Couple bid a sad farewell to Toddington’s Bedford Arms
TODDINGTON lost another pub on Sunday (February 26) when the Bedford Arms closed its doors for the last time.Brewery Charles Wells recently called time on the well-used pub, and it is understood the...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVDs: Three Musketeers, Real Steel, Tower Heist
MUSKETEERS Athos, Porthos and Aramis are inseparable pals who live by the motto “One for all, all for one”.But if you’re tempted to rent or buy THE THREE MUSKETEERS (12: Entertainment One), the latest...
View ArticleForgotten south worry for Cheryl
A BUSINESS leader is promising to work ‘tirelessly’ to stop Bedfordshire becoming part of the ‘forgotten south’ in government funding decisions.Cheryl Smart, chief executive of Luton-based Bedfordshire...
View ArticleHappy Hatters relish break from league campaign
LUTON boss Gary Brabin felt his side revelled in the lack of pressure on them during Saturday’s 3-0 FA Trophy victory over Gateshead, writes Mike Simmonds.A refreshingly positive Town produced their...
View ArticleRovers rout Chalfont
Southern League Barton Rovers 4 Chalfont St Peter 0BARTON Rovers romped to a convincing 4-0 victory over Chalfont St Peter at the weekend in their Evo-Stik Southern League Division One Central...
View ArticleNo unlucky 13 as AFC tie it up at the top
SML Premier DivisionAFC Dunstable 3 Hillingdon Borough 1AFC Dunstable moved joint top of the Molten Spartan SML Premier Division after winning their 13th straight league game with a 3-1 win over...
View ArticleInquiry still under way
THE public inquiry into the planned A5 Dunstable northern bypass has not yet reached the end of the road.It was expected to be completed last week, but is now due to finish this Friday, March...
View ArticleBucks home to school transport charges approved
Buckinghamshire County Council’s Cabinet approved the new policy to charge for home to school transport this week.The changes are required to meet the 50% cut in budget over a 10 year timescale that...
View ArticleCare home one of best
A CARE home in Dunstable has been named one of the top BUPA homes in the country by its residents.An independent survey has revealed that 100 per cent of residents rated the overall quality of...
View ArticleKeane admits fortune favoured the brave
GOAL of the season contender Keith Keane admitted his audacious free-kick on Saturday had an element of luck about it, writes Mark Wood.Keane, 25, who hadn’t netted since the 8-0 thrashing of Hayes...
View ArticleSupermarket’s special sports kids scheme
CHILDREN from Downside Lower School, Dunstable, were given the chance to play Paralympic sports in the Sainsbury’s ‘1 Million Kids Challenge’.Six staff from Sainsbury’s in Luton Road, Dunstable, spent...
View ArticleOur Father (review)
THE timing of Charlotte Keatley’s new drama Our Father, which opened at Watford Palace Theatre, last week, couldn’t have been timelier. It’s set during a blistering hot spring when a Peak District...
View ArticleHatters chairman: York tie was ‘inevitable’
BEING paired with arch nemesis York City in the semi-finals of the FA Trophy was almost inevitable for the Hatters according to chairman Nick Owen, writes Mark Wood.The two clubs have enjoyed a...
View ArticleThird in the series is sure to have an Effect
Game Guy with Darren Gargette.... PREVIEW: Mass Effect 3 (Xbox360/PS3/PCIt’s rare for a gaming franchise to be one that almost everyone gets excited for. Call of Duty, FIFA and The Elder Scrolls series...
View ArticleCast your vote for businesses and staff offering service with a smile
DUNSTABLE Aquatics really does show ‘fin-esse’ when it comes to customer service – and now the store has been nominated in the great Shop Local contest.The Shop Local customer service awards are your...
View ArticleAlan Dee: This obvious row just doesn’t work
THIS rumbling row about work experience is providing all sorts of employment opportunities for commentators, pundits and pressure groups of all shades of opinion even as the people the schemes are...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to new movie releases: Wanderlust, Hunky Dory, Project X
HANG on a minute, we haven’t seen a film starring Jennifer Aniston for at least half an hour, what’s going on?Calm down, dears, Jen is still plugging away and tapping into the comedy vibe that proved...
View ArticleViolent attacks in the same week
TWO violents attacks in the same area of Dunstable within a week left victims with serious injuries.On Saturday February 18, a 25-year-old man was knocked unconscious in the alleyway alongside...
View ArticlePanesar picked for Sri Lanka tour
FORMER Luton Town & Indians spinner Monty Panesar has been named in England’s Test squad for their tour to Sri Lanka next month.The left-armer returned to the England side with a bang during the...
View ArticleSome alternative questions for Luton Town ‘Masterminds’
Simply Sims with Steve Sims:CONGRATULATIONS to Hatters fan Alan Clarke – the electrician who was a bright spark on Mastermind on Friday night.As you’ll see in the February 29 issue of the Luton News,...
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