Grieving father launches campaign to fund judicial review for ‘justice’
A heartbroken dad has launched a fundraising campaign to take the Crown Prosecution Service to the High Court.Nicholas Harry lost his 19-month-old son Samuel in April 2013, after the toddler sustained...
View ArticleTwo vehicle collision on M1
Bedfordshire Police were called to a two vehicle collision on the M1 as motorists faced delays during the morning rush hour. There were no injuries in the collision but there was damage to the...
View ArticleWARNING: Poundland withdraws chocolates due to possible health risk
Poundland has withdrawn a batch of chocolate which could pose as a possible health risk to shoppers.The After Dinner Mints have been withdrawn by Poundland Ltd because the product contains milk which...
View ArticleIn pictures: Junior doctors strike at Luton and Dunstable Hospital
Junior doctors picketed outside the L&D Hospital this morning, as they joined colleagues across the country walking out over a contract dispute with the government.Industrial action was averted at...
View ArticleFire service seeks 1.99% tax rise and looks for cost savings
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority (BFRA) is asking people if they feel they should increase their share of the Council Tax by £1.78 (for a Band D property) for 2016/17. The increase, equivilent to...
View ArticleStudents offer free legal advice to the public
The Law Clinic, offering free legal advice to the public, has reopened at the University of Bedfordshire.The student-run initiative launched by the University’s School of Law last year will be...
View ArticleSlip End schoolgirl gets the chop for The Little Princess Trust
A kind-hearted Slip End school girl who is keen to raise money for a charity that provides wigs for children who have lost their hair has already tripled her original target.In addition to having her...
View ArticleFive men guilty of violent street fight in Houghton Regis
Five men were found guilty of violent disorder after a bloody street fight in Houghton Regis where metal poles, a baseball bat, meat cleaver and Samurai nunchuks were used.Horrific violence broke out...
View ArticleHave your say on 4% council tax rise plans
What matters to you in Central Bedfordshire?Central Bedfordshire residents are urged to have their say on council spending plans for the next financial year after the council’s Executive on Tuesday...
View ArticleHoughton Regis sperm donor: ‘I’ve fathered 800 kids’
A Houghton Regis man has claimed that he is one of the UK’s most prolific sperm donors and has fathered more than 800 children.For the last 16 years Simon Watson, 41, has worked as an full time,...
View ArticleAppeal after indecent exposure
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man indecently exposed himself while walking down a street in Houghton Regis yesterday (Tuesday). At approximately 6pm, the man, who was walking down...
View ArticleWoman ‘touched inappropriately’ outside Asda, Dunstable
A woman was sexually assaulted as she waited for a bus in Dunstable on Monday night.Between 8.30pm and 9.15pm the victim was at a bus stop outside Asda in Court Drive when she was approached by a man...
View ArticleMan left with serious facial injuries after car park attack
A was left with serious facial injuries after being attacked in the Asda car park in DunstableAt around 5.30pm on Tuesday the victim was followed from the car park at the Quadrant shopping centre to...
View ArticleJailed for life for stabbing ex-wife and her partner
A man has been sentenced to life in prison after he attacked his ex-wife and her partner with a knife in Luton in July last year.Fatmir Mula, 44, of Lowe Avenue, Newsham, was sentenced to two life...
View ArticleWoman convicted after setting own house on fire in Dunstable
A woman was found guilty of committing arson and recklessly endangering lives after setting fire to her own house in Dunstable.Teresa Ortenzi, 51, started the fire in the bedroom of her home at...
View ArticleEDL founder Tommy Robinson to be charged over alleged fight in prison
The former leader of the English Defence League is set to be charged over an alleged attack on an inmate at HMP Peterborough.Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Lennon, attended Luton Police Station last...
View ArticlePolice officers bid a fond farewell to a faithful companion
The area’s oldest serving police dog is retiring after an illustrious career which included apprehending four suspected illegal immigrants at Toddington Services.The incident made the headlines last...
View ArticleNo referendum this time as PCC seeks a 1.99% tax rise
Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Olly Martins is once again seeking to hike the amount the county’s residents pay towards policing through their council tax.Last year Mr Martins infamously...
View ArticleManshead in special measures after being hit with ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating
A Dunstable headteacher has said that he is “very disappointed” after his secondary school was hit was an “Inadequate” Ofsted report.Manshead School has been placed into special measures after...
View ArticleThieves steal £250k stock in major heist at Dunstable depot
Owners of a wholesale warehouse in Dunstable were left reeling after £250,000 worth of clothing was stolen in a major heist last week.Nationwide Auctions Ltd based at Woodside Industrial Estate, was...
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