Celebrities head to charity bash
DUNSTABLE will next month host a celebrity women-only charity event in aid of international children’s charity World Vision UK.Fronted by Fame Academy vocal coach Carrie Grant, Girls’ Night Out at the...
View ArticleKeep your pets safe in the sun
ANIMALS can die in not only hot cars but also conservatories, caravans or outbuildings and with the sudden rise in temperature the RSPCA is urging owners to look after their pets.Since Monday, the...
View ArticleEx-Hatters boss Brabin acquitted of assault
FORMER Hatters boss Gary Brabin has been acquitted of assaulting two members of York City security staff.Mr Brabin, who was sacked as Luton Town manager in March, had been accused of elbowing two...
View ArticleMan victim of ‘premeditated’ attack by gang
A MAN was beaten up and abducted outside his house in Houghton Regis before being dumped in the street.The 30-year-old was attacked in Leaf Road by a gang at about 11pm on Saturday, May 12 before he...
View ArticleNew town centre business boost
WITH the news that Clinton Cards will stay open in Dunstable despite the company going into administration, the town centre received another boost in the form of a new business opening last week.The...
View ArticleWin a meet and greet with Olly
CHART topping singer-songwriter Olly Murs will be dazzling crowds at this summer’s Love Luton 2012 Festival and there is now an exciting opportunity for fans to get up close and personal with the...
View ArticlePolice set for the Olympics
BEDFORDSHIRE Police is set to see hundreds of officers take part in policing this summer’s Olympic Games in London, as part of what will be the UK’s largest-ever pre-planned policing operation.Around...
View ArticleWhy not train the unemployed as Olympic immigration officers?
I AM old enough and wise enough not to take everything I read in the national newspapers without a pinch of salt, but the sad fact is that nowadays the truth can often be stranger than fiction. If the...
View ArticleWhere to see the Olympic Torch Relay
DUNSTABLE is getting set to welcome the Olympic Flame during its historic journey across the UK.The town is busily preparing for the arrival of the Torch Relay in the town, on Monday, July 9.Central...
View ArticleTables have turned for Marco Stephenson
THE tables have turned according to Shamrock fighter Marco Stephenson who recorded the second victory of his pro career at the Bedford Corn Exchange on Friday night, writes Mark Wood.'Technician'...
View ArticleFitness classes for new mothers
PREGNANT women and new mums in South Beds will be able to attend special fitness classes. FitBack and Bumps sessions aim to teach women about exercises that can be done during and after pregnancy, and...
View ArticleDevine wins Deakin grudge match
Luton boxer Michael Devine comprehensively won his grudge match with Robin Deakin on points at the Brentwood Centre in Essex last night, writes Mike Simmonds.There was no love lost between the pair...
View ArticleReading collars a win on debut
BEAT bobby Paul Reading put in an arresting performance as he enjoyed a baptism of fire in his debut triumph in The Homecoming show at the Bedford Corn Exchange last Friday, writes Mark Wood.The...
View ArticleFrustration once again for Morgan-Smith
MISSING out on his second successive play-off final proved a frustrating experience for Amari Morgan-Smith as he had to watch from the sidelines once more, writes Mark Wood.Although fit, others were...
View ArticleTrainer’s farewell to ‘an old friend’
> from page oneMASTER Oats’ former trainer Kim Bailey yesterday recalled the horse’s meteoric rise from obscurity to a place in the history books.He had last visited Master Oats at his retirement...
View ArticleVIDEO: Final reaction from Wembley defeat
IN the last of our series of videos on Luton Town's 2-1 defeat to York City in the play-off final at Wembley last Sunday, Robbie Willmott, Craig McAllister and Amari Morgan-Smith all give their...
View ArticlePolice offer walk-to-school tips
POLICE have been offering advice to students on the importance of walking to school safely this week.They are supporting the national Walk to School Week which has been running since Monday with...
View ArticleWhat a Nisa farewell to shop stalwart Maggie
A HOUGHTON Regis woman who worked in the same shop for 40 years was thrown a surprise retirement party and showered with gifts in appreciation of her “remarkable” service.Margaret Atkins thought she...
View ArticleSponsorship search for new business awards scheme
THE organisers of a brand new community and business awards scheme for Dunstable are looking for sponsors.The Dunstable Business and Community Awards take place in November and are being organised by...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film revie: Men In Black 3
“I am getting too old for this. I can only imagine how YOU feel.”Yep, the Men In Black are back, back to save the world from the alien scum who would seek to dominate us and turn humans into their...
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