Damien Lucas

5 days ago | bedfordtoday.co.uk | Damien Lucas

A man from Bedford has been jailed for four years and hit with a restraining order for being violent and assaulting two women. Grant Camilleri, 41, pleaded guilty to a number of offences, including intentional strangulation and assault by beating. Camilleri, of Cosmic Avenue, Bedford, was sentenced on Friday 13 June to a total of four years in prison. He had to pay a victim surcharge of £228 and was issued with a five-year restraining order relating to both victims.

5 days ago | hemeltoday.co.uk | Damien Lucas

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested after a moped driver was hospitalised with serious injuries following a collision in Hemel Hempstead. Officers are appealing for witnesses, information and dash cam footage following the serious collision, which happened at around 8.20pm on Friday 20 June. Police say a black Toyota Prius and a moped were involved in a collision at the roundabout in St Albans Hill. The moped driver sustained serious injuries and is currently receiving hospital treatment.

1 week ago | miltonkeynes.co.uk | Damien Lucas

On Friday 30th May 2025, the unthinkable happened when a devastating house fire tore through a house in Bletchley, killing a 15-year-old girl and a beloved family friend – now the people of Milton Keynes are being urged to rally around and support the teenager’s grief-stricken mum. A fire ripped through the home on St Patrick’s Way on May 30. Tragically, Ann Eyre and a cherished family friend, Zainab Kazinja, 67, lost their lives in the blaze despite efforts from emergency services.

1 week ago | miltonkeynes.co.uk | Damien Lucas

A man has been given two life sentences for the murders of Teohna Grant and Jo Pearson on Christmas Day last year. Jazwell Brown, aged 49, of Santa Cruz Avenue, Bletchley, was jailed for a minimum of 39 years following a hearing today (17/6) at Luton Crown Court. Chilling CCTV footage of Brown discussing the murders, being arrested and then interviewed by police has also been released – which you can watch in the video on this article.

1 week ago | miltonkeynes.co.uk | Damien Lucas

A cyclist in his 50s is fighting for his life in hospital after a collision with a car in a village in Milton Keynes, police have announced. Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following a serious injury road traffic collision in Newton Blossomville, Olney, Milton Keynes. Just before 11.30am on Thursday (12/6), a white Renault Kangoo van travelling on Clifton Road towards Clifton Reynes was involved in a collision with a cyclist.