Dance set to face surgery?
VERSATILE midfielder James Dance looks set to face surgery after Town boss Gary Brabin revealed his ankle injury is as bad as they feared, writes Mark Wood.Although still awaiting final clarification,...
View ArticleWell-being work-shops empower young students
STUDENTS at All Saints Academy were inspired and empowered by special workshops designed to promote personal well-being.Visitors from the University of Bedfordshire, Mind, Plan B, Sorted, Brook, the...
View ArticleUp-Hill battle for Luton to keep stars after Gunners pounce for Dawkins
TOWN will never again produce the likes of another Ricky Hill while they remain where they are, head of youth Gregg Broughton has warned following the departure of starlet Tarum Dawkins to Arsenal,...
View ArticleL&D staff go the extra mile for charity
STAFF and visitors to the Luton & Dunstable Hospital took advantage of the extra day that comes with a leap year to raise vital funds for charity, including the neo-natal intensive care unit, last...
View ArticleCut above rest at national awards
A HAIR salon in Dunstable beat nominees across the country to win a national hair award at a star-studded event in London last week.Elaine Sullivan-Child Hair and Beauty in High Street South was...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: John Carter, Bel Ami, The Raven
John CarterThis is the kind of film where you just go with it in the cinema but as soon as you step back out into real life, you just think to yourself: What did I just watch?’As you would expect,...
View ArticleLandmark site falls vacant
A LANDMARK site on one of Dunstable’s busiest roads stood vacant yesterday, after a prominent dealership moved out of the town.Wayside Volkswagen Dunstable, pictured right, has now relocated from its...
View ArticleHorrendous Hatters ditched by Dragons
Blue Square Bet Premier Wrexham 2 (2) Luton Town 0 (0)LUTON Town suffered a hugely disappointing defeat to title-chasing Wrexham as they put in an inept performance at the Racecourse Ground last night,...
View ArticleDunstable suffer Blues on a bad evening
Premier Division Cup St Margaretsbury 4 Dunstable Town 2IT was a bad night for Dunstable Town as they threw away a two-goal lead to crash out of the Premier Division Cup at the semi-final stage with a...
View ArticleNeighbourhood Watch (review)
WE’VE all met someone like Martin or had the misfortune to live next door to one (and if they’re not Martins then they’re usually - apologies - Clives, Barrys or Colins).While they may have their...
View ArticleWait begins for verdict on bypass
THE vital public inquiry into the planned A5 Dunstable northern bypass has finally drawn to a close.Now supporters and objectors face a nail-biting wait for the verdict.Planning inspector David...
View ArticleBrabin apologetic in defeat
HATTERS boss Gary Brabin blasted Luton Town’s first half performance as they went down to a bitterly disappointing 2-0 defeat at title-chasing Wrexham last night, writes Mike Simmonds.Goals from Danny...
View ArticlePriory House contest to mark tourism week
Priory House, the Dunstable heritage and tourist information centre, is running a contest to celebrate English Tourism Week, March 10-18.Three lucky people can win the chance to join a guided walk...
View ArticleMedieval graffiti is well worth a look
WHAT to do on a wet (and snowy, for a time) Sunday?You could do worse than visit All Saints Church in Leighton Buzzard, which provided not just very welcome shelter from the wild weather, but also...
View ArticleTown boss: Players need to show they want promotion
TOWN’s players have been urged to show just how much they want promotion this season by manager Gary Brabin, writes Mike Simmonds.Luton slumped to a desperately disappointing defeat at Wrexham last...
View ArticleTravelling Light takes Antony Sher back to his roots
THE birth of motion pictures is hot news at the moment. The Artist is riding high in the awards lists while Travelling Light, The National Theatre’s wonderfully affectionate love letter to those...
View ArticleMore drinkers getting behind the wheel
THE number of drink driving offences hit the 1,000 mark in Bedfordshire last year.According to figures obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, 1,000 people were arrested for being behind the...
View ArticleTheatre school opens its Magical Storybook
IT only comes around once every 18 months, but audiences will attest, that the spectacular show staged by the talented performers from The Leanne Hughes Theatre School is well worth the wait.This year...
View ArticleMake the difference, sign donor register
ARE you signed up to give the gift of life?Today (March 8) is World Kidney Day, and the Luton & Dunstable Hospital is getting the message out about the importance of joining the NHS Organ Donor...
View ArticleBrabin explains Watkins omission
HATTERS boss Gary Brabin believes midfielder Adam Watkins is in a ‘good place’ right now despite starting the last three games on the substitutes bench, writes Mike Simmonds.Although the 20-year-old...
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