Find out who won the Luton News Hatter of the Season award
THE RESULTS have been declared for the Luton News Hatter Of The Season award, writes Mike Simmonds.With almost 250 fans casting their votes, it was defender Janos Kovacs who took the top honour, with...
View ArticleBuckle delighted by Town’s pre-season plans
HATTERS boss Paul Buckle declared himself delighted with the pre-season schedule the club have arranged, writes Mike Simmonds.Town announced last week there would be three home games against Ipswich...
View ArticleGray gears up for his England C debut
TOWN boss Paul Buckle thinks that striker Andre Gray’s trip to Russia with the England C side will be an extremely beneficial experience for the former Hinckley forward, writes Mike Simmonds.The...
View ArticleProtect your pets for just £5 at special event
PET OWNERS are invited to a special microchipping event at Blue Cross Rescue Centre in Kimpton on Saturday June 9. As part of National Microchipping Month in June, Blue Cross is urging people to...
View ArticleJUBILEE: Flashback to 1952 in Leighton
AS today is the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee bank holiday the theme of this week’s nostaligia page doesn’t take do much thinking about.Reader Ray Keeble submitted the first photograph taken during the...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Ill Manors, Red Tails
Ill ManorsSometimes a creative voice emerges that cannot be ignored, with the power to ensure that flaws and creaks are overlooked and the big picture is grasped, and the importance of making big...
View ArticleBuckle confirms Town are in the running to sign Shaw
TOWN boss Paul Buckle has confirmed that he has entered the bidding war to sign striker Jon Shaw, writes Mike Simmonds.The 28-year-old frontman was one of the top scorers in the Conference last season,...
View ArticleGleeson questions who made decision to release him
RELEASED right-back Dan Gleeson has questioned whether the decision to release him was purely down to new manager Paul Buckle, writes Mark Wood.With Luton seemingly clearing the decks, Gleeson though...
View ArticleIn your June 5 issue of the LBO
Latest headlines in the Leighton Buzzard Observer...Exam ‘cheat’ claims - Investigation under way at school over claims pupils saw answers during SATS testRetaliation against sex pest - Mum took...
View ArticleMotorcyclists reminded to ride safely
A CAMPAIGN aimed at encouraging motorcyclists to reassess decision-making on roads has been launched by Central Beds Council.In partnership with Amey, the ‘Riders’ scheme is borne out of research...
View ArticleLuton in dark after Osano reneges on new deal
A DONE deal for Curtis Osano was never completed as League Two AFC Wimbledon lured the burgeoning right-back away last week, writes Mark Wood.Managing director Gary Sweet revealed that a new contract...
View ArticleLeft yearning for something new
Game Guy with Darren Gargette –E3 20102: Microsoft, EA and Ubi Soft:Hey, guess what, it’s that time again! Who’d of thought E3 2012 would come around so fast revealing all of the E3 mysteries from...
View ArticleBlackett left frustrated by unfinished business at Luton
IT was with a heavy heart that defender Shane Blackett left Kenilworth Road last week, as defeat in the play-off final to York City meant he departed with a frustrating sense of unfinished business,...
View ArticleBrabin court case could set precedent warns Sweet
ANY legal sanctions against ex-Town boss Gary Brabin following his sending off at York last year could set a dangerous precedent according to Luton managing director Gary Sweet, writes Mark Wood.Brabin...
View ArticleMum’s terrifying flesh eating disease ordeal
A LEIGHTON mother-of-three has spoken of her terror after a flesh eating bacteria attacked her internal organs, leaving her just “hours from death”.Debbie Woolhead, 43, grazed her knee on a gravel path...
View ArticleGray makes debut but Russians nuke England C
ISOLATED striker Andre Gray made his England C debut on Tuesday night as they were blown away 4-0 by an experienced Russian U21 side in their International Challenge Trophy Group A game at the Khimky...
View ArticleHow about a really wild evening out?
DID you know that flamingos can produce milk – and it’s pink? Or that lions sleep for 21 hours a day due to their slow digestive systems? No? Well neither did I, writes Victoria West, but that’s just...
View ArticleMargaret returns after 60 years to revive royal role
IT’S little over a month away and the ‘royalty’ for this summer’s Leighton-Linslade Carnival has been chosen.The Queen for the July 14 showpiece is Margaret Tyas. Margaret was Carnival Queen in 1962,...
View ArticleCycle feat for Father’s Day
KEEP fit by joining the Father’s Day cycle ride at Dunstable Downs this Sunday (June 17).Join Nick Gracie from Open Adventure and take part in either a 100Km or 150Km bike ride on.You can start the...
View ArticlePicnic In The Park in Leighton
Leighton’s long-running Picnic In The Park event returns for its 35th year next week.Now in its 35th year, this children’s event returns on Wednesday, June 20, 10am to 2pm, at Parson’s Close Recreation...
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