Dad who killed baby daughter due in court for sentencing
A father from Luton who was found guilty of the manslaughter of his nine week old daughter is due to be sentenced today.Adam Stokes had violently shaken his daughter Scarlett causing massive brain...
View ArticleWife who can’t learn English facing deportation
The 47-year-old second wife of an ailing Luton grandfather, aged 73, may be deported by the Home Office back to Pakistan after she found English too difficult to learn.Mr Mohammed Akram of Wigmore,...
View ArticleStaff help for positive change
Staff at the Houghton Regis based Aldwyck Housing Group make a positive difference to the people and communities they serve.That’s the findings from the group’s latest Investors in People (IIP) survey....
View ArticleSeven years for dad who shook baby to death
Luton man Adam Stokes was sentenced today to seven years for the death of his nine-week-old daughter Scarlet. Stokes, 33, was found guilty of manslaughter at Luton Crown Court last month following a...
View ArticleMission 24 raises cash for Dementia UK
Regiment Fitness is encouraging people to take on a 24 hour regiment fitness challenge and raise money for Dementia UK. The organisation is teaming up with the charity to host Mission 24 at...
View ArticleExclusive: Dunstable ‘paedophile hunters’ out to catch perverts
A Dunstable couple have taken it upon themselves to hand over alleged paedophiles to the police, after finding that that their own daughter had become a target online.Using a fake social media profile...
View ArticleLuton man bit girlfriend and threw his urine in her face
Jealous Anthony Persaud bit his girlfriend twice and threw a bottle of his urine in her face.Persaud, 45, was angry that Maxine Broom was not home when he returned from his job on the railway at 4.00...
View ArticleTesco’s fun day to support fundraising campaign
Tesco Extra are organising a family fun day on Friday, August 21, to help Tony Jules’ fundraising campaign.Tony Jules, 63, of Sundon Park, has terminal prostate cancer but has decided to dedicate the...
View ArticleProfits up at Johnston Press as digital sales grow
Newspaper publisher Johnston Press, which owns titles including this one, saw underlying pre-tax profits more than double in the first half of the year as it benefited from lower financing costs.The...
View ArticleWife discovered child sex abuse pix on laptop
A wife discovered a hidden laptop after police arrested her husband on suspicion of downloading child sex abuse images.Officers raided Harvey Kirkland’s former address in Luton and seized three laptops...
View ArticleEast of England Ambulance Service appoints new chief
The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) has today unveiled Robert Morton as its new chief executive.Mr Morton, a paramedic and a community first responder, has worked in the ambulance service for...
View ArticleStudents celebrate A-Level results across Dunstable
Pupils from across Dunstable jumped for joy this morning after a nervy wait for thier A-Level results.As much as 26% of grades at Manshead School Sixth form were at A/A* or equivalent, the percentage...
View ArticleSkeleton-masked gang attack young boy in Dunstable
A 12-year-old boy was viciously attacked by a group of masked older teenagers in Dunstable. The gang of around six members assaulted the young boy near King’s takeaway in Houghton Parade at about...
View ArticleDunstable woman, 83, fined £80 for taking small dog into park
An elderly woman from Dunstable has been fined £80 by the council for taking a small bichon dog into a park.Gwen Goring, 83, had only recently came out of hospital with a broken arm, when she decided...
View ArticleScammed out of £7,000
Police are reminding people to be vigilant against courier fraud scams following an incident in Luton this week. Officers are also asking for anyone with information about such scams to contact them...
View ArticleScarecrows set to invade Flamstead
Flamstead is preparing for a three-day scarecrow invasion, with thousands of visitors expected to come to the village for its 14th annual Scarecrow Festival.The event has become one of the summer’s...
View ArticleNew appeal to fund vital care
A Luton recruitment agency has set itself a target to fund 6,000 hours of vital care for Together for Short Lives, a charity for children with life-limiting conditions.Some of the money will go towards...
View ArticleKEECHFEST event for wildlife garden
A spectacular event will celebrate the opening of Keech Hospice Care’s new wildlife garden which was designed by Alan Titchmarsh and his Love Your Garden team. KEECHFEST takes place on Sunday, August...
View ArticleReturn flights for easyJet’s high milestone
One lucky couple were awarded free tickets as Luton-based airline easyJet celebrated its 80 millionth passenger.Jack Jessee and Kaitlyn Potter, both students from London, had free return flights to...
View ArticleTeen off-road biker’s injuries after collision
An off-road biker in Houghton Regis suffered serious injuries to his head and spine following a collision with a car last week. The motorcyclist, aged 19, was riding his bike on Windsor Drive when he...
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