Alll the odds as Hatters visit the Stags
The News/Gazette BetVictor columnDartford leapfrogged Luton in the Conference table with their 2-0 win at Kenilworth Road last weekend, meaning 15th placed Woking have a better home record than the...
View ArticleCrime commissioner vote goes to the wire
The count of votes to determine the very first Police and Crime Commissioner for Beds has gone into a second round, as there was no clear first choice candidate.The contest is now between Labour and...
View ArticleThe sporting week ahead
Saturday, November 17FootballFA Vase, round two: Peterborough Northern Star v Dunstable Town.Evo-Stik Southern League, Division One Central: Barton Rovers v North Greenford United.Molten Spartan SML,...
View ArticleStags still a threat as old friends fail to settle
Old friends will be reunited as Luton Town take on Mansfield at Field Mill on Sunday, writes Mark Wood.Struggling Stags had been one of the pre-season favourites for the Conference title, but have...
View ArticleRose blooming as 100-year-old
Cheery Rose Denham celebrated her 100th birthday in style with not just one party but two.Rose, who has lived at Ashton Lodge care home in Ashton Road, Dunstable, for less than a year, had a great...
View ArticleVIDEO: Reaction from unsuccessful PCC candidates
Labour candidate Olly Martins was declared as Bedfordshire’s first Police and Crime Commissioner this afternoon.Here two of the unsuccessful candidates, independent Mezanur Rashid and British Freedom...
View ArticleNew signings could see Town go 4-4-2 more often
Recent signings Arnaud Mendy and Jonathan Smith mean the Hatters may look to play 4-4-2 more often this season, writes Mark Wood.Personnel has meant the Hatters have relied heavily on adaptations of...
View ArticleBe sure to belt up!
A new safety campaign in Bedfordshire wants people to ‘belt up for life’ and use a seatbelt every time they make a car journey.Seatbelts need to be worn at all times regardless of whether the...
View ArticleEast Midlands hammered
East Midlands suffered a heavy 53-8 defeat to Gloucestershire in their National U20 competition clash at Northampton BBOB last week.The hosts, missing their Bedford Blues and Ampthill players,...
View ArticleUPDATED: Shaw touch-and-go for Stags match as Buckle boasts a near fully-fit...
Target man Jon Shaw is touch and go for Town’s trip to Mansfield Town at Field Mill on Sunday, writes Mark Wood.The striker has been struggling with a thigh injury, but Luton manager Paul Buckle is...
View ArticleUPDATED: Town hoping for their Sunday best
Hatters boss Paul Buckle is hoping his side will be at their Sunday best when they visit Mansfield Town’s Field Mill home, writes Mark Wood.It’s the second Sunday in a row Town will be working after...
View ArticleMarket town bargains harder to find
Homebuyers typically part with nearly £23,000 more to live in a market town in England, according to latest research from Lloyds TSB. House prices in market towns across England are, on average,...
View ArticleClue to next Radio 4 date
Another episode recorded in Dunstable for a comic BBC Radio 4 show will be broadcast next week.The second I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue episode from the Grove Theatre airs at 6.30pm on Monday, November...
View ArticleTry fruit and veg helping of 585 a day!
There was much excitement this week, as the big new Morrisons store opened its doors in Houghton Regis.It’s billed as a “Store Of The Future”, with all sorts of clever stuff including “ice beds and...
View ArticlePREVIEW: Mansfield Town v Luton Town
This season hasn’t gone exactly to plan for Mansfield so far, writes Mike Simmonds. Touted by many as genuine title contenders before the campaign began, they have struggled badly for consistency which...
View ArticlePitch battle over all-weather plan
Residents living near an historic village green in Eaton Bray have cried foul over plans to fence in and floodlight an area for football. The scheme, promoted by the parish council, is to give the...
View ArticleLuton AC impress in Chiltern fixture
Luton AC athletes contested the second Chiltern Cross-Country League fixture on Saturday with the Senior men expected to retain the overall lead in Division One.They started promisingly with John...
View ArticleJonnie Peacock drops in to visit Luton Kingfishers
Luton Kingfishers Diving Club performed an outstanding diving display in front of an audience of VIP’s, including HRH The Duke of Kent, to mark the opening of their new home, the Inspire: Luton Sports...
View ArticleLancaster BC hold annual awards
Lancaster Avenue Bowls Club held its annual presentation evening last Saturday, with 22 members receiving awards. Bowler Of The Year was club secretary John Millard, wining the Open Singles, the Two...
View ArticleHatters stay sixth as Grimsby go top
Luton Town stayed sixth in the Blue Square Bet Premier after today’s results saw new leaders in Grimsby Town, writes Mike Simmonds.The Mariners usurped Newport County by winning 3-0 at home to...
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