Exclusive: TV presenter Johnny Vaughan handed fine and penalty points after...
Former Channel 4 presenter Johnny Vaughan has been handed a heavy fine after being caught speeding in Biggleswade twice in less than a minute.On March 14 Vaughan, who now has his own show on Radio X,...
View ArticlePCC Olly Martins: Force’s funding will still be cut despite Chancellor’s...
Beds Police still faces slashes to its funding despite a government U-turn on police budget cuts, PCC Olly Martins has warned.During his Autumn Statement delivered in Parliament yesterday, Chancellor...
View ArticleSpending review: ‘No news is good news for small businesses’
Business owners were left with small change in the Chancellor’s big spending review, according to a Leighton and Dunstable-based tax specialist. Dave Masterson, who runs TaxAssist Accountants, said:...
View ArticleUnleaded to drop below £1 per litre as Asda slash prices
Asda has announced that it will be knocking 4 pence per litre off fuel for three days this weekend meaning unleaded prices drop below the £1 mark to 99.7 pence per litre.The news follows the Chancellor...
View ArticleLuton Airport rail link: Council consulted over planning
Luton Airport is now at the beginnings of the planning process for its ambitious project to create a rail link to Parkway station, we can reveal.The airport’s owner, London Luton Airport Ltd, has...
View ArticleWEATHER WARNING: Strong winds forecast throughout the weekend
The Met Office is warning of a blustery weekend ahead across the UK.A yellow severe weather warning has been issued from 9am tomorrow (Saturday) until 6pm on Sunday for England and Wales. The Met...
View ArticleLittle Santas limber up for fun run
Little learners at Luton’s Chantry Primary Academy are limbering up to join hundreds of Father Christmases for the town’s popular Santa Run. Keech Hospice Care’s 5km sponsored event at Wardown Park on...
View ArticleTwo attempted burglaries in Dunstable
Police are appealing for witnesses after two attempted burglaries in Lowther Road, Dunstable.Three men entered the property at around 7.15pm on Wednesday, November 25, they made threats before leaving...
View ArticleMayor opens up new housing
Dunstable Mayor Cllr Liz Jones was guest of honour at the launch of The Ridgeway in Dunstable. The development is located on Frenchs Avenue and has transformed a brownfield site.During the event, Ian...
View ArticleSnappers snapped at M1 crash site
More than 40 people were caught using their phones to take photos of a collision on the M1 this morning (Monday). Emergency services were called at 6.40am to reports that a lorry had collided with a...
View ArticlePolice search Luton garden for missing Natalia
Police are searching a garden in the hunt for the remains of a woman feared murdered more than a decade ago. Natalia Doherty, 50, was last seen on April 15, 2003 when she was living in Eastbourne...
View ArticleWarning of long delays as work continues to clear M1 at Luton
Motorists are continuing to face long delays on the motorway and main roads in the area after a collision on the M1 at Luton.Tthere are significant delays on the M1 in Bedfordshire following an...
View ArticleAppeal after street assault on man
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a serious assault in Luton on Saturday (28 November).At around 1am in Moat Lane, Luton, two men were involved in a dispute which resulted in one...
View ArticlePlans to make Dunstable special
A campaign to encourage more shoppers to Dunstable town centre has been given the go-ahead.Dunstable Joint Committee agreed to a trial period of increased footfall campaigns at its meeting on Thursday....
View ArticleJoy for junior doctors at L&D Hospital as strike gets called off
Junior doctors have expressed their joy after industrial action at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital was called off at the last minute.Doctors on emergency cover had planned to picket outside the...
View ArticleThree young people killed in Luton road collision
Three young people have been killed in a road collision in Luton last night.Bedfordshire Police is appealing for witnesses following the collision at 11.18pm on a road called Fancott, which runs...
View ArticleFour arrests in Luton under Terrorism Act
Four men have been arrested in Luton this morning on suspicion of committing offences under the Terrorism Act.The arrests were carried out in a joint operation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command...
View ArticleDawn raid on Luton home in historic abuse case
A Luton home has been raided this morning as part of a historic sex abuse case.Homes across the Vale were also raided in relation to child sexual exploitation between 1998 and 2004.Officers executed...
View ArticleHunt for mystery car as victims of horror Luton crash are named locally
Police are investigating a horrific road crash in which an 18-year-old girl and two other people in their 20s were killed. The three young friends died when their Vauxhall Corsa car is believed to have...
View ArticleThree victims of Luton horror crash named locally
Three young people have been killed in a road collision in Luton on Tuesday night.The victims have been named locally as Beckie Nabarro, 23, of Luton and care worker Casey Flissikowski, 18, a former...
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