Shop’s help for baby unit
ASDA Dunstable customers chose the Luton and Dunstable NICU as their ‘community tokens’ winners.The store presented the hospital with a cheque for £200 and £111.22 in donations.Keech and Impact MH also...
View ArticleFurther Station Road closure
MOTORING misery will continue in Dunstable this week, with the continued closure of Station Road.The road was supposed to re-open to through traffic on Friday (July 27), but will now re-open on Monday,...
View ArticleFundraising fitness class celebrations
CAR makers Peugeot will be hosting a fundraising event tonight (August 1) including a fitness class from Dunstable’s-own Crimson Catz.As key sponsors of Children In Need, Peugeot have asked for the...
View ArticleLuton triumph thanks to ton-derful Jeremy
AN unbeaten century from Jeremy Page saw Luton Town & Indians to a fine seven-wicket victory at Knebworth Park IIs in their Saracens Herts League Division Two clash on Saturday.Needing 240 to win,...
View ArticleWhipsnade is back on telly with The Zoo
WHIPSNADE Zoo returned to the nation’s television screens at the weekend with the new series of The Zoo on ITV1.In the first episode, viewers saw staff at Whipsnade and their counterparts in London...
View ArticleHatters confirm Brill signing
HATTERS have announced their ninth summer signing of the summer with goalkeeper Dean Brill penning a two year deal.The Luton-born stopper came through the ranks at Kenilworth Road and made 97...
View ArticleOlympic joy for one-time SALTO star
FORMER SALTO Gym club member Eddie van Hoof was celebrating as Great Britain won their first Olympics gymnastics medal since 1912 this week.The 55-year-old, who is the technical director of the men’s...
View ArticleInjury fears grow as Andre’s set to go
HATTERS playmaker Andre Boucaud is set to join League One Notts County on loan until January, while fears deepen over an achilles injury to Danny Spiller, writes Mark Wood.Boucaud has been on trial...
View ArticleStriker Shaw hopes to feature against Brackley
STRIKER Jon Shaw remains confident he will have a ‘massive’ part to play this campaign despite not yet featuring during pre-season, writes Mark Wood.The 28-year-old forward, who signed from Gateshead...
View ArticleTributes to ‘hero’ after fatal road crash
A HERO – that’s how 25-year-old Lance Bombardier Wayne Cosentino, who has died in an off-duty road accident in Canada, will always be remembered.The caring and dedicated soldier, from Totternhoe, had...
View ArticleTeen shows crime doesn’t pay
CRIME won’t pay this summer as one young offender from Luton found out when he was jailed for 16 months. The 14 year old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was given a 12-month Youth...
View ArticleRotting in Luton’s reserves was not an option for O’Connor
ROTTING on the sidelines was never an option for hard-working striker Aaron O’Connor after he joined Conference rivals Newport County last week, writes Mark Wood.Having had it made clear that he was...
View ArticleHatters defender Kovacs is heading in the right direction
DEFENDER Janos Kovacs will stick to his heading prowess rather than shooting after netting both goals in the 2-0 friendly win over Ipswich Town at the weekend, writes Mike Simmonds.Before nodding Town...
View ArticleChurch Street could be shut
DRIVERS can expect “significant disruption” next weekend if Church Street has to close completely for work on the Luton Dunstable Busway.Central Beds Council says the work taking place on August 11 and...
View ArticleFury as developments get council green light
A HEATED committee meeting saw three controversial planning applications passed in a move some councillors claimedwould turn Luton into a “concrete jungle”.The applications were for 54 properties in...
View ArticleAppeal to bus stop assault witnesses to come forward
POLICE want to speak to two women who may have witnessed an assault in Luton on Monday morning (July 30).The 30-year-old victim was on his way to work when he was attacked from behind on a footpath...
View ArticleBoucaud signs Magpies loan deal
HATTERS midfielder Andre Boucaud has as expected joined League One Notts County on loan until January, writes Mike Simmonds.The 27-year-old is currently with the Magpies on their training camp in...
View ArticleSweet expecting a fee for Poku
LUTON Town remain confident they will be awarded a small fee for departed midfielder Godfrey Poku, writes Mark Wood.His move to Mansfield will go to a tribunal with the Hatters set to submit their...
View ArticleHatters held to goalless draw by Brackley
Pre-Season Friendly: Brackley Town 0 (0) Luton Town 0 (0)LUTON Town continued their pre-season campaign with a drab goalless draw against Brackley Town at St James’ Park, writes James Heneghan.Neither...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Sorry, I’m letting the nation down
THE thing that always worries me when a shock survey is splashed all over the news is this: Where is the poor sap who is picking up the slack for me?Whoever and wherever he or she may be, I wouldn’t...
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