Bedfordshire Blue Raiders’ Hewitt gets GB call-up
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: Conor Hewitt has become the first-ever Bedfordshire Blue Raiders player to be selected for the Great Britain Lions U19 American Football team.Trials took place in Hatfield and...
View ArticleLuton pump maker’s link with India opens a new market chance
THREE executives of a huge Indian company have joined the board running a famous Luton firm following a £5million investment.Industrial pump maker Hayward Tyler, in Kimpton Road, is owned by Specialist...
View ArticleVoice views on strategy
A PUBLIC consultation will run from June 4 to July 16 on changes to the strategy for mineral extraction and waste management in Central Beds.People can have their say at...
View ArticleGray reveals pressure players are under to win promotion
AMBITIOUS Hatters players are putting even more pressure on themselves to be a success because they want promotion back to the Football League so badly, writes Mark Wood.Livewire striker Andre Gray...
View ArticlePaisley praise for Devine’s supporters
TRAINER James Paisley paid tribute to the supporters who followed his young Luton charge Michael Devine to Brentwood at the weekend, wtites Mike Simmonds.Devine was roared on by a vocal backing in his...
View ArticleAwards night for Crawley Green FC
CRAWLEY Green FC held their annual presentation evening at Crawley Green Sports & Social Club, where the Saturday side celebrated winning the Division One League Cup. The team was also voted...
View ArticleTeam Tesco
EVERYONE knows someone who’s been affected by cancer.That’s why Tesco has partnered Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life for the past 11 years and why they’ll be fielding a 15-strong team from Tesco...
View ArticleAFC Dunstable announce first batch of friendlies
AFC Dunstable have announced their first batch of pre-season friendlies.They host Luton Town on July 21, Northwood at home on July 22, before entertaining Hemel Hempstead on July 25.AFC travel to to...
View ArticleSnow, rain and knotweed threat to busway costs
A STARK warning has been issued on the danger of the cost of the Luton Dunstable Busway overrunning, after contractor costs were revealed to have risen by £11 million.Luton Borough Council officers in...
View ArticleEmpty government bases for businesses
EMPTY central government-owned buildings are being turned into incubator units for baby businesses.The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) last week announced 20 empty government...
View ArticleHatters trainees stick it in the back of the netbook
HATTERS youth scholars have been given new netbooks to help them get two A-levels.With assistance from PC Help Centre, in Dunstable, Luton Town FC has acquired 20 netbooks, 18 for the scholars and two...
View ArticleHankies at the ready for Steel Magnolias
GET your handkerchiefs at the ready as the heart-warming and bittersweet comedy Steel Magnolias comes to Milton Keynes Theatre from Monday, June 11.The Robert Harling drama features an impressive cast...
View ArticleTwo essay prizes for talented teen Imre
A HIGH-FLYING Luton Sixth Form College student has been awarded not one but two essay prizes.Imre Bartal, who has been offered a place at University College London, received both the college’s politics...
View ArticleTragedy fund helps new trauma centre
A FUND set up in memory of late Luton Town footballer David Preece is providing life-saving diagnostic equipment at a leading London trauma centre.The new ROTEM system has been installed in The Royal...
View ArticleBurglaries can soar with the temperature in summer
RESIDENTS are being warned not to let burglars into their home by leaving doors and windows open this summer. Many people leave their doors and windows ajar while they are out gardening or in another...
View ArticleA taste of Bollywood comes to Hockwell Ring
BOLLYWOOD came to the streets of Hockwell Ring last week as youngsters kitted out in colourful costumes took to the streets for a school carnival.Pupils and staff from Pirton Hill Primary School in...
View ArticleOn their marks for a tremendous total
A COLLEGE’S first fun run raised a fantastic £3,400 for charity.Staff and students at Luton Sixth Form College put on their running shoes for the event and raised £1,400 each for charities Sue Ryder...
View ArticleUniversity hosts business talks by social media guru and successful entrepreneur
TWO inspirational personalities from the business world will be speaking at Knowledge Network events at the University of Bedfordshire on Tuesday, June 12 and Thursday, July 5.Social media expert Adam...
View ArticleA peak at how low we have all come...
KEEN students of monarchist hype will recall that when Her Maj actually had the crown placed on her head – 59 years ago, not 60, so there could be even more red, white and blue celebration to come in...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Prometheus
“If we don’t stop it, there won’t be any home to go back to…”Before the fateful events of the original Alien movie it seems that there were creatures from outer space tinkering with genetic DNA both on...
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