Mother and daughter raise £600 after taking on the Grim Challenge
PAM CULL may be a gran of four and a step great-gran of five, but the Pepperstock practice nurse isn’t ready to sit back in her rocking chair just yet.That’s why she took on the eight mile off-road...
View ArticleKing of the ring at careers workshop
Boxing champ Billy Schwer gave a motivational talk to Cardinal Newman Catholic School pupils attending a careers day workshop.Careers and work experience co-ordinator Michelle Everitt said: “The kids...
View ArticleValentine’s Day launch for cardiac appeal
A BEAUTIFUL heart-shaped cake had pride of place at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital’s cardiac centre appeal launch on Valentine’s Day.CEO Pauline Philip ceremonially cut the cake which also marked...
View ArticleOlympic chief visits Carnival Arts Centre
IT WAS smiles all round when Paul Deighton, chief executive of the Olympic and Paralympic Games London organising committee, paid a visit to Luton’s UK Centre for Carnival Arts.It began with a tour of...
View ArticleFire service set for a zero per cent council tax increase
BEDS and Luton Fire and Rescue Service is set to have a zero per cent increase in its share of council tax.BEDS and Luton Fire and Rescue Service is set to have a zero per cent increase in its share of...
View ArticleShia group says ‘super-mosque’ rumours untrue
A GROUP of Shia Muslims have denied rumours they plan to create a ‘super-mosque’ in High Town, saying the facility will be a community centre.Leaflets have been distributed to homes in High Town saying...
View ArticleSadness as care home closure agreed by council
A POPULAR council-owned care home is to close after councillors agreed it was too costly to keep open.Staff and families of residents at The Mount, in Tennyson Road, have had a tense three-month wait...
View ArticleHatters confirm Carden interest
Cambridge midfielder poised to join on loanLUTON Town are hoping to tie up the loan signing of experienced midfielder Paul Carden from Cambridge United, writes Mike Simmonds.The 31-year-old, who has...
View ArticleNew voices for Vauxhall choir
AN INTRODUCTORY evening for Vauxhall Male Voice Choir proved a harmonious success.“We’ve had six or seven people express an interest in joining,” said PR secretary Peter Wall.Among the aspiring...
View ArticleTwo in hospital after shooting
TWO men are hospital following a shooting in Ashton Road, Luton, late last night (Tuesday February 15).A group of men knocked on the door of the terraced house in Ashton Road at about 11.30pm, and shot...
View ArticleRise in number of robberies solved
BEDS Police’s detection rate increased by 2.5 per cent in the last three months of 2010.Between October and December the rise included a 14.7 per cent increase in the detection rate of robberies, an...
View ArticleSweet: Prudent Hatters will be debt-free by end of the season
Managing director reassures fans over financial situationFINANCIALLY sound Hatters board LTFC2020 are set to pay off their debts by the end of the season, writes Mark Wood.Having originally been...
View ArticleLuton release Brazilian trialist Richardinho
Ayris has furter chance to impress thoughTOWN will not be following up their interest in Brazilian trialist Richardinho, writes Mike Simmonds.The South American played for Hatters’ second string in a...
View ArticleGame Guy reviews the Nintendo 3DS
Darren Gargette is a games enthusiast from Leighton BuzzardPREVIEW: Nintendo 3DS – My Hands-on Experience: Down a dark alley, round a dubious looking corner in Aldgate, London is where Nintendo held...
View ArticleBedfordshire below the national average for cases of genital warts
THERE are fewer cases of genital warts in Bedfordshire than the UK average, according to the latest figures from the Health Protection Agency.The latest figures show there are 122 cases for every...
View ArticleAfrica calling Keech fans
BRITISH athletes may be limbering up for next year’s Olympics but Keech Hospice Care is sending its own team to canoe down the mighty Zambezi, Africa’s fourth largest river.The challenge takes place on...
View ArticleI propose a motion – marriage!
TALK about a cross-party coalition - two councillors from rival parties are getting married this summer after forging a romantic bond across the political divide.Liberal Democrat Martin Pantling and...
View ArticlePilkington not dwelling on Fleetwood fiasco
Skipper wary of Newport testA FRIDAY night in Newport is unlikely to be an easy trip for the Hatters according to captain George Pilkington, writes Mark Wood.The Welshmen are currently chasing a...
View ArticleBrabin believes Town will bounce back
Number two looking forward to Welsh tripASSISTANT boss Gary Brabin is backing Hatters to bounce back from the disappointment of Saturday’s defeat to Fleetwood when they visit Newport County tomorrow...
View ArticleStreet cleaners cuts are binned
PLANS to axe 25 street cleaning staff as part of the squeeze on public spending have been dropped by Luton Borough Council.We revealed last month how 25 staff from the Street Services department, who...
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