The bridge on the B488 between Horton and Ivinghoe has reopened
The Canal and River Trust has confirmed that the bridge on the B488 between Horton and Ivinghoe has reopened.The historic bridge had been closed for repairs after a vehicle hit it in the early hours of...
View ArticleVIDEO: Shane Richie visits Milton Keynes to launch pantomime
EastEnders star Shane Richie visited Milton Keynes Theatre today (Friday) to promote his appearance in the pantomime Robin Hood later this year.He swaps the Queen Vic for Sherwood Forest to star in the...
View ArticleMagical stay in the medieval glamping tents at Warwick Castle
The look on my six-year-old daughter’s face when she saw the size of the bed she was sleeping in was just one of the memorable moments during a weekend stay at Warwick Castle.Warwick Castle has always...
View ArticleMan sentenced for using bolt cutters to try to steal motorcycle from Leighton...
A 20-year-old man who was caught attempting to steal a motorbike at Leighton Buzzard railway station using bolt cutters has been given a suspended sentence following a British Transport Police...
View ArticleTwo seriously hurt in three vehicle collision on the A505 Leighton Buzzard...
Two people were seriously injured in a three vehicle collision on the A505 Leighton Buzzard bypass last night (Thursday).Bedfordshire Police were called at 10.10pm to reports of a road traffic...
View ArticleCharity devoted to stopping young people from taking their own lives
A man from Leighton Buzzard hopes the work he is doing can help save someone’s life after he lost his teenage son.Chris Sibley, of Regent Street, helped set up The One Life Lost Is Enough (OLLIE)...
View ArticleAs NHS warn of a rise in blood sucking insects and horsefly bites, here’s...
Brits may have been basking in the tropical sunshine over the past few weeks, but the downside to the balmy weather is that painful bites by bloodsucking insects have soared.Calls to the NHS helpline...
View ArticlePicture yourself in this perfect postcard cottage
If you’ve ever imagined yourself living in a quintessentially English thatched cottage, then Ivy Cottage in Flitton may well be your dream property.Tucked away towards the end of a no through lane,...
View ArticleCarnival 2018 was legendary, but attendance hit by the heat and World Cup
Organisers of Leighton Buzzard Carnival always hope that fine weather will bless the town’s annual showpiece event, but this year the ongoing heatwave caused the numbers enjoying the fun to wilt...
View ArticleAre villagers’ fears that Tilsworth travellers’ site will turn into another...
Villagers in LBO land were left reeling after a partially retrospective planning application was submitted “with all the hallmarks of Dale Farm”.A total of 76 objections have been received from members...
View ArticleTitle race remains at boiling point for Brickhill
The battle at the top of Cherwell League Division 1 remains as tight as ever as Great Brickhill beat Cumnor by one wicket to remain within touching distance of leaders Oxford Downs.The sides are set to...
View ArticleTribute to ex-Hockliffe Street Post master Thelma
Tributes have been paid to a former post master in Leighton Buzzard who ran her store in the town for 27 years. Thelma Whitehouse ran Hockliffe Street Post Office and Whitehouse Stores with her husband...
View ArticleWhy bloodsucking horseflies are on the rise this summer
As temperatures reached the exotic heights of 31C across the country this week, sunbathers could be in for more than a tan as horse flies appear to be terrorising the nation.Horseflies, or clegs as...
View ArticleLeighton run Wolves close in tight loss
Leighton Buzzard’s woes in Division 2 continued on Saturday with a two-wicket defeat to high-flying Wolverton.Their fifth defeat in a row sees Leighton remain second from bottom of the division, but...
View ArticleMultiple crews of firefighters spend three hours dealing with stubble fire in...
Firefighters were called to a stubble fire in Cublington on Saturday at about 7.45pm.The incident in Whitchurch Road, Cublington saw two crews from Aylesbury, two from Leighton Buzzard, one from...
View ArticleAll the fun of the fair at the Blakesley Show with Michael Graham
The Blakesley Show is all set for another successful year celebrating the very best of British livestock, local food, and rural skills.Michael Graham Estate Agents has been sponsoring the popular show...
View ArticleMore Incredible adventures in top-notch sequel
Matt Adcock reviews Incredibles 2 (PG)It’s been 14 years since the incredible Incredibles burst onto the scene and delivered some of the best cinematic super hero action we’ve ever had. That first tale...
View ArticleCan you help Leighton Buzzard pet shop reunite tortoise with its owner?
A Leighton Buzzard pet shop is hoping to reunite a lost tortoise with its rightful owner. Wrigglies Exotic Pets, Hockliffe Street, were given the animal just over a week ago, after a member of the...
View ArticleLeighton Middle School celebrates SATs outcome – and it’s impressive results...
Pupils attending Central Bedfordshire schools have achieved an increase above the national average in their provisional standard attainment test (SATs) results for reading, writing and mathematics,...
View ArticleCaptain Jeremy wins the one trophy he wishes he did not
Legal expert Jeremy Taylor is enjoying a successful season as Captain of Leighton Buzzard golf club.Losing just one of the eight inter-club matches, Taylor has also been raising money for his Soldiers,...
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