Four arrested after male left hospitalised
FOUR youths have been arrested following an assault in Houghton Regis that left a male needing hospital treatment.Police responded to a call at about 8pm on Tuesday (June 12) and attended the scene in...
View ArticleOsano asserts he did it by the book
PURELY the lure of League football for the first time and a secure future were behind Curtis Osano’s move to League Two AFC Wimbledon, writes Mark Wood.He admitted that the Hatters had expressed an...
View ArticleCouncil cuts Love Luton festival ticket price to £15
TICKET prices for the Love Luton concerts by The Wanted and Olly Murs have been slashed by more than half after poor sales.Luton Borough Council said the decision to slash the price to £15 had been...
View ArticleAnglian Water relax hosepipe embargo
WATER company Anglian Water will relax a hosepipe enforced at the beginning of April ban from tomorrow (Thursday).The supplier which serves large parts of the Luton and Dunstable area announced that it...
View ArticleKeane looks for spark at PNE after stale spell
MIDFIELD dynamo Keith Keane believes he won’t be the last player to depart Kenilworth Road this summer as he signed for League One Preston North End, writes Mark Wood.The adaptable 25-year-old said: “I...
View ArticleHat’s fine for Princess Anne
LUTON master milliner Philip Wright has pulled off another hat trick for the Princess Royal.He was asked to create a top titfer for the Jubilee thanksgiving service at St Paul’s.The aqua blue Greta...
View ArticleMotorway testing on M1
MOTORISTS are warned that newly installed managed motorway systems between junctions 10 and 11 on the M1 will be tested on Sunday (June 17) between 11am and 2pm.Overhead electronic signals displaying...
View ArticleDunstable stars shine at awards
FOOTBALL: Dunstable Town held their end of season presentation night last week with Players’ Player Of The Year won by Joe Bruce.Manager’s Player Of The Year went to Peter Holmes with Damen Pickering...
View ArticleThreat still hangs over Foresters
TOWN Hall planners have blocked proposals to close a popular Luton pub and allow retail giant Tesco to open a store in its place.The supermarket chain applied for planning permission to extend the rear...
View ArticleHoneymoon over for Gray warns England C manager after big step up in class
THE honeymoon is over for Luton’s livewire striker Andre Gray according to England C manager Paul Fairclough, writes Mark Wood.Town’s raw 20-year-old striker impressed while on duty with the Three...
View ArticleDisappointment at offerings for E3
GAME GUY with Darren GargetteE3 2012: Sony and NintendoHere are two companies which I was mostly curious about when it came to brand new announcements and while it seems that Sony are struggling to...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Fast Girls, Red Lights, The Apartment
Fast GirlsI wonder if Lord Coe and his Olympic police will come down on this film like a ton of bricks, as they have with tea ladies and cushion makers seeking to get in the London 2012 spirit.I hope...
View ArticleLuton struggle at Bexley meet
ATHLETICS: Luton AC went into their double Southern Men’s League Division One fixture at Bexley on Saturday 14th out of the 16 teams in the league with opponents Bedford & County AC and Kent AC in...
View ArticleClose encounter with animals at special night
DON’T forget that Whipsnade Zoo’s annual after-hours Zoo Nights extravaganza is just around the corner.On Saturday, June 30, the zoo opens its doors to present guests with a chance to spend the evening...
View ArticleMan in court charged with murder of schoolgirl
AN 18-year-old man is due in court this morning charged with the murder of a 15-year-old Harlington Upper School student.Andrew Hall from Robin Close in Flitwick was questioned by police yesterday...
View ArticleSteel Magnolias (review)
STEEL Magnolias is one of those wonderful ensemble pieces that have found a place in modern theatres thanks, in no small part, to the success of Calendar Girls. Suddenly producers have woken up to the...
View ArticleTributes to stab victim
A “POPULAR, thoughtful and kind-hearted” teenager has died after she was stabbed at a house in Ampthill at the weekend.Megan-Leigh Peat, of Flitwick Road, Westoning, was found dead in Ailesbury Road in...
View ArticleInjured teenager in court charged with murder
AN 18-year-old man appeared before Luton Magistrates Court charged with the murder of a 15-year-old girl today (June 14). Andrew Hall from Robin Close in Flitwick was brought into the courtroom with...
View ArticleBuckle admits to interest in his players
PHILOSOPHICAL Hatters boss Paul Buckle has admitted that several clubs have been expressing an interest in Town’s stars, writes Mark Wood.A number of Luton’s players including the likes of Jake...
View ArticleIt’s just not cricket as Nomads exit league
DISILLUSIONED Crawley Green Nomads have withdrawn from the Broadview Windows North Herts Cricket League after a series of unsavoury incidents they feel go against the ‘spirit of the game’.Citing a...
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