‘Help me find the man who saved me’
A teenager saved by strangers as she prepared to jump from a multi-storey car park wants to thank the people who helped her get her life back on track.The 19-year-old, who was sexually, physically and...
View ArticleTrust issues new letter over Pompey punishment
Persistent Luton Town supporters club Trust in Luton have followed up their letter to the Football League over the sanctions administered to rivals Watford by penning another missive to the authorities...
View ArticleHatters not looking to cash in on striker Gray
Town boss John Still is not anticipating selling forward Andre Gray during the summer, writes Mike Simmonds.The 21-year-old ended the campaign on fire, scoring six in his last six games to finish with...
View ArticleThe Pajama Game (review)
There was no time for 40 winks when the classic rom-com musical The Pajama Game opened for the night shift this week. It’s one of those ridiculously cheesy shows that left the hard-to-please press...
View ArticleTake precautions this Bank Holiday
The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is urging people to stay safe over the Bank Holiday weekend and ensure they use the correct health services for their condition.The Trust saw an increase...
View ArticleA passage to India at Leighton’s railway
Leighton Buzzard Railway will be transformed into a little piece of India over the Bank Holiday weekend (Sunday and Monday).No.19, the only steam locomotive from the famous Darjeeling Himalayan Railway...
View ArticleMcNulty unfazed about captain’s armband
Town defender Steve McNulty is confident that whether he has the captain’s armband or not, it won’t change the way he plays, writes Mark Wood.With club captain Ronnie Henry missing much of the tail-end...
View ArticleResults are in for Bucks votes
It was results day today for the villages surrounding Leighton as to who would be representing their ward in Bucks County Council. And as the votes were counted, candiates for Great Brickhill, Ivinghoe...
View ArticleStop horsing around and audition for Full Monty
Tring Festival Company is still struggling to recruit an ethnic actor to play the part of Horse in a production of raunchy stage show The Full Monty.Despite public appeals and three rounds of...
View ArticleSmith wants to come back firing at Kenilworth Road
Indefatigable midfielder Jonathan Smith is looking forward to a summer off before coming back supercharged, writes Mark Wood.The 26-year-old has barely missed a game in the last four years and is...
View ArticleNatures catches up in May days
Whilst there are still some frosty nights, spring weather has finally arrived.Everything is certainly ‘behind’, and you only need to look at the trees and see the lack of leaves to see the proof of...
View ArticleThe Swan in Leighton makes it into historic handbook
Some of Bedfordshire’s oldest pubs and hotels, including The Swan in Leighton Buzzard, feature in a new handbook spotlighting the UK’s most historic watering holes.Ye Olde Good Inn Guide is billed as a...
View ArticleNational alpaca show comes to LBO land
There may not be any such thing as a free lunch in these austere times but on Saturday and Sunday (May 11-12), the British Alpaca Society is inviting the public to a free day out packed with fun and...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD reviews: Les Miserables
Even if it doesn’t convert those who loathe musicals, well-mounted film ‘poperetta’ LES MISERABLES (12: Universal) will please fans of the long-running stage sensation.Tom Hooper, who directed The...
View ArticleAssassination book takes off thanks to UAE airport deal
A series of books claiming to be written by a retired assassin are set to win a global audience after getting international backing.The first three Assassination Diaries, purported written by Maddy the...
View ArticleMcNulty sets his sights on promotion with Luton
Defender Steve McNulty wants to win promotion with Luton Town after penning a new two-year deal at Kenilworth Road last week, writes Mark Wood.The former Fleetwood centre-half said: “I’ve signed for a...
View ArticleLawless hails McNulty acquisition
Town midfielder Alex Lawless has hailed the permanent signing of defender Steve McNulty on a two-year deal, writes Mike Simmonds.The popular centre-half agreed to extend his stay at Kenilworth Road...
View ArticleBedfordshire U15s just miss out on quadrangular tournament victory
Bedfordshire U15s, with players from Ampthill, Bedford, Biggleswade, Stockwood Park, Luton and Leighton Buzzard, travelled to Daventry to play in their third quadrangle championship.Looking to become...
View ArticleSign language dog Lola needs a new family
Although playful Lola would be the perfect addition to many families, she was born deaf and has been without a permanent home for three years.Currently in the care of the staff at Appledown Kennels in...
View ArticlePlan to curtail rise of measles
A vaccination ‘catch-up’ programme is being introduced after an increase in cases of measles in Central Beds this year.There have been two cases of measles confirmed in Central Beds in as many months...
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