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onsunday LUTON January20,2013 Issuenumber:928 www.luton-dunstable.co.uk £1WHERESOLD Advertising feature. Your normal onsunday is inside LUTON II|January20,2013|www.luton-dunstable.co.uk|LUTONONSUNDAY news01582707707|advertising01582700800 The gritting teams Samantha’s high Keep up to date with the who help to keep hopes for the Miss latest news and sport at us moving in winter www.luton-dunstable.co.uk England crown onsunday onpages14&15 onpage3 LUTON January20,2013 Issuenumber:928 www.luton-dunstable.co.uk FollowusonTwitter:@LutonOnSunday £1WHERESOLD Five arrested as police raid Luton homes BYCARLMUNGAZI [email protected] FIVE teenagers have been arrestedandbailedfollowinga seriesofraidsbyBedfordshire police. Theyouthswereapprehended intheearlyhoursofThursday morning on suspicion of con- spiracy to commit burglary betweenNovember16lastyear andJanuary3. One15-year-old,two16-year- oldsandtwo17-year-oldswere takenintocustodyalongwitha haulofsuspectedstolengoods that were recovered by police officers. One 17-year-old was charged WINNERS:JohnBaxterandhiswifeCarolcelebratetheEuroMillionslotterywin withpossessionofcannabisand he appeared at Luton Millionaire lottery winner buys... slippers! Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning. The raids took place at addresses on Faringdon Road, ATECHNICALservicesworkerfrom fortune,MrBaxtersaidthathisfirst Brickley Road, Bank Close, LutonAirportisnowamillionaire. purchasewasa£9.99pairofslippers. Browning Road and Leagrave HELD:LutononSundayaccompaniedpoliceastheyexecutedarrestand JohnBaxter,63,whohasworkedin Speakingafterthewinhesaid:“I HighStreetinLuton. searchwarrantsonaddresseslinkedtoaspikeinburglaries thetownforalmost20years,wonthe haveeverythingIcouldwantinlife;a They were part of the force’s cashfromtheEuroMillionsdraw, lovelyhome,ahappymarriageandthe wider strategy of tackling and Bluejay – after noticing an InspectorRobertBartlett,who madeonTuesday,January8. mostwonderfulfamily. disruptingburglars. increase in burglaries in the ledtheoperation,saidtheraids Despitebeingdelightedwithhisgood “Thewinistheicingonthecake.” Officers initiated the opera- Lewsey Farm area in the past hadbeen‘agoodresult.’ tion – codenamed Operation fewmonths. Seepage2formore. letterson10 jobson38 classifiedon42 propertyon33 motorson45 sporton50 2|January20,2013|www.luton-dunstable.co.uk|TLUTONhONSUaNDAYt’s snow way to news01582707707|advertising01582700800 Restaurant hit MaNagiNgDiREcTOR with £6k fine MikeRichardson [email protected] start your weekend! for poor hygiene NEWSDESK GroupEditor:SteveLowe [email protected] COCKROACHESandgreasymouldare someofthethingsfoodhygiene inspectorsfoundinthekitchenofa restaurantthathasbeenfined£6,000. Newsdesk:01582707707 BYCARLMUNGAZI LazizaLtd–whichtradesasBuffet Picturedesk:01582706780 [email protected] Lounge–at106DunstableRoad,in [email protected] Luton,washitwiththechargeon RESIDENTSgottheirweekendoff MondayatLutonMagistrates’Court, SPORTSDESK toafrostystartassnowhitthe despitehavingbeenadvisedbyLuton townonFriday. Councilonhygienein2011. Generalsportenquiries Schools closed early and some Itwasalsoorderedtopaycostsof [email protected] staff left work in a bid to avoid £524anda£15victimsurchargeand Sportsdesk:01234406224 becoming trapped by the bad althoughitisstillopen,itisreceiving weather. regularvisitsfromfoodsafetyofficers. aDvERTiSiNg All over town drivers had the Inspectionsdonebycouncilofficers hazardous tasks of navigating lastMayandSeptemberuncovereda Commercialmanager: slipperyroads. seriousofpoorfoodhygienepractices. JackieBevan Students at Luton Sixth Form Theseincludedapoolofgreasyliquid 01582700800 Collegeweresenthomeat2.30pm onthefloorbehindthesteameroven, butexternalexaminationstaking cockroachesrunningupthewallsand [email protected] placeattheBradgersHillsitecon- acrossthefloorandlumpsofgreasy