Testing time as Amari waits on results
SIDELINED striker Amari Morgan-Smith is champing at the bit to get back into the action, writes Mark Wood and Mike Simmonds.Breathing problems forced the 22-year-old asthmatic off the field during...
View ArticleStubbings will shore it up for Bedfordshire
Former Derbyshire cricketer Steve Stubbings is hoping to bring his vast experience to the top of the Bedfordshire order this season, writes Mike Simmonds.Stubbings, 33, enjoyed 12 years in the first...
View ArticleAre you ready for a new opportunity?
GLOBAL companies will be looking to identify more potential suppliers as a result of growing political instability and disasters like the Japanese earthquake.And that move away from single sources of...
View ArticleCast announced for youth show
THE talented young cast has been announced for the Grove Theatre’s fifth summer musical project.Following impressive auditions at the Court Drive, Dunstable, venue, the production team have listed who...
View ArticleHave you seen parrots Sparky and Tommy?
THE owners of two African Grey parrots which have gone missing in Dunstable and Hougton Regis are offering a reward for anyone who can bring them safely home.Tommy disappeared first after escaping...
View ArticleCommunity art will stand on new plinths
FOUR new plinths that have appeared in Grove House Gardens will be platforms for community sculptures, Dunstable Town Council has revealed.The pieces of artwork, each designed by a different group of...
View ArticleHeroes and zeros for food hygiene
FROM school dinners to posh nosh, top class cleanliness at eateries in the area has been celebrated by Central Bedfordshire Council’s food hygiene scheme.The local authority’s Scores On The Doors...
View ArticlePleat hopes for ‘new era’
FORMER Luton Town manager David Pleat believes the Hatters will usher in a new era should they return to the Football League with victory over AFC Wimbledon at the weekend, writes Mike Simmonds.The two...
View ArticleBig spenders will not affect any Hatters recruitment drive
A REPEAT of big bucks spending a la Crawley of last season will not affect Town’s plans for the forthcoming campaign, writes Mark Wood.Disappointment in Saturday’s play-off final means that the Hatters...
View ArticleTown in a buyer’s market
EAGLE-EYED Hatters are busy casting their eyes over potential targets for next season.With managing director Gary Sweet adamant that football is currently a ‘buyer’s market’ Town are well placed to...
View ArticleSweet expects Brabin to stay at Kenilworth Road
SIGNING Gary Brabin as Town’s permanent manager should just be a ‘formality’ according to managing director Gary Sweet, writes Mark Wood.Both parties have had some time out and taken stock following...
View Article210 child sex offences recorded in Bedfordshire
BEDFORDSHIRE Police recorded 210 sex offences against children including rape, incest and gross indecency –in 2009-10.Most reports concerned children aged 12-15 years old. However, six victims in the...
View ArticleShops queen is welcome back
SHE is the retail guru who famously announced on national TV two years ago that Dunstable was a shopping spot “on its last legs” and said there was “not much” chance of retailers being successful in...
View ArticleBrabin remains boss after signing new deal
LUTON Town have confirmed that Gary Brabin will remain as first team manager after signing a new two-year deal with the club, writes Mike Simmonds.The 40-year-old, who originally joined the club in...
View ArticleWinners all yearn for learning
LEARNERS, their teachers and the importance of new skills were celebrated at an awards ceremony.The Learning Partnership – Bedfordshire and Luton gave certificates to a host of people who have fought...
View ArticleCampaign launched to keep employees well in workplace
EMPLOYERS are being invited to sign up their firms to a programme designed to keep their frazzled employees firing on all cylinders.One of the first organisations to sign up to the Staying Healthy at...
View ArticleCup draw unveiled
RUGBY: Bedford Queens host Bedfordshire County Cup holders Stockwood Park after the draw was made for the competition last week.If Queens can dispose of Park, they will host 2009 finalists Sharnbrook...
View ArticleCounty side is reborn
Youngsters from Mid and North Bedfordshire were selected to represent the Beds County U13 boys side in a triangular tournament against Berkshire and Oxfordshire at Burnham, Berks on Sunday.Ed Johnson...
View ArticleEureka! Student graduation day
STUDENTS on an innovative new course using gaming machines to teach the curriculum, graduated with a new qualification in a special ceremony on Tuesday.The youngsters have just completed a 10-week...
View ArticleNeilson eagerly awaits Parma and Gabala tests
SEALING a home pre-season friendly against Italian giants Parma has brought the memories of facing Ajax flooding back for Luton Town assistant manager Alan Neilson, writes Mark Wood.Neilson played 45...
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