Drugs trio hid heroin haul in mini footballs
Three Luton men have been jailed for a total of 17 years for trying to smuggle heroin in a delivery of mini footballs.The kilo of drugs had a potential street value of up to £200,000.They were seized...
View ArticleJohnston Press joins campaign groups protesting against Government’s approach...
More than 140 media bodies campaign groups and others have written to the Prime Minister expressing ‘serious concern’ at the government’s approach to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.And the...
View Article02 extends high-speed 4G to Dunstable mobile users
Mobile phone users in Dunstable are benefitting from improved high-speed internet with a new 4G service.Network O2 has recently introduced its 4G technology to the town as part of a major UK rollout....
View ArticleLuton Airport hotel assault: man charged with attempted murder
Police have charged a man with attempted murder in connection with an incident at a Luton hotel.Bedfordshire Police attending following reports a man was acting suspiciously in the Hampton by Hilton...
View ArticleMiddle East firm’s plan for 300 Caddington homes ‘highly misleading’
Rough plans to turn 56 acres of agricultural land in Caddington into homes have been blasted as ‘highly misleading and undeliverable’.Last week the News/Gazette revealed that the site, which lies off...
View ArticleThe ‘pulled muscle’ that turned out to be Motor Neurone Disease
When popular Methodist minister Neil Drayton, 55, had problems with his left leg while out running, he put it down to a pulled muscle.And when he suffered a dropped foot shortly afterwards, he thought...
View ArticleMan arrested and Luton home searched in suspected murder investigation
A 71-year-old man has been arrested after police reopened a cold case into a woman who vanished on her way to Luton in 2003.As part of ongoing investigations into the disappearance and suspected murder...
View Article‘Youths are making our lives a misery’
Fed-up residents are demanding urgent action over unruly youths who have made their lives a misery for months.The people living over shops in Bedford Square, Houghton Regis, say they are forced to put...
View ArticleSeek advice at Dunstable Community Engagement Day
Seek advice on everything from crime prevention to getting involved in community clear-ups in Dunstable on Friday.The Dunstable Community Engagement Day takes place on Friday, September 25 from 9.30am...
View ArticleGolden moment for Dunstable as Bloom award is announced
Everything’s coming up roses for Dunstable, with the town winning a Gold in the prestigious Anglia in Bloom competition for the fourth time in six years. Promoting Dunstable and the town council’s...
View ArticleCampaigners call for U-turn on closure of Houghton Regis Natwest branch
Hundreds of shoppers have signed a petition which calls on Natwest to make a U-turn on the planned closure of its Houghton Regis branch.Customers have been told that the Bedford Square bank will close...
View ArticlePaedophile hunters: Convicted perverts should get social media bans
Convicted perverts should be given automatic social media bans, according to a pair of ‘paedophile hunters’.Since discovering that their own child had become a target to perverts online, Neil and Katie...
View ArticlePervert told to expect jail sentence after being snared by ‘paedophile hunters’
A pervert who was caught by pair of ‘paedophile hunters’ has been told to expect an immediate jail sentence.Lee Hardey, 41, from Luton, organised to meet a 12-year-old girl for sex but was instead...
View ArticleBreaking: Men found guilty of Adam Fanelli murder
Two men have today been guilty of the murder of Dunstable father-of-three Adam Fanelli.Jemma Price, aged 30, of no fixed abode, and Addy McAllister, aged 34, of Charlesworth Street, Bolsover,...
View ArticleMan charged with manslaughter after clash outside Cookies and Cream in Dunstable
A man has been charged with manslaughter following a clash outside a nightclub in Dunstable in August.Cortney Batchelor, 21, of Paisley Close, Luton, has been charged with manslaughter after the death...
View ArticleAdam Fanelli’s family describe their ‘heartbreak’ as murderers are handed...
The killers of a Dunstable father-of-three have both been handed life sentences.Jemma Price will serve a minimum of 17 years behind bars, while Addy McAllister faces a minimum term of 14 years.At Luton...
View ArticleUPDATE: Addy McAllister and Jemma Price convicted of murder of Dunstable man...
Two travellers who beat a scrap metal dealer to death were convicted of his murder today.Adam Fanelli, from Dunstable, died from a savage beating inflicted on him by the pair.He was overpowered and...
View ArticlePublic meeting on Luton Gay Pride to be held today
A public meeting to discuss Luton Gay Pride will be held at the Red Lion pub in the town today (Friday).Organiser Jake Turner-Coombs said the team behind the event were thrilled at the enthusiastic...
View ArticleRisk of major traffic delays with return on international golf tournament
Commuters and residents are being warned to expect heavy traffic next week when the The British Masters returns to Woburn Golf Club next month for the first time since 2002.Hosted by 12-time European...
View ArticleA star role for young Finlay
Stopsley leukaemia survivor Finlay Armstrong took centre stage at the Aviva Tour of Britain by ringing the bell to signify the final lap of the men’s pro cycle race.The eight-year-old Putteridge...
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