Top cop awards
A TRIO of top cops from Bedfordshire have been nominated for awards at a glittering national police gala.Recently retired Luton detective constable Anthony Jenkins is up for a lifetime achievement gong...
View ArticleHatters at home to Cobblers in FA Cup
LUTON Town have been drawn at home to League Two strugglers Northampton Town in the first round of the FA Cup.Hatters eased through the competition by hammering Hendon 5-1 on Saturday and will now meet...
View ArticleMick misses out
HATTERS: Luton legend Mick Harford has missed out on the Lincoln City manager’s post after Town’s Blue Square Bet Premier rivals appointed David Holdsworth as their new manager.The former Mansfield...
View ArticleStockwood Eid celebration
A HUGE Eid celebration is coming to Luton’s Stockwood Park this weekend. 1 EID’s A Winter’s Eid takes place this Friday, Saturday and Sunday and entry is free.The event, the second of its kind...
View ArticleDesigns on taking town fashion across world
When Luton fashion firm DSL Licensing decided they wanted to go global they knew who to turn to. DSL, based in Capability Green Business Park, started out producing company uniforms and supplying big...
View ArticleGovernment cash go-ahead for Junction 10a changes
MINISTERS have agreed to give Luton Borough Council £20 million for changes to the roundabout at Junction 10a of the M1.It was announced this morning that the council’s bid for cash from the...
View ArticleU’s all ticket
HATTERS: Luton Town’s match at Cambridge United on Saturday, November 19, has been made all ticket.Town have been given 1,400 seats in the South Stand and 400 tickets in the Habbin South Terrace....
View ArticleStudents should be at heart of UCAS changes - University chief
A PLANNED shake-up of how students apply to university should put youngsters at the heart of it, according to a university chief.Professor Les Ebdon, vice-chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire,...
View ArticleOsano extends Luton deal
HATTERS defender Curtis Osano has extended his contract at the club until the end of the season.The 24-year-old Kenyan international has made 13 appearances since moving to Kenilworth Road after his...
View ArticlePBs for Team Luton
Team Luton swimmers enjoyed a fantastic day at the Lincoln Vulcans Open Meet held at the National Swimming Centre, Ponds Forge, Sheffield, in front of the likes of Olympic gold medallist Rebecca...
View ArticleAirport flies in to help NOAH
A TEAM of five Luton Airport volunteers carried out a flying revamp on NOAH Enterprise’s Park Street welfare centre.The shop, which is open every day and used by more than 1,000 people annually, was in...
View ArticleCharity champ exceeds target
LUTON student Marco Cortese was beaming from ear to ear at the end of a trio of charity challenges that netted £750 – well above his £500 target.The money will go to Keech Hospice Care, in memory of...
View ArticleFlagging up a new community project
CREAM teas and cakes – plus an enthusiastic performance from student choir Stage Addicts - got Luton’s latest community group, the Stopsley Tent Project, off to an invigorating start.Founder Jane...
View ArticleGolf Round-Up
Dunstable Down Juniors have won the Ver League Plate competition – 13 years after they last triumphed in it. Playing against a strong Redbourn team with an average handicap of eight, the Dunstable...
View ArticleHealth: Don’t let stress become a real headache
Stress is the most common trigger for the one in seven people in the UK affected by migraine. For National Stress Awareness Day, which takes place on Wednesday, November 2, national charity Migraine...
View ArticleBlood Brothers makes it debut at Waterside
WILLY Russell’s Blood Brothers is one of the best musicals of all time. There’s laughter and joy, tension and tragedy and I defy anyone not to watch without developing a lump in the throat. It’s a...
View ArticleHenry delighted to make long-awaited Town debut
DELIGHTED Charlie Henry was ecstatic to put the hardest part of his career to bed on Saturday as he made his long-awaited Hatters debut after almost a year on the sidelines, writes Mark Wood.The...
View ArticleLuton kids defeat Wycombe
LUTON Town’s U18s bounced back from their disappointing exit from the FA Youth Cup with a 5-2 victory over Wycombe Wanderers at Ely Way on Saturday as they continued their fine form in the Youth...
View ArticleCCTV appeal after cannabis find
DO you recognise this man?Detectives from Bedfordshire Police want to speak to him after £15,000 of cannabis was discovered in a parcel dropped off at a UPS depot in Luton.A man requested the parcel be...
View ArticleCanon Nick Bell on cutting a deal with God and getting his hands dirty
WHEN Canon Nick Bell retires from St Mary’s next month after 20 years as Luton’s Anglican leader, he’ll leave with a wealth of happy memories and a considerable list of achievements.“We were a totally...
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