Latvian artists’ work to go on show at uni
AN exhibition of print by Latvian artists who are either current or former University of Bedfordshire students goes on show tomorrow.‘Transition/Pãreja’, an exhibition by four Latvian printmakers, will...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Marvel Avengers Assemble
Comic book fans the world over rejoice and behold the Avengers – the ultimate superhero team – finally unleashed on the big screen in an epic super-smackdown that sets a new standard for all superhero...
View ArticleCirque Du Ciel brings thrills to Waterside
THE internationally acclaimed production of ShangHi by Cirque du Ciel brings death defying feats of skill and athleticism to The Waterside on Bank Holiday Monday.With more than 30 amazingly...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Battlefields, bullets and bayonets
WITH six Australian soldiers standing silently to attention with heads bowed beneath the Menin Gate, around 2,000 onlookers began to shuffle forward with cameras raised as they tried to snap the four...
View ArticleMore help for people with autism
PLANS to improve the lives of people with autism have been agreed by Central Bedfordshire Council.People with autism and their carers worked on the strategy, which includes increasing understanding and...
View ArticleBuckle delighted to get it spot on at Fleetwood
HATTERS boss Paul Buckle felt he got it spot-on tactically at the weekend as Town triumphed 2-0 at Blue Square Bet Premier champions Fleetwood to book their place in the play-offs, writes Mark...
View ArticleFour charged with terrorism offences
FOUR men arrested by counter terror police in a series of raids in Luton last week have been charged with terrorism offences.Zahid Iqbal, 30, of Bishopscote Road, Mohammed Sharfarez Ahmed, 24, of...
View ArticleHatters release trio
LUTON Town have released defender Ed Asafu-Adjaye, winger Charlie Henry and midfielder Christian Tavernier.Asafu-Adjaye played 82 times for the club since his debut against Crewe Alexandra in 2008 and...
View ArticleMan arrested after hit and run
A MAN was killed when he was hit by a car on the A6 near Luton this morning (April 30).A 51-year-old man from Bedford was arrested on suspicion of death by dangerous driving shortly after. The victim,...
View ArticleAFC held by Green
SML Premier Division Holmer Green 2 AFC Dunstable 2AFC Dunstable battered Holmer Green at Airedale Park on Saturday but somehow failed to deliver the killer blow as they ended their first season in the...
View ArticleAirport faces safety charges
THE death of Norwich pensioner Mary Whiting at Luton Airport in 2009 has resulted in the airport being charged with breaching health and safety regulations.London Luton Airport Operations Ltd and C-T...
View ArticleMan killed in glider tragedy
A MAN was killed as the glider he was flying crashed in Eaton Bray yesterday afternoon (April 30).Emergency services attended the scene, close to Harling Road, after a call from a member of the public...
View ArticleStomach cancer: do you know the symptoms?
A NEW health campaign to raise awareness of stomach and gullet cancers was launched on Thursday (April 26).There are two simple symptoms of the cancers; having difficulty swallowing food, or having...
View ArticleMcAllister wants his own party as Fleetwood are crowned champions
WITNESSING Fleetwood being crowned champions on Saturday as whetted Town’s appetite to celebrate have their own party at Wembley come May 20, writes Mark Wood.The boot was on the other foot for striker...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs took days off work to set up their own Bedfordshire firm
WHEN Pure Planet Recycling was set up nearly five years ago, directors Paul Turbutt and Phil Gibbs knew they had a good idea but weren’t sure how they would make it work.The friends had been working in...
View ArticleMan killed in glider tragedy
A MAN was killed as the glider he was flying crashed in Eaton Bray earlier this afternoon (April 30).Emergency services attended the scene, close to Harling Road, after a call from a member of the...
View ArticleIs there a stargate in my superstore?
having considered the matter long and hard, having consulted the finest scientific minds and having taken all their conclusions into account, there’s no avoiding the unpalatable truth. You might find...
View ArticleBeating pain with a laugh
LUTON sports supremo Greg Whyte is to appear in an entertaining one-off health show on BBC1 later this month.How to Beat Pain will air on BBC1 on Monday May 14.The former Olympic pentathlete will share...
View ArticleLuton life’s been a blur for modest Gray
ASTOUNDED striker Andre Gray has admitted that life at Kenilworth Road has been a bit of a blur since signing from Blue Square Bet North side Hinckley United in March, writes Mark Wood.Gray, who netted...
View ArticleBageye bites back
LUTON author Colin Grant thought he’d healed a 30-year rift with his father – Clinton George ‘Bageye’ Grant – when he wrote Bageye at the Wheel, an affectionate retrospective about growing up in...
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