Help is at hand from reopened training centre
A CENTRE that provides support for young people struggling with education in order to help them take their next step towards employment has reopened in Dunstable.First Place Training, in Albion Street,...
View ArticleCouncil warning after trickster’s fake tax letter
COUNCIL tax payers in the Dunstable area are being warned to be vigilant against fraud after a resident received a fake bill demanding money.Central Bedfordshire Council this week urged people not to...
View ArticleLoveard drives on to success
GOLF: With two tournament wins, three hole-in-ones and five years experience under his belt already, the future is looking bright for eight-year-old golfer, Ben Loveard.The talented youngster began...
View ArticleBusway team in bird rescue
A GREBE chick had a lucky escape from the clutches of a hungry magpie after workmen on the Luton Dunstable Busway sprang to the rescue.Contractors working on the £89 million scheme are used to helping...
View ArticleTax rise ‘will keep bobbies on beat’
TAXPAYERS will pay more for policing from April after Bedfordshire Police Authority members voted to reject a government grant.Bedfordshire Police had been offered a one-off £907,000 grant to freeze...
View ArticleSLIDESHOW: Take a look around Lewsey Sports Park
IF you’ve not had the chance to look around the new Lewsey Sports Park yet, you can see the results of the £1.5 million renovation in our slideshow.The centre is now home to a 70-station gym, a...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Ghost Rider - Spirit of Vengeance
t hunger. The Rider’s gonna come out. And when he does, he’ll destroy whoever’s got it coming.”Not much can prepare you for this crazy follow up to 2007’s Ghost Rider, which by common consent wasn’t...
View ArticleMind your business: Paul Mayhew answers our Q&A
PAUL Mayhew, 32, is sales director of Carnoisseur Leasing, The Car Leasing Store, which has its head office in High Street South, Dunstable. Here we find out what makes the franchise owner tick.What...
View ArticleSport Relief kick-off event
A DUNSTABLE store wants to thank shoppers and staff for their backing for its first fundraising event for Sport Relief.Sainsbury’s store manager Jim Bavington said that a cake sale and a tombola raised...
View ArticleFirefighters’ 999 calls
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to deal with a cooker fire in Dunstable on Sunday, February 19.Two Dunstable fire engines went to Abbey Mews just after 9.45am.When they arrived, the fire was out.>...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Botswana, a real African adventure
On a Saga holiday with a difference, Lauren Taylor discovers the joys of a safari in the famed Okavango Delta.When I found out I was heading on an African safari holiday, I’d expected to see huge, open...
View ArticleSinging out for charity events
CLOSE HARMONY is a group of 11 friends who enjoy a bit of a singsong in aid of charity.They formed the choir 12 years ago and provide light entertainment for various groups such as Women’s Institutes,...
View ArticlePilkington leaves Hatters to take up Notts County role
HATTERS goalkeeper Kevin Pilkington has left Kenilworth Road to take up a full-time goalkeeping coach role at League One side Notts County.The 37-year-old had played 15 times for Town this season, and...
View ArticleHatters rated v Tamworth
Mark Tyler: 6.5 – Barely tested, but a couple of good punches clear.Greg Taylor: 7.5 – Has added so much to the team both offensively and defensively since joining from Darlington.George Pilkington: 7...
View ArticleBrabin could tinker with a winning side
HATTERS boss Gary Brabin hasn’t ruled out changing a winning team when Luton travel to Barrow tonight, writes Mike Simmonds.Town eased past Tamworth 3-0 in their Blue Square Bet Premier clash on...
View ArticleAnti-squatting lobby set for victory as new law heads to Queen
SQUATTING. It’s a word that creates fear and loathing among residential landlords.Squatters move into empty properties and take over occupation without obtaining the permission of the owner, their...
View ArticleRoad block for M1 gantry work
POLICE will put a rolling road block in place while the Highways Agency installs new gantries on the M1 on Friday night (February 24)Traffic will be reduced to one lane in both directions between...
View ArticleKovacs: It wasn’t my goal!
OVERJOYED Janos Kovacs admitted his excitement got the better of him as he celebrated Francino Francis’ own goal like one of his own in Saturday’s 3-0 victory over Tamworth, writes Mark Wood.Kovacs had...
View ArticlePREVIEW: Hatters out to end Barrow’s proud home run
BARROW have been one of the major surprise packages in the Blue Square Bet Premier this season, writes Mike Simmonds. An 18th place finish with 50 points to their name last campaign, gave little...
View ArticleBack-to-work help for jobless
A SCHEME offering specialist support to help people get back into work has been expanded to include Dunstable.The Work Club project is run by the Bedfordshire Adult Skills and Community Learning...
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