Ambulance staff in spotlight
AMBULANCE staff are being asked for their ideas on how to improve the ambulance service, having been chosen to take part in the Spotlight competition. The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust...
View ArticleTeam Luton swimmers make a splash
Team Luton’s swimmers were in fine form at last weekend’s Disability Sport England National Short Course Championships in Sheffield.In a hectic weekend of competitive action, Team Luton’s 23-year-old...
View ArticleHatters duo set to serve their bans against Supermarine
BOTH Alex Lawless and Jamie Hand will serve their one-game bans against Swindon Supermarine on Saturday following their sendings off in Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw at Lincoln City, writes Mark Wood.The...
View Article£110k director post to be cut at council
PLANS to cut the number of corporate directors at Luton Borough Council from five to four have been slammed as “not enough” by the Liberal Democrats.Luton Borough Council agreed on Tuesday to cut the...
View ArticleBrabin calls for great mental strength
TOWN must improve their mental strength if they are to realise their ambitions this season, writes Mark Wood.Manager Gary Brabin saw his side squander an away lead for the sixth time this season as...
View ArticleAny Questions comes to Luton
VETERAN broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby and the Any Questions team were in Luton on Friday to record the popular BBC Radio 4 programme at the Dallow Learning Community Centre.The distinguished announcer...
View ArticleHatters to field starlets in Supermarine clash
A NUMBER of Town’s talented youngsters are set to figure in Saturday’s FA Trophy first round tie against Swindon Supermarine.Luton manager Gary Brabin intimated that the likes of Alex Lacey and JJ...
View ArticleChristmas violence crackdown returns
A SUCCESSFUL scheme to combat domestic violence over Christmas is to be run again in Luton this year, Beds Police has confirmed.Last year’s pilot scheme saw the police using offender management...
View ArticleAirport choosing charity to support
LUTON Airport is asking passengers to vote for its charity partner for 2012-13.The airport has worked alongside the East Anglian Air Ambulance, Keech Hospice Care and NOAH Enterprise to raise thousands...
View ArticleUninspiring Town struggle to sink Marine
FA Trophy round oneLuton Town 2 (1) Swindon Supermarine 0 (0)LUTON Town reached the second round of the FA Trophy this afternoon, but made incredibly hard work of booking their passage against an...
View ArticleJohn Pilgrim: Time for a zero alcohol limit, and not just for driving
WITH Christmas fast approaching I see that the deputy chief constable of Northamptonshire has recommended that the level of alcohol allowed in the bloodstream of drivers should be reduced to nil. This...
View ArticleStar interview: Philip Schofield on ITV’s charity push
Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley are fronting a new TV charity event, Text Santa, which kicked off on ITV1 on Sunday, December 11. The duo tell Kate Whiting why they wanted to get involved and...
View ArticleRick Redman: Plastic parasites who insult our intelligence
THE Dumb-Down Express stopped off in Liverpool last week, as e4’s Desperate Scousewives became the latest piece in a depressing popular culture jigsaw.Unsurprisingly, it took the programme’s...
View ArticleBad day at the office as Adams loses on points
TRAINER James Paisley described Dunstable fighter Mark Adams’ first professional defeat to Billy Smith on Saturday as a “bad day at the office.”In his second outing, Adams, 26, was beaten 40-37 on...
View ArticlePatrols around L&D stepped up
POLICE have stepped up patrols in streets around the Luton & Dunstable Hospital, which they say are a hotspot for vehicle crime.On Thursday (December 8) police were out in force in the area to warn...
View ArticleMotivated to make a real difference to young people
PROFESSOR Les Ebdon’s light-hearted advice to his successor as vice-chancellor at the University of Bedfordshire is “be immortal, so you don’t have to retire”, writes business editor David Tooley.Only...
View ArticleChristmas comes to Court Theatre
THE Court Theatre’s popular Christmas bash takes place this Saturday (December 17) from 7pm!Come in ‘70s/’80s fancy dress and enjoy the music of local bands Funk Runners and Old Country Union and be...
View ArticleNew scheme could help boost local growth, says chamber
THE new ‘city deals’ initiative, which aims to shift the power from Whitehall to core cities across the UK, has been welcomed by the Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce.The scheme would see regional seats...
View ArticlePassing a very abbey couple of hours
DO you take historic treasures on your doorstep for granted?I’m certainly guilty of this when it comes to St Albans Abbey, where I used to go at least four times a year for school services. Despite...
View ArticleUni vice chancellor: We must build on innovation strategy
A GOVERNMENT strategy to drive business investment and improve the economy has been welcomed by the University of Bedfordshire’s vice chancellor.Professor Les Ebdon, speaking as the chair of university...
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