AFC out after shootout woe
AFC Dunstable finally succumbed to a 4-2 penalty shoot-out defeat at Colney Heath in the second round of the Dudley Latham Memorial Cup (Premier Division Cup) on Tuesday night.AFC started strongly but,...
View ArticleDance thrilled to end his injury nightmare
Midfielder James Dance was thrilled to pull on a Town shirt for the first time in almost 10 months during the 2-0 FA Cup win at Nuneaton on Tuesday night, writes Mike Simmonds.The 25-year-old hadn’t...
View ArticleMorrisons moves into Houghton
The store manager of the new Morrisons in Houghton Regis welcomed the store’s first customers and said he wants the location to be an integral part of the town’s community.The High Street supermarket...
View ArticleSunday training pays off for Hatters
Hatters manager Paul Buckle thought his side reaped the benefits from being called into training on Sunday as they emerged 2-0 winners at Nuneaton in the FA Cup on Tuesday night, writes Mike...
View ArticleHave a clear-out and help Keech Hospice Care
Your hospice needs you - or rather all those unwanted items clogging up your cupboards!The recession is starting to bite across the region, particularly in the charity’s 27 shops which are in desperate...
View ArticleRendell wins MOM vote at Nuneaton
Striker Scott Rendell won the News/Gazette online man of the match vote for Tuesday night’s 2-0 FA Cup victory over Nuneaton Town.Rendell, who notched both of Town’s goals, polled 30 per cent of the...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn Part 2
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2Proof if ever it was needed that you can call a film anything and if enough people want to see it, it won’t matter. Director Bill Condon – who directed Part 1 –...
View ArticleRendell happy to spearhead Town to victory
Town striker Scott Rendell was delighted to notch his eighth and ninth goals of the season during Hatters’ 2-0 win at Nuneaton Town in the FA Cup on Tuesday night, writes Mike Simmonds.His first came...
View ArticleTown Hall evacuated
It is understood that Luton Town Hall has been evacuated by police following an emergency call regarding a ‘security threat’.Beds Police received the call from Luton Borough Council at 15.41pm.The area...
View ArticleCrimper wins wheely good prize
A lucky Luton hairdresser was presented with a customised scooter as part of beauty electricals giant Wahl’s UK headquarter’s 25th anniversary celebrations.Safia Djillali, an apprentice hairdresser at...
View ArticleAxe could fall on lifetime tenancies
Lifelong tenancies for people who move into social housing in Central Beds in the future could end, if new proposals go ahead.But Central Beds Council says current tenants would not be affected.Changes...
View ArticleMarco back in action
Luton boxer Marco Stephenson will box on the undercard of Lee Purdy’s world title fight on Saturday, December 8, at Olympia.Stephenson faces Andraes Evangelou, 28, who boasts four wins and a draw, and...
View ArticleBuckle given food for thought after Nuneaton shut out
Hatters boss Paul Buckle admitted that Tuesday night’s defensive display at Nuneaton has given him food for thought as he plots Town’s attempts to win promotion back into the Football League this...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s pick of next week’s TV
SATURDAYThe Rolling Stones: Crossfire Hurricane (BBC Two, 10.15pm)This two-part documentary charts many of the most memorable moments from the Stones history, dating back to 1962 up to around 1980.It’s...
View ArticleYoungsters make a racket at first-ever Beds Junior Open
Almost 100 of England’s finest young squash players descended on Luton and Dunstable Squash Club’s home, The Lewsey Sports Park, to contest the first ever Beds Junior Open, an England Squash and...
View ArticleTown trio set their sights on victory at Mansfield
Town striker Scott Rendell has urged his side to finally lay down their title credentials starting with victory at Mansfield on Sunday, writes Mike Simmonds.Luton’s 2-0 defeat at Dartford on Saturday...
View ArticleHunt for men who robbed taxi driver
A taxi driver was robbed at knifepoint by two men in his car in Luton on Tuesday night.The 31-year-old victim collected the men from Parys Road and drove them to Hawthorne Avenue.After asking them for...
View ArticleMan attacked as he delivers takeaway
A fast food delivery man was the victim of a violent robbery in Houghton Regis on Monday night (November 12).The 42 year old victim was walking in an alley way in Bromley Gardens at about 9.30pm, when...
View ArticleCops seek victim of Dunstable robbery
Police are keen to seek the victim of a possible robbery in Dunstable who did not come forward to report the crime.A member of the public reported an incident that occurred in the Quadrant shopping...
View ArticleKnifeman found guilty of armed robberies
Luton man Mark Crawford has been found guilty of three armed robberies in Houghton Regis.On Tuesday November 13, the jury at Luton Crown Court heard how Crawford, 25, disguised himself with a bandana...
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