Have you filled your tax returns
MAKE sure you have filled in your tax returns, as HM Revenues and Customs will be issuing £85million-worth of fines over the next fortnight for late tax returns.850,000 letters containing the £100...
View ArticlePeacocks jobs are saved
JOBS in Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard are among 6,000 saved UK-wide with the sale of fashion retail chain Peacocks.Edinburgh Woollen Mill has acquired 388 stores, as well as the company’s...
View ArticleHatters draw York in Trophy semi-final
LUTON Town have been drawn against fellow Blue Square Bet Premier play-off contenders York City in the FA Trophy semi-final.Hatters are away for the first leg on Saturday, March 10, with the home match...
View ArticleTop awards for life save cops
TWO police officers, both from Leighton, who fought a life and death battle to revive an Asian man despite his family’s insistence that he was dead, have been awarded national life-saving honours.PCs...
View ArticleLeighton flat daubed with graffiti
A TERRIFIED tenant woke to find the outside of her Leighton flat covered in grafitti spelling out the words “grass” and “dead” on Monday morning. A pair of Wellington boots left by the back door had...
View ArticleAirport pledges £50,000 to projects
LUTON Airport is to continue its support for community projects after pledging another £50,000 for its annual Community Trust Fund.The fund was set up in 2009 to provide support for local community...
View ArticleKeane surprised by news of Pilkington’s County move
MIDFIELDER Keith Keane admitted he was surprised to learn of keeper Kevin Pilkington’s decision to retire last Monday to become goalkeeper coach at Notts County, writes Mark Wood.The announcement came...
View ArticleLeighton staff pounce on stowaways
THE staff at a Leighton freight company pounced on two illegal immigrants who had burst through the roof of a lorry that had pulled into the depot from France.The French-owned truck, which was carrying...
View ArticleLeighton man dies in motorbike accident
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Leighton man who died following a motorbike crash in Manchester. Sean Edmund Burke, 22, of Summer Street, was riding his Kawasaki motorbike when it hit a tree at about...
View ArticleTRAVEL: The river road is our German Shepherd
While cruising down the picturesque rivers of Germany, Graham Bright enjoys spying vineyards, castles and historic towns from the comfort of his floating hotel.The old railway bridge loomed ever closer...
View ArticleSuitable luggage for kids in care
Everyone deserves to have their belongings treated with respect including children in care.Central Bedfordshire Council has responded to a campaign by the charity ‘A National Voice’ by signing up to a...
View ArticleThird win in a week has Town on the up
IT MAY not have been pretty, but Leighton Town’s third victory in the space of a week means they can now start to look up rather than down the league, according to manager Craig Wells.Leighton...
View ArticleHockey: Leighton ladies are Herts breakers
LEIGHTON Buzzard’s ladies enjoyed a fairly comfortable 2-0 home win over West Herts on Saturday. They made a great start with fine link up play from the midfield through to the forward line – leading...
View ArticleHatters rated v Gateshead
Mark Tyler: 7 – Produced an instinctive and early block to keep Luton ahead and was never troubled.Greg Taylor: 7.5 – Has become a consistent performer at left-back and is equally effective going...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVDs: Three Musketeers, Real Steel, Tower Heist
MUSKETEERS Athos, Porthos and Aramis are inseparable pals who live by the motto “One for all, all for one”.But if you’re tempted to rent or buy THE THREE MUSKETEERS (12: Entertainment One), the latest...
View ArticleCouncil surgery
Leighton Buzzard North, South and Linslade Councillors, together with Leighton Buzzard Town Councillors, will be holding a Help and Advice Surgery at Leighton Buzzard Library (Activities Room) on...
View ArticleForgotten south worry for Cheryl
A BUSINESS leader is promising to work ‘tirelessly’ to stop Bedfordshire becoming part of the ‘forgotten south’ in government funding decisions.Cheryl Smart, chief executive of Luton-based Bedfordshire...
View ArticleChef’s lesson certainly goes very smoothie
PEDAL-power was on the menu at Linslade Lower School this week when food providers were in the saddle for smoothie making.The healthy eating cooking demonstration was hosted by school dinner chefs at...
View ArticleHappy Hatters relish break from league campaign
LUTON boss Gary Brabin felt his side revelled in the lack of pressure on them during Saturday’s 3-0 FA Trophy victory over Gateshead, writes Mike Simmonds.A refreshingly positive Town produced their...
View ArticleTribute to Hendrix at the Limelight
Fantastic tribute act Hendrix Gets the Horne (fronted by Lachlan Horne) will be performing at the Limelight in Aylesbury on Friday, March 2, 8pm.Delivering the unique sound of Jimi Hendrix this...
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