Motorist’s hell after ‘Vauxhall cannibals’ strike
A Dunstable motorist has expressed his frustration after becoming the latest victim of the ‘Vauxhall cannibals’.The driver, who wished not to be named, was preparing to set off for work from his Union...
View ArticleSandy minister ‘preached hate and bigotry’ in prison for sex offenders
A Christian prison worker was forced to resign because he offended sex attackers by reciting verse from the Bible deemed to be homophobic, a tribunal heard. Reverend Barry Trayhorn, 51, was accused of...
View ArticlePCC Olly Martins’ speed camera plans branded ‘utterly outrageous’
Plans to permanently switch on speed cameras between M1 junctions 10 and 13 have been branded ‘utterly ridiculous’ by a drivers’ association.On Tuesday Beds police and crime commissioner Olly Martins...
View ArticleGP ‘groped’ 999 service hopefuls
A GP behaved like ‘a 14-year-old boy’ during intimate examinations, a jury heard this week.The examinations were given to 23 alleged victims as part of recruitment processes for ambulance and fire...
View ArticleDid you see violent attackers run away?
Police are investigating an attempted robbery in Dunstable on Sunday, October 25. A man was pushed to the ground in West Street, at the junction with Chiltern Road, after leaving the Victoria pub at...
View ArticlePostives after the despair of losing son at 15 months
A family has donated £30,000 to a hospital to thank it for the care their son received before he died aged just 15 months.Devastated by the loss of their child, the Reid family decided that out of...
View ArticleYour say: Who should sponsor Beds Police uniforms and vehicles?
Police and crime commissioner Olly Martins has been pilloried for suggesting that sponsorship of Beds Police uniforms and vehicles could help the force out of the financial crisis it faces.Mr Martins...
View ArticleWATCH IT HERE: What do you make of new John Lewis Christmas advert?
John Lewis has today unveiled its Christmas TV advert ‘The Man on The Moon’.They have partnered with Age UK for its 2015 Christmas ad with a reminder to consumers to consider those who will be alone...
View ArticleLounge damaged in fire
A first floor lounge was badly damaged by fire in a block of flats in Houghton Regis yesterday (November 5).Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire in a block of flats in Fensome...
View ArticleRobbers burn out cars in failed post office raids
A postmaster is counting the cost after raiders attempted to steal the cash machine from his shop.Dilip Karavada was woken by his shop alarm at Caldecote Post Office and Store on Hitchin Road in the...
View ArticleMan assaulted and robbed
A man was assaulted during a robbery in Luton on Saturday (31 October). The man was riding his bike along Mixes Hill between 6pm and 7pm, accompanied by a woman also on a bike. The couple were...
View ArticleStaff threatened in armed raid on Luton bookmakers
Police are appealing for information after an armed robbery at a Luton bookmakers. Two men threatened staff before demanding they hand over cash from the till at Coral, in Tavistock Street, at around...
View ArticleWoman in court charged with robbing pensioner
A woman has appeared in court charged with robbing a 79-year-old man.Charlotte O’Halloran, 30, of no fixed address, appeared at Luton Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Thursday) charged with a robbery...
View ArticlePubgoer assaulted in street
Police are investigating an attempted robbery in Dunstable on Sunday, 25 October. A man was pushed to the ground in West Street, at the junction with Chiltern Road, after leaving the Victoria pub at...
View ArticleBusway bus stops to close for landscape maintenance
A number of bus stops along the Luton Dunstable Busway will be closed over the next two Sundays for essential landscape maintenance work on the route.The Clifton Road, Stanton Road, White Lion and...
View ArticleCar dealer fined for selling ‘clocked’ cars
A car dealer has been fined more than £8,000 for selling ‘clocked’ cars.Imran Chaudhry, 36 trading as Aser Motors, Arundel Road in Luton, was fined at a hearing at Luton Magistrates Court on Tuesday (3...
View ArticleHunt on for Hallowe’en gang
A gang wearing Hallowe’en mask and scarves robbed a teenage boy in Houghton Regis on October 31.A teenage boy was walking along Chelsea Gardens when he was approached by a group of youths. The group...
View ArticleGood and bad news for the county’s police enquiry desks
Bedfordshire Police has announced plans to change its enquiry office opening times.The plan, which follows weeks of consultation, contains a mix of good and bad news for residents and staff as the...
View ArticleAppeal after car jacking
Police are appealing for witnesses after the driver of a car was robbed in Luton yesterday (Thursday). The man was driving his silver 55 plate Vauxhall Vectra down Ely Way at approximately 1pm when he...
View ArticleBusway to see £800k worth of improvements
Two new bus stops will be added to the Luton-Dunstable busway in January.The new stops will be added to Jeans Way in Dunstable and Chaul End retail park in Luton.Another ‘on street’ stop will be added...
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