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Luton Borough Council appoints new Chief Executive

Luton Borough Council has appointed Trevor Holden as its next Chief Executive. Mr Holden, 47, will join the authority from Breckland Council in Norfolk, where he has been Chief Executive since 2007.

Father acquitted of charge in headless body case

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One of the defendants in the body in the Blue Lagoon murder trial has been acquitted on the judge's direction of a charge of familial homicide.

Rhodes heads South in a bid to become MP

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Award-winning tv and radio personality Stephen Rhodes yesterday quit the BBC to stand as an independent candidate in Luton South.

False bomb alert forces plane bound for Luton to return

An aircraft heading to Luton Airport was forced to return to Romania after a false bomb scare this morning (March 17).

Botched burglary on building society

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Police are hunting robbers who tried to smash their way into a building society.

Trust looks into how cop killer ‘went off the radar’

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The findings of an investigation into how a paranoid schizophrenic was able to murder a policeman will be revealed this summer.

Council loses faith with free school bus

Free transport for faith school pupils in Dunstable has been axed – with parents given six months notice before it comes into force.

End of the line for councillor after collecting £13,500 allowances

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A councillor who received £13,500 in allowances saw her career ended after failing to attend a meeting in six months.

Quick-thinking copper wins award for life-saving deed

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An heroic off-duty policeman who helped 66 Sikhs escape from a bus engulfed in a fireball of explosions has won a national award.

The Irish eyes were smiling

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Thousands of celebrators turned out for St Patrick’s Day Festival parade in Luton on Sunday (March 14).

Wartime spy was double-O ’Opeless

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Mi5 files released last week revealed a German spy who was sent to pry on the Dunstable RAF base during the war was useless.

Airport passenger numbers fall

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Luton airport handled one million fewer passengers in 2009 than in the previous year.

GM worries remain

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Vauxhall workers are still concerned for their jobs despite the Government announcing a £270 million loan guarantee for GM.



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Parliamentarian may face charges

Parliamentarian may face charges

Another parliamentarian is facing the possibility of prosecution after police handed a file relating to alleged expenses abuse to prosecutors.





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Wenger calls for domestic focus

Wenger calls for domestic focus

Arsene Wenger has called on his Arsenal players to focus on beating West Ham on Saturday to go top of the Barclays Premier League rather than be distracted by their glamour Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona.




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