Panesar offers to help NSW
CRICKET: Former Luton Town & Indians spinner Monty Panesar has offered to help out New South Wales in this week’s Sheffield Shield clash against Western Australia.Leg-spinning all-rounder Steve...
View ArticleChristmas cheer on its way to children
THE Operation Christmas Child lorry rolled into Upper George Street yesterday to pick up a bumper collection of lovingly filled shoeboxes for needy children.We predict lots of happy smiles – 269 to be...
View ArticlePoku prepared to stay at Southport until the end
OPEN-MINDED Godfrey Poku has revealed that he’d be happy to stay at Southport on loan for the rest of the season.The combative midfielder has made 15 appearances for the club, helping a team, who were...
View ArticleRugby Round-Up
Luton go down fighting hardRUGBY: Luton Rugby went down 33-18 to near neighbours Ampthill in front of a good crowd at Newlands Road in National League Three London & SE on Saturday.Tom Mahendran...
View ArticleAntwi joins the crew at Gimsby
EXPERIENCED Hatters defender Will Antwi has joined Blue Square Bet Premier rivals Grimsby Town on loan until the end of the year.The 29-year-old was signed on a short-term contract after a successful...
View ArticlePastor cleared of sex charges
A church pastor has been cleared of carrying out sexual assaults on two teenagers.A jury at Luton Crown Court today cleared Paul Taylor, aged 29, of Meyrick Avenue, Luton, of both the allegations.Mr...
View ArticleHenry gets Shot in the arm
FORMER boss Dean Holdsworth has swooped to sign ex-charge Charlie Henry on loan for League Two Aldershot.The 24-year-old made his name under Holdsworth at Newport, before being signed by the Hatters...
View ArticleMorgan-Smith will miss out
TOP scorer Amari Morgan-Smith will again be missing when the Hatters travel to Newport on Saturday, writes Mark Wood.Influential midfielder Keith Keane also remains a doubt as Luton look to secure a...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview
YOU’VE got to be able to laugh at anything, even the tough stuff – that’s what laughter is for.So don’t steer clear of 50/50 even if it’s being promoted as a bromance buddy comedy with a cancer...
View ArticleInterview: Have a go hunk is Gethin on with it
Gethin Jones is back to his boisterous best in The Adventurer’s Guide To Britain, began on ITV1 this week. The former Blue Peter presenter reveals all about being a scaredy cat at heart, busting some...
View ArticleLuton Fliers are no Jokers
BASKETBALL: G-Casino Luton Fliers ground out a hard-fought 54-37 win at last season’s Herts Premier League champions Ware Jokers on Sunday.Full-strength Jokers beat underdogs Fliers, who were missing...
View ArticleChristmas delight with Cranford
LIFE in Cranford is stuffed with the minutae of day to day existence and it has, rather perversely considering the humdrum nature of it all, kept readers and viewers enthralled for more than 150...
View ArticleRovers go out of cup
FOOTBALL: Barton Rovers fielded an understrength side as they lost 3-2 at Arlesey Town in the first round of the Beds Senior Cup on Tuesday night.With players missing boss Dan Kennoy opted to rotate...
View ArticleSteve Nolan: Leveson evidence a shock even to some of us journalists
THE first day of my postgrad journalism course focused on two things. Firstly, that journalism is a notoriously poorly paid profession - I didn’t take heed of the warning, but I’ve since learned that...
View ArticleLaw is on your side on minimum pay
Q: I heard on the radio that the minimum wage has gone up. Has it, and if so, what is it now? What can I do if my boss doesn’t pay me it? A: You heard right – the minimum wage went up on October 1 this...
View ArticleAm-dram’s bare faced cheek!
THERE are those of a nervous disposition in the audience at Leighton Buzzard Theatre who are likely to still be traumatised by the sight of four male bare bottoms mooning on stage and more than a few...
View ArticleHatful of goals for Blues
Dunstable Town 6 Hatfield Town 2DUNSTABLE Town responded to their disappointing exit from the FA Vase by securing a comfortable 6-2 win against lowly Hatfield Town in Molten Spartan SML Premier on...
View ArticleKeane in with a chance as Hatters may look to Stoke things up
HARD-WORKING Hatters midfielder Keith Keane is in with a chance of being fit for tomorrow’s trip to Newport County, while on-loan Stoke striker Ryan Brunt could also be handed a start with top scorer...
View ArticleGrimes forgets his boxing in stoppage loss
SHAMROCK fighter Duane ‘Bang Bang’ Grimes was stopped in the second round of his fight with Ideh Ockuku at the Big Top, Bloomsbury, London, on Monday night.Billed as a genuine 50-50 fight, light...
View ArticleChristmas gifts at Priory House
THEMED gifts have filled the shelves in Dunstable’s Priory House gift shop ready for the Christmas shoppers.Glass Christmas tree decorations and hand-made hangings have joined the Priory Pantry range...
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