Shock for brave cancer mum Maggie
TODDINGTON mum Maggie Thomas collapsed last week and was rushed to hospital by ambulance.“My body went into shutdown because of the lack of sleep,” she said yesterday.The steroids the brave...
View ArticleSchool has aspirations of being ‘outstanding’
DESPITE making significant improvements to achieve a ‘satisfactory’ Ofsted report, a Dunstable school has aspirations of being labelled ‘outstanding’.All Saints Academy, formerly Northfields School,...
View ArticleSee the way we were way back when
FOOTAGE of life in Bedfordshire that has not been viewed for up to 70 years is now available free online thanks to a £1 million pound project.Archivists at the University of East Anglia and the East...
View ArticleBen’s World: Repelled? Then don’t read the tawdry tabloids
Earlier this year, when the phone hacking scandal was just starting to take off, a middle-aged gentleman poked his head around the door of our reception.“Got any jobs going hacking people’s phones?” he...
View ArticleBrabin tight-lipped on Poku’s future
COY Hatters boss Gary Brabin was tight-lipped on what the future may hold for ball-winning midfielder Godfrey Poku, writes Mark Wood.Both he and attacker Dan Walker are on loan at Southport until the...
View ArticleJohn Pilgrim: Christmas is well under way, no thanks to me
My Christmas arrangements are well advanced and it’s not thanks to me! I am now of an age where I can leave it all to the kids which suits me fine and I don’t know why I didn’t think of it before...
View ArticleIt’s panto time again (Oh yes it is!)
MY first Curtain Call column coincides with the start of panto season, so I’m dusting off the tinsel and getting ready for some festive frolics.The fun begins this week with Snow White and The Seven...
View ArticleTown boss unsurprised by Lincoln’s poor start to life in the Conference
LUTON Town boss Gary Brabin is not surprised by tomorrow’s opponents Lincoln City’s poor start to life in the Blue Square Bet Premier, writes Mike Simmonds.After dropping out of the Football League...
View ArticleLabour ‘incursion’ rankles with MP
IT’S by no means set in stone, but Luton’s Labour MPs have already started canvassing in Dunstable in advance of the neighbouring towns potentially being part of the same constituency from 2015.The...
View ArticleIN PICTURES: Luton 1 AFC Telford 1
LUTON Town could only pick up a disappointing point as they were held at home by struggling AFC Telford on Tuesday night.Photographer Jane Russell was on hand to capture the action though, as Robbie...
View ArticleHatters rated v Cheltenham
Kevin Pilkington: 6 – Little chance with the goals and his other saves were straightforward.Dan Gleeson: 5.5 – Exposed early on and will take him quite a few games to get match fit after such a long...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The Thing
It’s not human. Yet… Actually, it’s not even close.If you remember the horror classic 1982 John Carpenter version of The Thing with any fondness then you might want to look away now. This new version,...
View ArticleLights shine at L&D launch
A VIP guest made an unexpected appearance at the launch of the Luton & Dunstable Hospital’s annual Christmas appeal on Thursday.The president of the Royal College of Physicians, Sir Richard...
View ArticleUni to give high achievers £3k help with fees
A BRAND new bursary scheme under which the University of Bedfordshire will offer high-performing students up to £3,000 a year was launched at Luton Sixth Form College on Friday (December 2).The scheme,...
View ArticlePuppetry Of The Penis 3D (review)
FROM the land that gave us Skippy, dwarf tossing and Crocodile Dundee comes a show to The Grove featuring men famous for just one thing - using their genitalia to fashion a range of weird and wonderful...
View Article‘Commissioner candidates step forward now’
SOUTH West Beds MP Andrew Selous has backed calls for candidates for the police and crime commissioners elections for Bedfordshire to put themselves forward. Next November commissioners will be elected...
View ArticleIN PICTURES: Luton Town 2 Cheltenham Town 4
LUTON Town’s dreams of reaching the FA Cup third round were ended on Saturday as they were knocked out by League Two side Cheltenham Town.News/Gazette photographer Joanna Cross ll was on hand to...
View ArticlePREVIEW: Luton look to extended superb Sincil Bank record
HATTERS have a fine record at Lincoln City in recent times, as they haven’t lost at Sincil Bank in over 30 years, writes Mike Simmonds.Although the last time out ended goalless, Town recorded back to...
View ArticleVisit Whipsnade for festive fun
WANT to know what treats Santa’s reindeer really want left out for them on Christmas Eve?Then get along to Whipsnade Zoo this month, where visitors can get up close to these festive animals at the...
View ArticleWatkins concentrating on the league after FA Cup exit
MISSING out on a big name tie in the third round of the FA Cup means the Hatters must focus fully on their hopes of gaining promotion out of the Blue Square Bet Premier this season, writes Mark...
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