Skipper wanted more from Tynesiders draw
A GOALLESS draw at Gateshead on Tuesday was a golden chance missed for the Hatters to book their place in this season’s Blue Square Bet Premier play-offs, according to skipper George Pilkington, writes...
View ArticleMorgan-Smith hopeful of featuring in play-off push
PAINKILLING injections could help Hatters striker Amari Morgan-Smith to play a part before the end of the season, writes Mark Wood.Despite being sidelined for much of the campaign, the 23-year-old...
View ArticleGala concert for Keech and COGIC
THE award-winning London Welsh Male Voice Choir will be lifting their voices in Luton on Saturday.The 100-strong group are appearing at a charity gala concert in aid of Keech Hospice Care and COGIC –...
View ArticleDo the Footprints walk to remember
STEP into spring by taking part in Footprints, a family walk to remember loved ones.It has been organised by Cruse Bereavement Care Bedfordshire and will be held at Marston Millennium Country Park at...
View ArticleBuckle insists Hatters must learn how to adapt
TOWN need to learn to think on their feet quicker when they are forced into changing their gameplan, according to boss Paul Buckle, writes Mark Wood.Having already altered their formation to match...
View ArticleMotorcycle road test
Suzuki GSX1250 FA STI sometimes wonder if I’m cut out for this biking game. You see, I recently test rode Triumph’s Street Triple R, and all I could think beforehand was ‘ooh, it’s an R, that’s a bit...
View ArticleBuckle impressed by Carney and Kidd
YOUNGSTER Newman Carney made his long-awaited return from injury when he played the final 10 minutes for Town’s U18s at the weekend, writes Mike Simmonds.Carney, 18, has been out for six months after...
View ArticleLord Sugar tells Katie: You’re Fired!
LEIGHTON’S ‘Blonde Assassin’ is the latest candidate to be fired from The Apprentice after her team’s gourmet food proved a recipe for disaster last night. Katie Wright, 26, was fired when team Phoenix...
View ArticleCustomer service move
THE refurbishment and extension of the Central Beds Council’s Customer Services area of Bossard House in Leighton Buzzard will take a number of months to complete.Customer Services via Bossard House...
View ArticleMarathon men who went the extra mile
SEVERAL runners from LBO land successful took on the gruelling challenge of the London Marathon last Sunday.Chris Leech, director of Geomatrix Earth Science Ltd in Eden Way, Leighton clocked three...
View ArticleDumping rubble leads to trouble
A 26-year-old man dumped a load of rubble in woodland to avoid paying disposal costs, a court heard last Monday.Kristopher Ager pleaded guilty at Aylesbury Magistrates Court to dumping waste illegally...
View ArticleThe Way Of The World (review)
WHAT a tangled web lovers of all ages weave in William Congreve’s witty restoration comedy, The Way of the World, which has just opened in rep at the Chichester Festival Theatre.The shenanigans of the...
View ArticleFit-again Taylor presses his case for a Town recall
QUICK healer Greg Taylor is looking to press his claims for a first-team recall after finally recovering from a mystery groin injury, writes Mark Wood.Having exhausted all avenues of solving the...
View ArticleGirl Guide Jenny gets covered in stardust
A Girl Guide Leader from Leighton Buzzard found herself in an unusually famous company at Guides UK’s Big Gig last month, where she was surrounded with a galaxy of stars.Meadway girl Jenny Forsyth, 23,...
View ArticleMore rain on the way, says weather expert
THIS week’s heavy rain is set to continue, which “can only be a good thing” for the current drought, a local weatherman said on Wednesday (April 25). Weather expert Philip Eden said as of midday on...
View ArticlePoku should be fit for make-or-break finale
COMBATIVE Luton midfielder Godfrey Poku should be fit to push for selection for Hatters’ make-or-break play-off decider at Fleetwood Town tomorrow, writes Mark Wood.The youngster had only be on the...
View ArticleTown boss hopes for sea of orange at Fleetwood
A SEA of orange can help the Hatters secure a place in the play-offs when they face Blue Square Bet Premier champions Fleetwood on Saturday, writes Mark Wood.Town travel in the knowledge they need just...
View ArticleWalker: “I narrowly avoided Rushmere flasher”
A FEMALE dog-walker from Leighton has spoken of her “frightening encounter” with the man she believes to be the Rushmere flasher.Julie Stocker, 40, was walking her Hungarian Visla past the Black Pond...
View ArticleSneath earns Beds call-up
CRICKET: Veteran Will Sneath has earned a surprise call-up for Bedfordshire’s opening MCCA one-day cup fixture with Hertfordshire at Ampthill on Sunday.With Martin Weightman unavailable, the selectors...
View ArticleMP gets Leighton buzzing for electric cars
LEIGHTON took an exciting step towards green transport on Friday as MP Andrew Selous and Central Beds Council officially ‘plugged-in’ a new electric vehicle charging point in the town centre. The...
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