Police chiefs meet to discuss G4S ‘situation’
PROPOSALS to outsource parts of Bedfordshire Police to private firm G4S could be in jeopardy following the company’s embarrassment over their Olympics security debacle.Last month, it was agreed that...
View ArticleAFC Dunstable net new sponsorship deal
AFC Dunstable have announced a two-year kit sponsorship deal with ECL Civil Engineering Ltd.The Luton-based company will sponsor AFC’s first team kit for the next two seasons.ECL managing director Sean...
View ArticleWith the Olympics, money makes money (as my dad used to say)
SO will G4S be able to provide enough security officials for the Olympic Games?Answering a question in the House of Commons on Monday, Theresa May the Home Secretary, said the ‘precise balance of the...
View ArticleHatters and AFC honour Luton legend Preece
AFC Dunstable are gearing up for the inaugural David Preece Memorial Trophy fixture when Luton Town visit Creasey Park on Saturday.It is hoped the game will become an annual match and kicks off at 3pm,...
View ArticleTaylor out to prove his fitness
Defender Greg Taylor has found a new level of fitness according to impressed boss Paul Buckle, writes Mark Wood.The 22-year-old former Darlington man missed most of the tail end of last season with a...
View ArticleBrideshead’s Anthony Andrews heads Bully Boy
ANTHONY Andrews, best-known from TV series Brideshead Revisited, will head the cast in the premiere of Bully Boy this autumn. Written by broadcaster and writer Sandi Toksvig, this moving play takes to...
View ArticleDunstable can thrive despite Portas setback
DUNSTABLE were desperate from a helping hand from the Government’s Portas Pilot scheme but were ultimately unsuccessful in their bid, while Luton received a similar grant without applying.Luton Borough...
View ArticleThis weekend’s sporting fixtures
Saturday, July 21FootballFriendly: AFC Dunstable v Luton Town; Crawley Green v Dunstable Town; Elstow Abbey v The 61 FC (Luton).CricketSaracens Herts League, Division Two: Leverstock Green v Dunstable;...
View ArticleHeartbreak House (review)
DEREK Jacobi is always worth the price of a ticket to any theatre but he found himself in deep water as a salty old sea dog in GB Shaw’s Heartbreak House.He entered at frequent intervals to give the...
View ArticleOsborne motors to victory
SEBASTIAN Osborne wowed the crowds at the latest Luton and District Moto-Cross event at Old Park Farm in Toddington over the weekend.In the Expert race, he was the first to take on the ‘Barney’...
View ArticleTown traders’ start-up help
CENTRAL Beds Council are developing a project to support start-up businesses in the hope of successfully filling vacant retial lots.The £9,000 scheme will see the council work with companies trialing...
View ArticleStill flying the flag
DUNSTABLE can carry on hanging the flags out after news that Grove House Gardens and Priory Gardens are still among the best parks and gardens in the country.Both areas have retained their Green Flag...
View ArticleCensus figures out population rise in C. Beds
CENTRAL Beds has emerged as the local authority area with the highest population in the East of England, in census figures just released.The first results from the 2011 Census have been published by...
View ArticleRetirement complex to be served up on former pub restaurant site
BUILDING work has now begun on a new retirement complex on the site of a former Dunstable pub restaurant.McCarthy & Stone is pressing ahead with its “Later Living” development on the site, once...
View ArticleGray nets two as Hatters hit AFC for seven
AFC Dunstable 1 (0) Luton Town 7 (6)TOWN striker Andre Gray netted twice as Hatters romped to a resounding 7-1 victory over AFC Dunstable to win the inaugural David Preece Memorial Trophy this...
View ArticleRetire at 65? We just can’t afford it any more
More than two thirds of working adults who think they will carry on working past the age of 65 will do so because they can’t afford to retire, according to new research from Zurich. And the number now...
View ArticleSummer of sport? Young generation aren’t inspired to work up a sweat
More than half of young people do less than 29 minutes of exercise a week, according to a survey commissioned by Cash Converters, despite a summer of sport in the UK.The shocking results show that 32.1...
View ArticleTown facing decision time over Crawford’s future
HATTERS assistant manager Alan Neilson confirmed that decisions will be made on a number of the squad’s futures in the next few days, writes Mike Simmonds.Former Southend trialist Harry Crawford got...
View ArticleAwareness pilot ‘could save lives’
SOUTH West Beds MP Andrew Selous has welcomed a decision to include Anglia Cancer Network in a pilot scheme raising awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms.The Department of Health says the network will...
View ArticleRock ‘n’ roll resurrection
YOU won’t get a better-researched Elvis Presley tribute than Alvin Printwhistle, who describes himself as a life-long Elvis fan, historian and enthusiast and has been touring as Elvis for 25 years. The...
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