Luton On Sunday Reports:

An inventor who studied at the University of Luton appeared on The Big Idea yesterday.

Matthew Aikenhead, 27, hopes to get £100,000 for his invention Sticmatz from the programme which was broadcast on Sky One.

Sticmatz is a super sticky mat that can carry just about anything on the dashboard of a car including gadgets like MP3 players and mobile phones as well as wallets, sunglasses, lipstick and chewing gum.

He told this newspaper: “I am in the semi-final of The Big Idea which is a cross between the Dragons’ Den and Pop Idol and I could win £100,000.

“Lord Karan Bilimoria who is the founder of Cobra Beer is there to represent me in the show and fights my corner.

“We have the product in over 2,000 stores and garage forecourts since it came onto the market over a year ago.� Mr Aikenhead lives in Wilstead in Bedfordshire with his parents.

He added: “I did a basics of building a business course at the University of Luton, a few years ago and won a £10,000 grant.

“My parents have re-mortgaged their house – they really believe in me. They are very committed to the whole idea.

“It has been a real battle – there have been unforeseen things, I have been on a real learning curve.