Skipper admits hard work is key to cure Town’s defensive woes
HATTERS are having a real set-to over set-pieces after conceding five goals in their last two games against Braintree on Saturday and Hayes & Yeading on Monday, writes Mark Wood.Skipper George...
View ArticleYour invite to Just Jhoom!
MOVE over zumba – Just Jhoom! is taking over the fun fitness crown.Inspired by the glitz and glamour of Bollywood, it uses Indian dance moves for a really good workout.You can try it out for free at...
View ArticleBuckle hoping to emulate Torquay play-off triumph with Luton
NEW Hatters boss Paul Buckle is hoping he can emulate the success he enjoyed at Torquay United with Luton Town, writes Mike Simmonds.The 41-year-old was unveiled to the media on Sunday morning, before...
View ArticleSing in the Sanctus
DAVID FANSHAWE’S African Sanctus is being performed at the UK Centre for Carnival Arts in June.It is being organised by Luton Choral Society who are appealing to all members of the community to come to...
View ArticleAttempted robbery at Co-operative in Luton
POLICE are searching for three men in connection with an attempted robbery in Lewsey Farm yesterday evening (April 10).The men, all wearing balaclavas and believed to be armed with a crow bar, entered...
View ArticleLuton players admit they let Brabin down
TOWN’s players have admitted letting former boss Gary Brabin down after he was sacked last month, writes Mark Wood.Skipper George Pilkington said: “He was a good manager. He was liked by all the lads...
View ArticleOrganise a pick-up point for Shoebiz appeal
THE Shoebiz Appeal – a joint partnership between Clarks and UNICEF – has been running since 2007.Now Clarks is keen to involve local schools, youth centres and village halls.Shoebiz bins are available...
View ArticleWarning on ‘right to buy’
A CRACKDOWN on ‘right to buy’ fraud is taking place to ensure the privilege of council tenants being able to buy their homes is not abused.Luton Borough Council says it recently discovered a council...
View ArticleClubs are waiting to hear their fate
SPORTS clubs who use the Regional Sports Centre in Stopsley are worried they will no longer have a home when the centre is demolished this year. At least 40 clubs currently use the centre, which will...
View ArticleHigh hopes in bid for ‘creative quarter’
RESIDENTS and businesses are throwing their support behind plans for a ‘creative quarter’ in Luton, in the hope of winning a share in the £1 million Mary Portas Pilot Town fund. The High Town ‘Town...
View ArticlePersonal touch gives tiny firm edge over its rivals
ONE of the directors of an award-winning company has a very personal reason for providing the best possible service to disabled people, writes business editor David Tooley.Jo Wallis, of Warnerbus...
View ArticleLadies In Lavender (review)
THE career of actress Hayley Mills seemingly came full circle last night. Earlier in the day she appeared on TV in her mum’s 1961 film, Whistle Down The Wind, where, as a naïve 15-year-old, the...
View ArticleHundred of Luton firms await business rates decision
BUSINESS growth in Luton and Dunstable is being stifled by high rates bills.That’s the warning from a national advice service that says 608 firms in Luton are waiting on the result of appeals.This,...
View ArticleLuton Fliers secure title
G-CASINO Luton Fliers Basketball Club won the Herts Premier League Division One title last week with a home victory against Herts Warriors.The victory, in their final game of the season, meant that...
View ArticleBecome an Olympic Local Leader this summer
DO you have the ability to inspire neighbours to hold an Olympic party, organise a sports quiz or encourage family and friends to celebrate the passing of the Torch Relay?Then you could become an...
View ArticleTown boss: We must Buckle up defending at set-pieces
DEFENDING set-pieces is new Hatters boss Paul Buckle’s number one priority on the training ground this week, writes Mike Simmonds.Four out of the last five goals Luton have conceded have been from...
View ArticleBuckle will instil new fighting spirit
INSTILLING a fighting spirit into the side and a desire to win will come first for new manager Paul Buckle, rather than playing the ‘Luton’ way, writes Mike Simmonds.Hatters fans have been brought up...
View ArticleReally rocking for ‘inspirational’ Lilly
‘INSPIRATIONAL’ little Lilly MacGlashan is undergoing her next phase of life-saving cancer treatment in the US – but she hasn’t been forgotten back homeA rock concert in aid of the Neuroblastoma...
View ArticleTalking Heads a comedy field at Court Theatre
IT’S a busy couple of weeks at The Court Theatre with the Berkhamsted Theatre Company opening the batting with the cricketing comedy Outside Edge. Set in a cricket pavilion, Outside Edge deals with an...
View ArticleNext wins fight over kidswear
RETAILER Next has won a battle with Luton Borough Council over what it can sell at its new store in Chaul End Lane.The fashion giant is set to open in the former MFI building in July, and last week...
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