Walk the walk for healthy living
BOOTS are made for walking, so grab yours and join in with this year’s Walk to Work Week from May 14-18. Organised by national charity Living Streets, the annual week aims to help people walk their way...
View ArticlePilkington: It’s our turn this year
TOP dogs Luton are hoping it will finally be their year when they battle it out against York City for a return to the Football League on Sunday, writes Mark Wood.Despite having struggled against the...
View ArticleMay Queen will be crowned at villagers’ fair
A PACKED afternoon of entertainment has been lined up for the Studham May Fair on Saturday, May 19.The afternoon begins with the coronation of May Queen Kelly Woodhouse at 2pm.She will be assisted by...
View ArticleJust one stall left for traders sold on mini market idea
THERE is still space for one retailer to join the trial new once-weekly mini market now up and running in Houghton Regis town centre.Stalls are currently in place on Fridays from 9am-3.30pm.The mini...
View ArticleMP reflects on ‘terrifying’ quiz
MID BEDS MP Nadine Dorries says she is glad to have survived her appearance on the satirical BBC quiz show Have I Got News For You.The MP, whose constituency includes Toddington and Harlington,...
View ArticleStretch of M1 scheme to return to 70mph
ROADWORKS between junctions 10 and 11 of the M1 are going to be removed tonight (Monday May 14), meaning an end to the 50mph speed limit on this section.But the hard shoulder will not be available as a...
View ArticleWembley win will see Owen’s wish come true
WEMBLEY will bring all the emotions to a climax according to long-time Hatters fan and Luton Town chairman Nick Owen, writes Mark Wood.Sunday’s play-off final against York will be Town’s seventh visit...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Piranha 3DD
One, two, three four five, once I caught a fish alive. Six, seven, eight nine ten, then I ARRRGggghhhh the little fish is biting me!If you ventured to see Piranha 3D, the recent remake of Joe Dante’s...
View ArticleInternational Nurses’ Day parade
NEWLY qualified nurse Siobhan Fairhurst wore a vintage 1937 uniform to lead the parade celebrating International Nurses’ Day on Friday.She also carried a special lantern torch in recognition of the...
View ArticleNeilson urges Town to forget their previous York history
ASSISTANT boss Alan Neilson doesn’t think that the past encounters between Hatters and York City this season will count for a jot when they step out on to the Wembley turf on Sunday, writes Mike...
View ArticleMaypole dancing at family day
MAYPOLE dancing will be featured at a fair in Houghton Regis on Saturday, May 19.The jubilee-themed May Fayre starts at 12noon at Houghton Regis Lower School, in St Michael’s Avenue.Attractions include...
View ArticleO’Donnell in awe of Hatters fans
TOWN youngster JJ O’Donnell is hoping the Luton fans turn out in their thousands once more at Wembley on Sunday, writes Mike Simmonds.The 20-year-old was in the crowd the last time Hatters played at...
View ArticleGnakpa’s backing underdogs Luton to roar back into Football League
HATTERS can thrive in the role of underdogs in Sunday’s play-off final against York City according to Wembley winner Claude Gnakpa, writes Mark Wood.The popular ex-Hatters star will be at the famous...
View ArticleDiamond day at Hockfest event
HOCKLIFFE will celebrate in style at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Hockfest on June 2 – and entry is free.It’s all happening from 12.30pm-5.30pm at Hockliffe Lower School.Hockliffe Parish Council has...
View ArticleDNA (review)
If Dennis Kelly has a handle on the youth of today then you have to fear for the future of mankind.In his latest angst-filled drama, DNA, which ran for two nights at Watford Palace Theatre, the...
View ArticleLuton’s Wembley allocation increased once more
TOWN’s allocation for Sunday’s Blue Square Bet Premier play-off final against York City at Wembley has been increased for a second time.Following discussions with the Football Conference and Wembley...
View ArticleGrant help for jubilee
TWENTY grants have been awarded by Dunstable Town Council for community celebrations during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee weekend.All of the kitty has now been allocated. Demand was higher than for the...
View ArticleTrip opens up new horizons
A TRIP to a Dunstable business was a passport into the world of travel agents for students and teachers.Pupils and staff from Dunstable’s Glenwood School went to the Thomas Cook branch for a travel and...
View ArticleThe Lady In The Van (review)
THE malodorous Miss Shepherd smelled just as sweet as the last time we met when Alan Bennett’s splendid comedy, The Lady In The Van, parked up at The Waterside recently.Budding dramatists are always...
View ArticleAnthony Andrews takes plum role in political thriller
THEATRE fans are in for a treat at Chichester this month when Anthony Andrews, Nicholas Le Prevost and Imogen Stubbs star in the world premiere of Hugh Whitemore’s sophisticated political thriller A...
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