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Geoff Cox

@Coxchat1

Luton/South Beds journalist for 54 years, previously known as @Coxchat. Strange mix of Luton Town FC, old pics, puns, pubs and music, mainly Jethro Tull.

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Read all about it!
Paper boys and girls dash from the old printing works of the Luton News in Alma Street with an edition hot off the press.
A need for better reports on Luton Town FC and a more-balanced coverage of politics led to the start of the Luton News on November 12, 1891.

Read all about it! Paper boys and girls dash from the old printing works of the Luton News in Alma Street with an edition hot off the press. A need for better reports on @LutonTown and a more-balanced coverage of politics led to the start of the Luton News on November 12, 1891.
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British Olympic swimming champion David Wilkie has died at the age of 70.
The Scot, who won 200m breaststroke gold in Montreal in 1976, as well as two Olympic silver medals and three world titles, had been battling cancer.

British Olympic swimming champion David Wilkie has died at the age of 70. The Scot, who won 200m breaststroke gold in Montreal in 1976, as well as two Olympic silver medals and three world titles, had been battling cancer.
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Now that a July 4 general election has been confirmed, can someone please tell our political leaders during the next six weeks of campaigning that short-sleeve shirts are available?

Now that a July 4 general election has been confirmed, can someone please tell our political leaders during the next six weeks of campaigning that short-sleeve shirts are available? #GeneralElection
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I still get emotional about Luton Town FC, the football club I've supported through thick and thin for 63 years, and while reading this from Hatters captain Tom Lockyer, who nearly lost his life during a game this season, I'm not ashamed to say it brought a few tears to my eyes.

I still get emotional about @LutonTown, the football club I've supported through thick and thin for 63 years, and while reading this from Hatters captain Tom Lockyer, who nearly lost his life during a game this season, I'm not ashamed to say it brought a few tears to my eyes.
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George Best, who would have been 78 today, pictured before he played for Dunstable Town FC 💙 v Luton Town FC at Dunstable's Creasey Park, mid 70s.
L to r: Dunstable manager Barry Fry, George Best, Hatters players Andy King, Peter Anderson and Alan West, and Luton manager Harry Haslam.

George Best, who would have been 78 today, pictured before he played for @DunstableTownFC v @LutonTown at Dunstable's Creasey Park, mid 70s. L to r: Dunstable manager Barry Fry, George Best, Hatters players Andy King, Peter Anderson and Alan West, and Luton manager Harry Haslam.
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Hello. I'm going to be walking (plus jogging a bit) 10 marathons - 260 miles - across June for Tommy's. With Jack in his pram. 60+ miles a week to raise money and help make pregnancy & birth safer.

Cash, shares & prayers for my knees & spine are welcome!

justgiving.com/page/sarah-and…

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A double fond farewell.
Luton Town FC said goodbye to the Premier League yesterday and the club's directors later went along to the Bricklayers Arms in High Town Road, Luton, to wish landlady Alison Taylor a happy retirement after a remarkable 38 years at the pub.

A double fond farewell. @LutonTown said goodbye to the Premier League yesterday and the club's directors later went along to the Bricklayers Arms in High Town Road, Luton, to wish landlady Alison Taylor a happy retirement after a remarkable 38 years at the pub.
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Happy birthday to one of my guitar heroes, Pete Townshend, who turns 79 today.
Blimey, was it really 53 years ago that I saw the Who at the Queensway Hall, Dunstable?

Happy birthday to one of my guitar heroes, Pete Townshend, who turns 79 today. Blimey, was it really 53 years ago that I saw the Who at the Queensway Hall, Dunstable?
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A friend suggested I take up cage fighting to improve my fitness in my senior years.
I told him I was probably a bit past it for that, but I decided to give it a go anyway.
Those budgies are vicious little buggers, aren't they?

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I know someone who has had a bet on Luton Town FC staying in the Premier League.
It's a 63,000 to 1 shot with the Hatters beating Fulham 6-0 and Burnley defeating Forest by the same score on Sunday.
You would get £6,300 from a 10p double.

I know someone who has had a bet on @LutonTown staying in the Premier League. It's a 63,000 to 1 shot with the Hatters beating Fulham 6-0 and Burnley defeating Forest by the same score on Sunday. You would get £6,300 from a 10p double.
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Actress, stuntwoman and champion swimmer Susan Backlinie, who played the shark's first victim in the opening scenes of Steven Spielberg's film Jaws nearly 50 years ago, has died at the age of 77.

Actress, stuntwoman and champion swimmer Susan Backlinie, who played the shark's first victim in the opening scenes of Steven Spielberg's film Jaws nearly 50 years ago, has died at the age of 77.
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Born on this day 98 years ago (May 14, 1926), Eric Morecambe, comedian, Luton Town FC supporter and one of the funniest men this country has produced.
I know his shows with Ernie Wise are often repeated, but Eric was taken far too young at the age of 58 and we still miss him.

Born on this day 98 years ago (May 14, 1926), Eric Morecambe, comedian, @LutonTown supporter and one of the funniest men this country has produced. I know his shows with Ernie Wise are often repeated, but Eric was taken far too young at the age of 58 and we still miss him.
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Well said, Carol Midgley, a columnist in The Times.
A coffee shop is not an office - and the annoying culture of entitlement is to blame for people treating it like one.

Well said, Carol Midgley, a columnist in The Times. A coffee shop is not an office - and the annoying culture of entitlement is to blame for people treating it like one.
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You learn something new every day.
I've just read that the man who invented the ballet skirt was struggling to find a suitable name for it.
He finally put tu and tu together.

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RIP former Luton Town FC player Viv Busby, who has died aged 74.
I enjoyed watching him for the Hatters in the early '70s alongside his forward partner Malcolm Macdonald.
Busby also played for Wycombe and Newcastle and was in the Fulham 1975 FA Cup final team.

RIP former @LutonTown player Viv Busby, who has died aged 74. I enjoyed watching him for the Hatters in the early '70s alongside his forward partner Malcolm Macdonald. Busby also played for Wycombe and Newcastle and was in the Fulham 1975 FA Cup final team.
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It's all very well Nottingham Forest have their appeal against a 4-point reduction thrown out as it may help Luton Town FC but they should have been docked 2 more points for their cheek.

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