new market for hilltop zoo
EIGHT “luxury camping pods” are being planned at Whipsnade Zoo as charity chiefs aim to make it a year-round attraction.The Lookout Lodge pods are set to open up a new market for the 80 year-old...
View ArticleLeisure centre campaign team say thanks to all
THANK you – that’s the message from Houghton Regis Leisure Centre Action Group to all who have backed their efforts to keep the centre open.That follows news that a new contractor is being appointed by...
View ArticleVote now in Shop Local best customer service awards
HAVE you been amazed by the impressive customer service at a Dunstable business?Or maybe there is a special member of staff who always goes the extra mile.Now you can spread the word by nominating...
View ArticleSnow kittens need a loving new home
TWO kittens who were found dumped in the snow are among the latest batch of felines that Homeless Cat Rescue are trying to find loving families for.Billy and Toby, brothers who are six months old, are...
View ArticleFoodbank set to feed a need
A NEW “Dunstable Foodbank” will aim to ensure that people hit by a sudden, short-term cash crisis do not go hungry.So far, 13 churches have signed up to the planned scheme, serving Dunstable, Houghton...
View ArticleCelebrate an extra day and go that extra mile for the L&D
TO celebrate 2012 being a leap year the Luton & Dunstable Hospital is encouraging local schools, businesses and hospital staff to do something extra and support the hospital’s baby unit on February...
View ArticleCars running on grey power!
AGE is just a number – and more than eight decades on the clock isn’t putting the brake on mature motorists driving around the county.Devoted drivers of a certain age are keeping their hands firmly on...
View ArticleHere’s my solution to stopping pesky illegal park motorcyclists
WHY is that when so many people have complained about young people riding illegal motorcycles across their local park endangering children, elderly people and dogs etc that the police can do nothing...
View ArticleVIDEO: Dawn raid initiative will catch burglars
A NUMBER of dawn raids were carried out yesterday as part of Beds Police’s continued efforts to crack down on burglary.Though burglaries in the area have decreased, the police are upping efforts to...
View ArticleUni chief delighted to accept job OFFA
A POLITICAL feud centering around University of Bedfordshire vice chancellor Les Ebdon’s suitability for a top government quango role has ended with the professor being given the job.Professor Ebdon...
View ArticleHomelessness charity calls for change after regional rise in rough sleepers
HOMELESSNESS charity Crisis is pressing for a change in the law to ensure that local councils help anyone facing homelessness after figure revealed a 17 per cent rise in rough sleepers in the...
View ArticleOPINION: Zoo’s animal magic pricey for families
I’M a regular visitor to Whipsnade Zoo, being a big fan of the attraction and also a lover of the nostalgic feeling I get returning to somewhere I went as a a child.But after going along last week I...
View ArticleSliproad closures scheduled on M1
SLIPROAD closures will take place this week on the M1 as part of work on the the hard-shoulder running scheme from junction 10 to 13.There will be overnight sliproad closures at Junctions 10 – 13 as...
View ArticleVIDEO: Scenic backdrop to this year’s Cycletta
LAST year’s popular women-only cycling event, Cycletta, is moving to the scenic surroundings of Woburn Abbey for its second outing.Cycletta Bedfordshire, which last year took place in Whipsnade, will...
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