Christmas comes early for Osano
HATTERS defender Curtis Osano received an early Christmas present this week when he was awarded a contract at Kenilworth Road until the end of the season, writes Mike Simmonds.The 24-year-old Kenyan...
View ArticleWitness appeal after man hurt in gang attack
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 51-year-old man was assaulted by a baseball bat-wielding gang in Luton.The attack happened in Dallow Road, near Brantwood Park, last Tuesday (October 25),...
View ArticlePromotion is key for Kovacs
TOWN defender Janos Kovacs believes that if Luton Town can regain their rightful place in the Football League this season, there would be no stopping them, writes Mike Simmonds.Pointing to the examples...
View ArticleNightclubs not on Luminar closure list
A LUTON nightspot is to remain open after its troubled parent company confirmed it was not a list of venues it plans to close.Luminar Leisure, which has gone into administration, said this morning that...
View ArticleHatters rated v Hendon
Kevin Pilkington: 6 – No real chance with the goal and otherwise untested.Dean Beckwith: 6.5 – Silly free-kick led to Hendon’s goal, but made amends by winning the penalty and looked comfortable at the...
View ArticleStudio school ‘outstanding’
BARNFIELD Studio School has become the first school of its kind in the country to gain an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating.Despite being the first studio school to open in the world in September last year,...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s review of the new DVD releases
DVD pickings are traditionally slim in late October and early November as distributors hold fire on releasing their blockbusters until nearer Christmas.Big budget movies in the pipeline for seasonal...
View ArticleRat’s not a nice thing to see on trip to the park!
A MUM was horrified at the weekend to see a multitude of rats when she took her little boy on a visit to Wardown Park.Amanda Smylie, 41, took her six-year-old son to the park on Sunday so that he could...
View ArticleAlan Candy's road test: Toyota puts on the style with the new Yaris 1.3 T Spirit
I never have a problem when people ask me what compact hatch to buy. Get a Toyota Yaris, I tell them. No-one has yet come back and told me I was wrong.As a long-standing Toyota fan, I have always...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Shropshire, a rural idyll
Emily Shelley opts to stay in the UK and finds herself enjoying one of the best family holidays she’s ever had.If you’re enjoying a late night in an outdoor hot tub with your partner, you could do...
View ArticleBe alert, as slasher targets motorists
RESIDENTS are being plagued by vandals who are slashing their car tyres as they sleep. More than 100 cars are believed to have been damaged across Luton since the spate of vandalism began three weeks...
View ArticleAn illuminating opportunity
BUSINESSES are being invited to be a part of this year’s Christmas lights switch on in Luton.The Lighting Up Luton event will take place on Sunday, November 20, with an estimated 7,000 people visiting...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film (03.11.11)
In TimeIt’s a really mainstream, schlocky week for releases this week, at least locally. As always there are a lot of great films around, but somehow we don’t get them.First up is this dystopian...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview (02.11.11)
TICK tock, tick tock, which of us can beat the clock? Well, Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfriend are the comely couple determined to give it a go.They’re the big name stars of In Time, a high concept...
View ArticleIndomitable courage of brave cancer mum
TODDINGTON mum-of-six Maggie Thomas may have a multiplicity of tumours but death is the farthest thing from her mind.“I’m looking forward to my 99th birthday,” she smiled before having the largest...
View ArticleCobblers FA Cup draw suits Town’s defensive duo
TOWN’s players are full of optimism they can progress in the FA Cup after being drawn against League Two side Northampton Town in the first round proper last Sunday, writes Mike Simmonds.The Cobblers...
View ArticleTown trio earn England C call
A TRIO of Hatters have been named in the England C squad for their clash in Gibraltar on Tuesday, November 15, writes Mike Simmonds.Robbie Willmott, Adam Watkins, pictured right, and Amari Morgan-Smith...
View ArticleSecond half woe for Luton Rugby
A TERRIBLE second half performance saw Luton hammered 59-15 in National League Three London & SE on Saturday.Luton had trailed just 19-10 at the break until the visitors ran riot, while the hosts’...
View ArticlePolice Specials thanked for support
SPECIAL constables contributed 19,495 hours across the region to the policing response during widespread public disorder in August. There are more than 2,200 Specials in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire,...
View ArticleWho’d Adam and Eve it? A slimline Pat!
PRINCE Charming could well be the new moniker for Adam Ant fan Pat Broderick.The 42-year-old Round Green computer ops analyst lost more than 8 stone so he could appear as Adam Ant with his old Cardinal...
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