Walker delighted by late Town call-up
Last-minute replacement Dan Walker was happy to step into the breach as he was called into Town’s starting line-up at the 11th-hour after Jon Shaw suffered an injury in the warm-up, writes Mark...
View ArticleFireworks night goes with a bang
This year’s community bonfire and fireworks charity event in Leighton proved to be another success.Leighton’s Lions Club held its annual spectacular on Saturday at Brooklands Middle School, Brooklands...
View ArticleBig Buzz event
A Leighton pub has launched a new fundraising appeal calling on Leighton Buzzard locals to shave their heads or ‘get creative’ with their hair to help children and young people with cancer.The Swan...
View ArticleRemembrance Day
There will be a parade through Leighton Buzzard to mark Remembrance Day.Those who wish to be involved in the parade should meet on the High Street at 10.15am on Sunday, before making their way to...
View ArticleSunday league a washout
PLAYERS woke on Sunday morning to find perfect weather – for ducks.Torrential rain across the region put paid to almost all of the Leighton Buzzard & District League fixtures penned in for the day,...
View ArticleBuzzards win to keep pace with leaders
LEIGHTON Buzzard’s march towards the top of the league continued on Saturday when they left Northampton BBOB with a vital 17-14 win.With Midlands 2 East South leaders Huntingdon & District winning...
View ArticleLeighton up to second as good unbeaten run continues
Hockey round-upLeighton Buzzard Men’s 1sts 4 Amersham and Chalfont Men’s 2nds 2AFTER last weekend’s last minute winner against Henley, Leighton looked to keep hold of their unbeaten record in their new...
View ArticleThree authors to open a new chapter at village library
Three authors will help the village of Wing celebrate the start of its Community Library in a feast of words and fun on Saturday.Children and adults are being invited to come dressed as their favourite...
View ArticleTown boss bites back
LEIGHTON Town manager Craig Wells was involved in a war of words with some fans on Saturday as his side slumped to a fifth straight league defeat.There would have been no shame in losing to Evo-Stik...
View ArticleHatters suffer MK Dons defeat
Luton Town U18s lost 4-2 at home to MK Dons at the weekend in the last round of games in the Youth Alliance League Cup.Dons 1-0 at the break, as Town’s Jerome Jibodu missed a penalty, but Zane Banton...
View ArticleUPDATED: Loan man Smith straight into Hatters’ squad while Shaw remains a...
Target man Jon Shaw is a big doubt for Town’s trip to Hereford United tomorrow (Tuesday), while new loan singing Jonathan Smith will meet up with his new team-mates en route and goes straight into the...
View ArticleTwist and Shout! Brian Poole heads to RBL
More top entertainment at the Royal British Legion in Thrift Road, Heath and Reach on Saturday when the venue presents Brian Poole and Electrix. Brian Poole had a series of sixties hits with The...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Skiing in the Dolomites
With the winter sports season almost upon us, skiing enthusiast Jan Henderson reflects on an action-packed break in the Dolomites The style and charm of the Italians, the friendliness and efficiency of...
View ArticleStats almost the way to do it says Luton boss
Looking back on Saturday’s stats, Town boss Paul Buckle has admitted he is disappointed that his side were unable to dispose of Nuneaton Town at the first time of asking in the FA Cup, writes Mark...
View ArticlePREVIEW: Hereford United v Luton Town
Hereford are finding life back in the Blue Square Bet Premier extremely difficult after falling out of the Football League for the second time in 15 years last season, writes Mike Simmonds.The club are...
View ArticleBuckle sympathetic to Bulls’ plight as Ainge returns
Sympathetic Town boss Paul Buckle admitted he feels for tonight’s rivals Hereford United due to their financial troubles, writes Mark Wood.And while he’s hoping an FA Cup run will help to soothe their...
View ArticleKovacs dreams of hitting the Bulls-eye against former club
Netting against former employers Hereford United tonight would be a dream come true for Luton’s Janos Kovacs, writes Mark Wood.The giant Hungarian centre-half admitted his stay had Edgar Street had...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Would we all vote for an election blackout?
I do love the BBC and happily cough up my licence fee, which by any reckoning is one of the biggest bargains around.It doesn’t matter if you think that Radio 1 is a migraine waiting to happen, that...
View ArticleBurglar, dressed in horse-riding attire, enters a man’s home and steals a...
A burglar dressed in horse riding attire sneaked into a home last week and stole half a bottle of wine.The offence happened when a resident was washing his hair at 9am on Thursday, November 1, at his...
View ArticleApplause for Dance as he makes Hatters ‘comeback’
Returning Hatters midfielder James Dance was given an impromptu round of applause by his team-mates and coaches prior to Luton’s 1-1 home draw with Nuneaton Town on Saturday, writes Mark Wood.The...
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