Ben’s cheeky pressie to mum
Wing teenager Ben Cleaver gave his mum the best birthday and Mother’s Day ever.An amazing 99 – yes 99 – gifts.The 17-year-old beat off stiff opposition in a search for the town’s “number one mum”. He...
View ArticleBulls boss glad to Foyle favourites Luton
Happy Hereford boss Martin Foyle was delighted his side had twice foiled Luton as they claimed four points from the pre-season Blue Square Bet Premier title favourites, writes Mark Wood.He said: “We...
View ArticleWonderful Woburn!
Treasured stately home, Woburn Abbey (did you expect a reference to Downton?), opens its doors to the public for a new season on Friday 22 March.As the weather (hopefully) brightens up and we all feel...
View ArticleLeighton jazz
Leighton Buzzard Music’s next concert departs from the classical repertoire with a jazz concert by the amazing clarinettist and composer Luca Luciano with the superb jazz pianist Bruno D’Ambra at...
View ArticleLuton loan man Lacey nets in Spitfires win
On-loan Luton defender Alex Lacey netted a free header in the 90th-minute as Eastleigh won 2-0 at Maidenhead United in Blue Square Bet South at the weekend.Lacey had come on as an 83rd-minute sub,...
View ArticlePower out for east Leighton
Thirty customers in east Leighton, including the town’s premier garden centre, will be blacked out for six hours tomorrow when UK Power Networks carry out vital maintenance work to equipment.The...
View ArticleHouse sales hit a 10-month high in February
The number of houses sold in the south east reached its highest level in ten months, with chartered surveyors selling an average of 15 homes in the three months to February, says the latest RICS...
View ArticleBoost the housing market to build confidence, Chancellor told
Business leaders at the CBI are urging Chancellor George Osborne to use the Budget to boost the housing market to build confidence among businesses and consumers.Given its social and economic benefits,...
View ArticleWaxing lyrical over Mac
Moments in Wax, the monthly natter over all things vinyl, is ready for another spin this week.This time the classic album getting a probing is Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, as chosen by Codie-Leigh Rylatt...
View ArticleStill might tinker for visit of Hyde
Hatters boss John Still may well tinker with his side for the visit of struggling Hyde tomorrow, writes Mike Simmonds.The manager made two changes to his team on Saturday for the 1-1 draw with Hereford...
View ArticleLast ditch protest over turbine plan
Protesters who are opposed to a wind farm being built outside Linslade have formerly presented their views to Aylesbury Vale District Council.Members of the Stop Dorcas Lane Turbines (SDLT) action...
View ArticleLeighton’s Co-Op Travelcare to close
Leighton’s Co-Op Travelcare in Waterborne Walk has been earmarked for closure by its parent company, Thomas Cook, it was announced this week.Joanna Wild, managing director of the Thomas Cook...
View ArticleA nine-year-old boy enjoys sweet business success
A nine-year-old boy has made history by becoming the youngest entrepreneur to join Bedfordshire Chamber in its 136-year existence.The Chamber welcomed Henry Patterson on board as its youngest member...
View ArticleOxjam sings with success
The second week of Oxjam is under way after Saturday’s opener in Leighton High Street saw more than £440 collected for charity.This week’s highlights are a show by the South Beds Concert Band, playing...
View ArticleTime to come forward says acting Town chairman
Acting Leighton Town FC chairman Iain McGregor is calling on those interested in helping the club to come forward as individuals and make a case to the executive committee.He’s also determined to lift...
View ArticleDefeat leaves Buzzards playing catch-up in title race
Buzzards look likely to have surrendered their chances of promotion this season after suffering a second defeat on the spin.A week after being beaten at Wellingborough, Buzzards went down 30-13 at home...
View ArticleThis House (review)
It was a landslide victory for the National Theatre in deciding to move its powerful political drama, This House, from its intimate Cottesloe stage and into one of the main houses.The increase in space...
View ArticleA story about the Big themes of love, injustice and fear
Lenny Henry is an entertainer that most people associate with stand-up, Comic Relief and promoting a certain budget hotel chain.But in recent years he’s carved himself out a new career as a serious –...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Plain speaking works better than plain packaging
So, the next baby step towards the inevitable and overdue banning of tobacco sales completely, we are told, will be plain packaging.Even those of you who are not in the grip of a nicotine habit are...
View ArticleNumber of homes ‘given up’ down by 54 per cent
The number of homes given up in England each year between 2010 and 2012 because of mortgage difficulties is down by over half (54 per cent) compared to 2005-2009, according to new analysis from housing...
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