Watkins heads to Eastleigh on loan
Town midfielder Adam Watkins has joined Blue Square Bet South side Eastleigh on loan until the end of the season, writes Mike Simmonds.The 21-year-old has made just nine appearances this season, his...
View ArticleMan attacked outside pub
A 20-year-old Leighton man faces surgery to repair a broken jaw after he was felled by a punch outside The Office, in Lake Street, in the early hours of Saturday. Police are now appealing for witnesses...
View ArticleHatters playing the waiting game over Thomas
Hatters are still in the dark as to whether they can pick new signing Wayne Thomas for tomorrow nights Blue Square Bet Premier trip to Dartford, writes Mike Simmonds.The 33-year-old moved to Kenilworth...
View ArticleLeighton man in ‘kidnap case’ remanded in custody
A Leighton man has been remanded in custody after he was charged over the abduction of a nine-year-old girl.Derek Cyril Cheeseman, of Waterloo Road, appeared at Luton Crown Court today charged with one...
View ArticleFootball: Lowly Town hit for six
The scoreline may not tell the whole story of the game, but the fact remains that Leighton Town fell to a 6-0 home defeat to Guildford City on Saturday.Despite giving another good battling performance,...
View ArticleRugby: Balance of power back with Buzzards
Buzzards climbed back up to second place in the Midlands 2 East (South) table thanks to a commanding 31-8 win over Lutterworth on Saturday.With Dunstablians losing to Bugbrooke, Buzzards’ bonus point...
View ArticleBuckle demands Town sort out their poor away form
Town boss Paul Buckle has urged his side to finally end their disappointing away form at Dartford on Tuesday night, writes Mike Simmonds.Since winning 2-1 at Forest Green Rovers on October 27, Hatters...
View ArticleEqually Divided opens at Watford Palace
Ronald Harwood’s Equally Divided gets its press night at Watford Palace Theatre tomorrow with the venue’s artistic director, Brigid Larmour, at the helm.It’s a family feud drama which pits sisters...
View ArticleAlan Dee: A ban on supersized cinema drinks? It’s only a start
It’s all very well for the government to be planning a ban on cinemas serving supersized fizzy drinks as part of a crackdown on the causes of obesity, but it doesn’t go far enough.I very rarely go to...
View ArticleHunt starts for brilliant Bedfordshire businesses
Firms that have rejected recession and thumbed their noses at economic downturn are wanted as entrants in a Bedfordshire awards scheme launched yesterday (Monday).A host of county companies and...
View ArticleGray: Dartford could be make or break for Hatters
Tonight’s game at Dartford could be ‘make of break’ for Town’s season according to exciting young striker Andre Gray, writes Mark Wood.With Luton 14 points off Grimsby Town in top spot and with three...
View ArticleShop boss hits out at critics swipe
A departed Leighton businessman has hit back at criticism that he struggled against the internet and says he became his own competition when he opened up another shop in Milton Keynes.Owner of Chaineys...
View ArticlePREVIEW: Dartford v Luton Town
Dartford continue to be one of the most hit and miss teams in the Blue Square Bet Premier this season, writes Mike Simmonds.Capable of producing some fine results, like defeating Macclesfield 2-0...
View ArticleMan killed in traffic collision is named
The man who died after a collision with a car on Thursday evening (February 7) has been named as Kelly Dumpleton.Mr Dumpleton, of Victoria Street, Dunstable, came into collision with a Ford Fiesta at...
View ArticleHatters U18s prove too strong for Stevenage
Luton Town U18s enjoyed a 2-0 win over Stevenage thanks to goals from Arel Amu and Jemal McKenzie-Lowe in their Youth Alliance clash at the weekend.For the second week running, Hatters were forced to...
View ArticleSociety hosts garden talk
The Hardy Plant Society is hosting a fun talk with a serious side to help people avoid gardening mistakes.Garden designer Graham Pavey will speak at the next meeting, The Mistakes Gardeners Make, for...
View ArticleTown team-mates refuse to blame Gray for penalty miss
Missed chances and an inability to defend set-pieces again thwarted the Town as they were held to a 1-1 draw by promoting-chasing Forest Green Rovers at Kenilworth Road on Saturday, writes Mark...
View ArticleAudition time
The Tring Festival Company Youth based at The Court Theatre, Tring, are holding auditions on Sunday, Feb 24, at the Red Cross Hall, Tring, for this years show Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor...
View ArticleKovacs is ready to fight for his place
Fighter Janos Kovacs has welcomed the added competition at the back after Luton signed two new centre-halves last week, writes Mark Wood.Boss Paul Buckle added former Fleetwood man Steve McNulty and...
View ArticleProtests ahead of Grovebury Road decision
A decision is expected to be made tomorrow at Central Beds headquarters as rival developers present their case to build retail parks in Leighton, which has left protesters fighting for their town.In a...
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