Luton Town have signed defender Gavin Caines on loan from Kidderminster Harriers for the rest of the season.

Caines, 26, has been a regular since joining Harriers from Cheltenham Town last summer, scoring five goals in 38 appearances in a Harriers shirt.

Luton have also signed ex-Walsall and Tamworth striker Taiwo Atieno, 24, who is back after three years in America.

Added to Barnsley midfielder Simon Heslop, the promotion-chasing Hatters have now made three deadline signings.

Bristol-born Atieno started his career at Walsall, during which time he enjoyed loan spells at Rochdale, Chester, Kidderminster Harriers, Darlington and Dagenham & Redbridge.

Then Saddlers boss Richard Money, who is now reunited with him at Kenilworth Road, allowed him to leave Bescot for Tamworth in the summer of 2006.

Taiwo Atieno scored 12 goals in 37 starts in his season with Tamworth

After a season at The Lamb, and one Johnstone's Paint Trophy appearance for Dagenham in October 2007, the Kenyan international has since spent three years playing in America, first for Puerto Rico, then Rochester Rhinos.

And he has already shown his goal touch for the Hatters with a hat-trick in a behind-close-doors midweek friendly against MK Dons.

As for Caines, he has not featured in Kidderminster's last four matches. His one-year deal at Aggborough expires at the end of the season.

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