Alan Dee’s guide to the new cinema releases
THERE’S a varied field of runners and riders under starter’s orders for this week’s Box Office Stakes, but there’s one nag which is undoubtedly installed as odds-on favourite.It has the pedigree, it...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the best TV of the week ahead
SaturdayThe Magicians (BBC One, 6.35pm)Four magicians – double act Barry Jones and Stuart MacLeod, alongside Pete Firman and Jason Latimer – team up with assorted celebrities to perform four illusions,...
View ArticleHarpist continues classics season
Leighton Buzzard Music welcome the New Year with a recital by the brilliant Anglo-French harpist Melissa Kenny. Mélissa was born in France and studied in Toulouse and later in London at the Trinity...
View ArticleHockey teams back in action
HOCKEY: Luton Ladies beat Hertford IIs 3-0 in Five Counties Women’s League Division One at the weekend, with their seconds losing 2-0 to Royston in Division Two and their thirds beaten 3-0 by Blueharts...
View ArticleBrabin’s trial date set
HATTERS: Manager Gary Brabin’s trial date was set for Friday, May 25, during a case management hearing at Selby Magistrates Court yesterday.Brabin had already pleaded not guilty to the two charges of...
View ArticleChange in formation was the key to Hatters’ crucial win
REVERTING to a 4-3-3 formation proved the difference for Luton as they edged to a hard-fought 1-0 victory over struggling Stockport County on Tuesday night, writes Mark Wood.Recalled duo Stuart...
View ArticleHatters plan changes for Hinkley challenge
STRONG Hatters are set to make a number of changes for their trip to struggling Blue Square North side Hinckley in their FA Trophy second round clash tomorrow, writes Mark Wood.Injuries have ruled out...
View Article‘The man from the council says YES’
A COUNCIL’S leader is vowing to change the way the authority does business.James Jamieson has set Central Bedfordshire Council the task of making £10million savings in the year from April while not...
View ArticleJohn Pilgrim: Some things are still worthwhile and free
I’M beginning to wonder just why I made all that fuss in the summer regarding home made jam and stuff. I made a half-hearted effort last weekend to tidy up the cupboards and shelves in the kitchen and...
View ArticleMemories are made of this...
A MAN who found a memory card in a churchyard is hoping to trace the owners.Paul Robinson, who lives in Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, spotted the SD memory card on the ground in All Saints...
View ArticleParents must act quickly to pick a school
PARENTS with young children starting education in September only have a few days to make their choice of school known.Mothers, fathers and carers have until Sunday, January 15 to tell Central Beds...
View ArticleFines for pair who sold unroadworthy cars
TWO car traders have been convicted of selling vehicles not fit to be driven on the road.On January 3, Zain Ul Abadin, of Kent Road, Luton, who traded as Alnoor Motors in Tavistock Street, Dunstable,...
View ArticleHatters game postponed
LUTON Town’s FA Trophy clash with Hinckley United was called off just 90 minutes before kick off this afternoon.With supporters having already made their way to the Greene King Stadium, the decision...
View ArticleWorld premiere at Palace
Internationally renowned playwright Charlotte Keatley reunites with artistic director Brigid Larmour to present the world premiere of her new play Our Father at Watford Palace Theatre from February...
View ArticleAirport names new charity partner
LUTON Airport has pledged to support Sue Ryder next year and has made an initial £5,000 donation to the charity.The choice was the result of a public poll.Airport community relations executive Sian...
View ArticleMerging units will save police six-figure sum
Savings of around £640,000 could be on the table as three police forces merge their units that investigate corruption, complaints and misconduct.Herts Constabulary launched the joint Professional...
View ArticleFootballers open new estage agent offices
TWO Luton Town Football Club players attended the official opening of a new estate agents office in Wellington Street on Thursday. Local business Household Estate Agents celebrated 20 years of success...
View ArticlePolice to star in TV documentary
HOW Beds Police fights crime and protects the public will be shown in graphic detail on BBC1 next week when the scenes of crime officers from Beds and Herts Scientific Services unravel the secrets of...
View ArticleLutonian Nutley learning from the best at Northampton Saints
RUGBY: Aspiring young Northampton Saints ace Ben Nutley says he’s relishing the chance to learn from some of the best back-rowers England has to offer.Nutley, 19, who recently signed a two-year...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: War Horse
Hello horse fans, you join us for the first marathon World War One big screen steeplechase – the going is good to firm but bogged down with far too many soggy areas… Soft-hearted billionaire director...
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