Croquet: Honours shared as Leighton teams meet for first game
Leighton-Linslade Croquet Club played their first match in the East Anglian Croquet Federation’s Handicap League last week.There are 20 teams in this league covering the whole of East Anglia, and two...
View ArticleVIDEO: Fay-well to Leighton PCSO
A dedicated PCSO who has been in the police service for 25 years has hung up her hat after waving goodbye to her Leighton colleagues.Fay Barrett has retired from her post as Leighton’s community bobby...
View Article‘Women’s equality is going backwards’
A women’s group and a family business are encouraging people to sign a petition to ensure the Prime Minister doesn’t “turn back time on women’s equality”.Oonagh Hagan, of Leighton-Linslade Women’s...
View ArticleNetball round-up
Bedford & District LeaguePremier Division: Ampthill Amazons 43 Wyvern-Grangers Flames 43; Red Arrows 35 Ampthill Aztecs 0; Team T&S 15 1st Choice Recruitment 37.Division One: Cranfield Comets...
View ArticleBirdsong (review)
The horrors of trench warfare are brought graphically to life in Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks’ harrowing WW1 drama about love and death, that opened at the Royal & Derngate last night.Rachel...
View ArticleFormer Town strikers are on the move
League Two Portsmouth have completed the signing of former Town striker Tom Craddock on a two-year deal following his release by Oxford, while ex-Town winger Dean Morgan has agreed a new one-year deal...
View ArticleTown starlet moves to Norwich City
Hatters’ teenage striker Ollie Cole has joined Premier League Norwich City for an undisclosed fee.Cole joined the Town Academy as an U12 and made an immediate impact.He finished as the leading...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: The Great Gatsby, Fast & Furious 6
Yes, I know, I know – it’s a dream team, isn’t it?Director Baz Luhrmann has the dash and artistic eye to make the most of a story set in the Roaring Twenties. Look at what he did in Moulin Rouge.Leo...
View ArticleFrustrating start to season for Leighton cricketers
The new Cherwell League season was welcomed in on Saturday by the sort weather that cricketers hate.During the course of the day it varied from warm sunshine to heavy rain and hail storms as Leighton...
View ArticleFormer Hatter Boyce lifts FA Cup for Wigan
Ex-Town star Emmerson Boyce lifted the FA Cup at Wembley on Saturday as he captained underdogs Wigan Athletic to a shock 1-0 victory over favourites Manchester City thanks to Ben Watson’s last-minute...
View ArticleTwo more leave Hatters
Luton Town boss John Still has announced that out of contract duo Wayne Thomas and Lewis Kidd have both left the club, writes Mark Wood.Thomas endured a frustrating spell at Kenilworth Road as after...
View ArticleLow turnout to find councillor with X-Factor
An event to inspire people to help change the face of local government has been described as an ‘experiment’ to be learnt from.Just 30 members of the public turned out to discover How To Be A...
View ArticleStill refutes speculation
Town boss John Still rubbished speculation linking Luton with Lincoln City defender Andrew Boyce, Hereford United striker Ryan Bowman, striker Jamie Taylor and centre-half Tom Bonner, writes Mark...
View ArticleLeighton-Linslade muscian plays to home crowd
A Bedfordshire blues band who are currently touring the UK to promote their new single are gearing up for a special performance in the town. The Paul Hegley Band, whose sound has been likened to that...
View ArticleGoodman pens one-year deal at Millwall
Former Luton Town loanee Jake Goodman has signed a new one-year deal at Championship side Millwall.The 19-year-old central defender made 11 appearances while at Kenilworth Road last season after being...
View ArticleNeilson has no regrets over Hatters move
Winger Scott Neilson has no regrets about signing for Luton Town, writes Mike Simmonds.The wideman, who turned 26 today, was released last month after making just eight appearances for the club.After...
View ArticleWatkins linked with Dunstable Town switch
Former Hatters midfielder Adam Watkins has been linked with a move to Dunstable Town.The Blues won promotion to the Evo-Stik Southern League Division One Central after going unbeaten throughout the...
View ArticleStubbings departure throws Bedfordshire into disarray
Bedfordshire’s plans for the season have been thrown into disarray by the appointment of Steve Stubbings as full-time Derbyshire coach.Stubbings took over as captain of Bedfordshire at the end of last...
View Article‘Time to make a move if you have your eye on a particular school’
It’s coming up to half term, and it’s a key time of year for many parents as arrangements are made for the allocation of school places.Some families decide to take positive action as they try to secure...
View ArticleHatters close in on double deal
Luton Town are closing in on a brace of new captures by the end of the week according to managing director Gary Sweet, writes Mark Wood.Sweet said: “One or two more signings could be concluded this...
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