Mariners relishing trip to Kenilworth Road
JOINT Grimsby manager Rob Scott says his team is relishing the chance to pit their wits against high-flying Luton Town tomorrow.Having beaten the Mariners 1-0 in front of the live television cameras in...
View ArticleFamilies flying high with Thomson Airways
CHILDREN took to the skies with their very own imaginary airline and ‘flew’ to St Lucia from the safety of their school. Ramridge Primary School pupils were visited by Thomson Airways cabin crew, who...
View ArticleTrader fined for selling dodgy car
A CAR salesman has been fined £500 for selling a car which broke down on a motorway and “posed a potential harm to human life”.Mohammed Abid, 28, worked at SA Motors in Taylor Street and sold the...
View ArticleFans mutiny as Mariners hole Hatters’ play-off hopes with late leveller
Blue Square Bet Premier: Luton Town 1 (0) Grimsby Town 1 (0)DISGRUNTLED Hatters fans made their anger clear as Luton shipped a late equaliser in their 1-1 home draw with play-off hopefuls Grimsby at...
View ArticleTell council of concerns
CENTRAL Beds Councillors are hosting a help and advice surgery in Houghton this week.Cllrs Susan Goodchild, David Jones, Peter Williams and Rita Egan will be at Houghton Regis Library on Saturday March...
View ArticleBrabin pleased with Luton response
HATTERS boss Gary Brabin felt his side showed the required response after Tuesday night’s terrible defeat at Forest Green Rovers during their 1-1 draw with Grimsby Town yesterday, writes Mike...
View ArticleWin tickets to Luton’s riot in the Hat Factory
RIOT is a riotously funny play about the British love of a bargain gone wrong.Based on the true story of a riot at a well–known Swedish furniture store in 2005, the comic–tragedy is a sad reflection of...
View ArticleCash to help tackle binge drinking
COMMUNITIES are being invited to bid for funding to tackle underage and binge drinking.Projects in the east of England region can bid for cash after Baroness Newlove announced plans provide give extra...
View ArticleTeam ES Racing set the pace
TEAM ES Racing’s latest recruit Dave Newsham blasted his Vauxhall Vectra to the top of the time sheets at the first official Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship test on Monday.The Luton-based...
View ArticleTown duo sign pro deals
BOTH Alasan Ann, pictured, and Newman Carney have put freak injuries behind them this season to win pro deals with the Hatters.The pair have penned one-year contracts to keep them at the club as head...
View ArticleBouts announced for Brentwood fight night
LUTON lightweight Michael Devine will face Robin Deakin at the Brentwood Centre in Essex on May 26.The 22-year-old has been personally called out by Deakin and will be looking for his seventh pro win...
View ArticleGroundbreaking hub looks to start up new Luton Town academy
GROUNDBREAKING Luton are looking to extend their innovative project at Cedars Upper School and open a full academy that will cater for U13s upwards, writes Mark Wood.Rather than just sixth form...
View ArticleNo to Budget’s ‘postcode pay’
CIVIL service workers in the East of England could face ‘postcode pay’ following an announcement in the Budget on Wednesday (March 21).The Public and Commerical Services Union (PCS) condemned the...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The Hunger Games
“May the odds always be in your favour…”Step this way for The Hunger Games, an impressive sci-fi kill-em-up in which kids in the near future are forced to slaughter each other in a sadistic official...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Canaria, a Gran plan
For a relaxed child-friendly holiday, Nigel Williams heads to one of the most famous Canary Islands.The blue water of the lake was inviting, but as I hobbled barefoot over stones at the edge, I braced...
View ArticleTransgender author aims to help others
TWO years after a transsexual mechanic was shunned by her customers for revealing ‘he’ was actually a ‘she’, Teraina Hird has now become a published author telling of her ordeal in order to help others...
View ArticleDunstable edge past St Margaretsbury
SML Premier Division St Margaretsbury 1 Dunstable Town 2DUNSTABLE Town notched a 2-1 victory at St Margaretsbury to stay in contention at the top of Molten Spartan SML Premier on Saturday.Town took a...
View ArticleSinging festival hits right note with The Queen
A CARD and a letter from the Queen expressed interest in a Dunstable music event in honour of her jubilee.The messages went to organiser Judy Smither about the Festival of Singing on Saturday, March...
View ArticleBeware of opportunist burglars
AS the better weather approaches and the clocks have gone forward, are you itching to get to grips with the garden? If your answer is yes – but you value the contents of your house as much as the look...
View ArticleBritain’s Got Talent breakdancers are coming to Luton
SHOPPERS will be entertained by Britain’s Got Talent finalists Twist and Pulse when they visit the Mall in Luton on Sunday (April 1).The breakdancing duo, who wowed television viewers with their unique...
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