Former athlete celebrates 100 years not out
A former athlete who devoted eight decades of his life to Bedfordshire Athletics Association – an organisation started by his father – celebrates his centenary on August 28.Ken Abbott of Pope’s Meadow...
View ArticleFrom naval career to top pop artist
Luton-born pop art star Lhouette – real name Ciaran Robinson – joined the Royal Navy instead of going to art college so he could “see the world and get inspiration from other cultures.”Five years and...
View ArticleHealth Lottery funding available
If your community group has a great idea to make your area a better place to grow, live, work and age – but doesn’t have the cash to turn it into reality – help is at hand.The People’s Health Trust,...
View ArticleMan in critical condition after brawl at Cookies and Cream nightclub
A 24-year-old man remains in a critical condition after being attacked outside a Dunstable nightclub on Sunday morning.At around 3:15am a group of people were ejected from Cookies and Cream, Court...
View ArticleMotorist dies after colliding with barriers on M1
Police are appealing for information after a driver was killed in a crash on the M1 on Saturday night.The driver, a man in his 30s from Croydon, died after the blue X-Type Jaguar he was driving left...
View ArticlePedestrian killed in crash on Dunstable Road
A pedestrian was killed in a collision with a car on Dunstable Road, Luton, last night.The male victim suffered fatal injuries after being struck by a red Vauxhall Tigra on Dunstable Road near to its...
View ArticleJailed for stealing Christmas presents
A robber who stole Christmas parcels from a Yodel delivery driver in Luton was jailed for 16 months today.Maurice Hughes, 26, jumped into the Vauxhall Astra in Albert Road and drove off, despite the...
View ArticleFears over field fires
Beds Fire and Rescue has warned of the dangers of field fires after three incidents at the weekend.At 5.45pm on Friday firefighters were called to a field fire in Whitehaven, Luton. Eight hectares of a...
View ArticleHunt is on for gang after Luton ‘incident’
Police have issued CCTV images of men they would like to speak to in connection with an affray which took place in Luton. The incident happened at approximately 5am on Saturday (15 August) in King...
View ArticleCharity looks forward to a Royal honour
A Dunstable charity will be celebrating its 21st birthday in style next month - with a royal visit.The Duchess of Gloucester will be re-visiting The Disability Resource Centre in Dunstable on September...
View ArticleCops face public hearing over Faruk incident
Two police officers cleared by a jury of attacking a severely autistic man because he ‘looked suspicious’ are now facing misconduct charges. PCs Christopher Thomas and Christopher Pitts were suspended...
View ArticleMan dies after Dunstable assault
A 24-year-old man who was assaulted during an altercation in Court Drive on Sunday has died in hospital.An altercation took place near to the Gary Cooper pub at approximately 3.20am, resulting in...
View ArticleWelcome back, windcharming!
If you’re into all things whimsical and quirky, sashay on over to Dunstable Downs this weekend for the third annual windcharming festival.It’s already become something of a tradition and is the...
View ArticleDeputy chief Jon Boutcher set to be named new Beds Police top cop
Beds Police deputy chief constable Jon Boutcher is set to succeed Colette Paul at the helm of the force, it has been announced.Police and crime commissioner Olly Martins has confirmed that Mr Boutcher...
View ArticleVictim of fatal Club Cookies fight named as Lithuanian Tomas Juska
A man who died after a row at a Dunstable nightclub has been named as Tomas Juska, the Herald & Post can confirm.The 24-year-old Lithuanian national was allegedly knocked to the floor by a single...
View ArticleMan ‘fell asleep at wheel’ before causing serious crash near Stowmarket,...
A man who caused a crash in which a teacher was critically injured blames a medical condition for his apparent loss of consciousness, a court has been told.The collision at a roundabout on Tot Hill,...
View ArticleShow will go on say organisers of Gransden
Organisers of the annual air show at Little Gransden say the show will go on this weekend.Speculation had been rife after the tragedy at Shoreham last Saturday that the show may be cancelled. But...
View ArticleGay Pride is coming to Luton
History will be made next year when Luton – a town once slurred as “a hotbed of extremism” – hosts its first ever gay pride event.For Jake Turner-Coombs, 21, and Joanne McNally, 22, the idea of a gay...
View ArticleIcy condition on road led to fatal crash for Linslade barber
Icy conditions were the reason a man died in a road accident in Kensworth earlier this year.An inquest heard that Nadeem Younas, a Linslade barber, lost control of his Nissan Micra on Whipsnade Road,...
View ArticleRail disruption to hit bank holiday weekend travel
Revellers attending Reading Festival are set to be hit by rail strike action from Saturday to Monday by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union as First Great Western passengers travelling...
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