Politics

South West Bedfordshire MP, Andrew Selous, recently served on the Parking (Code of Practice) Bill in the House of Commons in a bid to crack down on “unscrupulous rogues” in the industry.

Muslim women are forced to wear niqab headscarves to “hide their bruises” according to Mid Beds MP Nadine Dorries.

Luton mayor councillor Naseem Ayub has suffered a fourth defeat as she tries to get reselected by the Labour Party to contest next year’s local elections.

Claims by deselected Labour councillors in Luton that there was an organised plot to oust them have been backed up by a WhatsApp message shown to the Luton News.

The new Luton mayor and a Labour colleague have hit back at criticisms of their achievements as councillors.

The cull of Luton’s Labour politicians continued into a second weekend as two more sitting councillors and an-ex Labour member were deselected.

Three deselected Luton borough councillors say they are “considering their options” after losing a vote to contest next May’s local elections for the Labour Party.

Sorry … that’s the message from Luton Borough Council leader Hazel Simmons on the overgrown state of the town’s grass verges and green spaces.

Luton’s new mayor has been deselected by the local Labour Party just five days after her investiture ceremony, along with five other councillors.

A new partnership has been launched between Beds Police and HMP Bedford to clamp down on the smuggling of drugs, phones and other illegal items into the prison.

Councillor Naseem Ayub was invested as the new Mayor of Luton at the Town Hall on Monday, June 18, becoming the first female Asian Mayor of the town.

The MP for Luton South has called for Govia Thameslink Railway to lose its rail franchise after timetable changes brought chaos to rail commuters over the past two weeks.

It could be musical chairs for the town and parish councillors in the Dunstable area.

Voters across England will be heading to their local polling station to cast their ballot in the local elections until 10pm.

Political rivalries between neighbouring local authorities in Bedfordshire are simmering again over a fresh planning consultation.

Tesco, Asda and Morrisons have all reduced the amount of sugar in their own-label soft drinks prior to the introduction of the so-called “sugar tax” this week.

Holding those in power to account is at the very core of journalism.

A caring passenger host at Luton Train Station held a fundraising drive to support the Foodbank’s fight to feed vulnerable families.

A popular restaurant was closed by health inspectors for a week after cockroaches were found in the kitchen.