Cash for Keech as campaign reaches the end of the road
THE Dunstable and Houghton Regis Campaign Against The Bypass considers the job it started 24 years ago is now done.So the campaign has donated the remainder of its fighting fund, £7,000, to Keech...
View ArticleBuckle impressed by Carney and Kidd
YOUNGSTER Newman Carney made his long-awaited return from injury when he played the final 10 minutes for Town’s U18s at the weekend, writes Mike Simmonds.Carney, 18, has been out for six months after...
View ArticleAnother blaze at derelict pub
A DERELICT Dunstable pub has suffered yet another blaze despite a security fence being put up to protect the building.It was the second fire at the abandoned venue in little more than a month.Fire...
View ArticleThe Way Of The World (review)
WHAT a tangled web lovers of all ages weave in William Congreve’s witty restoration comedy, The Way of the World, which has just opened in rep at the Chichester Festival Theatre.The shenanigans of the...
View ArticleLaunch day for £6.5m new hotel
THE new £6.5 million Holiday Inn Express, on the A5 at Dunstable’s southern gateway, is now set to be launched next month.Monday, May 28 is the date when the London Road hotel opens its doors to the...
View ArticleFit-again Taylor presses his case for a Town recall
QUICK healer Greg Taylor is looking to press his claims for a first-team recall after finally recovering from a mystery groin injury, writes Mark Wood.Having exhausted all avenues of solving the...
View ArticleCartoon mugs? My cup of tea!
DO you recognise the cheery cartoon figures on these fabulous mugs?They’re “the two Sharons” – Sharon Warboys and Sharon Knott.Sharon and Sharon are familiar faces from Facebook’s Don’t Let Dunstable...
View ArticleMore rain on the way, says weather expert
THIS week’s heavy rain is set to continue, which “can only be a good thing” for the current drought, a local weatherman said on Wednesday (April 25). Weather expert Philip Eden said as of midday on...
View ArticlePoku should be fit for make-or-break finale
COMBATIVE Luton midfielder Godfrey Poku should be fit to push for selection for Hatters’ make-or-break play-off decider at Fleetwood Town tomorrow, writes Mark Wood.The youngster had only be on the...
View ArticleTown boss hopes for sea of orange at Fleetwood
A SEA of orange can help the Hatters secure a place in the play-offs when they face Blue Square Bet Premier champions Fleetwood on Saturday, writes Mark Wood.Town travel in the knowledge they need just...
View ArticleSneath earns Beds call-up
CRICKET: Veteran Will Sneath has earned a surprise call-up for Bedfordshire’s opening MCCA one-day cup fixture with Hertfordshire at Ampthill on Sunday.With Martin Weightman unavailable, the selectors...
View ArticleLuton AC finish in fourth spot
A depleted Luton AC, supported by Luton Rotary Club, came fourth in their first Southern Athletics League match of the season at the weekend.The fixture was won by last year’s champions Southampton...
View ArticleLuton AC angling round up
On the South Lagoon, Paul Mallinson banked a 16lb common while on the adjacent North House Lake, Gary Charman managed an 18lb common and 19lb 2oz mirror, Simon Jackson a 20lb 1oz common, Jem Gribble...
View ArticleStags boss assures Hatters fans they will go for the win at Kidderminster
MANSFIELD boss Paul Cox has reassured Luton fans that his side will be going into their clash with Kidderminster Harriers tomorrow, looking for victory.The Stags are already assured of a play-off...
View ArticleConsider yourself a guest at Oliver!
AS part of the international celebration of the life and work of Charles Dickens, to mark the bicentenary of his birth, the Leighton Buzzard Youth Theatre is presenting the classic family musical...
View ArticleDance hoping momentum is with Luton
INJURED winger James Dance believes that the momentum is with Luton as they look to secure the result needed to reach the Blue Square Bet Premier play-offs at Fleetwood Town this afternoon, writes Mike...
View ArticleSuper fit docs go the extra mile in Paris
A MARATHON running Toddington doctor turned trainer helped a fellow GP complete his first 26.2 mile race to raise funds for charity.Dr Sunil Sharma of the Toddington Medical Centre helped Dr Talib...
View ArticleShance reaches semi-finals
VAUXHALL Tennis Club player Shanice Marshall-Sefia reached the semi-finals at the Finchley Manor Junior Open Tournament U12 singles event earlier this month, before losing to eventual winner Tanysha...
View ArticleTraffic cops are back with new episodes
OFFICERS from Bedfordshire Police will be on screen again next month when BBC 1’s Traffic Cops.The first two episodes of the new series of the popular show will feature officersfrom the Bedfordshire...
View ArticleAce Franklin makes final
Dunstable Tennis Club were well represented at the Riverside Junior Open in Bedford earlier this month.Alicia Franklin made the final of the U14 girls singles event, while she also took part in the U16...
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