Ex-Leighton teacher killed in Dorset
A former teacher from Leighton Buzzard was killed on Saturday evening as she tried to cross a road with her dog.Jan Short, 63, and her pet Toby were killed in Weymouth, Dorset after they were involved...
View ArticleFour Counties: More woes for Eggington
Steady batting in the middle order helped Eggington Foresters to one of their more promising batting performances of the season, but it wasn’t enough to beat Biddenham.Despite losing the top three...
View ArticleDo the Star Walk
McFly’s Harry Judd is urging women to sign up for the ultimate girls-only 10 mile star walk in aid of Keech Hospice Care. It takes place on Saturday, September 6.He said: “I hope hundreds of ladies...
View ArticleTown reacts as large scale housing developments are approved
The approval of plans for up to 1,220 homes in east Leighton has provoked an angry reaction from residents fearful for the town’s future.Last Monday’s meeting of Central Beds Council’s planning...
View ArticleTravel: Canada’s big skies, big fish and a wild west dream
Mention Canada and most people immediately think of a trip through the Rockies from Calgary to Vancouver – but In the first of two features about one of the Commonwealth country’s lesser known...
View ArticleMP: ‘Leighton Buzzard can’t go on expanding forever’
Leighton Buzzard’s infrastructure will not be able to cope with further development after 1,220 homes are built in east Leighton, South West Beds MP Andrew Selous has told LBO.Reacting to the approval...
View ArticleFancy a dip in the lake, deer? Zoo residents take the plunge to cool down
During this month’s searing heat, we’re sure most people have thought of diving headfirst into a pool to cool down.And that’s exactly what the residents of nearby Whipsnade Zoo have been doing to cope...
View ArticleBeds cricketers draw against Norfolk
Too much time was lost to the weather for there to be a realistic chance of an outright result to Bedfordshire’s Unicorns Championship match against Norfolk at Norwich.Rain held up play for more than...
View ArticleManshead School joker Gavin makes an impression on tour
At Manshead Upper School, Dunstable, young Gavin Spokes was the class clown, getting into trouble more than once for doing blisteringly accurate impersonations of his teachers and, in particular, his...
View ArticlePowering up two solar farm plans
Planning proposals have been drawn up for two solar farms which could power around 4,000 homes .Solar energy generator Lightsource Renewable Energ invited residents to participate in information...
View ArticleServices in Leighton mark 100th anniversary of First World War
All Saints Church in Leighton Buzzard will be holding several services on Monday, August 4, as the nation marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War.Rev Dr Chrichton Limbert,...
View Article‘We don’t want community house to close’
The planned closure of Sandhills Community House is proving a controversial decision, as angry campaigners argue that the alternative centre is not a suitable replacement. Sandhills Community House,...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Divergent, The Legend Of Hercules, Half Of A Yellow Sun,...
Sci-fi adventure DIVERGENT (12: Entertainment One) is a Hunger Games clone with enough menace and suspense to make it reasonably diverting.Teens inhabiting post-apocalyptic Chicago are tested to...
View ArticleIn need of a huge clear-out? It’s time to go car-booting
Write Away: Leighton Buzzard Writers’ LBO Column. This week by Claire Fisher.... It’s all change in the Fisher household as son no.2 prepares to leave home for the bright lights of London and life as a...
View ArticleLuton Borough Council seeks judicial review over Houghton Regis development...
A bitter dispute over a housing development has seen Luton Borough Council take legal action against Central Beds Council, Luton News can confirm.On June 2 an ‘urban extension’ of Houghton Regis, which...
View ArticleSummer warning on the dangers of building sites
As the school summer holidays get under way, a local homebuilder is warning youngsters to stay safe and keep away from its development sites.New homes developments under construction may look like fun...
View ArticleJack’s all right as treatment gets rid of his ‘moobs’
Losing more than three stone in weight was a bitter-sweet experience for Edlesborough man Jack Rollings.All the hard work had left the 26-year-old car parts technician with confidence-crushing ‘man...
View ArticleCome along for the ride at Gulliver’s Land
With so many rides and great excitement on offer at Gulliver’s Land, Milton Keynes it’s easy to see the big attraction, writes Steve Sims.I’ve taken my family along to the children’s themepark on...
View ArticleLitter louts are drivers’ big summer annoyance
Litter bugs who throw rubbish out of their car windows are the biggest summer annoyance to other drivers, reveals the AA. A third (34%) of drivers said this anti-social group topped the list of things...
View ArticleEarning stripes
Taylor Wimpey North Thames and Woburn Safari Park are celebrating a pioneering partnership project which is proving highly successful in helping raise awareness about the park’s new tigers. In the...
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