Q a starring role for local boy made good
It’s set to be one of the biggest Bonds of all time - and some part of its success can be put down to a lad from Langford.Ben Whishaw, in his second outing as the boffin Q, has received rave reviews...
View ArticleLearn more about osteoporosis
If you’ve recently been diagnosed with osteoporosis and would like to learn more about it, come along to an information event organised by the Bedfordshire support group.It’s in the Exhibition Room at...
View ArticleFashion show designed to help Willen Hospice
Kings Road Fashion is organising a fashion show to raise money for Willen Hospice on Thursday, November 5.The Woburn branch of the fashion boutique is celebrating its 10th anniversary, to mark the...
View ArticlePCC Olly Martins: Deputy is needed in case I get called up as army reservist
Beds police and crime commissioner Olly Martins has said that he needs a deputy in case he is called up as an army reservist.On Thursday we revealed that Saqhib Ali, a former Labour parliamentary...
View ArticleAirport bomb hoaxer jailed
A man has been jailed for more than a year after he carried out a bomb hoax at London Luton Airport. Vasilica Stanescu, 28, of Dirkhill Road, Bradford, admitted making fake claims that he was going to...
View ArticleLiving wage increases announced
The Living Wage foundation has today announced that accredited living wage employers will now pay staff at least the new voluntary living wage rate of £8.25 per hour. This contrasts the national...
View ArticleLeighton Town crash out of FA Trophy
A lacklustre Leighton Town were sent crashing out of the FA Trophy on Saturday as they were brushed aside by Enfield Town.The 4-0 scoreline, with two goals in each half, wasn’t much of a surprised...
View ArticleWEATHER WARNING: Top 10 tips for driving in the fog
Drivers are being alerted to more severe fog tonight (Monday) and continuing into Tuesday after the Met Office issued a ‘yellow warning’.Disruption has been caused on roads and motorways, as visibility...
View ArticleRoyal British Legion Remembrance Day Parade
The Leighton’s annual Royal British Legion Remembrance Day Parade is taking place on Sunday.The parade will start at 10.15am and they will march down the High Street to Church Square, outside All...
View ArticleDancer sought for stage version of David Walliams book
Milton Keynes Theatre is offering young dancers the chance to star in a David Walliams book adapted for the stage.The theatre has joined forces with the Birmingham Stage Company to offer people the...
View ArticleLeighton sack manager Mark Eaton
Leighton Town have sacked Mark Eaton after less than five months in charge.Eaton took over from Craig Bicknell, who was dismissed in the summer, but Leighton have picked up just two wins and 11 defeats...
View ArticleJumping at the chance to help Breast Cancer Now
A 22-year-old from Leighton Buzzard jumped 13,000ft from a plane to raise hundreds for Breast Cancer Now.Georgia Finch, of Billington Park, took on the challenge in memory of her mum, who lost her...
View ArticleGuests forced to flee Luton Hoo fire
Hotel guests had to be evacuated after fire broke out at Luton Hoo yesterday.Firefighters from Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service fought a fire in the main lobby chimney of Luton Hoo last night after...
View ArticlePCC Olly Martins: Sponsorship of police uniform and vehicles could happen
Plans to put sponsorship on police uniforms and vehicles are being seriously considered, crime commissioner Olly Martins has admitted,On Tuesday Mr Martins told the Home Affairs Select Committee that...
View ArticleMen in Sheds ready to tackle empty football changing rooms
Some unused football club changing rooms are to be transformed into hives of activity by the successful Men in Sheds project.West Bletchley Council is offering to convert one or two of the rooms in...
View ArticleGig by classical guitarist to bring passion and flair
One of the most emerging talents in the field of classical music is bringing a gig to the Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre at the weekend.Classical guitarist Manus Noble performs at the venue on...
View ArticleBe aware and take notice to help with mental health
People in Bedfordshire are being encouraged to ‘Take Notice’ during November to improve their feelings of happiness and wellbeing as part of the county’s Five Ways to Wellbeing health initiative.The...
View ArticleGlynde Opera: Bourne to sing
Glyndebourne on Tour has been coming to MK Theatre annually for the past 16 years, and more than 50,000 people have enjoyed their first-class opera during that time.This week coming, Glyndebourne are...
View ArticleFormer Eastenders actress leads all-star cast for new musical
Michelle Collins has been announced to appear in a new touring production of a fantasy musical coming to Milton Keynes Theatre next year.She stars in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to be performed from...
View ArticleUpdated: Man arrested after being spotted ‘with a gun’ at Leighton Buzzard...
A man has been arrested after being found with a gun at Leighton Buzzard station, the LBO understands.At 6.30am this morning police officers were called to reports of a man who had been spotted with a...
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