Council tax discount for single people warning
PEOPLE claiming single person discount for their council tax when they are not living alone are being targeted by Luton Borough Council.Mohammed Khalid Osman, 33, of Charlwood Road in Luton was found...
View ArticleHatters rated v Bath City
Mark Tyler: 6 – Only had the one save to make on another uneventful afternoon.Greg Taylor: 7.5 – Looks a class act every week and put his attacking prowess to good effect.Keith Keane: 6.5 – Won plenty...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to new movie releases: John Carter, Bel Ami
HERE’S a big budget release with a title that seriously undersells itself – John Carter.What’s that about? Fans of TV medical drama ER might think it’s a big screen spin off for the goody-goody doctor...
View ArticleOwen wants the excitement of Wembley once more
EXPERIENCING the ‘exuberance and excitement and pure joy’ of a Wembley final is on Luton chairman Nick Owen’s wishlist this season after the Hatters reached the FA Trophy semi-finals, writes Mark...
View ArticleEngelbert’s great, but Arnold is ideal
THERE may have been snorts of derision galore, but I think the decision to stick 75-year-old Engelbert Humperdinck up on stage as the UK’s entry for the Eurovision song contest is an absolute...
View ArticleSirmanis silenced as Mulhern claims solid triumph
A SOLID showing from Luton’s Danny Mulhern saw him score a unanimous 40-36 points victory over Latvian Olafs Sirmanis at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Sunday afternoon, writes Mark Wood.The 22-year-old...
View ArticleTills still ringing
LUTON retailers have been bucking a national trend by recording increasing sales so far this year. The Mall Luton achieved a 1.4 per cent increase on last year’s Christmas trading figures despite a 1.1...
View ArticleEmergency services like ‘ICE’ in mobile phones
EMERGENCY services have praised local residents for carrying ICE or ‘in case of emergency’ contacts in their mobile phones. ICE is an emergency contact added to a phone so the emergency services know...
View ArticleBarton fall to Uxbridge defeat
BARTON Rovers slumped to a disappointing 2-1 home defeat to Uxbridge in their Evo-Stik Southern League Division One Central clash on Saturday.Stuart Farrell netted from 20 yards to put Uxbridge ahead...
View ArticleInternationals help Jake to new heights
PLAYING international football alongside Premier League and Championship players is helping Jake Howells to new heights.The young Hatter set up three goals in Wales U21’s 4-0 UEFA U21 Championships...
View ArticleCat paralysed in air rifle shooting
A FAMILY’S much-loved cat was shot with an air rifle leaving him so badly injured he had to be put down. Tabby cat Tom, 15, was found not far from his home in Chard Drive in Luton on Thursday (March...
View ArticleParkinson’s therapy day for Bedfordshire
THE Leighton branch of Parkinson’s UK, the national charity that provides help and advice for Parkinson’s disease sufferers, is urging those with the condition to attend its Therapy Day on March 30.The...
View ArticleMan’s phone stolen as gang attack in daylight
A MAN was robbed of his iPhone and money when he was attacked by a gang near Butely Road at around 3pm on Saturday (March 3).The 23-year-old victim was walking between Lewsey Farm and Hockwell Ring...
View ArticleKovacs hails Town record-breakers
RECORD-BREAKING Luton kept a 10th successive home clean sheet during their 2-0 win over Bath City at the weekend to set a new club high, much to the delight of centre-half Janos Kovacs, writes Mark...
View ArticleSmoking fines for shisha pair
THE owners of a former shisha cafe in Luton have been fined for contravening the smoking ban.La Sheesh opened at the beginning of last year in the former Farley Arms pub in Windsor Street, providing an...
View ArticleLawless hoping to lay down a marker at Wrexham
BIG games against Wrexham on the TV tonight and York in the first leg of their FA Trophy semi-final clash on Saturday are of massive psychological importance to the Hatters, writes Mark Wood.And no-one...
View ArticleChinatown challenge
BUSINESSES in Luton’s Bury Park are working together to create an area to rival London’s famous Chinatown.A multi-cultural group called Luton Bury Park Business Community (LBBC) is being launched at a...
View ArticleTough call sees Stephenson slip to controversial defeat
A CONTROVERSIAL call saw Marco Stephenson lose the second fight of his career at York Hall on Sunday, writes Mark Wood.A slow start by the 28-year-old Shamrock fighter ultimately proved costly as he...
View ArticleYoung girl finds pet cat shot by air rifle
A FAMILY’S much-loved cat was shot with an air rifle, leaving him so badly injured he had to be put down. Tom the tabby was found by a seven-year-old girl in Chard Drive in Luton on Thursday. The...
View ArticleBig cat seen near Barton
THE Luton News and its sister paper, The Dunstable Gazette, are being flooded with calls from readers who claim to have seen a big cat on the loose in the Bedfordshire countryside – but we’re still...
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