Success galore as Town impress while on tour
A SERIES of successful summer tours have seen junior Hatters sides from U9s to U15s put through their paces across Europe.The four tours kicked off at the end of May when Town’s U15s, U13s and U11s...
View ArticleHatters kick off pre-season at Hitchin
HATTERS begin their pre-season campaign with their annual trip to Zamaretto Southern League Premier Division side Hitchin Town tonight.Luton are expected to name a strong side for the 7.45pm clash,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Let’s go fly a kite!
THE skies over Dunstable Downs were filled with a host of colourful characters at the weekend for the annual kite festival.The spectacle included giant kites in the shape of a fish, tiger, penguin, and...
View ArticlePatrol upped after death
TOILET operator procedures are being reviewed following a drug-related death in the Ashton Square public conveniences. Operators will check on people in toilets for long periods of time, and additional...
View ArticleTRAVEL: You can afford to dream in terrific Tunisia
Ginny Warner finds the one success story of the Arab spring.When my daughter was little she desperately wanted to swim with dolphins. But only in Tunisia did her dream finally come true.The look on her...
View ArticleTea Time Tales of Priory’s past
A MEDIEVAL history talk in Dunstable will focus on the Priory’s lands in Bedfordshire.Tea Time Tales will be tackling the topic, explored in the Medieval Dunstable Project.This talk will go ahead at...
View ArticleCouncillor’s new vacant retal lot figures initiative
COUNCILLOR Nigel Young wants to compartmentalise the way figures relating to vacant retail units in Dunstable are viewed, in order to report figures “more accurately and more currently”.Speaking at the...
View ArticleSession offers advice and help
A HELP and advice session will be held in Dunstable by Central Beds councillor Denise Green next week.She will be available at the Beecroft Community Centre, Westfield Road, from 11am-12noon on...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Seeing A Friend For The End Of The World
Imagine what might have happened if Bruce Willis and his team of mismit heroes had failed to blow up the earth bound killer asteroid in that noted blockbuster Armageddon. The theme song playing in the...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD guide: Bel Ami, Wild Bill, Shanghai
The commercial tail wags the artistic dog with the casting of Twilight heart-throb Robert Pattinson in BEL AMI (15: Optimum).In this decorous dramatisation of the oft-filmed French novel, Pattinson...
View ArticleCat epidemic at ‘crisis’ level
THE NUMBER of unwanted cats and kittens is swamping local rescue centres.And veteran volunteers like Pam Price are having to dip into their pensions to make sure that fostered felines are properly...
View ArticleCherry leads Dunstable to Buzzard win
AN unbeaten 45 from Sam Cherry saw Dunstable Town beat Leighton Buzzard by six wickets in their Beds County League Premier Division on Sunday.Chasing 153 for victory, Mahesh Bhutiya, Matt Custance and...
View ArticleHatters make solid start with Canaries victory
Pre-Season FriendlyHitchin Town 0 (0) Luton Town 1 (1)NEW-LOOK Luton eased to a 1-0 victory at Hitchin Town in their opening pre-season friendly this evening, writes Mark Wood.Adam Watkins’ cracker at...
View ArticleWeight: Mind over matter?
IMAGINE being able to lose those extra kilos by simply using your mental powers . . .Dunstable psychotherapist Phil Griggs has just completed a pilot programme using hypnosis and psychotherapy at a...
View ArticleFrom Luton Airport to the Aurora Borealis
WEATHER conditions are predicted to be the best for 50 years for seeing the Northern Lights.Short breaks from Luton Airport to view the natural phenomenon – known as the Aurora Borealis – begin on...
View ArticleSecond spot for Luton AC at Stockwood Park
LUTON’s middle distance ladies and male throwers stole the show as an improving Luton AC team, supported by Luton Rotary Club, claimed second place in a close Southern Athletics League finish at...
View ArticleBand together at free concert
MUSIC will be in the air at a free concert in Dunstable town centre this weekend.The Denham Hendon Band is lined up to give a performance in Grove House Gardens on Sunday, July 22.They will be...
View ArticleBedfordshire tax credit reminder
BEDFORDSHIRE people claiming tax credits have been given a deadline for their renewal.HM Revenue & Customs reminded the county’s 56,900 claimants that payments could stop if they are not renewed by...
View ArticleHatters boss runs rule over three trialists
A TRIO of trialists, including ex-keeper Dean Brill, all impressed on Monday night as the Hatters started their pre-season programme with a 1-0 win at Hitchin Town, writes Mark Wood.Luton boss Paul...
View ArticleWillmott makes Cambridge return
FORMER Town winger Robbie Willmott has completed a U-turn and returned to Cambridge United, writes Mike Simmonds.The 22-year-old had joined Luton from the U’s for £50,000 back in January 2011, but left...
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