Pilkington: It’s our turn this year
TOP dogs Luton are hoping it will finally be their year when they battle it out against York City for a return to the Football League on Sunday, writes Mark Wood.Despite having struggled against the...
View ArticleFarley’s Jubilee
FARLEY Junior School celebrated its very own Diamond Jubilee with performances featuring popular music from the past 60 years.At the end of the day the school was transformed into a street party with...
View ArticleMP reflects on ‘terrifying’ quiz
MID BEDS MP Nadine Dorries says she is glad to have survived her appearance on the satirical BBC quiz show Have I Got News For You.The MP, whose constituency includes Toddington and Harlington,...
View ArticleHatters secure grant for town centre charity shop
LUTON Town Football Club has secured a £1,000 grant from the FA Community Shield Fund Awards for Active Luton’s charity sports shop, Sports Traider.Sports Traider, which operates from the Mall in...
View ArticleStretch of M1 scheme to return to 70mph
ROADWORKS between junctions 10 and 11 of the M1 are going to be removed tonight (Monday May 14), meaning an end to the 50mph speed limit on this section.But the hard shoulder will not be available as a...
View ArticleWembley win will see Owen’s wish come true
WEMBLEY will bring all the emotions to a climax according to long-time Hatters fan and Luton Town chairman Nick Owen, writes Mark Wood.Sunday’s play-off final against York will be Town’s seventh visit...
View ArticleLaw firms merge in Luton and Berkhamsted
A BERKHAMSTED solicitor has merged with a Luton firm to ‘meet the needs of their existing clients and the local community’.Sumner & Tabor, in High Street, has become a part of Machins Solicitors...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Piranha 3DD
One, two, three four five, once I caught a fish alive. Six, seven, eight nine ten, then I ARRRGggghhhh the little fish is biting me!If you ventured to see Piranha 3D, the recent remake of Joe Dante’s...
View ArticleAwesome experience - and no ‘evil’hill!
LADIES showed their pedal power as they cycled in the sunshine at Woburn Abbey on Sunday. The first of this year’s all-women bike rides was a big success, with many of the participants from last year’s...
View ArticleInternational Nurses’ Day parade
NEWLY qualified nurse Siobhan Fairhurst wore a vintage 1937 uniform to lead the parade celebrating International Nurses’ Day on Friday.She also carried a special lantern torch in recognition of the...
View ArticleNeilson urges Town to forget their previous York history
ASSISTANT boss Alan Neilson doesn’t think that the past encounters between Hatters and York City this season will count for a jot when they step out on to the Wembley turf on Sunday, writes Mike...
View ArticleHear Alexander De Great for free
SPEND an entertaining Sunday in the company of Alexander De Great at the UK Carnival Centre.Spoken Word, in collaboration with Calypso Sundays, is presenting the inspirational poet and musician from...
View ArticleO’Donnell in awe of Hatters fans
TOWN youngster JJ O’Donnell is hoping the Luton fans turn out in their thousands once more at Wembley on Sunday, writes Mike Simmonds.The 20-year-old was in the crowd the last time Hatters played at...
View ArticleChannel 5’s Kate grabs a pizza the action
BUDDING entrepreneurs from Barnfield Studio School will display their business skills to the nation tomorrow (May 16) in their television debut.Students who run their own businesses as part of their...
View ArticleGnakpa’s backing underdogs Luton to roar back into Football League
HATTERS can thrive in the role of underdogs in Sunday’s play-off final against York City according to Wembley winner Claude Gnakpa, writes Mark Wood.The popular ex-Hatters star will be at the famous...
View ArticleDNA (review)
If Dennis Kelly has a handle on the youth of today then you have to fear for the future of mankind.In his latest angst-filled drama, DNA, which ran for two nights at Watford Palace Theatre, the...
View ArticleLuton’s Wembley allocation increased once more
TOWN’s allocation for Sunday’s Blue Square Bet Premier play-off final against York City at Wembley has been increased for a second time.Following discussions with the Football Conference and Wembley...
View ArticleMaking music to help autism
LUTON Women’s Aid founder Jenny Moody MBE, 77, is turning her considerable talents to helping children with special needs.And while most women her age would be happy to slow down and smell the roses,...
View ArticlePolice end car chase with ‘tactical contact’
A MAN was arrested after a car-chase around Luton town centre which ended when police stopped the car using their own vehicle in Church Street on Monday at 10.30pm.The man was arrested on suspicion of...
View ArticleFree compost for Luton gardeners
ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY residents are invited to take advantage of Luton Borough Council’s offers on composting equipment after Compost Awareness Week. The council is offering residents free compost...
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