Airport facing festive rush
WHILE many of us have been putting our feet up over Christmas, staff at Luton Airport were facing one of their busiest periods of the year. A massive 210,000 passengers were expected to jet off for...
View ArticleWitness appeal to serious injury road collision
DID you witness a collision in Luton Road last Thursday (December 15)?The crash, between Chalton and Luton, happened just after 10.30pm and involved two Vauxhall Zafira cars and a pedestrian.Both...
View ArticleCCTV footage of fuel thief released
POLICE are looking for a man they want to speak to in connection with fuel theft from a Bedfordshire petrol station. The man was driving a yellow Ford Fiesta van with the registration number S910 TBA...
View ArticlePoppies pulverised by rampant Hatters in Christmas cracker
Blue Square Bet PremierLuton Town 5 (2) Kettering Town 0 (0)CHRISTMAS came late to Kenilworth Road as the Hatters delivered a hatful of goal against beleaguered Kettering this afternoon, writes Mark...
View ArticleFamily escape house fire
A MUM and her two children escaped serious injury after a fire broke out at their Luton home on Friday morning.Fire crews were called to a house in Copenhagen Close in Marsh Farm shortly after...
View ArticlePolice warn ‘beware the festive burglar’
WITH Father Christmas getting set to do his rounds at the weekend, Bedfordshire Police is urging residents to take a few extra actions to prevent heartache should anyone be the victim of crime over the...
View ArticleBeds Uni graduate wins contest
AN animation graduate from the University of Bedfordshire is celebrating after winning a prestigious competition. Chris Butcher, who graduated in 2009, won the open stop motion category of the Red Bull...
View ArticleEAAA lottery draw results
The latest draw for the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) Lottery has been made and this week’s lucky winner of £1,000 is ticket number 30198. A further prize of £250 will be going to number 22836 and...
View ArticleLuton learn lessons to show the killer instinct
HUNGRY Hatters are finally learning how to kill off teams as they carved up Kettering 5-0 in Monday’s Boxing Day win, writes Mark Wood.The second best crowd of the season at Kenilworth Road were dished...
View ArticlePolice hurt as smash shuts A6
THREE off-duty police officers were among those injured in a road smash which closed part of the A6 between Luton and Streatley in the early hours of Tuesday morning.A police investigation is under way...
View ArticleAlan Dee: The world is a better place if slow it down, but can we?
WE’RE all staring down the barrel of a new year and supposedly contemplating the changes we’d like to see in ourselves. Yes, this is the year you’ll finally give up smoking. Of course you’ll cut down...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVD releases
A SCIENTIST carries out genetic experiments on apes, hoping to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, in RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (12: Twentieth Century Fox).This reboot of an enduring sci-fi...
View ArticleSuperfast broadband - have your say
Superfast broadband is winging its way to most of Central Bedfordshire and a new survey should show just how much demand there is for the service.Officers at Central Bedfordshire Council want to find...
View ArticleConsistency coming at the right time says Brabin
HATTERS are finally finding some consistency at the right time according to boss Gary Brabin, write Mark Wood.Luton followed up last week’s fine 3-1 win at Tamworth with a 5-0 demolition of hapless...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Killing time in Copenhagen
Inspired by The Killing, Nick Jenkins heads to Denmark to find out whether this fictional crime hotspot is really as dangerous as it looks.The first surprise for fans of The Killing, the TV series that...
View ArticleHatters rated v Kettering
Kevin Pilkington: 6 – A virtual spectator, could have had few easier afternoons.Dan Gleeson: 8 – Solid at the back and got forward at every opportunity.Greg Taylor: 8 – Sound defensively and...
View ArticleSkate app for heroes
A LUTON company has released what it calls the most adrenaline-fueled skateboarding mobile app via iTunes and the App Store.Joom Tech, of Britannia House, Leagrave Road, has created HeroUp as a...
View ArticleSacrifices made worthwhile by resounding win
DESTROYING Kettering Town 5-0 on Saturday made all the sacrifices Town’s stars have been making over the Christmas period worthwhile, writes Mark Wood.While most people have been enjoying the...
View ArticleDetectives investigate train assault
DO you know this man?British Transport Police is appealing for information after a teenage girl was touched indecently on board a train between Flitwick and Leagrave.Detectives have also released a...
View ArticleTweaks are paying dividends for Town
MINOR tweaks are paying off in a big way for the Hatters according to livewire striker Aaron O’Connor, writes Mark Wood.More intelligent running and slight positional changes seem to have reinvigorated...
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