RUGBY ROUND UP: Luton hammered but Dees win
LUTON Rugby were soundly beaten 50-3 by Tonbridge Juddians in their National League Three London & SE clash at the weekend.The visitors had gone ahead in the fourth minute through Jake Harris’...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: War Horse, Shame, Margin Call
War HorseIt’s rare you will see me criticise Steven Spielberg, but for me this is a massive misfire from a wonderful director. A theatrical triumph through imagination, this is a deeply uncinematic...
View ArticleStriker dedicates win to Brabin’s father
SOMBRE striker Danny Crow dedicated Town’s 1-0 win over Stockport County on Tuesday evening to boss Gary Brabin’s father who passed away the night before, writes Mark Wood.Most of Luton’s players were...
View ArticleCase nets late on for Rovers
FOOTBALL: A late equaliser from Ricky Case earned Barton Rovers a 1-1 draw at Woodford United in Evo-Stik Southern League Division One Central at the weekend.Glen Hawkins put the home side ahead on 56...
View ArticleAFC make it eight in a row
FOOTBALL: AFC Dunstable recorded their eighth straight Molten Spartan SML Premier victory with a 2-1 home win over London Tigers on Saturday.Craig Butler broke the deadlock with a superb 20-yard...
View ArticleDon’t miss out on flu jab warn health chiefs
HEALTH chiefs in Bedfordshire are warning those in at risk groups, including the elderly and pregnant women, to get the flu jab.NHS Beds and NHS Luton say that poor uptake for this year’s jab is...
View ArticleCrow: The goals will come
HARD-WORKING striker Danny Crow knows the goals will come if he keeps putting the effort in, writes Mark Wood.Two gilt-edged chances went begging in the 1-0 defeat of Stockport County on Tuesday...
View ArticleConnie Primmer: The fat issue
THE only thing on TV at the moment, other than Don’t Tell The Bride repeats, seems to be a never-ending stream of programmes about obesity, slimming and extreme diets. It’s to be expected in January as...
View ArticleVIDEO: Cycletta is back!
LADIES, it’s time to dust off your saddles as Cycletta is back and better than ever. The fabulous female cycling challenge is coming to Woburn Abbey on May 13 2012, with a stunning 40km route. The...
View ArticlePumping up role of UK manufacturers
A LUTON company is being used to showcase a new national campaign to promote the positive role businesses have in society.Pump maker Hayward Tyler, in Kimpton Road, hosted a British Chamber of Commerce...
View ArticleUniversity to hold open evening
THE University of Bedfordshire will host its first postgraduate study open evenings of 2012 at the Luton campus on Tuesday. Scholarships worth up to 50 per cent of tuition fees are now available on...
View ArticleO’Connor is determined to retain penalty duties
CONFIDENT striker Aaron O’Connor over-ruled skipper George Pilkington to bury Hatters’ penalty hoodoo as he netted Town’s winner against Stockport County from the spot on Tuesday night, writes Mark...
View ArticleCar crash in early hours
SEVERAL vehicles were involved in an accident in Harcourt Street in Luton this morning (January 12).A black Corsa crashed into several other vehicles at about 2.20am and two people ran from the scene....
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the new cinema releases
THERE’S a varied field of runners and riders under starter’s orders for this week’s Box Office Stakes, but there’s one nag which is undoubtedly installed as odds-on favourite.It has the pedigree, it...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the best TV of the week ahead
SaturdayThe Magicians (BBC One, 6.35pm)Four magicians – double act Barry Jones and Stuart MacLeod, alongside Pete Firman and Jason Latimer – team up with assorted celebrities to perform four illusions,...
View ArticleHarpist continues classics season
Leighton Buzzard Music welcome the New Year with a recital by the brilliant Anglo-French harpist Melissa Kenny. Mélissa was born in France and studied in Toulouse and later in London at the Trinity...
View ArticleReassurance after TB case in school
HEALTH experts are reassuring the public after a secondary school pupil in Luton was diagnosed with tuberculosis.NHS Luton has refused to say which school the pupil attends, or exactly when the case of...
View ArticleBrabin’s trial date set
HATTERS: Manager Gary Brabin’s trial date was set for Friday, May 25, during a case management hearing at Selby Magistrates Court yesterday.Brabin had already pleaded not guilty to the two charges of...
View ArticleChange in formation was the key to Hatters’ crucial win
REVERTING to a 4-3-3 formation proved the difference for Luton as they edged to a hard-fought 1-0 victory over struggling Stockport County on Tuesday night, writes Mark Wood.Recalled duo Stuart...
View ArticleResidents protest at scheme for pub site
ANGRY residents of a quiet Luton cul-de-sac handed a petition to councillors at a meeting on Monday night in protest against plans for more new houses to be built on their doorstep.Beseiged homeowners...
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