Dream of a debut for TADS players
A ‘small but ambitious’ drama group in Toddington is celebrating its golden anniversary, and inspired by the Royal Shakespeare Company who are also turning 50 this year, they are putting on the first...
View ArticleHatters fans can swamp nervous York at Wembley
BOGEY side York City are likely to be the more nervous of the two teams when Luton Town and York City clash at Wembley on Sunday, May 20, according to managing director Gary Sweet, writes Mark...
View ArticleMinibus timetable under fire again
THE council’s minibus service has come under fire again after the incident last week which saw an elderly Alzheimer’s patient left in a bus overnight at the Kingsway depot.The woman, in her 80s, should...
View ArticleGeorge looks to Polish Walczak off
UNDEFEATED Polish fighter Sylwester Walczak, who has a record of three wins and one draw, has been named as Bobby George’s opponent at the Bedford Corn Exchange on Friday, May 18, writes Mark Wood.On...
View ArticleEx-Luton winger Henry felt he was an easy target
FORMER Hatters winger Charlie Henry felt it was an easy option not to offer him a new deal at the club, writes Mike Simmonds.The 26-year-old left Town last week as he was out of contract in the summer,...
View ArticleSupport this ‘virtual’ Race for Life
CANCER is the disease that robbed reporter Bev Creagh of her husband and mother, as well as countless friends and other family members.It also took the life of Toddington mum Maggie Thomas who lost her...
View ArticleArrows reach semi-finals with Dallow victory
ON the wettest April day on record, the Luton, Dunstable and District Netball League held their Cup and Plate quarter-finals outside.The Cup quarter-final match saw Division One Dallow lose out 54-22...
View ArticleHallelujah for African Sanctus
RISK-TAKING is not something normally associated with the teaching profession.But Sara Kelby is no ordinary school mistress.The assistant headteacher of Vandyke Upper School in Leighton Buzzard is also...
View ArticleHatters’ Wembley sales pass 22,000 mark
HATTERS have passed the 22,000 mark as they bid to turn Wembley into a sea of orange next Sunday.As of 1pm on Saturday, Town confirmed they had sold 22,233 tickets for their Blue Square Bet Premier...
View ArticleRoom dedicated to Winnie
A WOMAN who devoted her life to helping Luton’s young people has been honoured by Luton Churches Education Trust.It has dedicated a room to Edith ‘Winnie’ Hall whose charitable trust has done so much...
View ArticleCellist Alex Rolton plays for his future
CLASSICAL music fans from Beds, Bucks and Herts are throwing their weight behind a campaign to raise £40,000 to buy a young cello prodigy an instrument of his own.The gifted Alex Rolton has been loaned...
View ArticleCrawley Green Ladies into final
CRAWLEY Green Ladies reached the Beds and Herts County Girls and Womens League Invitation Cup final with a 2-1 win over Hitchin Belles on Sunday.Staunch defending kept Belles out early on, with star...
View ArticleAppeal after robbery bid
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an attempted robbery in Havelock Road, Luton.The incident happened as the 22-year-old victim was walking home from the railway station at 1.15am on April 24.The...
View ArticleNutley named in England U20 squad for Junior World Championships
FORMER Luton Rugby starlet and current Northampton Saints forward Ben Nutley has been named in England U20s’ 28-man squad ahead of the IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa, which kicks off...
View ArticleGraduate’s Sierra Leone short film up for award
A SHORT film about a University of Bedfordshire graduate returning to his homeland for the first time in over decade has been nominated for a national award.Media production graduate Nick Asgill left...
View ArticleDon’t miss Latvian prints exhibition
EYE-CATCHING prints by four Latvian artists are currently on show in Luton.The exhibition of prints by the artists, who are either current or former University of Bedfordshire students, is on show at...
View ArticleThis canine’s cute, but hardly talented
I CAN imagine that, in centuries past, Romans conscious that the days of the mighty Empire were coming to a close would look down on the spectacle of gladiators hacking bits off each other and muse...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Glamorous allure of Galapagos
As Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie celebrate their engagement in the Galapagos Islands, Sarah Marshall discovers why this wildlife haven in the Pacific Ocean still has superstar appeal.Whoosh! A sea lion...
View ArticleLawless felt York final was always on the cards
HATTERS midfielder Alex Lawless felt it was destiny that Luton should meet his former side York City in the Blue Square Bet Premier play-off final at Wembley on Sunday, writes Mike Simmonds.It will be...
View ArticleHatters’ Wembley allocation almost sold out
TOWN’s supporters are being urged to snap up their Wembley tickets with only 1,500 of the club’s 27,936 remaining this morning.Hatters fans have already bought 23,500 tickets for the clash with York...
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