Wins were icing on the cake for youngsters
CLEVER cupcake designers who entered a competition for under-16s saw their ideas turned into tasty treats by a Dunstable team.The Cake House, in Ashton Square/High Street South, invited children to...
View ArticleWayne’s world all about Hatters in his new role
LONG-SERVING Luton stalwart Wayne Turner is excited to get cracking after being appointed Luton’s head of youth, writes Mark Wood.Having been associated with the club for some 20 years as a player,...
View ArticleJust ‘keep calm and carrion’!
THERE was no need for a wing and a prayer for a kestrel family after they were discovered nesting at the construction works site for the Luton Dunstable Busway.Contractor BAM Nutall set up a 30-metre...
View ArticleThis scheme is courting ruin say businesses
MORE and more business owners in Dunstable are coming forward to speak of their fears of bankruptcy due to Central Beds Council’s Court Drive revamp.During the revamp, a one-way system is in place...
View ArticleDees boosted by 50k grant
DUNSTABLIANS have been handed £50,000 of Olympic legacy funding from Sport England’s Inspired Facilities Fund to help upgrade their clubhouse at Bidwell Park.The upgrade will entail an extension to the...
View ArticleSign of the times will aid tourists
DUNSTABLE Town Council last week revealed plans to improve the town centre in anticipation of an influx of tourists by implementing a new ‘sign strategy’.Speaking at the town council and Central Beds...
View ArticleMead to take on Ian Poulter
Luton youngster Matthew Mead will play against Ian Poulter at the seventh Ian Poulter Invitational today. Mead, who plays off a handicap of four at Caddington Golf Club, is among 100 rising junior...
View ArticleFirst games announced for Dunstable and AFC
DUNSTABLE Town begin their Molten Spartan SML Premier Division campaign at London Tigers on Saturday, August 11.The Blues will have a chance to take an early lead over the rest of the division with all...
View ArticleRichards expected to feature for Hatters at St Albans
DEFENDER Garry Richards is expected to make his first appearance of pre-season when Hatters travel to Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division side St Albans this evening, writes Mike Simmonds.The...
View ArticleO’Connor linked with Newport switch
TOWN attacker Aaron O’Connor is expected to sign for Newport County today according to media reports, writes Mike Simmonds.The 28-year-old, who still has a year to run on his contract, didn’t feature...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The Dark Knight Rises
“Oh boy, you are in for a show tonight, son…”It’s here, the final part of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy – the culmination of an epic tale that has seen Batman rebooted in gritty, dark and...
View ArticleFamily poisoned after barbecue taken indoors
FIVE people were hospitalised with carbon monoxide poisoning after a barbecue was taken inside their Houghton Regis home.It is believed they became ill after the barbecue was moved from the garden of...
View ArticleParking charges data
Central Bedfordshire Council made a surplus of £16,000 from its on and off-street parking operations in 2010-11, according to data from the RAC Foundation. This ranks it 289th out of 371 local...
View ArticleAll that jazz at free event
ENJOY a lazy Sunday afternoon at a free concert in Dunstable this weekend.The Vine Street Six Jazz Band will be performing in Grove House Gardens on Sunday, July 29.They will entertain the crowds from...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Join the cowboy trail in Canada
Cherry Wilson gets a-stomping at Calgary Stampede.Green fields sprawl as far as the eye can see and I stand, mesmerised, as a herd of around 50 majestic horses gallop across them.A cowboy is directing...
View ArticleVoice views at session
A HELP and advice councillors’ surgery will be held in Dunstable on Saturday, August 4.Dunstable Central and Dunstable Icknield councillors Carole Hegley, David McVicar and Nigel Young, and Dunstable...
View ArticleRendell off the mark as Hatters beat Saints
St Albans 0 Luton Town 2SCOTT Rendell’s first goal in a Luton shirt coupled with Stuart Fleetwood’s deft finish saw Hatters continue their 100 per cent pre-season winning run at Evo-Stik Southern...
View ArticleEndless coverage is just for openers
I DON’T know whether you’re aware of it, but I’m told there’s something happening down Stratford way on Friday night.We are solemnly assured that the eyes of the world will be on us, that billions of...
View ArticleSchools’ break is child’s play with holiday fun guide
A GUIDE to Central Beds holiday schemes, with lots of ideas to keep children happy and busy, has now been published.Central Beds Council has put together the handy guide.The School’s Out booklet for...
View ArticleSecond time lucky for primary school bid
A LOWER school in Houghton Regis has been granted permission to change its age range, after staff and governors reduced the cost of their expansion plans.Houghton Regis Lower School missed out earlier...
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