Man stabbed in Leighton
POLICE in Leighton are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was injured during an attempted robbery on Tuesday, January 10.The incident happened at a flat in Vandyke Road between...
View ArticleWebcasting goes live in Bucks
IF you are interested in local government and never quite had the time to attend a meeting then you could watch them live on the internet now thanks to Webcasting.The first meetings webcast by...
View ArticleTRAVEL: A deep love for Colorado’s canyons
Clare Walker packs her hiking boots and heels for a whistle stop tour of Colorado’s national parks and the bright lights of Las Vegas.“First time in Vegas ma’am?” the taxi driver deduced from my dazed...
View ArticleCraig Wells: A man on a mission at Leighton Town
HE may be a Yorkshireman, but Leighton Town manager Craig Wells feels at home in Bedfordshire and is determined to help make the club an integral part of the local community – starting by winning...
View ArticleNorovirus closes five wards at L&D
PATIENTS at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital have been struck with the winter vomiting disease, Norovirus. Five wards at the hospital are closed so far, and they are all elderly medical wards. Visitors...
View ArticleClipstone Brook school celebrates 40th birthday
THE LBO is going back 40 years this week with a photograph taken of the opening of Clipstone Brook Lower School in Brooklands Drive, Leighton.Cast your minds back to platform shoes, glam rock and long...
View ArticleGive car thieves a frosty reception
Bedfordshire Police are warning again about car owners leaving engines running in the drive while they retreat to a warm house and wait for the windscreens on their cars to defrost. With freezing...
View ArticleHinckley are in hot water over Luton call off
HOT water was poured on to the pitch at Hinckley’s Greene King Stadium pitch in a desperate bid to get Saturday’s FA Trophy second round tie between Hinckley United and Luton Town on, writes Mark...
View ArticlePosh are ordered to pay compensation for former Luton starlet Richens
PETERBOROUGH United have been ordered to pay the Hatters ‘significant’ compensation for enticing away youngster Michael Richens. After a lengthy hearing at Wembley on Wednesday an FA tribunal ordered...
View ArticleArmed forces families get helping hand
Armed forces families should feel a greater sense of belonging to their community following the signing of a special covenant by Central Bedfordshire Council.The Armed Forces Covenant sets out how...
View ArticleJohn Pilgrim: Gemma was seeing stars, I’m enjoying my second childhood
I HAVE never met a dog that can claim to having seen stars, at least until last week. Gemma was innocently chasing a ball in the park when she collided with ‘Henry’ and he knocked her head first into a...
View ArticleBeauty of a panto for Wing Players
THERE’S no snoozing in rehearsals when Sleeping Beauty makes its entrance at Wing Village Hall next week. The script for this unusual interpretation of Sleeping Beauty was written by Jason Gregory.Many...
View ArticlePoku warns Southport will be in Town’s faces
BATTLING Town midfielder Godfrey Poku has warned the Hatters that Southport will be ‘in their faces’ when Luton visit Haig Avenue on Saturday, writes Mark Wood.The 21-year-old is hoping to be part of...
View ArticleLuton Airport ‘must expand or stagnate’
CAPACITY at Luton Airport has to be expanded so that it does not “stagnate” while demand for flights grows, a council boss said yesterday (Weds).On Monday plans to double the number of passengers using...
View ArticleLeighton-Linslade Town Council grants
GRANTS up to the value of £500 are being offered by Leighton-Linslade Town Council to local organisations in need of financial support.Before the new application can be assessed organisations applying,...
View ArticleFormer quarry definitely not the pits
THERE seems to be something quite magical about the place I visited this week – Totternhoe Knolls.I don’t mean I witnessed fairies, or pixies, or anything of that ilk, but just that I left the area...
View ArticleDean continues Playing It Straight
THE dashing Dean Dibsdall, Linslade’s denonair and dishy hunk, who is doing his best to impress a dream date in a new reality TV programme, is still in the running for a £25,000 top prize just two...
View ArticleFarmer is top of the crops
A FANTASTIC farmer from Bedfordshire was crowned top of the crops in a ceremony at the Farmers Club in London. James Mayes, a farm manager with Sentry Limited in Bedfordshire, was the best candidate in...
View ArticleHatters’ title hopes gone with the wind?
Blue Square Bet Premier: Southport 3 (2) Luton Town 3 (2)BATTLING Town had to settle for a point as a topsy-turvy clash at a windswept Haig Avenue finished 3-3 this afternoon, writes Mark Wood.The...
View ArticleShanghai visitors to university
The University of Bedfordshire welcomed academics from Shanghai University to strengthen their academic partnership this week.Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Ashraf Jawaid met the guests to discuss...
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