Brabin still believes he would have won promotion with Hatters
FORMER Hatters boss Gary Brabin couldn’t hide his disappointment that he hadn’t been given until the end of the season to prove he was the man to take Hatters back into the Football League, writes Mike...
View ArticleLast chance to vote in Shop Local awards
THERE are just a few days left to cast your vote in Dunstable’s great Shop Local customer service awards.Latest businesses nominated include the PC Help Centre, which really is a “favourite” with...
View ArticleSkipper admits hard work is key to cure Town’s defensive woes
HATTERS are having a real set-to over set-pieces after conceding five goals in their last two games against Braintree on Saturday and Hayes & Yeading on Monday, writes Mark Wood.Skipper George...
View ArticleHunt for owner of diamond ring stolen last year
A DIAMOND ring believed to have been stolen during a robbery last year has been recovered by police.The ring was found by detectives who had arrested a burglar for a separate incident. They were...
View ArticleBuckle hoping to emulate Torquay play-off triumph with Luton
NEW Hatters boss Paul Buckle is hoping he can emulate the success he enjoyed at Torquay United with Luton Town, writes Mike Simmonds.The 41-year-old was unveiled to the media on Sunday morning, before...
View ArticleSing in the Sanctus
DAVID FANSHAWE’S African Sanctus is being performed at the UK Centre for Carnival Arts in June.It is being organised by Luton Choral Society who are appealing to all members of the community to come to...
View ArticleLuton players admit they let Brabin down
TOWN’s players have admitted letting former boss Gary Brabin down after he was sacked last month, writes Mark Wood.Skipper George Pilkington said: “He was a good manager. He was liked by all the lads...
View ArticlePersonal touch gives tiny firm edge over its rivals
ONE of the directors of an award-winning company has a very personal reason for providing the best possible service to disabled people, writes business editor David Tooley.Jo Wallis, of Warnerbus...
View ArticleLadies In Lavender (review)
THE career of actress Hayley Mills seemingly came full circle last night. Earlier in the day she appeared on TV in her mum’s 1961 film, Whistle Down The Wind, where, as a naïve 15-year-old, the...
View ArticleHundred of Luton firms await business rates decision
BUSINESS growth in Luton and Dunstable is being stifled by high rates bills.That’s the warning from a national advice service that says 608 firms in Luton are waiting on the result of appeals.This,...
View ArticleLuton Fliers secure title
G-CASINO Luton Fliers Basketball Club won the Herts Premier League Division One title last week with a home victory against Herts Warriors.The victory, in their final game of the season, meant that...
View ArticleBoost for office complex plans
IDEAS to create new offices on the ex-BTR site in Dunstable are taking a major step forward.A £6.5 million Holiday Inn Express, with 120 bedrooms, is already being built on one part of the former...
View ArticleTown boss: We must Buckle up defending at set-pieces
DEFENDING set-pieces is new Hatters boss Paul Buckle’s number one priority on the training ground this week, writes Mike Simmonds.Four out of the last five goals Luton have conceded have been from...
View ArticleBuckle will instil new fighting spirit
INSTILLING a fighting spirit into the side and a desire to win will come first for new manager Paul Buckle, rather than playing the ‘Luton’ way, writes Mike Simmonds.Hatters fans have been brought up...
View ArticleReally rocking for ‘inspirational’ Lilly
‘INSPIRATIONAL’ little Lilly MacGlashan is undergoing her next phase of life-saving cancer treatment in the US – but she hasn’t been forgotten back homeA rock concert in aid of the Neuroblastoma...
View ArticleMarket traders wanted for new square initiative
A NEW weekly mini market will begin its trial period in Houghton Regis next month, and are appealing for traders to get involved.Houghton Regis Town Council announced that a four-week trial period...
View ArticleOur Brother David and his Uncle Vanya
ANTHONY Clark directs his new play, Our Brother David, a poignant and touching story inspired by Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, at Watford Palace Theatre from tomorrow (Friday).It is the summer of 2010. Former...
View Article‘Mindless’ intruders ransack special needs kids charity
HEARTLESS yobs ransacked a special needs children’s charity’s premises over Easter causing extensive damage and halted plans to make sppace available to help more children.The burglars broke into the...
View ArticleGifts could earn community prize
A NEW campaign could turn your unwanted “pre-loved” furniture and household goods into cash and prizes for your community.The team behind Preen Furniture Bank, which provides people in need with...
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