Breachwood Green is all about the eastern end of the runway. You can’t escape it. Planes tilt and appear to hover over crouching buildings, carriage down, nose up, thrust reversed. For some reason, on the few occasions I’ve visited, the Wizzes, easyJets and Ryanairs have always been landing. But you can see those preparing to take-off and heading for sunspots …
We’ve got the power, now we need Newlands
A small, but not insignificant roar rang around the chamber at Luton Town Hall on January 11. It was music to my ears, but it was an unfinished symphony. It was the moment, confirmed, that my town had planning permission for an 1,800-capacity music venue, bars, restaurants, revitalised nightlife, a 17,500-seat football stadium and so much more.
It’s power to the people in the battle to Save Our Town
The time has come to ask not what your town can do for you, but what you can do for your town. This is because a major milestone, which could have capped off this Summer of Hope, has been put on hold. With it, the wait goes on for a major 1,800-capacity music venue – similar in size to the …
Luton Haiku’s A to Z of Luton Culture
This is a guide to Luton’s music and arts. And a very good guide it is too. Art and music, however, doesn’t just ‘appear from the ether’. The town’s cultural DNA is made up of and influences the grouchy-cum-wonderful Luton spirit, and is informed by movements of people. And the interactions between them over the years. A is for affluent …
We need you to Save Our Town
“Remember, hope is a good thing, Red, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” I woke up this morning feeling fine and this profundity came to me from Stephen King’s short story, ‘Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption’ – later adapted into a movie classic. It now accompanies spine-tingling memories, long after the final whistle at …
From the Smoking Room
We’ve seen it all before. It feels as if the town centre’s on the brink of some heavy duty investment. The plans for the football ground and the Hat District (or Cultural Zone or whatever it is or isn’t) are inspiring; the question is, what and who are they inspiring? I’m torn between wild optimism and world-weary shrugging. Think of …
The Media and the Royal Wedding
So let me get this straight from the off. Personally, I haven’t got anything against the couple as people; they’re a young rich couple, who happen to be Royals and I guess that, in the roles they now have to play in society, they’re just doing their thing. In short, the fact that they are Royals and that there are …
The Record Collector
This all came to fruition because I recently received a knock on my door from my postman. No doubt what was being delivered was a promo 12 inch copy of Morrissey’s debut single Suedehead . The postie happened to be an old friend who shares my love of music, we chatted and I agreed to write about my love of the …
