Town players rally in support of Brabin
HATTERS striker Stuart Fleetwood has thrown his support behind under-fire manager Gary Brabin, writes Mike Simmonds.Town’s boss has been the subject of intense criticism in recent weeks which came to a...
View ArticleLuton and Dunstable Olympics 2012 site launch
THE route the Olympic Torch will be taking through Luton and Dunstable and the inspirational people carrying it were announced on Monday.The famous flame arrives in London Road on Sunday July 8, the...
View ArticleMidweek stats a mere coincidence for Hatters
LUTON’s shocking midweek record is not having any effect on the players, according to forward Stuart Fleetwood, writes Mike Simmonds.Tuesday night’s 3-0 defeat against Forest Green Rovers means Town...
View ArticleFleetwood shoulders blame after Rovers miss
STRIKER Stuart Fleetwood shouldered a large portion of the blame for Town’s 3-0 defeat against Forest Green Rovers on Tuesday night, writes Mike Simmonds.With 15 minutes on the clock, the forward...
View ArticleJoin the Breakfast Olympics
LUTON Rugby Team will be at The White House at Luton’s Galaxy Centre on Wednesday (March 28) to take part in a Breakfast Olympics in aid of children’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent.White House...
View ArticlePulling the plug over water ban?
A WATER company that offers no dispensation to firms needing to work around the hosepipe ban in order to survive has been blasted by a businessman from Dunstable.Mike Roberts, of Great Outdoors and In,...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: The Hunger Games, Wild Bill, Act Of Valour
THE HUNGER GAMESThere’s a gap in the world – a large gap of young fiction adaptations with fantasy and science fiction edges. It’s a gap caused by the end of the Harry Potter franchise and the imminent...
View ArticleThe demands of Olympic music
BOND composer and former Challney Boys pupil David Arnold is putting the final touches to the music for the closing ceremony of the Olympics.The Grammy award winning father-of-three, whose mum Rita...
View ArticleTown snap up striker
HATTERS have confirmed the signing of Hinckley United striker Andre Gray after it emerged that Amari Morgan-Smith is unlikely to feature again this season.Town saw off competition from Championship and...
View ArticleBehind the scenes at BBC Sport Relief
CELEBRITY COACH and former Ashcroft High pupil Greg Whyte has been behind the scenes at Sport Relief once again – this time training loveable Liverpudlian John Bishop for his ‘Week of Hell.’The...
View ArticleFringe players come to the fore as Neilson is happy with Waders win
PLAYING a large number of senior players in the Bedfordshire Senior Cup will help to keep them up to speed for Town’s important play-off run-in according to assistant manager Alan Neilson, writes Mark...
View ArticleMaroons bounce back with Ath win
SML Division One Buckingham Athletic 0 Crawley Green 1CRAWLEY Green got back to winning ways with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Buckingham Athletic in Molten Spartan SML Division One on Tuesday...
View ArticleDunstable cystic fibrosis champion Simon to carry Olympic torch
DUNSTABLE charity champion Simon Stothard was “honoured, surprised and humbled” to be chosen as an Olympic torchbearer.The Luton Children and Families Information Service officer said: “Just being...
View ArticleMurray excels at National Champs
LUTON athletes represented Bedfordshire schools at the Aviva National English Schools Cross-Country Championships in Somerset on Saturday. Rebecca Murray again excelled as, running in her first year as...
View ArticleCome to Travellers Solidarity Network
CONTROVERSIAL Christchurch Bushmead vicar Martin Burrell, 61, is hosting a talk by the Travellers Solidarity Network, (TSN) a group formed in the aftermath of the Dale Farm evictions.It will be held at...
View ArticleWoolley hopes to earn a Hatters contract
ENERGETIC young striker Jake Woolley is hoping his exploits in the first team will help to earn him his first pro deal with the Hatters, writes Mark Wood.Having tasted senior football in the FA Trophy...
View ArticleBirthday bash for trade group
A NETWORKING and support group for businesses in Dunstable celebrated its first birthday last week.Networking@Dunstable, hosted a champagne reception for members and supporters, and founded by Sandie...
View ArticleSWEENEY TODD (review)
“So changed!” exclaims Nellie Lovett. “What have they done to you?” It’s true. It’s hard to recognise the chubby, cuddly, angelic-looking Michael Ball now transformed into the demonic mass murderer,...
View ArticleDodgy dealings in Yes, Prime Minister
MICHAEL Simkins, crickets buff, author and actor, who has performed in such diverse productions as Mamma Mia and Pinter’s The Old Masters, this week becomes the epitome of a bespoke civil servant, when...
View ArticleSlop buckets on standby for Leighton-Linslade homes.
RESIDENTS want it and the government wants it but Central Beds Council has snubbed returning to a weekly bin collection despite a cash bribe from a £250m pot.Instead the authority is hoping for backing...
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