Setting out stall on mini market
A NEW stall will be up and running in Houghton Regis town centre on Fridays for a four-week trial period.Now other potential stallholders are being urged to join in the pilot Friday mini market scheme...
View ArticleMcAllister wants his own party as Fleetwood are crowned champions
WITNESSING Fleetwood being crowned champions on Saturday as whetted Town’s appetite to celebrate have their own party at Wembley come May 20, writes Mark Wood.The boot was on the other foot for striker...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs took days off work to set up their own Bedfordshire firm
WHEN Pure Planet Recycling was set up nearly five years ago, directors Paul Turbutt and Phil Gibbs knew they had a good idea but weren’t sure how they would make it work.The friends had been working in...
View ArticleMan killed in glider tragedy
A MAN was killed as the glider he was flying crashed in Eaton Bray earlier this afternoon (April 30).Emergency services attended the scene, close to Harling Road, after a call from a member of the...
View ArticleIs there a stargate in my superstore?
having considered the matter long and hard, having consulted the finest scientific minds and having taken all their conclusions into account, there’s no avoiding the unpalatable truth. You might find...
View ArticleLuton life’s been a blur for modest Gray
ASTOUNDED striker Andre Gray has admitted that life at Kenilworth Road has been a bit of a blur since signing from Blue Square Bet North side Hinckley United in March, writes Mark Wood.Gray, who netted...
View ArticleHatters rated v Fleetwood
Mark Tyler: 7 – Not unduly tested but alert to any threat.Keith Keane: 8 – Dominated the midfield as he made plenty of tackles and executed some crucial interceptions.George Pilkington: 7.5 – Skipper...
View ArticleStill time for nature awards
The deadline to sign up for Bedfordshire’s prestigious Living Countryside Awards is fast approaching, but there is still time to submit your entries. Run by the Bedfordshire branch of the Campaign to...
View ArticlePupil cash anomaly is ‘failing Houghton Regis children’
CHILDREN in Houghton Regis are being failed by the current school funding formula, which sees schools in neighbouring Luton receive more than £600 extra per pupil, says MP Andrew Selous.He told...
View ArticleBlues end season on high
SML Premier Division Dunstable Town 3 Leverstock Green 2DUNSTABLE Town ended their Molten Spartan SML Premier Division campaign with a double over visitors Leverstock Green at the weekend.Blues were...
View ArticleHatters name reserve side for Colchester clash
HATTERS have named a strong reserve side for their final Combination clash at Colchester United this afternoon, starting at 2pm.Dan Gleeson, Shane Blackett and Andre Boucaud have all be handed starts,...
View ArticleBeer festival will be different glass
DUE to popular demand, Dunstable Town Council will host the town’s very first beer festival later this month.As well as 28 cask ales such as Hopping Mad, Concrete Cow and Frog Island, and local...
View ArticleDinomites competition winners
THE winners of our Dinomites competition are Helen Dudley from Toddington and Destiny Bowler from Luton.They both knew the correct answer to the question of how many toes a T-Rex has on each foot is...
View ArticleLife’s little necessities
A TEA Time Tales session in Dunstable will focus on “public utilities and services”.The Necessities Of Life is the theme for the local history talk.It will go ahead at Priory House on Thursday, May...
View ArticleWalker at the double as Hatters down Colchester
ATTACKER Dan Walker netted twice as Luton Town reserves won 2-1 at Colchester United in their final Combination clash of the season yesterday afternoon.The visitors took the lead on 36 minutes when...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie guide: American Pie Reunion, The Lucky One, Safe
EVERYBODY politely stood to one side as the Marvel Avengers assembled themselves in your local multiplex last week, so this week there’s a bit of a logjam on the new release front.Teenage boys and...
View ArticleKovacs: Play-off experience will benefit us
PLAY-OFF experience should set the Hatters apart this time round according to centre-half Janos Kovacs, writes Mark Wood.Most of Luton’s squad have experienced the highs and lows of play-off football...
View Article‘We’re penalised for parking in our own street’
DISGRUNTLED drivers feel they are being ‘targeted’ by Central Beds Council as they are being fined for parking in their own street.Angry couple Romie Bentley-Graef and Jody Knight canvassed their...
View ArticleOsano keen to focus after Rushden heartbreak
ON-FIRE full-back Curtis Osano is looking to put his play-off woe behind him when the Hatters take on Wrexham in this season’s semi-finals, writes Mark Wood.The Kenyan has flourished under new boss...
View ArticleGlider death crash pilot ‘experienced’
AN investigation has been launched after a man was killed when the glider he was flying crashed in Eaton Bray on Monday afternoon.Emergency services attended the scene, close to Harling Road, after a...
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