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Uni English department climbs national rankings
UNIVERSITY chiefs are talking the language of success, after the English department climbed 60 places in the latest Guardian University Guide.
Munich - gateway to the best winter ski resorts in Europe
THE sun may be shining for the first time in weeks, but Monarch Airlines are already planning their winter schedule.
Join Carnival jubilee party
HERE’S a jubilee party with a difference – it’s Luton’s UK Centre for Carnival Arts jamboree vintage street party.
A mini John Humphries required
BUDDING broadcasters are required to co-host a morning radio programme during school holidays.
Sport
Injured McAllister had visions of being a Hatters hero
TOWN striker Craig McAllister thought it was he who was destined to be a Wembley hero for Luton at the weekend, writes Mike Simmonds.
Gray’s delight and pure ‘devastation’ after Wembley strike
DEVASTATION followed a dream start for Andre Gray on Sunday as the joy of his Wembley opener was overtaken by the heartbreak of play-off final defeat to York, writes Mark Wood.
‘Drunk’ Walker is repentant after bus celebration
EX-Luton striker Jason Walker has caused controversy by parading an ‘RIP Luton’ sign on York City’s open top victory bus tour just a day after claiming he didn’t want to celebrate in front of his former team-mates at Wembley so as not to cause offence, writes Mark Wood.
All-change at Luton as contracts are up?
KENILWORTH Road could be set for big changes this summer with around 14 players out of contract as well as a number of management staff, writes Mark Wood.
VIDEO: Hatters skipper reflects on play-off final misery video
FINE margins ultimately proved costly for Luton as distraught Hatters skipper George Pilkington admitted it would take time for Sunday’s play-off final defeat to York to sink in, writes Mark Wood.
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VIDEO: Hatters skipper reflects on play-off final misery video
FINE margins ultimately proved costly for Luton as distraught Hatters skipper George Pilkington admitted it would take time for Sunday’s play-off final defeat to York to sink in, writes Mark Wood.
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Lifestyle
A Marvellous Year For Plums (review)
SPIES, lies and enough political intrigue to fill a James Bond novel, Hugh Whitemore’s new drama A Marvellous Year For Plums, does its best to talk up the reputation of arguably one of Britain’s worse prime ministers of the 20th century.
Bette and Joan (review)
THERE have always been monstrous personalities in Hollywood from the megalomaniac directors to the kings and queens of the screen who scratched and clawed their way to the top and had no intention of relinquishing their crowns.
Blackadder Goes Forth (review)
THE balloon went up on five nights of comedy last week when Blackadder took his cunning plans into The Court Theatre, Tring.
Geoff Cox’s guide to new DVDs: The Artist, Shame, Chronicle
THINGS have changed since the last time a silent movie won an Oscar.
Matt Adcock’s film review: The Dictator
‘Aladeen, my friends – welcome to the nation state of Wadiya, I am your benevolent dictator Admiral General Aladeen, and it is I who keep everything Aladeen in this great place.’
Community
New bishop in pilgrim’s progress
IT was smiles all round when the new Bishop of Bedford, the Rt Rev Richard Atkinson, made Luton his first stop on a mini pilgrimage – less than 24 hours after his service of consecration at St Paul’s Cathedral.
Crime cops catalogue of shame shock is revealed
SEVENTEEN Bedfordshire police officers, including three sergeants, have been arrested over criminal allegations in the last four years.
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‘Pop-up’ gym helps hospice
LUTON solicitors Taylor Walton are sweating the big stuff in aid of Keech Hospice Care.
‘Majority of cyclists ready to jump red lights’
More than half of all cyclists are jumping red lights, according to a new survey by motoring charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists.
2 commentsHome truths about food as shoppers say they want local produce
More local food please, we’re British – that’s the strong message from people across the East of England as the NFU launches a major new campaign to highlight farming’s contribution to the British economy. A new survey shows that:
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Weather for Luton
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 11 C to 23 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 11 C to 25 C
Wind Speed: 13 mph
Wind direction: North east
