Skipper wanted more from Tynesiders draw
A GOALLESS draw at Gateshead on Tuesday was a golden chance missed for the Hatters to book their place in this season’s Blue Square Bet Premier play-offs, according to skipper George Pilkington, writes...
View ArticleDees welly Wellingborough
DUNSTABLIANS ended their Midlands Three East South season in fine form on Saturday as they won 55-3 at Wellingborough.Jack Newton scored a hat-trick, while Scott Warren, Reece Bowles, Danny Mills,...
View ArticleMorgan-Smith hopeful of featuring in play-off push
PAINKILLING injections could help Hatters striker Amari Morgan-Smith to play a part before the end of the season, writes Mark Wood.Despite being sidelined for much of the campaign, the 23-year-old...
View ArticleGala concert for Keech and COGIC
THE award-winning London Welsh Male Voice Choir will be lifting their voices in Luton on Saturday.The 100-strong group are appearing at a charity gala concert in aid of Keech Hospice Care and COGIC –...
View ArticleDo the Footprints walk to remember
STEP into spring by taking part in Footprints, a family walk to remember loved ones.It has been organised by Cruse Bereavement Care Bedfordshire and will be held at Marston Millennium Country Park at...
View ArticleMP defends ‘posh boys’ comments
NADINE Dorries has defended her claims that the Prime Minister and Chancellor are “arrogant posh boys”.The Mid Beds MP, whose constituency includes Toddington and Harlington, appeared on the BBC’s...
View ArticlePolice given extra time to question Luton terror suspects
POLICE have been given extra time to question five men arrested on Tuesday following a series of terror raids in Luton.The men, aged 30, 24, 21, 35, and 23, were detained by officers from the...
View ArticleBuckle insists Hatters must learn how to adapt
TOWN need to learn to think on their feet quicker when they are forced into changing their gameplan, according to boss Paul Buckle, writes Mark Wood.Having already altered their formation to match...
View ArticleInvestigation after man assaulted on Luton street
POLICE are investigating after a man was assaulted in a Luton street yesterday afternoon.Paramedics were called to Chapel Street close to Bannatynes gym shortly before 6pm following the incident which...
View ArticleMotorcycle road test
Suzuki GSX1250 FA STI sometimes wonder if I’m cut out for this biking game. You see, I recently test rode Triumph’s Street Triple R, and all I could think beforehand was ‘ooh, it’s an R, that’s a bit...
View ArticleSmith and Grimes in action
LUTON boxer James Smith is scheduled to face Belfast fighter Matthew Wilton at the Holiday Inn, Ormea Avenue, in Belfast on Friday night.The 23-year-old Lutonian has lost his last four bouts since...
View ArticleVIDEO: Festival group’s plans for chalk pits
A GROUP who want to turn a former chalk quarry into a ‘permanent festival site’ are forging ahead with their plans.Free the Spirit say they have been carrying out a consultation with residents in Upper...
View ArticleBuckle impressed by Carney and Kidd
YOUNGSTER Newman Carney made his long-awaited return from injury when he played the final 10 minutes for Town’s U18s at the weekend, writes Mike Simmonds.Carney, 18, has been out for six months after...
View ArticleThe Way Of The World (review)
WHAT a tangled web lovers of all ages weave in William Congreve’s witty restoration comedy, The Way of the World, which has just opened in rep at the Chichester Festival Theatre.The shenanigans of the...
View ArticleWonky lines and banana stretches come up trumps
Simply Sims, by Steve SimsA SAD story has a slightly happier ending thanks to the power of the press and the funny little article I ran last week about the football manager and his wonky white lines.If...
View ArticleFit-again Taylor presses his case for a Town recall
QUICK healer Greg Taylor is looking to press his claims for a first-team recall after finally recovering from a mystery groin injury, writes Mark Wood.Having exhausted all avenues of solving the...
View ArticleFitness to plead hearing for ex-MP Margaret Moran
A COURT will decide today whether former Luton South MP Margaret Moran is fit to stand trial for alleged expenses fraud.A judge at Lewes Crown Court in East Sussex will hear psychiatric reports, and...
View ArticleMore rain on the way, says weather expert
THIS week’s heavy rain is set to continue, which “can only be a good thing” for the current drought, a local weatherman said on Wednesday (April 25). Weather expert Philip Eden said as of midday on...
View ArticlePoku should be fit for make-or-break finale
COMBATIVE Luton midfielder Godfrey Poku should be fit to push for selection for Hatters’ make-or-break play-off decider at Fleetwood Town tomorrow, writes Mark Wood.The youngster had only be on the...
View ArticleTown boss hopes for sea of orange at Fleetwood
A SEA of orange can help the Hatters secure a place in the play-offs when they face Blue Square Bet Premier champions Fleetwood on Saturday, writes Mark Wood.Town travel in the knowledge they need just...
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