Ho Ho it’s dwarfs at dawn as pantos square up for audience battle
TWO of the area’s biggest theatres have announced that they are staging the same panto story next year and their success may lie in whether they are fielding a company that includes genuine small...
View ArticlePinocchio (review)
YOU’D have to have a heart of oak not to enjoy the quirky, but thoroughly engrossing, story of Pinocchio that is currently thrilling families at The Stables.The venue delights in finding strange and...
View ArticleBrabin: Off field problems will galvanise Kettering
HATTERS manager Gary Brabin believes Boxing Day opponents Kettering will be galvanised by their recent off the field problems when they travel to Kenilworth Road on Boxing Day, writes Mike Simmonds.The...
View ArticleL&D set to slash parking prices
THE Luton & Dunstable Hospital is to lower its car parking prices in the New Year after coming under pressure from patients groups and the board of governors.The Luton News reported earlier this...
View ArticleLook after your mental health at Christmas
THE STRESS of the festive period can become overwhelming for some people, and the NHS are offering advice for people to cope with the season.Worrying about Chrstimas preparations, finances and...
View ArticleSLIDESHOW: Little Lilly is home for Christmas
OUR slideshow of festive pictures of little Lilly MacGlashan and her family show that despite her illness the youngster is just like any other tot at Christmas time.Little Lilly, whose cancer battle...
View ArticleSteps to avoid burglary this Christmas
Beds police is asking everyone to be wary of thieves this Christmas by adopting various security measures.People are being asked to register any expensive items on the UK National Property Register...
View ArticleAdmiral ensures Macmillan is in the money
STAFF at the Admiral Group of Companies have had their sights set on raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support this year.And thanks to dress-down Fridays, raffles and an Easter egg hunt, they...
View ArticleGallant Smith falls to points defeat
LUTON boxer fighter James Smith was beaten on points by Mark Coombs in his third professional bout at The Savoy Hotel last Wednesday.The 23-year-old went the four rounds, but fell to the second defeat...
View ArticleSimple steps to reduce burglary heartache
WITH Father Christmas getting set to do his rounds at the weekend, Bedfordshire Police is urging residents to take a few extra actions to prevent heartache should anyone be the victim of crime over the...
View ArticleAirline flies to Austrian city
LUTON budget airline easyJet has launched a new service to Austrian city Salzburg.The service, which will fly twice weekly, is a popular destination for alpine skiers and the birthplace of Wolfgang...
View ArticlePolice warn ‘beware the festive burglar’
WITH Father Christmas getting set to do his rounds at the weekend, Bedfordshire Police is urging residents to take a few extra actions to prevent heartache should anyone be the victim of crime over the...
View ArticleBeds Uni graduate wins contest
AN animation graduate from the University of Bedfordshire is celebrating after winning a prestigious competition. Chris Butcher, who graduated in 2009, won the open stop motion category of the Red Bull...
View ArticleEAAA lottery draw results
The latest draw for the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) Lottery has been made and this week’s lucky winner of £1,000 is ticket number 30198. A further prize of £250 will be going to number 22836 and...
View ArticleLuton learn lessons to show the killer instinct
HUNGRY Hatters are finally learning how to kill off teams as they carved up Kettering 5-0 in Monday’s Boxing Day win, writes Mark Wood.The second best crowd of the season at Kenilworth Road were dished...
View ArticleAlan Dee: The world is a better place if slow it down, but can we?
WE’RE all staring down the barrel of a new year and supposedly contemplating the changes we’d like to see in ourselves. Yes, this is the year you’ll finally give up smoking. Of course you’ll cut down...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVD releases
A SCIENTIST carries out genetic experiments on apes, hoping to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, in RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (12: Twentieth Century Fox).This reboot of an enduring sci-fi...
View ArticleSuperfast broadband - have your say
Superfast broadband is winging its way to most of Central Bedfordshire and a new survey should show just how much demand there is for the service.Officers at Central Bedfordshire Council want to find...
View ArticleConsistency coming at the right time says Brabin
HATTERS are finally finding some consistency at the right time according to boss Gary Brabin, write Mark Wood.Luton followed up last week’s fine 3-1 win at Tamworth with a 5-0 demolition of hapless...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Killing time in Copenhagen
Inspired by The Killing, Nick Jenkins heads to Denmark to find out whether this fictional crime hotspot is really as dangerous as it looks.The first surprise for fans of The Killing, the TV series that...
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