Two goals in 4 minutes saw Northampton Town beat Bolton Wanderers 3-0 at Sixfields.

Goals by Cameron McGeehan and Sam Hoskins saw Kevin Nolan’s side take the points against a side their manager represented as a player, in a result that saw the hosts win for the 4th time in 5 outings.

Three points helped the Cobblers bounce back from defeat in the league by Wycombe in their last encounter, with a win seeing them move up to 13th in the table, one point behind the side that they beat in the match.

Having picked up a morale boost by beating the Chelsea juniors 3-0 in the EFL Trophy in midweek, Northampton turned back to the league as they welcomed Bolton to Sixfields.

The visitors had arrived having been unbeaten since the opening match of the League One campaign, and Bolton had an early opportunity as Marcus Forss was denied by Cobblers keeper Ross Fitzsimons.

Mason Burstow then missed the target from close range after a defensive lapse had lead him to an opportunity with only Fitzsimons to beat.

Despite losing Ethan Wheatley to an injury, Northampton pressed, with Dean Campbell seeing one strike blocked and another bounce just wide, before Jordan Thorniley saw a header also miss the target.

Forss saw a strike well blocked by Fitzsimons just after half-time as Bolton had a moment when they searched for the goal to open the scoring.

But with 20 minutes to go, Northampton took the lead. Campbell got into space before playing in a cross, with his ball picking out McGeehan to turn the ball home.

A second then followed a few moments later. A foul on Michael Forbes was penalised, with Northampton awarded a penalty. From 12 yards, Hoskins was denied by Bolton keeper Teddy Sharman-Lowe, but Hoskins’ rebound found the back of the net to put the home side 2-0 in front.

Fitzsimons denied Sam Dalby in the final minute of regular time, but the Cobblers ultimately did enough to take the three points.

Northampton now turn their attentions to keeping their run going, as they make the trip to Port Vale next time out.

MK Dons returned to winning ways as they recorded a 2-1 win over Shrewsbury Town in Shropshire.

First half goals by Scott Hogan and Will Collar won the day for Paul Warne’s side, who picked up a first win in 5 games in League Two.

Former Don Chuks Aneke got a goal back for the home side with 15 minutes of normal time remaining, but the visitors were able to keep the home side from equalising.

A win at Croud Meadow helped lift the Dons up the ranks in the developing League Two table. With ten games of the season complete, the Dons are 9th in the table.

They are 2 points behind Bristol Rovers in the final play-off position and 6 points behind next opponents Gillingham, who sit in the final automatic promotion place after their first defeat of the new campaign.

Further enforced changes had been made for the Dons after an injury-hit team suffered yet more absences, with Conor Lemonheigh-Evans injured and Luke Offord suspended. But a reshuffled Dons side would take the early advantage as they opened the scoring with just 3 minutes on the clock.

Hogan would grab his first goal of the season, with the experienced striker being first to Alex Gilbey’s flick-on at a long throw and the forward duly prodded the ball into the back of the net.

Each side had their moments in the first half, with Shrewsbury’s Ismael Kabia having a strike denied by Craig MacGillivray before Laurence Maguire had an effort repelled by home keeper Will Brook.

MK Dons duly grabbed a second goal with six minutes of the first half to go, as Collar turned in the rebound after Aaron Nemane’s shot from outside the box had been parried by Brook.

A low quality second half initially saw very few strikes created, but Shrewsbury would make it 2-1 with 76 minutes on the clock. Sam Clucas was able to touch the ball into the path of Aneke, who beat MacGillivray to get the home side on the scoreboard.

But MK Dons were able to keep Shrewsbury from finding an equaliser, in the process taking victory for the first time since beating Newport in late August.

Luton Town picked up the points as they were 1-0 winners over Doncaster Rovers at Kenilworth Road.

Kal Naismith’s first half goal was enough to settle a tight contest, as although Nakhi Wells missed a penalty, Luton picked up the points after back-to-back defeats.

The result sees Luton ease some of the pressure on boss Matt Bloomfield after losses in their previous two games, with the Hatters rising up to 10th in the table after their opening 9 games of the League One campaign. They sit 3 points off the play-offs and 6 behind the automatic promotion places.

Luton had opportunities in the first half of the contest. Lamine Fanne had a strike from distance repelled by away keeper Ian Lawlor, before Lawlor denied Fanne again when the midfielder was fed by Millenic Alli’s quick free-kick.

With five minutes of the first half remaining, George Saville’s free-kick found Naismith up from the back, and the defender duly beat Lawlor with his header to put them ahead.

The Hatters were then awarded a penalty just before the half-time break. Wells was brought down by Doncaster defender Jamie Sterry, but from 12 yards, Wells was denied by Lawlor and the game remained 1-0.

Doncaster offered more after the break, with Luke Molyneux seeing a shot just flash wide before Toyosi Olusanya was found in a perfect position by Jordan Gibson only to get his touch wrong and see the ball ricochet to the home keeper Josh Keeley.

Keeley then intervened again, with the keeper denying Molyneux, who would then miss a further opportunity in stoppage time.

But it would be job done for the Hatters, who were able to take the points. Luton will now seek to grab another victory next time out when they take on Blackpool.

Luton Airport has reopened a new car park on the site of one destroyed by fire in 2023.

The newly rebuilt Terminal Car Park 2 reopened earlier this week, with 1,900 vehicle spaces and a brand-new covered Express Drop-Off and Pick-Up zone on the ground floor in a site adjacent to the airport’s main terminal building.

Terminal Car Park 2 at the airport has been destroyed by a major fire that broke out at the facility in October 2023, which saw the car park suffer significant damage. The multi-story car park was later knocked down.

As well as opening the new car park, Luton Airport announced that they would be launching a dedicated Public Transport Investment Fund.

With a commitment to invest £1.5 million in the first year of operation, and working in partnership with transport operators and local authorities, the funding will be used to explore opportunities to develop and promote rail, bus and coach operations to the airport. 

The opening of the new site has also lead to Luton Airport announce the current temporary drop-off area outside the terminal will make way for additional bus stands and, as part of the improvement programme, further changes have been made across the airport’s pick-up and drop-off points.

Incoming changes include:

• Paid for Drop-off and Pick up area is relocating to the ground floor of TCP2
• Duration doubled to 10 minutes at a cost of £7 
• Blue Badge holders can park for 30 minutes free in TCP1
• Electric Vehicles benefit from £1 for 30 minutes in TCP1
• Free drop-off and pick up is extended to 2 hours in the Long Stay car park
• No drop-off facility in the Mid-Stay car park

In a statement, Alberto Martin, CEO of London Luton Airport, said, “We are committed to improving connectivity and to encouraging an increase in the use of more sustainable modes of transport to and from London Luton Airport. As part of our growth plans, we have set challenging targets on public transport use. We have begun exploring opportunities for the £1.5 million Public Transport Investment Fund to be directed towards local bus services, improved rail connections, and infrastructure upgrades around the airport to encourage more sustainable travel and reduce reliance on private cars.

“By reopening our car park alongside this £1.5 million public transport fund, we’re supporting both the immediate needs of our passengers and the long-term goal of improving public transport links to and from the airport.”