Making use of an empty cafe
STUDENTS at the University of Bedfordshire, pictured above, got in some real world experience at a vacant former cafe.George Lovett, senior lecturer in spatial design, contacted Stephen Wood of...
View ArticlePlanting is now Mayne attraction
TWO of Luton’s big businesses have helped brighten up a street in Hockwell Ring.Staff from Monarch Airlines donned their gardening gloves to plant nearly 200 trees and shrubs donated by Allianz...
View ArticleMP calls for explanation into phone hack claims
LUTON South MP Gavin Shuker has backed a former News of the World private investigator’s calls for an explanation into phone hacking claims he made against a police force.Independent judicial board the...
View ArticleGrub’s up – two new eateries set to open soon
TWO new restaurants are set to open in the Mall shopping centre.The Toby Carvery and Jimmy’s World Grill will both open in the extension at the St George’s Square end of the centre. A spokesman for the...
View ArticleDance raring to go after his operation
BRAVE James Dance is back in training with the Hatters just days after having an operation to fix a broken cheekbone, writes Mark Wood.The adaptable midfielder has had a metal plate inserted and,...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Riding through the Canadian Rockies
Trevor Mason takes the train ride of a lifetime through the snow-capped Rockies.Hovering high above a glacier-fed lake of cerulean blue, the vast scale of the Canadian Rockies becomes awesomely...
View ArticleMajor award for ‘exceptional’ Les
BUSINESSES and individuals from across Bedfordshire and Luton were recognised for excellence at the Rising Stars awards at Bedford’s Park Inn Hotel on Thursday. Look at our website for a video of the...
View ArticleEDL members fined over rooftop protest
A ROOFTOP protest over the ban on the England football team having embroidered poppies on their shirts has cost two English Defence League members £3,000.EDL leader Stephen Lennon and member Kevin...
View ArticleTRAVEL: A European taste of Christmas
Sarah Marshall seaches for treats and trinkets as she rounds up the best of the Christmas markets in EuropeCynics may scoff at the idea of a place being ‘magical’, but that’s probably because they...
View ArticleTown snap up Stoke City striker
LUTON Town have signed Stoke City striker Ryan Brunt on work experience until January 1.The highly-rated 18-year-old frontman has scored twice for the Potters’ academy side this season and once for the...
View ArticleStriker Fleetwood lobs home winner as Hatters claim Canaries triumph
Friendly Hitchin Town 0 (0) Luton Town 1 (1)A MIXTURE of first teamers, youngsters and a trialist earned the Hatters a 1-0 victory over Hitchin Town in a specially-arranged friendly at Top Field on...
View ArticleHatters looking at Dutch international?
THERE is nothing ‘cloak and dagger’ about a trialist striker – believed to be former Dutch international Romano Denneboom – according to Hatters boss Gary Brabin, writes Mark Wood.The mystery forward...
View ArticleAfrican experience
NIGERIAN delicacies such as mashed casava and goat stew will be on the menu at a new restaurant featuring authentic African cuisine in Wellington Street.Pade Restaurant opens on Friday (November 18)...
View ArticleDebuts for Luton trio as Gibraltar rock England C
LUTON Town trio John Paul Kissock, Robbie Willmott and Adam Watkins all made their England C debuts in a 3-1 friendly defeat at Gibraltar on Tuesday night, writes Mike Simmonds.Both Kissock and...
View ArticleMagnificent seven sign up for fun run
A MAGNIFICENT seven charity champions at Luton law firm Pictons Solicitors, have accepted a challenge from a local charity to take part in a fun run next weekend.Seven members of Pictons staff will...
View ArticleEmployees take bull by horns to get skills
THREE enterprising women took threats to their jobs as a spur to learn new skills to make them more employable.They took themselves along for IT training at the Luton Learning Centre in Upper George...
View ArticleTriumphant Blues leave it late against Borough
A LATE barrage of goals saw Dunstable Town cut the gap to top of the table Royston Town with a 3-0 Molten Spartan SML Premier win over Broxbourne Borough on Tuesday night.With 20 minutes remaining it...
View ArticleChristmas Fair this weekend
A new Christmas Fair is coming to Knebworth House on November 19 and 20.The 2011 festive event will be held in the recently extended Knebworth Barns complex so that shoppers can browse and buy in...
View ArticleNew 24 hour ‘cut price’ gym set to open?
A NEW 24-hour gym and fitness studio could be set to open in Luton’s Galaxy Centre.Nation-wide fitness chain The Gym has applied for planning permission to turn the old Brannigans nightclub site in the...
View ArticleDon’t miss school disco fundraiser
A DISCO and karaoke are being held at a Luton pub tomorrow night (Nov 18) to raise money for research into a genetic condition.Luton teenager Robyn Martin suffers from Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, which...
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