Ho Ho it’s dwarfs at dawn as pantos square up for audience battle
TWO of the area’s biggest theatres have announced that they are staging the same panto story next year and their success may lie in whether they are fielding a company that includes genuine small...
View ArticlePinocchio (review)
YOU’D have to have a heart of oak not to enjoy the quirky, but thoroughly engrossing, story of Pinocchio that is currently thrilling families at The Stables.The venue delights in finding strange and...
View ArticleBrabin: Off field problems will galvanise Kettering
HATTERS manager Gary Brabin believes Boxing Day opponents Kettering will be galvanised by their recent off the field problems when they travel to Kenilworth Road on Boxing Day, writes Mike Simmonds.The...
View ArticleL&D set to slash parking prices
THE Luton & Dunstable Hospital is to lower its car parking prices in the New Year after coming under pressure from patients groups and the board of governors.The Luton News reported earlier this...
View ArticleLook after your mental health at Christmas
THE STRESS of the festive period can become overwhelming for some people, and the NHS are offering advice for people to cope with the season.Worrying about Chrstimas preparations, finances and...
View ArticleSteps to avoid burglary this Christmas
Beds police is asking everyone to be wary of thieves this Christmas by adopting various security measures.People are being asked to register any expensive items on the UK National Property Register...
View ArticleAdmiral ensures Macmillan is in the money
STAFF at the Admiral Group of Companies have had their sights set on raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support this year.And thanks to dress-down Fridays, raffles and an Easter egg hunt, they...
View ArticleSLIDESHOW: L&D youngsters all smiles for visitors!
SOME special visitors brought smiles to the faces of patients on the Luton & Dunstable children’s ward when they stopped by to bring Christmas cheer to the poorly youngsters.The hospital says it...
View ArticleStay safe this Christmas and New Year
It’s that time of year again . . . . Christmas parties, office functions and so much food you don’t know which way to turn and of course ALCOHOL.Bedfordshire Police would like to wish everyone a merry...
View ArticleDavis looks for Poppies upset against his former side
HATTERS old boy Sol Davis has urged his Kettering Town team-mates to concentrate on the issues they are in control of when they visit Kenilworth on Boxing Day.The Poppies skipper has spoken openly for...
View ArticleHave your say on policing in Bedfordshire
THE public is being asked for its views on the new policing plan for Bedfordshire, which will set out how policing is carried out for the next five years.Bedfordshire Police Authority says the plan is...
View ArticleAirport facing festive rush
WHILE many of us have been putting our feet up over Christmas, staff at Luton Airport were facing one of their busiest periods of the year. A massive 210,000 passengers were expected to jet off for...
View ArticleBeware of car thieves
Bedfordshire Police are urging vehicle owners across the county to think twice about leaving their cars running outside their homes while unattended.When the weather starts to turn a bit nippier, it is...
View ArticleBack the Buckinghamshire beacons
Buckinghamshire has the chance to back the beacons to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee next June. And with little more than six months to go before the royal event, County Council Chairman Mike Colston...
View ArticleBucks tackle child poverty
CHRISTMAS - a time for giving and receiving, but for many families, already living on the breadline, it’s a time of increased stress and anxiety. Nearly 12,000 children in Buckinghamshire are living in...
View ArticlePoppies pulverised by rampant Hatters in Christmas cracker
Blue Square Bet PremierLuton Town 5 (2) Kettering Town 0 (0)CHRISTMAS came late to Kenilworth Road as the Hatters delivered a hatful of goal against beleaguered Kettering this afternoon, writes Mark...
View ArticleBucks help vulnerable people
National reports on all types of abuse are constantly in the media. Buckinghamshire County Council are running a campaign across the county to raise awareness of adult abuse and what can be done to...
View ArticlePolice warn ‘beware the festive burglar’
WITH Father Christmas getting set to do his rounds at the weekend, Bedfordshire Police is urging residents to take a few extra actions to prevent heartache should anyone be the victim of crime over the...
View ArticleBeds Uni graduate wins contest
AN animation graduate from the University of Bedfordshire is celebrating after winning a prestigious competition. Chris Butcher, who graduated in 2009, won the open stop motion category of the Red Bull...
View ArticleEAAA lottery draw results
The latest draw for the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) Lottery has been made and this week’s lucky winner of £1,000 is ticket number 30198. A further prize of £250 will be going to number 22836 and...
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