Friends’ tributes to crash victim
TRIBUTES to a woman who died in a car crash near Luton on Saturday have been pouring in. Friends and family of Sonya Gurney wrote their condolences on a Facebook page set up in her memory.The...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to this week’s new releases
January, as any film fan knows, is the peak time for ‘look at me’ releases in which big-time stars aim to catch the eye of the Oscar voters with worthy performances that might earn them a coveted...
View ArticleDirector of coach firm Costin’s dies
A FORMER director of a well-known Dunstable coach company has died, aged 87.Brian Costin, who lived in Princes Street, Dunstable, for many years, is remembered in the town for his family’s business,...
View ArticleRelationship crisis
THE current economic crisis with job losses and money worries has meant an escalation in calls to relationship experts Relate,Chief executive Angela Foll said the rise in numbers was not unexpected:...
View ArticleMan found guilty of pensioner’s murder
A HOUGHTON Regis man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of the brutal murder of a Luton pensioner.David Clairmonte, of Thorn View Road, was found guilty of killing...
View ArticleHave you seen this bag?
DOES the bag in this picture look familiar?It is similar to a blue velvet bag, containing cash, which was stolen during an aggravated burglary in Kensworth.A husband and wife, both 27, were tied up...
View ArticleSchool funding is ‘unfairly low’
SCHOOLCHILDREN in Central Beds are being short-changed by an outdated and “unfair” funding formula, the council said this week.The current funding for Central Beds is just £4,658 per pupil, which is...
View ArticleJohn Pilgrim: Computer says no, and so do the staff
MY dear old dad used to say “There’s only a week between a good haircut and a bad one” so I am comforting myself with that thought at the moment. The young man who cut my hair recently was quite an...
View ArticleHave your say on airport growth plan
MEMBERS of the public can see plans for the expansion of Luton Airport at a series of consultation events that begin next month.The first event takes place in Luton on February 9, and will be followed...
View ArticleDVD guide found during drugs raid
POLICE have closed down a cannabis factory that had been set up in the loft of a bungalow in Totternhoe.On Tuesday officers raided the property in Lancotbury Close following an intelligence operation...
View ArticleHorse retailer is hoping to gallop away with award
A KENSWORTH horse supplies merchant is in line to win a top national award.TC Feeds and The Tack Haven in Dovehouse Lane has reached the British Equestrian Trade Association Business Awards finals...
View ArticleANDREW SELOUS MP: Jobseekers given a sporting chance with Intraining
ONE of the reasons I am incredibly privileged to do my job is the sheer variety it brings with it. This last week in Parliament is a good example. On Saturday I visited the Open Day at Houghton Regis...
View ArticleHospital accused killed himself
A HEALTHCARE assistant accused of sexually assaulting patients on a hospital stroke ward killed himself after writing a letter protesting his innocence.Ameet Mohabeer, 28, of Butely Road, Luton, was...
View ArticleFamily fears at care home cut
A SINGLE mother is devastated that the respite care home her son visits is set to close. Sandra Pyner, 63, from Toddington, looks after her 40-year-old son Stephen Lancely who has special needs. He...
View ArticleDegree of caution for future students
NATIONAL UCAS applications are down by more than seven per cent compared with this time last year, as students face paying £9,000 tuition fees for the first time. However, there is a sense of strong...
View ArticleKeep off the kerb to keep kids safe
A SCHOOL’S campaign to tackle the danger of parkers around its entrance includes installing special road safety signs designed by pupils.Beecroft Lower School headteacher Rebecca Baker was determined...
View ArticleHelp for local house buyers in rural areas
PEOPLE born in Bedfordshire who are struggling to afford rural house prices are to be given a lifeline.Central Beds Council is pushing a 100 per cent affordable rural exception scheme to help people...
View ArticleBy George! Pub’s old landlord is guarding the bar
NEW village pub landlord Tom Dunnell believes he can cope with anything his role as mine host throws at him. Which is probably a good thing as The White Horse, Eaton Bray, has a spirit with a...
View ArticleFears for missing dog believed to be stolen
HAVE you seen Sid? The nine-year-black old cocker spaniel has been missing from Dunstable since January 19.He was last seen around Bennetts Recreational Park at about 1pm that day.Owner Angela Mills...
View ArticleWhy the honours list should have a dark side
When I suggested last week that anyone who featured on the honours list who then proved to be a bit of an embarrassment to the gong and garlands brigade didn’t need to have their title rescinded, just...
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