Hard work for the hospice
KEECH Hospice Care had a make-over at the weekend, thanks to construction company Wates’ annual Community Day.Hard-working employees volunteered to redesign the main entrance garden and replace all the...
View ArticleHatters signing hopeful for former club Rushden
FORMER Rushden & Diamonds skipper Aaron O’Connor remains hopeful the club’s supporters still have a team to follow next season, writes Mike Simmonds.Diamonds have been expelled from the Blue Square...
View ArticleTruck rescued after speedy police action
THE owner of a car recovery business in Luton has praised the speedy action of Beds Police, after an officer retrieved his £10,000 tow truck just 10 minutes after it was stolen from a car dealership in...
View ArticleLoan shark jailed for illegal loans
A LOAN shark, who admitted running an illegal money lending business from his Luton home, has been jailed for ten months.Gary King, 28, had been arrested after a raid at his Arrow Close home carried...
View ArticlePensioner dies after Luton car park collision
A PENSIONER has died following a car collision in a Luton car park.The 72-year-old man, who has yet to be named, died at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital following the collision which happened in a...
View ArticleLuton property raided in sex trafficking crackdown
A PROPERTY in Luton was one of 13 across the region raided by UK Border Agency officers last week as part of a crackdown on sex trafficking.In one of the biggest operations of its kind ever undertaken...
View ArticleMurder suspect released on bail
ONE man has been released on bail and one remains in custody as the murder inquiry into the death of a man in Vespers Close on Saturday continues.Police have until 6pm today (June 28) to keep the...
View ArticleMan dies after fall from car park
A MAN died after falling from the Arndale Car Park in Luton on Sunday (June 26).Police and ambulance attended the scene at the junction of Church Street and John Street in Luton at approximately 7pm...
View ArticleNewton plays his Cards right
Former Town utility player Adam Newton has signed for Blue Square Bet South side Woking, writes Mike Simmonds.The 31-year-old made 66 appearances for Town in his two years at Kenilworth Road.Injury...
View ArticleYouth Theatre in Comedy of Errors
Royal & Derngate’s Youth Theatre reinvigorate one of Shakespeare’s funniest and most farcical comedies, The Comedy of Errors, in a thrilling new contemporary production on Friday July 8 and 9. A...
View ArticleAlarms & Excursions into the chaos of the modern world
IF your idea of hell is the world-wide domination of mankind by gizmos and gadgets then you will empathise with the characters in Michael Frayn’s hilarious comedy, Alarms and Excursions, which comes to...
View ArticleEastEnders stars in Grove panto
THE Grove is second out of the blocks locally to announce casting for its mega Christmas panto, Jack And The Beanstalk. Jack is an enchanting tale of magic beans, giants, heroes, villains and of course...
View ArticleJJ looking to beef up at Hatters
YOUNGSTER JJ O’Donnell is looking to beef up this summer in order to force his way into Town’s first team for next season, writes Mark Wood.The 19-year-old wide man, pictured right, believes it’s vital...
View ArticleRepoRTER Bev Creagh gets kiTted ouT for a bit of a do
DECISIONS, decisions . . . when one is invited to a royal Buckingham Palace Garden Party, there are so many sartorial issues to be resolved. I’ll confess upfront I’m going as a working journalist, not...
View ArticleDefender leaves Hatters
DEFENDER Luke Graham has left Luton Town and headed back to Kettering, writes Mike Simmonds.The 25-year-old was signed by former boss Richard Money on the final day of the January transfer window in a...
View ArticleMajestic win downs Stars
LUTON Majestic, who are riding high in Division One of the Luton Midweek Cricket League, comfortably beat Luton United Stars, also of Division One, to move into the final of the Cup competition last...
View ArticleMan charged with murder
A MAN was charged with the murder of an elderly widower from Luton last night (June 28)David Charles Spencer Clairmonte, 25, from Houghton Regis, will appear before Luton Magistrates Court this...
View ArticleDate set for Hatters new home shirt
Luton Town’s striking new home kit is set to be released on Tuesday.The retro kit, sported for the first time in the play-off final defeat to AFC Wimbledon last month and modelled on the successful...
View ArticleKroca could Czech out of life in Luton
TOWERING defender Zdenek Kroca looks like he may have played his last game for the Hatters, writes Mark Wood.The giant Czech centre-half impressed with a series of assured performances last season, but...
View ArticleMan in court charged with murder
A MAN appeared before Luton Magistrates Court charged with the murder of a 69-year-old widower today (June 29).David Charles Spencer Clairmonte, 25, of Farmview Road, Houghton Regis, appeared before...
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