Rapid Crawley start fails to surprise Carden
VETERAN midfielder Paul Carden was unsurprised by the rapid start Crawley made against them on Tuesday night as they surged into a one-goal after just 36 seconds, writes Mark Wood.The on-loan Cambridge...
View ArticleTown miss Tubbs as Crawley are limited to set piece danger alone
CRAWLEY may have been missing star striker and former Town target Matt Tubbs last night but their front two of Craig McAllister and Richard Brodie still caused Luton plenty of problems, writes Mark...
View ArticleNow hospice chief to ‘consolidate’
THE MAN who was brought in 14 years ago to design and set up Keech Hospice Care’s children’s unit has been appointed its chief executive.Mike Keel, 52, who has held various executive posts at the...
View ArticleMosque’s expansion plan set for approval
PLANS for a £2.5 million expansion Luton’s Central Mosque will go before a council committee next week.Luton Borough Council’s development control committee will hear the plans to expand the mosque and...
View ArticleTNT delivers a charity splash
ENTHUSIASTIC charity champions at Luton’s TNT depot have seen for themselves how their efforts have helped disadvantaged children at a special school.Employees from the express delivery giant joined...
View ArticleFrom failing school to top of the class
A HIGH school that was in special measures seven years ago has been rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted inspectors.The inspectors said Ashcroft High School, in Crawley Green Road, Luton, was “an outstanding...
View ArticleEvans frustrated at lack of a Hatters guard of honour
Bitter Crawley boss Steve Evans admitted he was disappointed Hatters players didn’t form a guard of honour before their clash in midweek.After winning the league title at Tamworth on Saturday, Evans...
View ArticlePoku and Walker start for reserves
HATTERS first team development manager Alan Neilson has named a young second string side to face Colchester United this evening in the totesport.com Combination fixture which kicks off at 7pm.Godfrey...
View ArticleHatters get their act together
STUNNED Luton were caught like ‘rabbits in headlights’ by Crawley Town on Tuesday night, writes Mark Wood.Town nemesis Richard Brodie gave Crawley the lead after just 36 seconds at the Broadfield...
View ArticleCarden steps up to the mark in new formation
A CHANGE in formation and Keith Keane running out of steam allowed Cambridge United loan man Paul Carden to turn in his best performance yet as a Hatter in Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw at Crawley, writes...
View ArticleTown to copy Crawley success
SEEING champions Crawley lift the Blue Square Bet Premier trophy on Tuesday night should inspire the Hatters to play-off glory, according to manager Gary Brabin, writes Mark Wood.Long time chasers...
View ArticleDrama group is on a winning streak
AN amateur theatre group in Barton won six awards this month, including a national honour for an Oscar Wilde play. The Barton Players’ production of The Importance Of Being Earnest won Best Drama in...
View ArticleTory voter’s anger over mosque parking pledge
CONSERVATIVES in Luton have defended an election pledge to relax parking restrictions around mosques, which could see worshippers exempted from parking tickets during Friday afternoon prayers.In the...
View ArticleHatters are at the races
LUTON Town players and staff spent an afternoon at Newmarket races on Wednesday courtesy of league sponsors Blue Square. Luton manager Gary Brabin and chairman Gary Sweet presented the winning jockey...
View ArticleAppeal after jewellery raid
DETECTIVES in Luton are appealing for information after a jewellery shop was broken in to during the early hours of Monday (April 11).A K Goldsmiths in Dunstable Road, Luton was broken into at about...
View ArticleCrowing Crawley have nothing to moan about
LOUDMOUTH Crawley boss Steve Evans has no cause for complaint after pro-active Hatters offered to clap them out on Tuesday night, writes Mark Wood.Crawley received the Conference trophy following the...
View ArticleKeane in the mix and Walker pushes his claims for a place
BALL-WINNING midfielder Keith Keane is back in the mix for Town’s trip to Mansfield tomorrow, writes Mark Wood.Victory at Field Mill, coupled with other results going Luton’s way, could see the Hatters...
View ArticleHatters have learned their painful lessons
DEFEAT in the play-offs last season has made fit-again Adam Newton doubly determined not to suffer the same fate again this term, writes Mark Wood.The experienced wide man was sent off at the death in...
View ArticleKroca wants to taste the big time
HAVING seen video highlights from Luton Town’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy victory, Zdenek Kroca wants to taste a massive Hatters occasion for himself, writes Mark Wood.The towering Czech defender has his...
View ArticleTrio guilty in cash for crash trial
TWO Chalton men and another man from Luton have been found guilty of conspiracy to defraud following a five year police investigation into a £5.3 million ‘cash for crash’ insurance scam.Kamsan Mahmood,...
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