Calling all aspiring poets
HERE’S a chance to prove your poetry’s better than family and friends believe.Simply enter the national competition Poetry Rivals to stand a chance of winning a publishing contract or a cash prize. The...
View ArticleLet’s address this rubbishy attitude
NEVER let it be said that I don’t have my finger on the pulse of the nation, regularly pinpointing issues which others have failed to spot – and kicking up such a stink that something gets done.Well,...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD guide: Woman In Black, Carnage, Safe House
THE melodrama creaks as much as that famous old rocking chair in classy but cliche-ridden ghost story THE WOMAN IN BLACK (12: Momentum).Competently adapted by Jonathan Ross’s missus, Jane Goldman, from...
View ArticleSupreme sounds of Motown at Stables
MOTOWN comes to The Stables on Thursday (June 14) as The Sounds of the Supremes perform the classic hits that defined a generation.Led by Kaaren Ragland – a backing singer for original Supreme Mary...
View ArticleBassett, Nutley and Ransom on bench to face Baby Boks
BEDFORD Blues winger Josh Bassett has been named on the bench fr England U20s IRB Junior World Championship final Pool B clash today against hosts South Africa.The former Barton and Harlington school...
View ArticleContribute to popular town calendar
DON’T Let Dunstable Die are inviting local businesses to get involved and sponsor a page of their 2013 calendar.The not-for-profit organisation are hoping to repeat the success of their 2012 calendar,...
View ArticleFA Trophy final moved forward to help manage fixtures
HATTERS: The FA Carlsberg Trophy final for the 2012-13 season has been moved away from its traditional May weekend slot and forward to Sunday, March 24.The change is designed to help clubs manage their...
View ArticleGood deal of bargains at this NCT sale
A NEARLY new sale will be held by the Dunstable and District NCT branch (National Childbirth Trust) on Saturday, June 16.It will take place from 2pm to 3.30pm at Watling Lower School, Bull Pond Lane,...
View ArticleBack injury hits Luton’s hopes in home meeting
A SERIOUS back injury to a visiting athlete curtailed Luton AC’s third Southern Athletics League match of the season at Stockwood Park on Saturday.The injury to a Nene Valley Harriers sprinter resulted...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Try a man-sized adventure!
Ahead of Father’s Day (June 17) Sarah Marshall rounds-up some great holiday ideas for dads, from canoeing in Christchurch to golfing in the Algarve.Sample gins in the English countrysideIt may be known...
View ArticleTea and Tudors
THE family of Henry VIII will be discussed in the next Tea Time Tales session in Dunstable.It takes place at Priory House, High Street South, 2.30pm-4pm on Thursday, June 14.Tickets, £4.50 per person,...
View ArticleHarvey is cream of the crop as Town go second
A COMFORTABLE six-wicket win over Letchworth IIs saw Dunstable Town go second in Saracens Herts League Division Two on Saturday.Dunstable put Letchworth into bat and they struggled early on against the...
View ArticlePublic-spirited helpers are thanked for community work
THANK you – that’s the message to dedicated volunteers for their help with Dunstable Town Council community projects.The council team invited some of the volunteers for a taste of a Priory Pudding...
View ArticleMassive field as weather holds
LUTON and District MCC finally got their first dry day at Toddington this year as a packed field competed in the June Moto-Cross on Sunday.It was the sixth round of the Luton Championship, fourth round...
View ArticleHatters place bids for Klukowski and Shaw
BUSY Luton have placed bids for at least two players as they look to rebuild their squad for a title challenge next term, writes Mark Wood.It is understood that the Hatters have tabled a bid for Forest...
View ArticleBaby Boks beat England U20 in Cape Town
South Africa U20 28 England U20 15ENGLAND U20s went down 28-15 to a clinical South Africa at the Cape Town Stadium in the IRB Junior World Championship last night.Bedford Blues winger and former Barton...
View ArticleFour arrested after male left hospitalised
FOUR youths have been arrested following an assault in Houghton Regis that left a male needing hospital treatment.Police responded to a call at about 8pm on Tuesday (June 12) and attended the scene in...
View ArticleOsano asserts he did it by the book
PURELY the lure of League football for the first time and a secure future were behind Curtis Osano’s move to League Two AFC Wimbledon, writes Mark Wood.He admitted that the Hatters had expressed an...
View ArticleCouncil cuts Love Luton festival ticket price to £15
TICKET prices for the Love Luton concerts by The Wanted and Olly Murs have been slashed by more than half after poor sales.Luton Borough Council said the decision to slash the price to £15 had been...
View ArticleAnglian Water relax hosepipe embargo
WATER company Anglian Water will relax a hosepipe enforced at the beginning of April ban from tomorrow (Thursday).The supplier which serves large parts of the Luton and Dunstable area announced that it...
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