Waterside predict Russell Grant in panto success
STRICTLY star Russell Grant has been confirmed at the star of The Waterside’s Christmas Panto, Peter Pan.A cast of world class performers will join the national treasure in an all-singing all-dancing,...
View ArticleJoin quiz to help flower show grow
A GENERAL knowledge quiz is being held on Saturday (June 16) to raise money for this year’s Kensworth Flower and Vegetable Show.The cost of the evening at Kensworth Village Hall is £6, which includes a...
View ArticleMan hurt after gang attack in Houghton Regis
A MAN suffered a fractured eye socket and broken nose during an assault in Houghton Regis on Tuesday night (June 12).At around 7.55pm a gang of youths started throwing items at the 24-year-old victim’s...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the pick of the week’s TV
SATURDAYPrimeval (ITV1, 6pm)Series five is set one year after the death of Johnson and the disappearance of three key ARC personnel. New recruits have been found to take their place –Matt, the new...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Rock Of Ages, Fast Girls
THERE’S a reliable litmus test for any movie these days. It’s not foolproof but it’s a good starting point and it goes like this: Is Russell Brand in it? If so, steer well clear.Since he first made an...
View ArticleMedals for Smith at Open
SWIMMING: Dunstable SC swimmer, Chantal Smith, brought home several medals from the Cranleigh Open this weekend.The 12-year-old won silver medals in both the 50m and 200m butterfly with a personal best...
View ArticleMidsummer madness at the R & D
THE Royal & Derngate continues celebrating the hedonism of the Greek demi-god, Dionysus, with a night of storytelling and debauchery (well, okay, not quite, but you never know after Bacchus has...
View ArticleDouble party for jubilant academy
PRIORY Middle School, Dunstable, discovered it had been granted academy status on the same day that it celebrated the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.Academy status is usually reserved for schools awarded an...
View ArticleThe Real Thing (review)
PLAYWRIGHT Tom Stoppard couldn’t have written a better character to represent him than Henry, the dramatist, in his 1982 hit, The Real Thing.If he were modest or self-depreciating he may apologetically...
View ArticleDistraction burglars target elderly Dunstable couple
AN elderly couple were targetted by distraction burglars who tricked their way into their Dunstable home.At about 1pm on Monday, June 4, an offender knocked on the door of the Evelyn Road home asking...
View ArticleVardy leads the way at Co-Op’s awards night
FOOTBALL: Co-Op Sports held their end of season presentation at the Co-Op Sports and Social Club on Saturday night and raised £1,925 for MacMillan Cancer Support and Beating Bowel Cancer charities...
View ArticleDiamond day at Brewers Hill
QUEEN Elizabeth II was not the only one to mark a diamond jubilee this month – Brewers Hill Middle School in Dunstable celebrated a 60th anniversary of its own.Staff and students marked the anniversary...
View ArticleCounty hopes cut short by rain in Herts derby
BEDFORDSHIRE were left to reflect on what might have been after rain washed out play on the final two days of their Minor Counties Championship match against Hertfordshire at Bishop’s Stortford.They...
View ArticleGeorge is back as Shamrock unveil new Norfolk show
BOXING: Fresh from his successful professional boxing show in Bedford, Luton Shamrock Boxing promoter Mervyn Turner has put together another great line-up for his latest promotion in Norwich.Luton’s...
View Article‘I’ve lost 1,000 wedding snaps’
A DUNSTABLE bride who lost a purse containing a memory card full of 1,000 irreplaceable photographs from her wedding day is appealing for its return.Mother-of-two Nikki Cavanagh, 24, wed husband Simon,...
View ArticleHatters duo reject new deals
UP-AND-COMING youngsters Robbie Willmott, pictured, and Godfrey Poku have rejected new contract offers from Luton Town.Under the terms of Poku’s contract, any move for the 21-year-old would be subject...
View ArticleNutley backing England to bounce back against Springboks
BEN NUTLEY is hoping England’s senior side can succeed where the Under 20 team failed – by seeing off South Africa.Northampton Saints flanker and former Luton Rugby starlet Nutley came on after 42...
View ArticleSummer can make Gray an even better striker
A SUMMER of reflection could help livewire striker Andre Gray to kick on next season, according to England C manager Paul Fairclough, writes Mark Wood.The 20-year-old forward netted for England C in a...
View ArticleSupport service available for inquests
AN invaluable support service will be available for families and witnesses attending Dunstable Coroners Court, which covers South Beds, from this month. The Coroners Courts Support Service is run by...
View Article‘There’s some moose loose aboot this zoo’
ONE dad has a double reason to celebrate this Father’s Day after the birth of twin moose calves at Whipsnade Zoo.European moose Mini gave birth to Toffee and Caramel on May 21, and father Melker could...
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