Hatters draw Kidderminster away in FA Trophy
LUTON Town have been drawn away to Blue Square Bet Premier rivals Kidderminster Harriers in the FA Trophy third round proper should they see off Hinckley United in a replay tomorrow night.Hatters have...
View ArticleTown fall further behind leaders Wrexham
LUTON slipped eight points away from top of the table Wrexham after the leaders were 2-1 winners at Tamworth on Saturday.With Luton enduring a frustrating trip to Hinckley in the FA Trophy, Andy...
View ArticleWat-er great swim award!
AN 11-year-old swimmer has made a bit of a splash at Dunstable Leisure Centre after winning a special award.Isaac Parish earned a SwimSchool Scholarship Award for his determination and technique.The...
View ArticlePlans to double Luton Airport passengers to 18 million a year
‘AMBITIOUS’ plans that would see Luton Airport expand to take 18 million passengers a year were revealed today.London Luton Airport Limited, the company that owns the aiport on behalf of Luton Borough...
View ArticleTrophy tie is moved to Wednesday
LUTON Town’s FA Trophy second round tie at Hinckley United has been moved from Tuesday to Wednesday, kick-off at 7.45pm.The club’s official website released a statement about the game, which has...
View ArticleUniversity RaG week kicks off
A STUDENT is aiming to raise £8,000 for charity in just one week as part of the University of Bedfordshire’s annual RaG week.Robyn Sach, a 21-year-old journalism student, is the University RaG...
View ArticleDog barks up the wrong log
A DISTRESSED dog that got itself into bother with a log had to be cut free by firefighters in Houghton Regis.The dog’s collar had become entangled on a branch in Tithe Farm Recreation Ground and was...
View ArticleTRAVEL: A deep love for Colorado’s canyons
Clare Walker packs her hiking boots and heels for a whistle stop tour of Colorado’s national parks and the bright lights of Las Vegas.“First time in Vegas ma’am?” the taxi driver deduced from my dazed...
View ArticleNorovirus closes five wards at L&D
PATIENTS at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital have been struck with the winter vomiting disease, Norovirus. Five wards at the hospital are closed so far, and they are all elderly medical wards. Visitors...
View ArticleHinckley are in hot water over Luton call off
HOT water was poured on to the pitch at Hinckley’s Greene King Stadium pitch in a desperate bid to get Saturday’s FA Trophy second round tie between Hinckley United and Luton Town on, writes Mark...
View ArticlePosh are ordered to pay compensation for former Luton starlet Richens
PETERBOROUGH United have been ordered to pay the Hatters ‘significant’ compensation for enticing away youngster Michael Richens. After a lengthy hearing at Wembley on Wednesday an FA tribunal ordered...
View ArticleGetting the message across with a new email service
PEOPLE living in Central Beds can sign up for a new email service to keep them in the know about council events and information.The Central Bedfordshire Council Updates service is now up and running on...
View ArticleOnline free film footage archive really is a hit
A NEW website offering hundreds of hours of rare film footage of Beds and the rest of East Anglia has had more than 100,000 visitors in its first six weeks.The East Anglian Film Archive has made more...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s weekly guide to new DVD releases
IF you enjoyed Brendan Gleeson’s performance in the superb In Bruges, in which he and Colin Farrell played a couple of Irishmen holed up in the Belgian town, you’ll love his turn as THE GUARD (15:...
View ArticleWoodgate surges to cross country title
LUTON AC, supported by Luton Rotary Club, were in action at the Bedfordshire Cross-Country Championships in Wing last weekend as Daniel Woodgate won the Senior Men’s race, while the U17 women took the...
View ArticleTop marks for middle school
IT was celebration time for a Dunstable school after news that it came top of the class in Central Beds in the government’s 2011 primary school performance tables.The table rated Priory Middle School...
View ArticleChelsea snap up Luton starlets
HATTERS have seen three of their highly-rated youngsters move to Premier League giants Chelsea.Brothers Rio, Cole and Jay Dasilva have signed terms with the Blues in separate transfers, each worth five...
View ArticlePanesar misses out on England recall
EX-LUTON Town & Indians spinner Monty Panesar was left out of England’s Test team as their series with Pakistan started yesterday.Panesar, who hasn’t played a Test since July 2009, had staked a...
View ArticleHatters keeping tabs on non-league striker
PROLIFIC Bedford Town striker Drew Roberts has been drawn to Luton’s attention as they scour both the Football League and lower leagues for talent, writes Mark Wood.The 28-year-old forward has scored...
View ArticleHatters snap up Newport striker
LUTON Town have signed Newport County striker Craig McAllister on loan until the end of the season, writes Mike SimmondsThe 31-year-old frontman has agreed a deal that keeps him at Kenilworth Road...
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