Opinion

We all enjoy a spot of light relief from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

We are four weeks into a seemingly never ending General Election campaign, one which is only creating excitement among avid players of political bingo.

Now that the warm (er) weather is threatening to show its face, plenty of Britons are rolling up their sleeves to do what they do best - DIY.

They’re a quartet of Luton friends who’ve been blogging about love, life and everything in between for just over a year.

We’re always told councils have no money to spend.

If you’re a Luton Town fan then at the moment you’re getting very excited about a stadium being built in the near future.

We all know that areas of Luton have been declared pollution hotspots and that the council has been tasked with formulating a plan which will cut levels of harmful nitrogen dioxide.

Luton-based airline easyJet tests has come up with a bright idea to help its customers explore the destinations they are being flown to.

Aldi opened the doors to its new store in Leagrave this morning with a special ribbon cutting ceremony by Team GB cross skier Edward Drake

We all love a good practical joke and with April Fools Day coming up we’d better all be wary of potential pranks catching us out.

Some of you may well recognize my name from your old stomping days at venues like The Coliseum, The Zone, The Ritzy and off course the legendary Charlie Browns where I spent many years at these venues as the resident DJ.

So, England have a bad game, Gary Ballance is out, Ian Bell will bat at three, again and Joe Root is up to four. Kevin Pietersen is relaxing on a beach in St Lucia.

Only once in the last 50 years, has England lost an Ashes series, after winning the opening Test.

And so it begins... yes that’s right the Ashes gets under way on Wednesday.

It’s one of Britain’s best-loved foods but sadly it’s looking naan too clever if you adore a curry.

The Cold War gets grim in Child 44, the big screen thriller adaptation of Tom Rob Smith’s award-winning novel that details the hunt for a serial child killer known as the ‘Butcher of Rostov’.

John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is a retired assassin, the best in the business (once killed three people in a bar with just a pencil they say).

I’ve always enjoyed the performances of Austrian-born actor Christoph Waltz, particularly his Oscar-winning turns in Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained, although he’s always been on the verge of going a tad too far over the top.

The eclipse may be old news now but I love astronomy, so it’s never too late to find some ‘space’ for it in Simply Sims.