Books: Royal wedding cake queen reveals her secrets
Since making a certain royal wedding cake earlier this year, Fiona Cairns has found herself in the baking spotlight. She tells Sarah O’Meara what it was like working with Kate Middleton and when she...
View ArticlePREVIEW: Luton look to continue Bath’s winless run
BATH City and Luton Town couldn’t approach this evening’s game in a more different vein of form, writes Mike Simmonds.While Hatters were securing their third successive win and clean sheet on Saturday,...
View ArticleUniversity plays host to domestic violence seminar
AROUND 150 people attended a domestic violence seminar at the University of Bedfordshire.People from a range of statutory and voluntary sector agencies including 14 different local authorities’ social...
View ArticleRelay good event for cancer cause
THE athletics track at Stockwood Park was turned into a sea of pink on Saturday for the Cancer Research UK Relay for Life.More than 40 teams took place in the 24-hour event, which kicked off at 12pm,...
View ArticlePensioner killed in road accident
AN elderly man was killed in a road accident in Pulloxhill in the early hours of Sunday morning.The 77-year-old was walking along Greenfield Road just before 12.30am when he was hit by a car, believed...
View ArticleBank partnership
A LUTON-based law firm has agreed a new banking partnership with NatWest to help with the growth of the firm.Taylor Walton LLP, which has offices in Alma Street as well as Harpenden and St Albans, has...
View ArticlePersistence pays off for Fleetwood
STRIKER Stuart Fleetwood proved the old adage if at first you don’t succeed then try, try and try again after netting a late winner for Town on Saturday, writes Mike Simmonds.The recent signing from...
View ArticleStrikers are a Hand-ful
STAND-IN centre-half Jamie Hand was always certain 10-man Town had the arsenal to destroy Lincoln City if they could keep it tight at the back, writes Mark Wood.Luton battled valiantly for more than 70...
View ArticleHand stands out during his new defensive role
WILLING Jamie Hand admitted it was the first time he had ever played at centre-half after putting in an assured performance deputising at the back on Saturday, writes Mark Wood.Dean Beckwith’s sending...
View ArticleNine-man Romans frustrate the Town
Blue Square Bet Premier: Bath City 1 (0) Luton Town 1 (1)HATTERS went top of the Blue Square Bet Premier tonight, but it wasn’t in the fashion they would have liked as they were held by nine-man bottom...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVD releases
AS no DVD preview copies were available, I popped down to London for a press screening of THOR (12: Paramount), the Norse god of thunder’s first feature-film appearance.The movie was shown at Madame...
View ArticleHunt for man after town centre stabbing
POLICE are searching for a man who is wanted in connection with a stabbing in Gordon Street in the early hours of Sunday September 4.Officers need to trace the man who was involved in an argument...
View ArticlePilkington joins Ilkeston as goalkeeper coach
HATTERS: Town stopper Kevin Pilkington has been named goalkeeping coach at Evo-Stik League Northern Premier First Division South side Ilkeston FC.The 36-year-old will work on a regular basis with the...
View ArticleTeen charged with robberies
POLICE have charged a teenager from Luton with four charges of robbery and one charge of theft from a person.The 16 year old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before Luton Youth Court...
View ArticleElite slay Oxford
HATTERS: The Luton Town Elite Squad started their Football Conference Youth Alliance League campaign with a fine 7-3 win over Oxford City on Wednesday.Luton, playing under the name of Hitchin Town FC...
View ArticleIt’ll be a blinding game
Game Guy with Darren GargettePREVIEW: The Blinding Of Isaac (Xbox, PC, PS3)This is NOT the next game from Team Meat, the creators of Super Meat Boy. This game is NOT available on those silly consoles...
View ArticlePark travellers ‘are not from Dale Farm’
TRAVELLERS who have set up camp on Luton’s Stockwood Park say that they haven’t come from troubled Essex site Dale Farm.Several national newspapers reported today that the group of travellers, who...
View ArticleTo rent or not to rent is key business question
NOW may be the best time to consider renting commercial property – but not before doing plenty of research and thinking.The latest commercial property survey carried out by chartered surveyors...
View ArticleLeicester snap up Luton youngster
A DEAL that could be worth a considerable six-figure sum has seen Luton starlet Michael Cain sign for Premier League hopefuls Leicester City, writes Mark Wood.The 16-year-old midfielder last night...
View ArticlePark draw but Luton and Dees beaten
LUTON Rugby were blown away 42-7 at home by big-spending Tonbridge Juddians in National League Three London & South East on Saturday.Centre Codie Medway scored their only try with Jake Harris...
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