Woburn’s open gardens day
Woburn Village is holding its 20th Open Gardens Day plus a scarecrow competition tomorrow.There will be 13 gardens open from 10.30am to 5.30pm and entrance to all gardens in £3.50 and accompanied...
View ArticleLove letters spell romance at Court Theatre
Tring Festival Company are turning soppy with their latest production, She Loves Me, written by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and Joe Masteroff, which runs at The Court Theatre from June 25-29.Imagine...
View ArticleYoung drivers offered route to safer motoring
Free driver training is being offered to 16 to 24-year-olds in Central Bedfordshire and Luton to help young drivers stay safer on the roads and reduce the number being killed or seriously injured.A...
View ArticleArctic challenge for girl racers
Two Heath and Reach based adventurers have just returned home from their latest challenge, completing an overnight Nordic Ski race over the tundra of arctic Norway.Rachel McCafferty, 34, and Vicky...
View ArticleMartin can’t wait for Hatters’ pre-season
Unlike most footballers, Luton winger David Martin can’t wait for pre-season to start on July 1, writes Mike Simmonds.Although not looking forward to the gruelling schedule awaiting him, Martin just...
View ArticleDeathtrap can be murder for Bill star
Ira Levin’s sizzling comedy-thriller, Deathtrap, comes to the Grove Theatre ,Dunstable for two nights on June 28/9. Clifford, an unknown playwright, has sent a copy of his latest play to Sidney for his...
View ArticleApril’s got talent comp licked!
There’s a lot of talented youngsters in Leighton-Linslade and one lucky star is going to shine at this year’s town carnival as the winner of a theatre group’s talent show.Curtain Call’s Got Talent!...
View ArticleCurtain up on music hall in Eaton Bray
It’s back to the good old days when DAOS present an Old Time Music Hall at Eaton Bray Village Hall this weekend.Go along and be taken back to the era when audiences really knew how to enjoy themselves....
View ArticleOliver steps out at Wembley Stadium
Lucky Oliver Flecknell won the chance to walk out at Wembley Stadium with the England football team when they faced the Republic of Ireland for the first time since 1995 on Wednesday, May 29.It was a...
View ArticleTrain staff nip problem in bud
‘Heartbroken’ volunteers were left devastated when their beloved wildflower garden at Leighton train station was destroyed by workmen.But two months after Network Rail contractors tore through the...
View ArticleConnells spreads the word as ‘help to buy’ offer boosts market
The Help to Buy scheme is providing a welcome boost to the new homes market and construction industry with developers across the area reporting a strong take up of the government initiative.Craig...
View ArticleTown’s fixtures to be announced on July 5
The fixtures for the new Conference season will be released on Friday, July 5.Hatters, who are beginning their fifth term in non-league, will find out their schedule ahead of the campaign that starts...
View ArticleA funny line-up planned for Tringe comedy festival
Three weeks of the best stand-ups (and maybe a clutch of undiscovered talent too) when the Tringe Festival gets under way on Saturday, June 22.Tickets for this year’s festival are selling at a rate of...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Man Of Steel
What if a film dreamed of becoming something other than what society had intended?What if a filmmaker aspired to something greater?The result would be a fantastic cinematic experience – it could be...
View ArticleFormer Hatters boss Kinnear back at Newcastle
Hugely popular ex-Luton Town boss Joe Kinnear appears to have returned to Newcastle United as director of football.The 66-year-old, who managed the Toon during the 2008-2009 season, told Sky Sports...
View ArticleHatters’ season ticket sales pass 4,000
Luton Town’s season ticket sales for next season have passed the 4,000 mark.Existing season ticket holders who are yet to renew have until Saturday, June 29, to secure their existing seat for next...
View ArticleGary’s All Saints recital
The next visiting recitalist at Leighton’s All Saints Church will be Gary Sieling.Gary was born in Bedfordshire and educated at Dunstable Grammar School. He read for his BMus degree at the University...
View ArticleA show to treasure!
More than 70 youngsters aged 4-13 will take to the Leighton Buzzard Theatre stage this week with Leighton Buzzard Children’s Theatre’s latest production Treasure Island The Musical.Based on the Robert...
View ArticleCorinthian to benefit from football grant next season
Local grassroots football has been given a helping hand with a £5,000 Grow the Game grant from the Football Foundation.It will allow Leighton Corinthian to create new football teams, as well as recruit...
View ArticleMBE for air ambulance boss
Chairman of East Anglian Air Ambulance, Andrew Egerton-Smith has been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list.Andrew has been a driving force in the development, progress and innovation of the...
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