Matt Adcock’s film review: Red Tails
“From the last plane, to the last bullet, to the last minute, to the last man, we fight! We fight! We fight!”Get ready to take to the skies with this ‘inspired by true events’ tale of wartime heroics...
View ArticleCongratulations! Cliff tribute at Heath RBL
THE Royal British Legion in Heath and Reach present top Cliff Richard tribute, Jimmy Jemain, this Saturday. Jimmy covers almost every hit record Clif has recorded from his first hit, Move It (1958!) to...
View ArticleTRAVEL: British ‘pilgrims’ head to the Algarve
Britain may have lost an empire, writes Tim Ware, but it’s gained the Algarve. Fifty or more years ago it was the British who led the way for tourism in the most southerly region in Portugal – and...
View ArticleTown duo in team of year
HATTERS: Goalkeeper Mark Tyler and centre-half Janos Kovacs were named in the Blue Square Bet Premier Team of the Year for 2011/12.The duo’s selection was announced at the Football Conference’s...
View ArticleConsultation on new school
Formal consultation begins today on proposals to develop a new lower school site, on Leighton’s Sandhills development, off Kestrel Way.It follows an informal consultation by Central Bedfordshire...
View ArticleCricket round-up: Last ball derby drama as Town are denied win
THERE was no way to separate the sides as Leighton Buzzard took on rivals Great Brickhill on Saturday, with the outcome decided on the very last ball.After 100 overs, both Cherwell League Division One...
View ArticleJosh Hartnett in village night-time shoot
HOLLYWOOD star Josh Hartnett paid a flying visit to Heath and Reach last week when he spent three nights battling bandits and the elements.The village’s Bryant’s Lane Quarry was once again being used...
View ArticleCalling all aspiring poets
HERE’S a chance to prove your poetry’s better than family and friends believe.Simply enter the national competition Poetry Rivals to stand a chance of winning a publishing contract or a cash prize. The...
View ArticleLet’s address this rubbishy attitude
NEVER let it be said that I don’t have my finger on the pulse of the nation, regularly pinpointing issues which others have failed to spot – and kicking up such a stink that something gets done.Well,...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD guide: Woman In Black, Carnage, Safe House
THE melodrama creaks as much as that famous old rocking chair in classy but cliche-ridden ghost story THE WOMAN IN BLACK (12: Momentum).Competently adapted by Jonathan Ross’s missus, Jane Goldman, from...
View ArticleSupreme sounds of Motown at Stables
MOTOWN comes to The Stables on Thursday (June 14) as The Sounds of the Supremes perform the classic hits that defined a generation.Led by Kaaren Ragland – a backing singer for original Supreme Mary...
View ArticleFormer Scout leader’s child sex trial delayed
THE court case of a former Scout leader charged with a string of child sex offences, including rape, has been held up.Robert Major from Leighton was due to appear at Amersham Crown Court yesterday, but...
View ArticleFly to Hungary’s second city
HISTORICAL Debrecen – with its beautiful Hungarian architecture, hot springs and scenic Hortobagy Nemzeti Park – is Hungary’s second city.You can now fly there and back three times a week from Luton...
View ArticleIn today’s issue of the Leighton Buzzard Observer
Headlines from our June 19 issue.Child sex charges - Latest on ex-Scout leader’s two-week trial.‘I lied’ - Alleged ‘slave’ admits his evidence was ‘a pack of lies’.Nailed by cops - Business owners...
View ArticleGardens will open in Leighton-Linslade
MORE than 20 gardens will be available to view in Leighton-Linslade as part of the town’s ‘In Bloom’ campaign.The annual open gardens event is a favourite in the Leighton-Linslade In Bloom calendar....
View ArticleKiss Me, Kate opens
THEATRE fans looking for another excuse to visit the country’s top regional venue can delight in Cole Porter’s delightful Kiss Me, Kate which opened at Chichester last night (Monday) and runs, in rep,...
View ArticleHatters boss not looking at loan market just yet
THE loan market will have to wait as Luton boss Paul Buckle looks to assemble a fully-committed squad from next season, writes Mark Wood.Buckle was pleased with the way Town’s players responded to his...
View ArticlePilkington and Poku leave Luton for Mansfield
HATTERS captain George Pilkington has joined midfielder Godfrey Poku in signing for Town’s Blue Square Bet Premier rivals Mansfield Town.Pilkington, 30, who made 172 appearances for Luton, scoring 12...
View ArticleWings clipped at RAF Stanbridge
RAF Stanbridge will receive a flypast from a Spitfire on Thursday afternoon as it holds its closing ceremony in front of VIPs. The ensign will be lowered for the last time in preparation for the...
View ArticleDriver flouts water ban as rivers rise and fall
THIS cheeky motorist, pictured above, was spotted during the recent hosepipe ban using equipment at Leighton’s Vandyke Road Cemetery to give his blue car a clean.Families visiting the cemetery were...
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