Advertising:01582700800 [email protected] tinued. LETITSNOW:SomeoftheimagessentinbyourreadersonFridayafternoon mouldalongthefridgedoorseals. Commutersonthetrainexperi- CouncillorMohammedAshraf,portfo- Itisaconditionofacceptanceofadvertisement enced delays as train operator BillSaulsentusamessagesay- Visitourwebsiteatwww.luton- lioholderforpublichealth,said: ordersthattheproprietorsofLocalWorlddo First Capital maintenance staff ing:“Drivingconditionsarevery dunstable.co.uk/home/Luton- “Hygienelawssetoutbasicstandards notguaranteetheinsertionofaparticular battledagainsttheelements. bad. I just drove to Luton and Snowformoresnowpicturesand anyfoodbusinessshouldbeableto advertisementonaspecifieddate,oratall, OnTwitter,someofourreaders DunstableHospitalandback. stories. meet,withminimalexpenseandeffort. althougheveryeffortwillbemadetomeet shared their snow experiences “Mybrakesicedup,itwasvery Turntopage14-15forourfeature “Thereisnoexcuseforanybusiness thewishesofadvertisers;furthertheydonot withus. scaryandittookthreehours.” onkeepingroadsmoving. toplacepublichealthatrisk.” acceptliabilityforanylossordamagecaused byanyerrororinaccuracyintheprintingornon Frompage1 appearanceofanyadvertisement,andreserve Cops turn heat up in fight against crime therighttoeditordeleteanyobjectionable wordingorrejectanyadvertisement.Although everyadvertisementiscarefullychecked, occasionallymistakesdooccur.Wetherefore ABIKE,videogamesconsolesandclothing askadvertiserstoassistusbychecking aresomeofthegoods(picturedright)that theiradvertisementscarefullyandadvise officers recovered during a raid on a sus- usimmediatelyshouldanerroroccur.We pectedburglar’shouseonThursday. regretthatwecannotacceptresponsibility Duringoneofthearrestsatanaddressin formorethanoneincorrectinsertionandthat Luton, a youth (pictured far right) tried to norepublicationwillbegrantedinthecase evadecapturebyvaultingoverafenceinhis oftypographicalorminorchangeswhichdo backgarden. notaffectthevalueoftheadvertisement.To But unfortunately for him, quick-thinking ensureconsistentlyhighservicelevels,callsare officerscaughthimbeforehecouldescape. randomlymonitoredbyasalesmanager. Inspector Robert Bartlett said the police were now trying to find out if any of the DiSTRibuTiON seizeditemswerelinkedtoanyburglaries. Hesaid:“Wewanttoputburglarsonthe 01582390365 backfootandshowthepublicthatifanyone [email protected] givesusanyinformationwewillactuponit. Ifyouhaveaqueryregardingthedelivery “Wehaverecoveredpropertyfromallthe ofyournewspaperorwouldliketojoin addressesandofficerswillbetryingtotrace ourteamasateenageoradultnewspaper thegoodstoanyburglariesthathavebeen deliverercontactourdistributiondepartment reported. rateinthetownwillalsogodown.Andone onthetelephonenumberabove. “It’sdifficultforustoworkouthowmany way we do this is by targeting prolific burglaries this group committed. We know offenders. LEaFLETDiSTRibuTiON thatcrimeshavebeenhappeninginthatarea “Wehaveagoodideaoftheindividualswho buttherecouldbeothergroupsorindividu- arecommittingthecrimesandonceweget 01582390357 alsoperating. themwearelookingtoprosecuteandsecure mailto:[email protected] “However,wedothinkthatthisgroupare aconviction. www.mailboxdistribution.co.uk responsibleformostoftheburglaries. “Insomecaseswecanofferrehabilitation Totargetyourbusinessmessagebyleaflet “Our focus is on stopping serious crime butforthereisacriteriaforoffenderstomeet INYERGOSON:Atriptothestationforthisteenwho withinourdistributionareasthenplease becauseifwereducethat,theoverallcrime andtheyhavetobewillingtobehelped.” triedgivingpolicetheslipafterhesawthempullingup callthetelephonenumberabovefor informationandprices. onsunday LUTON WhERETOFiNDuS 28KingStreet,Luton, BedsLU12DP www.luton-dunstable.co.uk Phone:01582700800 Fax01582700801 Officeopen9am-5.30pmorby appointment. Publishedandoriginatedbyadivision ofLocalWorldLtd.Registeredofficein EnglandNo.08290481,POBOX10177,50 