Howells won’t be at U21 Euros after Wales fall to Armenia defeat
Town midfielder Jake Howells made his fifth appearances for the Wales U21s as their hopes of reaching next summer’s European U21 Championship finals were extinguished with a 1-0 defeat to Armenia at...
View ArticleSupercharged Rendell ready to hit the target
Adaptable striker Scott Rendell believes a busy pre-season has left him supercharged for Town’s assault on the Blue Square Bet Premier title, writes Mark Wood.With fellow striker Jon Shaw sidelined by...
View ArticleAndy is Falling In Love Again
Entertainer Andy Collier is presenting a concert of love songs from between the wars at Tilsworth and Stanbridge Community Hall on September 15. The programme of love songs come from the twenties and...
View ArticleAll the odds as Town’s strikers battle it out for golden boot
A good ‘come from behind’ win at Hyde last Friday evening saw Conference favourites Luton pick up a useful three points in their quest to finally return to the Football League, by Charlie McCann,...
View ArticleCouldn’t have done much better!
The culmination of years of hard work left many Dunstable students dancing in the streets as they received their AS and A-level results.Despite the first nationwide drop in top marks for two decades,...
View ArticleCycle or walk to support our churches
If you’re concerned about the repair and restoration of the wonderful old churches at the heart of our communities, here’s a date for your diary.Next Saturday (September 8) is the popular annual Bike...
View ArticleEgged on to hit the snail trail!
Gastronomically I’ve been fairly adventurous in my life, writes Anne Cox. I’ve eaten horse and frogs’ legs in France, enjoyed a kangaroo burger, stir-fried snake and ostrich stew. Fishy-wise I’ve...
View ArticleGeorge looks to help others since leaving Luton
Having had a career blighted by injury, ex-striker Liam George is now making a career of helping others, writes Mark Wood.The 33-year-old played for Luton Town Legends on Sunday, and revealed: “I went...
View ArticleCollege hopes ceremony is key to its success
The official ‘handing over of the keys’ for the new University Technical College in Houghton Regis takes place next week.On Monday, September 2, contractors will hand the keys over to principal...
View ArticleJacket fit for an Olympic legacy
Sporting enthusiast Emily Mynott showed off her special Olympics jacket made almost entirely out of newspaper clippings.Showcasing her creation at Central Beds College, the University of Bedfordshire...
View ArticleTown up and running at home as Silkmen are sunk
Luton Town 4 Macclesfield 1Hatters picked up their first home win of the season with what eventually turned out to be a comfortable victory over Macclesfield Town this afternoon, writes Mike...
View ArticleBuckle praises Town’s belief as Macclesfield swept aside
Hatters boss Paul Buckle praised his side’s belief as they picked up first home win of the season by hammering Macclesfield Town 4-1 yesterday, writes Mike Simmonds.Jake Howells set Town on their way...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Total Recall
“The past is a construct of the mind. It blinds us. It fools us into believing it. But the heart wants to live in the present…” Here’s Hollywood strip-mining another ‘classic’ film, but this time it is...
View ArticleLocal hero in torch relay
A school nurse who devotes his spare time to helping others was chosen to carry the Paralympic torch as one of 100 Sainsbury’s community heroes.Carl Fletcher, 26, of St Monica’s Avenue said he had no...
View ArticleLT & Indians remain in title race
Luton Town & Indians’ hopes of winning Saracens Herts League Division Two will go down to the final game of the season after they crushed Broxbourne by 10 wickets on Saturday.Khizer Manzoor claimed...
View ArticleGray is named Hatters MOM against Macclesfield
Andre Gray was voted the News/Gazette man of the match against Macclesfield Town on Saturday.The striker netted his first goal of the campaign to pick up 54 per cent of the vote, beating fellow scorer...
View ArticleHave your say on the Love Luton festival
Luton Borough Council says a number of factors conspired to cause losses of £394,000 from the Love Luton festival.The authority says cost increases were down to lower than expected tickets sales and...
View ArticleCrop fires spark two 999 calls
Field fires involving crops were reported on the outskirts of Dunstable and Houghton Regis on Monday.There was a small fire at about 6.30pm, off Green Lane, Dunstable.Two Dunstable fire engines and a...
View ArticleHatters rated v Macclesfield
Mark Tyler: 7 – Relieved to see Barnes-Homer’s effort crash against the bar, but defending from set-pieces must be driving him crazy.Lathaniel Rowe-Turner: 6.5 – Adapted well to the new system,...
View ArticleSizzling Hatters hit back to defeat Cambridge
Blue Square Bet PremierLuton Town 3 Cambridge 2A scintillating second half display from Hatters saw them confidently dispatch Cambridge United at Kenilworth this evening, writes Mike Simmonds.Town had...
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