Sunday League football: Stewkley currently the team to beat
STEWKLEY are the surprise early leaders of the Leighton Buzzard and District Sunday League with two wins from their opening two games of the Division One season.Their latest three points came with a...
View ArticleCricket: Cublington are still on the up
CUBLINGTON’S fantastic success over recent years continued this season as they secured promotion up to Cherwell League Division Three at the first time of asking.Also promoted from Division Five 12...
View ArticleIt’s game on as sport crazy summer continues with special new event
It is safe to say the nation has been crazy about sport since the Olympics and Paralympics came to London, so in keeping with this Leighton-Linslade will have its own sporting themed event.Organised by...
View ArticleSteamed up over railways
It will be back to the 19th century at the Leighton Buzzard Railway on this weekend, when the annual Steam-Up event sees one of its most popular steam engines restored to its original...
View ArticleBarb is like a rolling clone at The Stables
Barb Jungr may be the definitive performer of one of the great musical icons of the twentieth century – Bob Dylan.Billy Bragg said Barb is “possibly our best interpreter of Dylan’s songs”, while The...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Now it’s time for ordinary Olympics
WELL, that was all very inspiring, wasn’t it? The best part of a month of sport saturation is now behind us, we’re all exhausted by the example we have been set by the stars of Team GB, and now all the...
View Article‘Keep abreast of your boobs’
TWO ‘nutters’ are getting ready to climb two of Britain’s highest peaks and cycle 160 miles, all in 48 hours.Ben Howlett and Adam Rossiter, both 31, are currently in training for their charity mission,...
View ArticleELO’s tribute show is simply electrifying
Touring again due to popular demand, the ELO Experience are giving fans the chance to catch their electric live shows once more.Expect to hear all the classics on Wednesday (September 5)including Wild...
View ArticleBlooming marvellous silver gilt for Leighton-Linslade
They were going for gold but Leighton-Linslade has had to settle for a silver award in the Anglia in Bloom competition.Entered in the small city category (35,001-100,000 residents), Colchester won the...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Aruba and island hopping in the Caribbean
Victoria Mitchell goes snorkelling in the Caribbean Sea, on a sun-soaked holiday in Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.“Don’t worry, we don’t get many sharks,” are the reassuring words of our guide ahead of my...
View ArticleFundraising for Leighton’s All Saints Church this Saturday
There’s a special event in Leighton’s All Saints Church on Saturday (September 15) when local people come together to display a wide range of homemade items and goods. Organiser Janet Wenborn said:...
View ArticleHatters rated v Alfreton
Mark Tyler: 6.5 – Made a cracking save at 2-0, but rare blunder summed up Town’s day.Greg Taylor: 5.5 – Caught out of position in the opening minutes as Alfreton went ahead and was substituted at half...
View ArticleBeckwith: I could have left Hatters
Things could be very different for Town defender Dean Beckwith right now, writes Mike Simmonds.The 28-year-old is enjoying something of a renaissance at Kenilworth Road, after starting the last four...
View ArticleTheatre auditions in Wing
If you fancy seeing your name in lights in the near future, then auditioning for a pantomime part might just be a step in the right direction.Wing Players would like to invite all those interested in...
View ArticleSunday shops for Christmas?
With dark mornings and shorter evenings already upon us, the countdown until Christmas is in full swing, which means discussions are taking place to arrange Leighton’s festive shopping weekend.It has...
View ArticleBuckle takes a look at French trialist
Town will continue to have a look at a un-named French trialist after he turned out in the 1-1 reserve team draw with Crystal Palace last Wednesday, writes Mike Simmonds.The striker played 90 minutes,...
View ArticleFamily and friends join Alice for landmark
Even after living for a whole century, a true Buzzard never found anywhere else that could measure up to her beloved hometown.Alice Turney celebrated her 100th birthday on Wednesday with her her sons,...
View ArticleHatters terminate Carney’s contract
Luton Town have terminated the contract of first year professional Newman Carney, writes Mike Simmonds.The 18-year-old had been on thin ice at Kenilworth Road in recent weeks with boss Paul Buckle...
View ArticleWill it be carry on cabbie with fare increase?
The boss of a Leighton cab company is campaigning for a rise in Hackney Carriage fares, which, if approved, will be implemented across Central Bedfordshire.The fares, which last increased in January...
View ArticleVIDEO: Certainly not fighting like cats and dogs!
It would seem the popular saying ‘they fight like cat and dog’ has been proven incorrect, as we give a round of a-paws to a female cat and dog who have put aside their differences to raise each other’s...
View Article