StGeorgeStreet,Leicester,LE18ED. £1wheresold TherecycledpaperconTenTofUK newspapersin2011was78.9% Theenvironmentisimportanttous.Luton onSundayisprintedonpaperproduced fromenvironmentallymanagedforests. pleaserecyclethisnewspaper. hereisasimplewayofkeepinguptodatewith events24hoursadayon www.luton-dunstable.co.uk allyouhavetodotouseourQrcodeis downloadaQrreaderapptoyoursmartphone- therearelotsoffreeonesavailableonline.Then scanthecodeandourwebsitewillloadforyou. news01582707707|advertising01582700800 LUTONONSUNDAY |www.luton-dunstable.co.uk|January20,2013|3 Beauty aims for Miss England crown A20-YEAR-OLDfromLuton wouldbelifechanging. hasbeenshortlistedinthe “Itwouldbesuchan finalsoftheMissEngland experiencetravellingthe competition. countryandgettingtosee SamanthaBishop,who firsthandwhatthemoney livesinBramingham,isthe raisedcandofor firstcontestantfromthe charities.” towntoreachthisstage Asasemi-finalist forfiveyears. Samanthawouldalso Thebeautyisoneof14 receiveabeautypageant finalistscompetinginthe trainingdaywithTheFront fourthFreshPhotographic Academy,aprintforher heatqualifierforthe portfolioandayear’s competition. worthofMontanaTan Ifshegetsenoughvotes valuedat£300. tomakethetopthreeof Tohelpsupport theheat,theMissEngland Samanthatext‘Fresh412’ judgeswilldecidewhether to64343,orcall0901 shewillgothroughtothe 2990048fromalandline semi-finalsinJune. anddial12. Speakingafterbeing Textvotescost£1while shortlistedSamanthasaid: landlinevotescost£1.03 “IamveryexcitedIhave plusastandardnetwork gotthisfarbutalsovery charge. nervous. TocheckoutSamantha’s “IamexcitedbecauseI competitionvisitwww. haveachancetoget missengland.info/region- throughbutalsovery als/photoheat14. nervousbecauseIcould Thepublicvoteforthis loseitallinthisround. heatclosesonJanuary31 “WinningMissEngland at12pm. BEAUTIFUL:Samanthahopesthatshewillreceivesupportfromresidents ‘Prolific’ burglar gets 12 months for thefts BYLAURENARCHELL daughter’swedding,hadbeenstolen. said:“MrHarringtonhasanunenviable [email protected] OnDecember16HarringtonenteredSt record. Clearly the theme that goes Mary’s Church in Dunstable, where a through these cases is that they are ABURGLARhasbeensentencedto12 children’spartywastakingplace. opportunisticthefts. monthsinprisonfollowingaspateof Heaskedifhecouldhaveadrink,and “Theyinvolvegoingintopremisesand offences. wasguidedtothekitchenwherehewas takingitemsthatclearlydon’tbelongto Dean Harrington, 31, of Southwood leftaloneforacoupleofminutes. himthatareavailable. Road,Dunstablepleadedguiltytotwo Thememberofstaffreturnedtofind “MrHarringtonhashadproblemswith chargesofburglaryandoneoftheft. that both Harrington and an iPad 3, drugs,howeverheissomeonewhohas AtLutonMagistrates’CourtonFriday whichhadbeenleftonacounter,had beentryingtomakeachange,buthasn’t morning, the judge heard how disappeared. beenabletodoso.” Harrington entered Priory House in The third offence occurred on District Judge Carolyn Mellanby sen- DunstableonJuly4lastyear. November16whenHarringtonentered tenced Harrington to five months in After making his way through the HartwellFordinDunstableandbegan prison for the Priory House burglary, exhibitionshewentontothefirstfloor, tobrowsetheshop. threemonthsfortheStMary’sChurch where CCTV cameras recorded him Afterbrowsingtheshopheentereda theftandfourmonthsfortheHartwell entering a private office and then sideroomandtookaBlackberryphone burglary.Sentencesareconsecutive. quicklyleave. beforeleaving. Explainingherrulingshesaid:“These When a member of staff returned to Eachtime,Harringtonwasidentified are serious offences that can only be theroom,shenoticedherhandbagand inCCTVimages. dealt with by way of a custodial sen- phone, which contained photos of her Defence solicitor Mr Richard Bayliss tence.Thisisprolificoffending.” 