MP to the rescue for businesses in peril
ANDREW Selous and a number of Central Beds Councillors met with about 20 business owners in Dunstable to discuss the negative impact of town centre improvement works.The companies expressed concerns...
View ArticleSquash star Meakins returns to Luton
FORMER Luton squash star Karen Meakins, who learned her trade at the old Corals Squash Club site, has returned for the World Masters.Meakins was one of the best female players in the area before moving...
View ArticleCouncillors wowed by smart sea crew
YOUNG Royal Marine & Sea Cadets at TS Keyes welcomed Central Bedfordshire councillors Mark Versallion and Richard Stay to their headquarters for a special inspection.And the pair were both left so...
View ArticleNetworking guru to speak at Bedfordshire business expo
BUSINESS networking guru Rob Brown will be the headline speaker at an expo for Bedfordshire firms in October.Mr Brown, an authority on networking and business relationships, will be the main speaker at...
View ArticleTurner: League return key to Town talent flow
NEWLY-APOINTED Hatters head of youth Wayne Turner believes if Town’s first team could return to the Football League it would help with the flow of talented youngsters into the senior ranks, writes Mark...
View ArticleWildcats strike in The Grove’s High School Musical
A FRESH term starts at East High when Disney’s High School Musical opens at The Grove next Thursday. This new batch of students have come straight from the theatre’s youth group who, each year, dazzle...
View Article1,000 dodge TV licence
MORE than 750 people were caught watching TV without a licence in Luton during the first six months of 2012 with more than 240 licence evaders fined in Dunstable.They are among more than 204,000 people...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Sunshine on a shoestring in Crete
Abi Jackson heads to the sunny island for a low cost holiday, and finds that despite the financial crisis, the Greeks are still great hosts.Think of holidays in Crete, or any of the Greek islands in...
View Article‘Vibrant’ cafe bid for village
PLANS have been lodged to turn a former village hardware store into a coffee shop.The building in Toddington High Street has been empty since the hardware store closed down in February, but Houghton...
View ArticleVote for your Hatters MOM
THE Luton News are running a brand new man-of-the-match feature this season.To trial the new system, we are inviting readers to pick their star performer from the excellent 2-0 pre-season friendly...
View ArticleDunstable and Barton play out pre-season draw
HONOURS were even at Creasey Park on Saturday as near neighbours Dunstable Town and Barton Rovers battled out a 1-1 draw.Barton took a 10th-minute lead through James Bent’s smart strike, before the...
View ArticleAyckbourn double at festival theatre
DRAMA fans heading south can enjoy a new play by one of Britain’s most popular and acclaimed playwrights alongside one of his award-winning establish comedies in a double feature at this year’s...
View ArticleHula the hippo enjoys her first dip at Whipsnade
THE first common hippo to be born at Whipsnade Zoo in six years enjoyed her first splash at in her outdoor pool this week.Hula – a ten month old named as a mix between her parents’ names Hoover and...
View ArticleGreen hit four in Rushden rout
CRAWLEY Green continued their warm up for the forthcoming Molten Spartan SML Division One season with a 4-0 friendly victory at Rushden & Higham on Saturday.Robbie O’Dell, Vinnie Shrieves, Courtney...
View ArticleFree concert? That’s music to the ears
A FREE open-air concert will strike the right note in Dunstable town centre this weekend.Music lovers can watch a performance by the Welwyn Garden City Brass Band in Grove House Gardens on Sunday,...
View ArticleDiary date for Tea Time Tales
NO Tea Time Tales sessions will be held in August.The history talks, at Dunstable’s Priory House tourism and heritage centre, will resume in September.September 6 is the date for the next session,...
View ArticleFuneral co taken over
FUNERAL director branches in Luton and Dunstable have been saved from an uncertain future by another business and re-named. Luton & Dunstable Funeral Service, in Leagrave Road, Luton, and Vernon...
View ArticleMeet the frequent flyer volunteer
SHE’S BEEN affectionately nicknamed ‘frequent flyer’ by friends and colleagues at the charity Mission Direct.They’ve never met anyone quite so enthusiastic as vivacious Dunstable volunteer and keen...
View ArticlePractice paying off for Hatters after Ipswich win
PRACTICE made perfect for Town during their 2-0 friendly victory over Championship outfit Ipswich Town on Saturday, writes Mike Simmonds.Centre-half Janos Kovacs capitalised on poor marking by the...
View ArticleTopless assault on man as he rode on bicycle
POLICE are looking for a bare-chested attacker who knocked a 40-year-old man off his bike in Dunstable.At about 10.30am on Monday, July 23, the victim’s bike was kicked as he rode down Luton Road,...
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