Watch out for joggers
Road safety charity the IAM is offering weekly motoring tips from Britain’s top advanced driver, Peter Rodger. This week, he is advising on dealing with vulnerable road users.Look well ahead so you see...
View ArticleHelp marshal for Keech Star Walk
Local charity, Keech Hospice Care are appealing for volunteers to sign up as marshals for its upcoming Star Walk. The charity needs to find 145 volunteer marshals to help out at the popular annual...
View ArticleWoman, 22, knocked unconscious after rejecting man’s advances
A 22-year-old woman was seriously assaulted in Leighton Buzzard town centre in the early hours of Saturday morning (August 9).The attack happened at around 4.15am as the victim and a friend were...
View ArticleNo one hurt as strong winds hit the town
An afternoon at The White Hart Harvester, Hockliffe, turned into ‘something from a disaster movie’ as the restaurant was hit by a strong gust of wind on Sunday, August 10.The trees that line the pub...
View ArticleFraud at town centre shop
Police today released CCTV images of two people that they would like to speak with following a fraud that took place in a Leighton Buzzard shop.The incident happened at about 2pm on June 3 in Peacocks,...
View ArticleTown start season with a draw
Leighton Town came from behind to earn their first point of the season against Northwood at Bell Close on Saturday, writes Hannah Sellman.Danny Watson’s second half strike cancelled out Nick Turner’s...
View ArticleCherwell: Leighton close in on title
Leighton Buzzard Town are nearing a return to Cherwell League’s top flight after picking up their seventh win of the season on Saturday, seeing off Horspath by five wickets.Leighton are 20 points clear...
View ArticleTravel: Say cheese when you’re in Holland
The Netherlands is known for its delicious cheeses and the Dutch are often affectionately referred to as ‘cheese heads’ as the average citizen eats around 33 pounds of it a year. Holland’s history of...
View ArticleFour Counties: Eggington lose again
A stand of 124 runs at the top of the order instantly put Eggington Foresters on the back foot against Elstow on Saturday, going down by 172 runs.Greg Turnbull carried the bat for the home side,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Will he ever be able to cross the road!
The lives of children and cyclists could be in danger, as fears over the safety of the Leighton Buzzard bypass grow.Keen runner, Mark Kleanthous, 53, is now anxious of attempting to cross to the other...
View ArticleSeniors win Rhys Richards trophy for 14th time in a row
A six-strong squad of golfers from Leighton Buzzard’s Plantation Road club have won a coveted trophy for a record breaking 14 times.Senior golfers from Leighton, Aspley Guise, Stowe and North Oxford...
View ArticleSinging his heart out for history
Linslade lad Dale Lee will never forget singing his heart out with the London Welsh Male Voice Choir at last week’s official unveiling of the Tower of London’s Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red...
View ArticleAir ambulance helps biker after fall
An air ambulance flew in to help a biker after an incident at a track at Billington Road, Stanbridge at 3.35pm on Sunday.Doctor Wayne Kark and paramedic Simon Standen landed via the Magpas Helimedix...
View ArticleRed Liberty Belle is tipped for great things in show jumping
A horse from Leighton Buzzard is being tipped to achieve big things in the world of equestrian and show jumping in the near future.Valerie Redbart, from Soulbury, has gained a higher first premium with...
View ArticleGearing up for a new business with bikes
’There’s a bear in the woods!” was the cry that sparked the name behind Leighton Buzzard’s handmade bike company Bear Bikes.The new firm was founded by Aaron Ward, who has combined years in engineering...
View ArticleAnger develops over housing in Leighton
The fight to prevent a development of up to 1,220 homes on green belt land is not over yet, a Leighton homeowner has urged.On July 21 two plans for large scale housing developments were approved by...
View ArticleSuccess is brewing for Jon as MP visits
South West Bedfordshire MP Andrew Selous has visited the first brewery to be established in Leighton Buzzard for more than 100 years.The Leighton Buzzard Brewery Company is now producing high quality...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Locke, Transcendence, Mindscape, The Quiet Ones
Tom Hardy’s film portrayal of notorious Luton-born prisoner Charles Bronson was critically acclaimed and many described it as the performance of a lifetime.But it’s bettered by his extraordinary turn...
View ArticleDevelopers explain met mast removal from proposed turbine site
A met mast which has been gathering weather data to back up plans for a wind farm at Dorcas Lane, Stoke Hammond has now been taken down.An eight-day hearing into the four turbines planned for the site...
View ArticleAnother draw on the board for Leighton Town
Leighton Town picked up their second draw of the season on Tuesday night after drawing 0-0 with Marlow.The trip to Marlow follows Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Northwood in the Calor League Division One...
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