4|January20,2013|www.luton-dunstable.co.uk|LUTONONSUNDAY news01582707707|advertising01582700800 news01582707707|advertising01582700800 LUTONONSUNDAY |www.luton-dunstable.co.uk|January20,2013|5 Car charging point has not been used BYLAURENARCHELL [email protected] ACHARGINGpointforelectriccarshasnotbeen usedonce–sevenmonthsafteritwasinstalled. ThepostinGroveCarParkinDunstable,which wasopenedinJunelastyear,istheonlyworking oneinthetown.AnotheroutsideWatlingHouseis duetobecompletedsoon. ThefiguresarebetterinLuton,with132plug-ins tothetwochargingpointsinKimptonRoad,eight plug-insattheVicarageStreetcarparkpoint,and fiveplug-insattheButterfieldGreensite. Luton Borough Council has plans to install pointsatafurtherninelocationsthroughoutthe town,includingUpperGeorgeStreet,AlmaStreet, TheMallandtheLutonandDunstableHospital. CllrBrianSpurr,ExecutiveMemberofSustainable Communitiesatthecouncil,said:“Thecharging CHARGING:MPAndrewSeloushopesfiguresimprove pointswe’vehelpedtoinstalljustshowourcom- mitment to enhancing the sustainable travel “People won’t go out and buy an electric car options in the area, including facilities for low withoutknowingthattheywillbeabletocharge emissionvehicles. theircarwhentheyareoutandabout. “Wefullyexpecthigherusagewhenmorepeople “Ialsothinkthereneedstobemoremarketing haveelectriccars,butfornowitisimportantforus thatthispostisavailable,asitisabittuckedaway. tomakethemavailable.” “However,Ithinktherewillbeatippingpoint ButSouthWestBedfordshireMPAndrewSelous, and with the new electric cars that are on the whoisakeenadvocateofelectricvehicles,saidhe market,I’msuretherewillbemoreuptakesoon.” is disappointed by the uptake of the charging A spokesman for Luton Borough Council said: points. “The presence of a charging infrastructure in AfterhearingaboutthefiguresinhisDunstable Lutonwillhelptopromotesustainablemodesof constituency,hesaid:“Iguessit’sabitofachicken transport in the town and give the community andeggsituation. moregreentraveloptionsinthefuture.” Dog is found with throat cut THERSPCAisappealingfor behavingstrangelyinthewood- body. informationafterthebodyofa edareaofthepark,whichwas “Howeverwecannotruleout youngdogwasdiscoveredina snowcoveredatthetime. herbeingkilledelsewhereand Bedfordshirewoodwithher RSPCAInspectorMelFisher thenherbodybeingdumped.” throatcut. whoisinvestigating,said:“This InspectorFisheraddedthat Theorganisationwasalerted youngbitch,whowasprobably theincidenthadbeenvery afteradogwalkerfoundthe onlyoneortwo,appearedto disturbingforthepersonwho StaffordshireBullTerrierbitch havebeeningoodhealth. had foundthebody. inawoodedareaknownasThe “Therewerenosignsofother Shesaid:“Tobeoutwalking GlebeinToddingtonvillage traumawhichleadsusto yourdogsomewhereyoulove aroundnoononMonday, believeshediedasadirect andthenstumbleacrosssome- January14. resultofhavingherthroatcut. thingsobrutalandsavagewas Thebodyofthebrindleand “Thewoundwentrightthe incrediblyupsetting. white-coloureddogwas wayacrosstheneck,andhad “Itisvitalwecatchwhoever describedasbeing‘veryfresh’, almostseveredherhead. wasresponsibleforkillingthis leadingtheorganisationto “Noweaponwasfoundatthe poorcreature.” thinkthatitislikelyshewas scene. Anyonewithinformation onlykilledthenightbeforeor “Buttherewasalotofbloodso aboutthisincidentorrecognis- possiblyearlythatday. itishighlypossiblewhoeverdid esthedescriptionofthedog is Amemberofthepublicmade thistookheroutforawalkin urgedtocontacttheRSPCAon thegruesomediscoveryafter theareaspecificallysothey 03001238018andleaveames- theynoticedtheirowndog couldkillherandleaveher sageforInspectorFisher. 