Council hits back at ‘£300m’ airport bill ‘speculative’
LUTON Airport bosses have said that any talk of terminating its operating company’s contract is ‘premature’ after concerns were raised over plans to almost double passenger capacity. Media reports last...
View ArticleAirport pledges £50,000 to local community projects
LUTON Airport is to continue its support for community projects after pledging another £50,000 for its Community Trust Fund.The fund was set up in 2009 to provide support for local community...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Safe House
“When they tell you: ‘You’ve done a fine job, son. We’ll take it from here.” That’s when you know you’re screwed.’Step right up for a high-energy espionage action thriller from director Daniel ‘Tony...
View ArticleHave you filled your tax returns
MAKE sure you have filled in your tax returns, as HM Revenues and Customs will be issuing £85million-worth of fines over the next fortnight for late tax returns.850,000 letters containing the £100...
View ArticlePeacocks jobs are saved
JOBS in Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard are among 6,000 saved UK-wide with the sale of fashion retail chain Peacocks.Edinburgh Woollen Mill has acquired 388 stores, as well as the company’s...
View ArticleAirport pledges £50,000 to projects
LUTON Airport is to continue its support for community projects after pledging another £50,000 for its annual Community Trust Fund.The fund was set up in 2009 to provide support for local community...
View ArticleBygone days in the USA
ANOTHER Tea Time Tales session will be held in Dunstable on Thursday, March 8.The history talk will focus on the Rev Zachary Symmes, of Dunstable UK and Concord, Massachusetts.It will be held from...
View ArticleNew street patrols on the road for estates
THREE new Street Watch schemes will be set up in Dunstable and Houghton Regis, with the help of a £7,700 grant from the Home Office.The cash will fund new Street Watch schemes on Dunstable’s Downside...
View ArticleSuitable luggage for kids in care
Everyone deserves to have their belongings treated with respect including children in care.Central Bedfordshire Council has responded to a campaign by the charity ‘A National Voice’ by signing up to a...
View ArticleCouple bid a sad farewell to Toddington’s Bedford Arms
TODDINGTON lost another pub on Sunday (February 26) when the Bedford Arms closed its doors for the last time.Brewery Charles Wells recently called time on the well-used pub, and it is understood the...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVDs: Three Musketeers, Real Steel, Tower Heist
MUSKETEERS Athos, Porthos and Aramis are inseparable pals who live by the motto “One for all, all for one”.But if you’re tempted to rent or buy THE THREE MUSKETEERS (12: Entertainment One), the latest...
View ArticleForgotten south worry for Cheryl
A BUSINESS leader is promising to work ‘tirelessly’ to stop Bedfordshire becoming part of the ‘forgotten south’ in government funding decisions.Cheryl Smart, chief executive of Luton-based Bedfordshire...
View ArticleInquiry still under way
THE public inquiry into the planned A5 Dunstable northern bypass has not yet reached the end of the road.It was expected to be completed last week, but is now due to finish this Friday, March...
View ArticleBucks home to school transport charges approved
Buckinghamshire County Council’s Cabinet approved the new policy to charge for home to school transport this week.The changes are required to meet the 50% cut in budget over a 10 year timescale that...
View ArticleCare home one of best
A CARE home in Dunstable has been named one of the top BUPA homes in the country by its residents.An independent survey has revealed that 100 per cent of residents rated the overall quality of...
View ArticleSupermarket’s special sports kids scheme
CHILDREN from Downside Lower School, Dunstable, were given the chance to play Paralympic sports in the Sainsbury’s ‘1 Million Kids Challenge’.Six staff from Sainsbury’s in Luton Road, Dunstable, spent...
View ArticleCharity trek at Lilly-manjaro
DORMANT volcano Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa, but that will not put two friends off scaling it and raising money for Dunstable toddler Lilly Macglashan.Rosanna Frezza and Amanda...
View Article‘Danger’ bus lane must be changed
A MAN who fears for the safety of motorists and pedestrians along a new bus lane in Dunstable has called for a full review of the operation.John Westley, of Lowther Road, believes the new system is an...
View ArticleCast your vote for businesses and staff offering service with a smile
DUNSTABLE Aquatics really does show ‘fin-esse’ when it comes to customer service – and now the store has been nominated in the great Shop Local contest.The Shop Local customer service awards are your...
View ArticleAlan Dee: This obvious row just doesn’t work
THIS rumbling row about work experience is providing all sorts of employment opportunities for commentators, pundits and pressure groups of all shades of opinion even as the people the schemes are...
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