Hatters hold special coaching session
LUTON Town players Dan Gleeson, Alex Lawless and coach Alan Neilson joined a group of adopted children this week for a special coaching session.The children, aged between five and 12, were all adopted...
View ArticleBeds back to winning ways
The Bedfordshire County Youth Pool Team bounced straight back to winning ways with a 25-19 triumph at Norfolk.Determined to make amends for their first defeat in two years last month, the first two...
View ArticleNew chairman elected for Central Bedfordshire Council
THE new Chariman of Central Bedfordshire Council was elected at the Council’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday (April 19). Councillor Angela Barker is the new Chairman and Councillor Caroline Maudlin...
View ArticleWillmott wins it as Hatters close on the play-offs
Blue Square Bet Premier: Luton Town 1 (0) Kidderminster Harriers 0 (0)DOMINANT Luton closed on the play-offs as they ground out a massively important 1-0 victory over fellow hopefuls Kidderminster...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the new films: Marvel Avengers Assemble
WELCOME to summer – the first of the big blockbusters has arrived, which means that just about everything else has moved to one side to allow Marvel Avengers Assemble a clear run at the box office.The...
View ArticleCalling all Georges looking to get fit
ANYONE with the name of George can get a free three-day pass to Dunstable and Tiddenfoot Leisure on St George’s Day. Whether George is your first name or surname, you can take advantage of the offer to...
View ArticleBuckle salutes ‘incredible’ Town fans
HATTERS boss Paul Buckle hailed the Luton fans as ‘incredible’ after 8,415 crammed into Kenilworth Road to watch the 1-0 victory over Kidderminster Harriers yesterday, writes Mike SimmondsThe...
View ArticleGeorge is hailed for ‘cross-over’ appeal after win
CROSS-OVER appeal will make Bobby George a huge star according to new promoter Dennis Hobson, writes Mark Wood.Vegas is the aim for the Luton light welterweight after he destroyed Phil Boyle in just...
View ArticleBedfordshire charity benefits from lottery handout
A BEDFORDSHIRE volunteer service has been handed a £37,500 grant from the Health Lottery.The WRVS Good Neighbours Scheme Bedfordshire has benefitted from a chunk of £1,561,658 raised by health lottery...
View ArticleVillages’ Jubilympics fun
EDLESBOROUGH, Dagnall and Northall villages celebrate Mayday with a free ‘Jubilympics’ day at Edlesborough village green on Saturday, May 5.The villages’ ‘green man’ will crown the 2012 May Queen at...
View ArticleKeech raises charity tax concerns
KEECH Hospice Care has joined the growing number of charities concerned about the controversial decision to cap tax relief on charitable giving.The Luton-based charity says it is extremely worried...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy
Can it really be 15 years since the awesome Trainspotting put Scotland and drugs on the big screen in a smart, funny and engaging masterpiece based on the ground-breaking novel by Irvine Welsh?Welsh...
View ArticleA licence to level retail playing field
SO, what’s the only type of outfit that’s still expanding on our High Streets?The fish spa craze appears to have come and gone, the coffee bar boom seems to have slowed down, new nail stylists are...
View ArticleHatters rated v Harriers
Mark Tyler: 7 – Commanded his box well, was there when needed and his excellent pass created the winner.Keith Keane: 7 – Battled hard in the midfield and made a real difference when he drove...
View ArticleTen-man Rovers slip to last-gasp defeat
Southern League Marlow 2 Barton Rovers 1BARTON Rovers slipped to their third straight Evo-Stik Southern League Division One Central defeat as they went down 2-1 at bottom of the table Marlow on...
View ArticleScouts step it out, by George!
HUNDREDS of marchers created an eye-catching spectacle at the St George’s Day parade by Dunstable District Scouts.More than 400 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorer Scouts and leaders paraded through...
View ArticleTop rating for college from quality team
A “CONFIDENCE” judgement has been given on Central Bedfordshire College’s delivery of higher education programmes.Reviewers from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education visited the college...
View ArticleHatters U18s earn draw with Gills
LUTON Town’s U18s rounded off their season with a 1-1 draw against Gillingham at Ely Way in the Youth Alliance East Division on Saturday morning.Mason Blake returned to Town’s start line-up following...
View ArticlePolice appeal after fatal road accident on Hemel Hempstead Road, near Little...
A WOMAN in her 70s has died after a collision between two cars on a single carriageway.Police were called to the scene at the junction between Pedley Hill, Hudnall Lane and Hemel Hempstead Road, just...
View ArticleJoin in world record fun for ChildLine
SCHOOLS in the Dunstable area are urged to get involved in the ChildLine Big Birthday week, October 8-12.To mark ChildLine’s 25th anniversary, schools are invited to take part in fun and quirky...
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