Dirty Dancing with Baby and Johnny
PATRICK Swayze and Jennifer Grey’s dancing shoes are hard to fill, but Paul-Michael Jones and Emily Holt are doing a fantastic job stepping up to the challenge at Milton Keynes Theatre this month....
View ArticleBen’s World: Fishfingers, reindeer-burgers, and gun-toting mothers
Content editor Ben Raza’s weekly look at local life - follow Ben on Twitter @ben_raza_tcNothing exotic. Nothing weird and wonderful. Nothing that would make it onto Man Vs Food. I just miss...
View ArticleCollege staff join 250,000-strong strike over pensions
STAFF at Central Beds College joined hundreds of thousands of public sector workers across the UK today (May 10) to strike over the Government’s planned pension changes.The Union of Colleges and...
View ArticleLuton’s Wembley allocation increased
LUTON Town have had their Wembley ticket allocation increased after selling almost 18,000 tickets for their Blue Square Bet Premier play-off final with York City on Sunday, May 20 in just over two...
View ArticleProtect children from porn sites
A CROSS-party group of MPs, including South West Beds MP Andrew Selous, has called on internet service providers to show more commitment to protecting children from being able to access suicide, self...
View ArticleTown’s young guns urged to keep improving
TOWN’s young stars were praised by assistant boss Alan Neilson for the way they have adapted to life under new boss Paul Buckle, writes Mike Simmonds.Once Buckle took over at Kenilworth Road, the likes...
View ArticleHatters rated at Wrexham
Second Leg RatingsMark Tyler: 7 (pictured) – Could have come for even more to stem Wrexham’s bombardment, but coped well with their rough-housing and made some massively important saves.Keith Keane: 6...
View ArticleBeds fall to Cornwall defeat
Bedfordshire suffered a six-wicket defeat in their MCCA Knockout Trophy Group One clash at Cornwall on Sunday.The hosts opted to bowl first, dismissing Beds for 114 from 40 overs. James Kettleborough...
View ArticleBlackadder digs in at The Court Theatre
THE balloon goes up on another hysterical recreation of a TV comedy when Blackadder Goes Forth to face The Hun at The Court Theatre this week.They’re becoming bit of a speciality of Paul Carpenter and...
View ArticleDefender Murray hopeful of playing for Luton again
DEFENDER Freddie Murray has confirmed he would love to pull the Luton Town shirt on once more, writes Mike Simmonds.After signing a new one-year deal in the summer, the 29-year-old hasn’t kicked a ball...
View ArticleMotorists split in parking row
A PARKING problem that could be a matter of “life and death” is dividing residents in neighbouring Dunstable streets.Last week the Gazette revealed how one couple petitioned Central Beds Council to...
View ArticleAce Chloe serves her way to a National selection
STOPSLEY tennis ace Chloe Gallagher has become the first Bedfordshire player to be selected as a National Standard player for her age, writes Mike Simmonds. The eight-year-old, who attends Putteridge...
View ArticleNadine Dorries dismisses Twitter race accusations as ‘ridiculous’
MID BEDS MP Nadine Dorries is appearing as a guest on the BBC news quiz Have I Got News For You tonight (Friday May 11).The MP, whose constituency includes Toddington and Harlington, will be on the...
View ArticleHelp overweight kids fight the fat
VOLUNTEERS are required to help out with a programme in Dunstable that serves to tackle the growing problem of childhood obesity.BeeZee Bodies is designed to offer practical advice to children aged...
View ArticleMP hits out at spelling shock
ANDREW Selous has criticised a Dunstable school for not correcting spelling mistakes in order to protect children’s self esteem.Speaking on BBC Three Counties radio last Thursday (May 10), the MP for...
View ArticleFleetwood delighted to see Amari return
THE return of Amari Morgan-Smith to full fitness has left the Hatters with a abundance of striking riches according to top scorer Stuart Fleetwood, writes Mark Wood.After an injury-hit season,...
View ArticleVillagers shocked by priest’s death
PARISHIONERS in Eaton Bray, Edlesborough and surrounding villages are mourning the sudden death of a popular vicar, aged 43.The Rev Thomas Heffer lost consciousness while driving to work on April 17,...
View ArticleThird for Luton AC as they make step up
LUTON AC’s men endured a mixed day as they finished third in their first Southern Men’s League Division One match at the Thames Valley Athletics Centre in Eton on Saturday.After winning Division Two...
View ArticleJohn Pilgrim: Some rather good political moments have spiced things up a bit
THERE have been some rather good political moments recently, I am pleased to say, because things were getting a bit boring. A couple of weeks after calling Ken Livingstone a something or other liar,...
View ArticleDream of a debut for TADS players
A ‘small but ambitious’ drama group in Toddington is celebrating its golden anniversary, and inspired by the Royal Shakespeare Company who are also turning 50 this year, they are putting on the first...
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