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Blinded by the Light
Film

Blinded by the Light film review: Love letter to Luton is The Boss

August 9, 2019 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Blinded by the Light film review: Love letter to Luton is The Boss

You can leave Luton, but it will never leave you, is the summation of Javed’s lump-in-the-throat speech at the end of Blinded by the Light – a tale about a boy in 1987 caught between […]

James Collins
Luton Town interviews

Collins: Jones has been fantastic for me

August 5, 2019 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Collins: Jones has been fantastic for me

James Collins is relishing working with Graeme Jones and believes the new Luton manager’s credentials, coaching the likes of Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard, will help improve him as a striker. Town’s top scorer for […]

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet (right) with Chairman David Wilkinson
Luton Town news

Fans’ views of Brabin taken into account in return of ex-boss, says Sweet

August 5, 2019 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Fans’ views of Brabin taken into account in return of ex-boss, says Sweet

Luton took into account the view of some fans when former manager Gary Brabin returned to Kenilworth Road this summer, chief executive Gary Sweet has confirmed. Appointed as number two to new manager Graeme Jones’ […]

Gary Sweet
Luton Town news

Sweet blasts £1m stadium ‘mayhem’ all for the benefit of ‘armchair’ fans

August 5, 2019 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Sweet blasts £1m stadium ‘mayhem’ all for the benefit of ‘armchair’ fans

Luton Town chief executive Gary Sweet has blasted the ‘mayhem’ of having to spend more than £1million to bring their Kenilworth Road stadium into compliance with the Championship for the benefit of television viewers.   […]

Simon Sluga.
Luton match reaction

Jones hails ‘excellent’ Sluga after saves redeem goalie from Boro howler

August 3, 2019 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Jones hails ‘excellent’ Sluga after saves redeem goalie from Boro howler

Graeme Jones had nothing but praise for Luton’s record signing, Simon Sluga after he recovered from a calamity to keep Middlesbrough at bay and give his side the chance to claim a memorable opening night […]

Luton match reaction

‘What a game of football’ – but Boro should’ve won, says Woodgate

August 3, 2019 James Cunliffe Comments Off on ‘What a game of football’ – but Boro should’ve won, says Woodgate

Jonathan Woodgate said his Middlesbrough side deserved to win an ‘unbelievable’ game at Luton where both sides had to settle for a point in a six-goal thriller to open the Championship season. In his first […]

Graeme Jones
Luton transfer news

Luton boss confirms interest in Birmingham’s Isaac Vassell, but says it’s ‘complicated’

August 2, 2019 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Luton boss confirms interest in Birmingham’s Isaac Vassell, but says it’s ‘complicated’

Graeme Jones tonight confirmed that Luton Town are trying to bring former striker Isaac Vassell back to Kenilworth Road before the end of the transfer window, though any is ‘complicated’. The frontman left Luton in […]

Sarfraz Manzoor and Gurinder Chadha in Luton Cineworld signing the billboard poster of their film, Blinded By The Light
Film

Sarfraz Manzoor hopes Springsteen-inspired Luton flick brings film tourists to town

July 30, 2019 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Sarfraz Manzoor hopes Springsteen-inspired Luton flick brings film tourists to town

Writer Sarfraz Manzoor returned to his home town this evening (July 30) to watch the premiere of Blinded by the Light, the movie based on his life growing up in Luton, hoping it can provide […]

The Aldi leaflet delivered to Luton residents
Luton Town news

Hatters boosted after council reject Aldi plans for Gipsy Lane

July 30, 2019 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Hatters boosted after council reject Aldi plans for Gipsy Lane

Luton Councillors have voted to reject a planning application that would have seen an Aldi supermarket built on land next to Luton Town’s training ground that the club are keen to build an elite, domed, […]

An example of a domed, indoor training facility that Luton Town would like to build
Luton Town news

Councillors urged to reject Aldi plans that would threaten Hatters’ future

July 30, 2019 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Councillors urged to reject Aldi plans that would threaten Hatters’ future

Luton Councillors have been urged to follow a planning officer’s recommendation and reject an application for an Aldi supermarket next to Luton Town’s training ground where the club want to build an elite, domed, indoor […]

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