Hatters fans can swamp nervous York at Wembley
BOGEY side York City are likely to be the more nervous of the two teams when Luton Town and York City clash at Wembley on Sunday, May 20, according to managing director Gary Sweet, writes Mark...
View ArticleThousands hot-footed it to jubilee bonfire
THE nation is busy getting set for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations – but do you remember the Silver Jubilee year?It seems like only yesterday that we were all wearing maxi or midi dresses or...
View ArticleAuthor Adam’s book for radio
A CELEBRATED Dunstable crime author is launching a star-studded radio adaptation of his latest book in Bedfordshire next week.Best-selling author Adam Croft only released his third novel Exit Stage...
View ArticleGeorge looks to Polish Walczak off
UNDEFEATED Polish fighter Sylwester Walczak, who has a record of three wins and one draw, has been named as Bobby George’s opponent at the Bedford Corn Exchange on Friday, May 18, writes Mark Wood.On...
View ArticleEx-Luton winger Henry felt he was an easy target
FORMER Hatters winger Charlie Henry felt it was an easy option not to offer him a new deal at the club, writes Mike Simmonds.The 26-year-old left Town last week as he was out of contract in the summer,...
View ArticleSupport this ‘virtual’ Race for Life
CANCER is the disease that robbed reporter Bev Creagh of her husband and mother, as well as countless friends and other family members.It also took the life of Toddington mum Maggie Thomas who lost her...
View ArticleArrows reach semi-finals with Dallow victory
ON the wettest April day on record, the Luton, Dunstable and District Netball League held their Cup and Plate quarter-finals outside.The Cup quarter-final match saw Division One Dallow lose out 54-22...
View ArticleAcademy takes off with balloons
CHILDREN in Dunstable celebrated their school becoming an academy with a day of magic, music and balloons.St Christopher’s Academy – formerly St Christopher’s Lower School – in Gorham Way opened as an...
View ArticleHatters’ Wembley sales pass 22,000 mark
HATTERS have passed the 22,000 mark as they bid to turn Wembley into a sea of orange next Sunday.As of 1pm on Saturday, Town confirmed they had sold 22,233 tickets for their Blue Square Bet Premier...
View ArticleCellist Alex Rolton plays for his future
CLASSICAL music fans from Beds, Bucks and Herts are throwing their weight behind a campaign to raise £40,000 to buy a young cello prodigy an instrument of his own.The gifted Alex Rolton has been loaned...
View ArticleStudents are inspired by poet laureate
STUDENTS at Central Beds College in Dunstable were treated to a performance by Milton Keynes’ poet laureate to encourage them to write their own poetry.Mark Niel appeared on Wednesday, April 25 to...
View ArticleCrawley Green Ladies into final
CRAWLEY Green Ladies reached the Beds and Herts County Girls and Womens League Invitation Cup final with a 2-1 win over Hitchin Belles on Sunday.Staunch defending kept Belles out early on, with star...
View ArticleNutley named in England U20 squad for Junior World Championships
FORMER Luton Rugby starlet and current Northampton Saints forward Ben Nutley has been named in England U20s’ 28-man squad ahead of the IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa, which kicks off...
View ArticleCentral Beds College’s logistic partnership
CENTRAL Beds College have announced a partnership with a logistics company that will provide staff with the skills, qualifications and opportunities to succeed.As part of the partnership devised by...
View ArticleA royal effort at zuper zumabathon
DOZENS of dancers danced their way to fitness during a ‘zumbathon’ at a Dunstable school while raising a fantastic amount for the Princes Trust.Linda Bowley, Donna Ashley, Su Clark and Dawn...
View ArticleThis canine’s cute, but hardly talented
I CAN imagine that, in centuries past, Romans conscious that the days of the mighty Empire were coming to a close would look down on the spectacle of gladiators hacking bits off each other and muse...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Glamorous allure of Galapagos
As Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie celebrate their engagement in the Galapagos Islands, Sarah Marshall discovers why this wildlife haven in the Pacific Ocean still has superstar appeal.Whoosh! A sea lion...
View ArticleLawless felt York final was always on the cards
HATTERS midfielder Alex Lawless felt it was destiny that Luton should meet his former side York City in the Blue Square Bet Premier play-off final at Wembley on Sunday, writes Mike Simmonds.It will be...
View ArticleHatters’ Wembley allocation almost sold out
TOWN’s supporters are being urged to snap up their Wembley tickets with only 1,500 of the club’s 27,936 remaining this morning.Hatters fans have already bought 23,500 tickets for the clash with York...
View ArticleReservoirs of knowledge at history talk
A TEA Time Tales session in Dunstable this week will look at the history of Tring Reservoirs.The talk will also focus on the natural history of that area. It will go ahead at Priory House on Thursday,...
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