Charity tax scam hits a wrong note
A PROFESSIONAL tax adviser has been found guilty at Blackfriars Crown Court of trying to defraud honest taxpayers of £70m. He spent his cut of the stolen cash on expensive second homes, exotic...
View ArticleBenefit fraudster sentenced
A WOMAN who claimed £8,876 of false benefits was convicted on two counts of benefit fraud at Luton Magistrates Court.Anna Sienkiewicz, 30, of Surrey Street in Luton, pleaded guilty to the charges at a...
View ArticlePlans to double Luton Airport passengers to 18 million a year
‘AMBITIOUS’ plans that would see Luton Airport expand to take 18 million passengers a year were revealed today.London Luton Airport Limited, the company that owns the aiport on behalf of Luton Borough...
View ArticleTrophy tie is moved to Wednesday
LUTON Town’s FA Trophy second round tie at Hinckley United has been moved from Tuesday to Wednesday, kick-off at 7.45pm.The club’s official website released a statement about the game, which has...
View ArticleUniversity RaG week kicks off
A STUDENT is aiming to raise £8,000 for charity in just one week as part of the University of Bedfordshire’s annual RaG week.Robyn Sach, a 21-year-old journalism student, is the University RaG...
View ArticleRoad plan ‘is key to town development’
A PUBLIC inquiry into plans for an inner ring road in Luton is due to start on January 25.Luton Borough Council believes the £24million scheme could help to create hundreds of new jobs and unlock prime...
View ArticleTRAVEL: A deep love for Colorado’s canyons
Clare Walker packs her hiking boots and heels for a whistle stop tour of Colorado’s national parks and the bright lights of Las Vegas.“First time in Vegas ma’am?” the taxi driver deduced from my dazed...
View ArticleNorovirus closes five wards at L&D
PATIENTS at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital have been struck with the winter vomiting disease, Norovirus. Five wards at the hospital are closed so far, and they are all elderly medical wards. Visitors...
View ArticleA rail way to get a job
GRADUATES looking to make tracks with their career have a chance to break into the rail industry, thanks to a new scheme.First Capital Connect, which runs services between Bedford and Brighton, is one...
View ArticleHinckley are in hot water over Luton call off
HOT water was poured on to the pitch at Hinckley’s Greene King Stadium pitch in a desperate bid to get Saturday’s FA Trophy second round tie between Hinckley United and Luton Town on, writes Mark...
View ArticlePosh are ordered to pay compensation for former Luton starlet Richens
PETERBOROUGH United have been ordered to pay the Hatters ‘significant’ compensation for enticing away youngster Michael Richens. After a lengthy hearing at Wembley on Wednesday an FA tribunal ordered...
View ArticleHave a say on museum future
MEMBERS of the public are being invited to have their say on the future of Wardown Park Museum.Discussion sessions are being held at the museum on Tuesday January 24 and Sunday January 29 from 2pm to...
View ArticleSpate of metal thefts in Luton
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a series of metal thefts from electricity substations in Luton.Between December 17, 2011 and January 11, 2012 there have been four separate instances where...
View ArticleRenting is the ‘new owning’ in 2012
MANY could turn their backs on home ownership in 2012. It’s quite a prediction but one Luton business says economic woes could mean renting takes over as the default way of getting a roof over our...
View ArticleSchoolboy robbed of phone
A 16-year-old schoolboy was robbed of his mobile phone by a gang of youths outside the Galaxy Centre earlier this month. The incident happened on January 2 in Bridge Street at 6pm when three youths...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s weekly guide to new DVD releases
IF you enjoyed Brendan Gleeson’s performance in the superb In Bruges, in which he and Colin Farrell played a couple of Irishmen holed up in the Belgian town, you’ll love his turn as THE GUARD (15:...
View ArticleWoodgate surges to cross country title
LUTON AC, supported by Luton Rotary Club, were in action at the Bedfordshire Cross-Country Championships in Wing last weekend as Daniel Woodgate won the Senior Men’s race, while the U17 women took the...
View Article2011 cheap for homeowners
2011 was the most affordable year for homeowners in Luton since records began in 2005 according to latest research.In an analysis of more than one million customers’ accounts nationally by Barclays, it...
View ArticleChelsea snap up Luton starlets
HATTERS have seen three of their highly-rated youngsters move to Premier League giants Chelsea.Brothers Rio, Cole and Jay Dasilva have signed terms with the Blues in separate transfers, each worth five...
View ArticlePanesar misses out on England recall
EX-LUTON Town & Indians spinner Monty Panesar was left out of England’s Test team as their series with Pakistan started yesterday.Panesar, who hasn’t played a Test since July 2009, had staked a...
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