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Stacey Dooley giving a speech after winning a Grierson Award
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Stacey Dooley wins prestigious award for contribution to documentary making

November 8, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Stacey Dooley wins prestigious award for contribution to documentary making

Stacey Dooley received the prestigious Grierson Trustees’ Award at this years ceremony in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the art and craft of documentary.  The Lutonian has made more than 100 documentaries exploring a wide range […]

CCTV images of two people police want to speak to in connection with the incident in the town centre that left an off-duty policeman injured
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CCTV images released as police make plea after off-duty cop stabbed in moped robbery

November 5, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on CCTV images released as police make plea after off-duty cop stabbed in moped robbery

Major crime detectives are urging the people behind a robbery that left an off-duty policeman injured to hand themselves in. Officers investigating both offences have issued CCTV images of two people they would like to […]

Bedfordshire Police
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Appeal as ‘heroic’ off-duty officer stabbed after trying to thwart a knife-point robbery

November 4, 2024 Newsdesk 1

Police are appealing for witnesses after an off-duty police officer who tried to intervene in a robbery was stabbed in Luton. Officers were called to the scene just outside the Luton Point in George Street […]

Artist’s impression looking east along George Street as part of the council's vision for Luton 2040
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Task force set up to address town centre ‘challenges’ and drive forward positive change

November 1, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Task force set up to address town centre ‘challenges’ and drive forward positive change

A multi-agency group has been set up to drive positive change in Luton to make the town centre a welcoming place everyone can enjoy. Alongside millions of pounds being invested to regenerate and rejuvenate the […]

Luton Town Hall
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Call for action over national £2.2b council housing budget black hole

October 28, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Call for action over national £2.2b council housing budget black hole

Luton Council today urges government to act now on England’s “broken council housing finances”, including “unsustainable” levels of debt previously given to councils by government. It joins local authorities from across England calling for action […]

A Sulawesi crested macaque explores a pumpkin head at Whipsnade Zoo
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Animals tuck into some spooky Halloween treats at Whipsnade Zoo

October 23, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Animals tuck into some spooky Halloween treats at Whipsnade Zoo

Baby yaks Ron and Lily were among the new arrivals at Whipsnade Zoo presented with spook-tacular surprises today, as an early Halloween treat.   Zookeepers carved petrifying pumpkins for the animals at the UK’s largest […]

New next-gen security scanners at Luton Airport are allowing travellers to get through security checks without the hassle of removing difficult footwear.
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No more wardrobe worries as new Luton Airport scanners get flyers on the front foot

October 22, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on No more wardrobe worries as new Luton Airport scanners get flyers on the front foot

Research commissioned by London Luton Airport has revealed that passengers are less worried about what they’ll wear to travel because next generation body scanners installed earlier this year mean they can breeze through security without […]

low angle photo of fireworks
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Calls for tougher measures against nuisance fireworks

October 19, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Calls for tougher measures against nuisance fireworks

A joint Labour and Liberal Democrat group motion calling for tougher measures from the government to tackle nuisance fireworks received cross-party support at a full council meeting this week. Late night and early morning use […]

Radio 1's Big Weekend
Music

Residents ‘never been so proud to be a Lutonian’ as Big Weekend gave Luton economy £7M boost

October 14, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Residents ‘never been so proud to be a Lutonian’ as Big Weekend gave Luton economy £7M boost

BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend held at Stockwood Park in May generated around £7million for local businesses and helped instil a sense of local pride in Luton, according to an independent economic impact report. The huge […]

Baby Southern white rhino born at Whipsnade Zoo
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First-time mum Fahari delivers healthy white rhino calf at Whipsnade Zoo

October 11, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on First-time mum Fahari delivers healthy white rhino calf at Whipsnade Zoo

A baby southern white rhino has been born at Whipsnade Zoo, marking an important step forward in the European breeding programme (EEP), which helps to conserve a genetically diverse and healthy back up population to […]

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