6|January20,2013|www.luton-dunstable.co.uk|LUTONONSUNDAY news01582707707|advertising01582700800 news01582707707|advertising01582700800 LUTONONSUNDAY |www.luton-dunstable.co.uk|January20,2013|7 TraInInGFOrTheFuTure:Mickadams(ManagingDirector),ryanThompson(700thapprentice),edward hare(fourthyearapprentice),Iainrawlinson(executivechairmanofTheMonarchGroup) Monarch training centre is opened ByLaurenarcheLL ment, Mick Adams, managing upholdareputationforproduc- [email protected] director said: “This investment inghighcalibreengineersforthe AN Airport maintenance into new technology training industry. In fact in 2012 the provider has opened a brand facilitiesisanaturalprogression academy enrolled its 700th new state-of-the-art training forthebusiness. apprenticetobetrained.” centre. “MonarchAircraftEngineering Thenewtrainingacademywas Based at Luton Airport, the hasbeentrainingengineersfor officially opened by Iain Monarch Aircraft Engineering the past four decades and has Rawlinson,ExecutiveChairman TrainingAcademy(MAETA)has gained a worldwide reputation ofTheMonarchGroup. undergone a complete refur- for its continuing high Hesaid:“Wearedelightedtobe bishment and now has several standards. opening this prestigious new newtheatre-styleclassrooms. “This well equipped learning facility for Monarch Aircraft The facility also boasts train- centre will also house the EngineeringinLuton. ing in fibre optic technology, apprenticeshiptrainingscheme. “Theacademyprovidessuperb whichisnowbeingemployedon We have been involved with opportunitiesfortrainingengi- nextgenerationaircraft. apprentice training for more neersandtheaviationindustry,” Commenting on this develop- than 40 years and continue to addedMrRawlinson. 8|January20,2013|www.luton-dunstable.co.uk|LUTONONSUNDAY Council crackdnewso01582w707707|nadvertisingo01582n700800 dangerous properties BYCARLMUNGAZI Theyalsorecentlystartedona [email protected] programme of inspecting all HMOsinthetownandarecur- rentlyinvestigatingaround11of RESIDENTS are being given a theseeveryfortnight. chancetovoicetheiropinionas CouncillorTomShaw,portfolio thecouncilseekstocrackdown holder for housing, said: “The on landlords renting out council is determined that all dangerousproperties. private tenants in Luton live in LutonCouncilisholdingacon- good quality accommodation sultation on its proposals to thatprovidesvalueformoney. extendlicensingrulesforHouses “Therehavebeenafewrecent in Multiple Occupation (HMO) examples of landlords deliber- fromApril. ately putting people at risk by A HMO is a building or a flat rentingoutunsuitableorunsafe that is occupied by unrelated HMOswhichdamagestherepu- peopleorhouseholdswhoshare tationofthegoodlandlords. facilities such as a bathroom, “Inadditiontoimprovingsafe- toiletorcookingfacilities. ty for private tenants, we think Manyofthesebuildingsinthe additionallicensingwouldbring town are unlicensed and the DETERMINED:CouncillorTomShaw significant benefits to Luton by councilhasnopowertostopany securing improved housing landlord renting out unsuitable Theauthoritywantstorectify accommodation and better orunsafeproperties. this by using licences to bring managementofproperties. Theproposalhasbeenputfor- 2,496 houses under the new “However, we want to know wardfollowingrecentlocaland scheme. whatpeoplethinkofthepropos- nationalstudieswhichrevealed They hope this will help alsbeforewemakeanydecision. that the condition of private prevent landlords renting out “Ifyoucanthinkofotheralter- rentedhousinginLutonisbelow properties that are damp, cold, nativestodriveupthestandard thenationalaverage. dirty, unsecure, too small or ofaccommodationinLuton,this Around2,369householdsinthe don’t have the appropriate consultationisyouropportunity privaterentedsectorinthetown numberofbathroomsortoilets. tosuggestthem.” areclassedasHMOs.Thecoun- The authority’s private sector Iftheproposalsareapproved, cilwantstoextenditslicensing housingservicehassuccessfully thecouncilisconsideringplans rules to include smaller HMOs prosecuted eight unlicensed topublishanonlinelistofsuc- which are two or more storeys HMOsoverthelasttwoyearsand cessfullylicensedHMOsforthe and are occupied by three or theyhaveoneprosecutionthatis public to check to see if the morepeoplewhosharefacilities. pending. accommodationislicensed.