Parachuting in nan’s memory
A young Stopsley woman is taking to the skies to help the charity that cared for her beloved nan in her final days.Kelly Kerrigan, 21, will parachute from 10,000ft over Brackley airport in Oxfordshire...
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Let’s be honest: we’ve all hankered after driving a steam engine at one time or another. Now we’ve all got the opportunity to make that ambition a reality.Thanks to the new VIP Railway Experience from...
View ArticleWashing cars to buy an ‘angel’
A group of seven Dunstable students on a three-week National Citizen Service course have raised more than £200 to help pay for an ‘angel’ at Keech Hospice Care.The teenagers – all pupils at Manshead...
View ArticleSurvey will help healthcare
Former patients of Luton and Dunstable Hospital could soon be receiving an NHS In-Patient Survey.And staff at the L&D are advising people that the survey is genuine, all answers are confidential...
View ArticleMan in hospital after Luton shooting
Police are appealing for witnesses after a shooting in Luton in the early hours of Saturday. The incident is believed to have happened at approximately 2.10am in Wexham Close, Marsh Farm. Detective...
View ArticleTrains brought to standstill as car collides into bridge at Harlington
Rail passengers have been left stranded after a vehicle struck a railway bridge near Harlington.It is understood all lines betwene Leagrave and Bedford are blocked until Network Rail give the...
View ArticleConned out of thousands for ‘roof repairs’
Police are warning residents of Bedfordshire to be vigilant after a man was conned out of thousands of pounds. The man, who lives in Houghton Regis, was visited by two men on August 10 who explained...
View ArticleAppeal after Houghton Regis attack
Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault in Houghton Regis on Wednesday August 26. A man was walking out of a shop in Tithe Farm Road at approximately 6.30pm when he was approached by man...
View ArticleWARNING: Sainsbury’s recalls cereal boxes which could contain pieces of plastic
A supermarket giant has recalled a batch of cereal which it fears could contain small pieces of plastic. Sainsbury’s is recalling its 1kg box of own-brand Wholegrain Bran Flakes with a best before date...
View ArticlePlea to report serious sex offences abroad
Bedfordshire Police is reminding returning holidaymakers that crime does not respect international borders, and that offences which take place abroad should still be reported to police. The message –...
View ArticleCould your Horror Home feature in new series of hit Channel 5 TV show?
Do you, or anyone you know, have a ‘Horror Home’? If so Channel 5 want to hear from you about featuring in the next series of a TV hit show.The channel is currently casting for series two of Horror...
View ArticleOffer to help get cats neutered
Feline Cat Rescue is offering cat owners a special offer on neutering due to the high cases of unwanted and abandoned kittens this year.The Rescue will neuter and microchip up to two cats in the...
View ArticleWoman arrested off Turkey flight at Luton airport
Officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command yesterday arrested a 33-year-old woman at Luton Airport on suspicion of child abduction.The woman was arrested at approximately 7.45pm as she was...
View ArticleMan died of head injury after club row
The inquest into a man who died following an altercation at Club Cookies in Dunstable last month has been opened.Tomas Juska, aged 24, of Medina Road, Luton, died in hospital following a verbal...
View ArticleBarrister in not guilty plea on harassment charge
A barrister has appeared at Northampton Crown Court and pleaded not guilty to charges of harassment and perverting the course of justice.Sanjay Roy, aged 31,of Maidenhall Road, Luton is accused of...
View ArticleSeven arrests after skate park fight
A group of Luton youths have been arrested following an altercation with another group in Flitwick.Bedfordshire Police is investigating the incident which happened on Wednesday.A group of youths were...
View ArticleMercy mission to leave for Calais
The horrors of images in the refugee camps in Calais has inspired a Luton activist.A team of volunteers is heading to Calais next week with aid, which started with just an idea and a faith in humanity....
View ArticleLuton man dies following A505 collision near Stanbridge
A young man from Luton injured in the A505 collision near Stanbridge earlier this morning has died in hospital. It is understood that the man, in his 20s, was driving on the A505 between the A5 and the...
View ArticleHeartbreak for Houghton Regis family as chihuahua goes missing
A mum of five broken-hearted little girls is appealing for the public’s help to find their missing chihuahua, believed to been stolen from their garden.Carina Perkins, 30, left the family’s...
View ArticleHospice Star Walk attracts all sorts!
Move over, ladies – you’ve got competition . . .Keech Hospice Care’s annual Star Walk has become such a popular event everyone wants to get in on the act – including White Watch from Studley Road Fire...
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