Film show on transport with Frank Banfield
The Leighton Buzzard Canal Society are having a film show jointly with the Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway on Friday, November 16.This will be held in Dobbers Restaurant at Pages Park, Billington...
View ArticleVIDEO: Meet police candidate Kevin Carroll
In the second of a series of profiles on Police and Crime Commissioner candidates, British Freedom Party candidate Kevin Carroll outlines why he is right for the role.“I want to be the Bedfordshire...
View ArticleBuckle not expecting Darts to park the bus
Town boss Paul Buckle is hopeful that Saturday’s opponents Dartford will show some more adventure than they have encountered at Kenilworth Road recently, writes Mike Simmonds.Luton’s last two home...
View ArticleGo-Between wins award for R & D
At Sunday’s Royal & Derngate’s co-production of The Go-Between won the award for Best Musical Production in the Theatre Awards UK ceremony at London’s Guildhall this week. The new musical...
View ArticleEast Midlands U20s set for action
East Midlands are one of three Midlands counties that will be in action when the new-look National U20 Competition kicks off on Sunday.The tournament, which was previously played on a regional...
View ArticleAll the odds as Hatters host Dartford
A poor week for Luton Town with a home FA Cup draw against lowly Nuneaton Town followed by a loss at Edgar Street against a Hereford side buoyed, not for the first time, by their own Cup exploits...
View ArticleVIDEO: Meet police candidate Linda Jack
In the latest in our series of profiles, we talk to Lib Dem PCC candidate Linda Jack...Linda Jack, the Lib Dem candidate to become Police And Crime Commissioner, was challenged by one voter recently as...
View ArticleTown can gain ground after Newport hiccup
Luton Town can gain ground in the Blue Square Bet Premier title race this afternoon after leaders Newport County lost 4-3 at Alfreton last night.The hosts, who had won just one match at home...
View ArticleTwosome star in Duet For One
It’s been over two decades since Tom Kempinski wrote the much celebrated Duet for One, which examines the impact that a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis has upon the life of an acclaimed concert...
View ArticleFree oral cancer check at Linslade dental practice
A Linslade dental practice is offering free oral cancer checks throughout November.The checks at Cherry Trees Dental in Soulbury Road will be performed by experienced dental therapist Sarah Breen.She...
View ArticleAre you in the market for a brand new career as a stallholder?
A series of three free workshops encouraging the unemployed and local craft people to consider becoming a market trader is taking place next Monday (November 12).Leighton-Linslade Town Council, in...
View ArticleArtists compete for top exhibit prize
MK Arts for Health are inviting artists to enter their new Shoosmiths Art Prize to be in with a chance of winning £500 and exhibiting their work at Milton Keynes Hospital.MK Arts for Health manages an...
View ArticleDarts at the double to burst Hatters’ bubble
Blue Square Bet Premier: Luton Town 0 (0) Dartford 2 (2)Lacklustre Luton dropped out of the play-offs this afternoon as they whimpered to a 2-0 home defeat against Dartford who leapfrogged them in the...
View ArticleEstate agent backs charity Make A Will initiative
None of us like to think about death but it happens to us all, and if we don’t leave a valid Will, we could be leaving a mess for our loved ones to sort out. Many people put off making a will, even...
View ArticleBuckle rues missed opportunity for Town
Hatters boss Paul Buckle was left a frustrated figure as his side failed to make up any ground in the Blue Square Bet Premier title race yesterday afternoon as they went down 2-0 to Dartford, writes...
View ArticleVote for your Hatters MOM against Dartford
The Luton News/Dunstable Gazette is running an online man of the match poll for supporters this season.Town turned in a poor performance as they went down 2-0 at home to fellow Blue Square Bet Premier...
View ArticleVIDEO: Meet police candidate Olly Martins
In the latest in our series of profiles, Labour Police and Crime Commissioner candidate Olly Martins tells us why he is the right man for the job...“Bedfordshire is losing 185 police officers and 76...
View ArticleBe winter wise with social media campaign
A social media campaign has been launched by the East of England Ambulance Service to encourage people to ‘get wise in winter’. It launched with a ‘Twitterthon’ at https://twitter.com/EastEnglandAmb...
View ArticleSam triumphs in his Triumph!
A Leighton businessman drove 2,000 miles in his beloved Triumph to raise money for charity. Sam Shattock of TK Furniture, Hockliffe Street, took part in the 23rd Round Britain Reliability Run,...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Argo
‘The movie was fake. The mission was real.’Welcome back to 1979, things are a tad tense in Iran where the American embassy is being stormed by enraged supporters of the Ayatollah Khomeini.Most of the...
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