Gavin Shuker MP: My predictions for 2012
SO that was Christmas, then. A time to stop, reflect and in my case catch up with family after one of the busiest years of my life. But now understandably thoughts turn to next year.This time next...
View ArticleAmari setback but Town duo should be OK
TOWN top scorer Amari Morgan-Smith has suffered a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury and won’t play a part in Sunday’s New Year’s Day return clash at Kettering Town, writes Mark Wood.The...
View Article‘We dialled 999 – nobody came’
AN elderly couple were left cold, frightened and alone after they say their repeated 999 calls for help were ignored. Lillian Jordan called three times for an ambulance when husband Michael, 73, who...
View ArticleHatters to come up smelling of Roses?
STAR Newport County player Danny Rose has been linked with a move to the Hatters, writes Mark Wood.Reports in Wales connected the midfielder to the Kenilworth Road outfit after the Exiles agreed to...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the pick of the week’s TV
SATURDAYAlan Carr’s New Year Specstacular (Channel 4, 9pm)For the turn of a new year, Alan Carr takes over Channel 4’s basement and invites along guests including Jonathan Ross, Micky Flanagan, Gok...
View ArticleSigning Jamie could be a helping Hand to developing Poku
THE emergence of midfielder Godfrey Poku during his time on loan at Southport has given Hatters manager Gary Brabin food for thought over the potential signing of Jamie Hand, writes Mike Simmonds.Hand,...
View ArticleWorkers suffer ‘real earnings loss of a fifth’
ONE of the UK’s biggest trade unions has claimed that full time workers in Bedfordshire have suffered the worst drop in living standards and biggest loss of earnings in the region as a result of the...
View ArticleFestive spend, spend, spend at The Mall
SHOPPERS were out in force over the festive period in Luton making the most of Christmas bargains and Boxing Day sales.Nationally, £1.8billion was spent in shops on Boxing Day and visitors to The Mall...
View ArticlePolice confirm fatal incident at Leagrave station
POLICE have confirmed that a person was killed when they were hit by a train at Leagrave station yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, December 28).Bedfordshire Police say that the incident was reported from...
View ArticleBoss angered by price hike
HATTERS: Town boss Gary Brabin has expressed his anger with Kettering Town after they raised their ticket prices for the New Year’s Day clash between the two sides.The Poppies announced recently that...
View ArticlePlans to cut food inspections called in
COUNCIL plans to cut back on food hygiene inspections in a bid to save £78,000 are to be rexamined by a Town Hall scrutiny committee.The decision to axe three long term vacant posts in Trading...
View ArticleSTEVE NOLAN: Great Expectations of drama finale despite the literary snobs
I always used to turn my nose up at TV period dramas.I see it as a sign of getting a little bit older that I’ve started to really get into things like Downton Abbey in the last year or so. Gone are the...
View ArticleFirms taking the tablets!
A FRIEND of mine has had a tablet computer for quite some time and I must admit I find them quite appealing, despite not being a gadget kind of guy.Their ability to connect with the internet and...
View ArticleCommendation for ‘shining light’ Tracy
HELPING children with speech, language and communication needs has netted Luton Borough Council teacher Tracy Spence a ‘highly commended’ in the Shine a Light 2011 awards.It was in the ‘Hello’ campaign...
View ArticleAlex eases pressure
UNDERPERFORMING midfielder Alex Lawless admitted that he has been heaping the pressure on himself to up his game, writes Mark Wood.The all-action midfielder played a starring role in Luton’s 5-0...
View ArticleHave you seen this stolen bike?
POLICE are appealing for information after a disctinctive motocross bike was stolen from a house in Luton.The Suzuki RM125 was taken along with motocross and fishing equipment from the garage of a...
View ArticleJJ goal in vain
HATTERS: It was a quiet weekend for Town’s loan stars.Charlie Henry failed to get off the bench as Aldershot were 1-0 and a man down against Southend on Monday, before floodlight failure saw the League...
View ArticlePolicemen hurt in early hours smash
THREE off-duty policemen who were seriously injured in a head-on collision on the A6 are still being treated in hospital.Police are investigating the incident which happened at around 4.40am on Tuesday...
View ArticleNeighbours toast a block on booze
CONCERNED residents are relieved that an application for a shop in Dallow Road to sell alcohol has been refused by Luton Borough Council.They had collected 33 signatures on a petition against Mutamba...
View ArticleO’Connor ready for Nene return
RETURNING to Nene Park will be something of a weird experience for Hatters striker Aaron O’Connor who was a regular there for previous tenants Rushden & Diamonds, writes Mark Wood.He played almost...
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