Have your say over flooding
Central Bedfordshire Council is asking residents and town and parish councils to input into a new Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.As part of the Flood and Water Management Act, the council is...
View ArticleLife & Beth (review)
Alan Ayckbourn’s brush with mortality gave him the inspiration to write his resurrection comedy, Life and Beth.On recovering from a stroke he started on a story about a recently created widow, Beth,...
View ArticleHatters U18s enjoy Cobblers and Posh wins
Luton Town U18s made it three Youth Alliance Southern Section wins in a row as they comfortably won 3-0 at Northampton Town on Saturday.Hatters started the game well and were 2-0 up within the first 12...
View ArticleHatters without Kovacs for Newport clash
Hatters will be without defender Janos Kovacs for tomorrow night’s trip to Newport County after he picked up his fifth booking of the season on Saturday, writes Mike Simmonds.Kovacs, who had been in...
View ArticleHare along to comedy night
Have you ever wondered where comedians start out on that long road to success? Would you like to try your hand at stand-up comedy yourself or just fancy an evening out down the local watching some live...
View ArticleLeighton flat fire
What could have been a potentially fatal flat blaze had a happy ending when a Leighton firefighter managed to rescue a cat from the flames.The fire broke out in the front room of a flat above the shops...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Seven Psychopaths
Q: How many psychopaths does it take to make a superb, clever, laugh-out-loud action comedy dog-nap-em-up?A: Seven – yeah, the answer was in the title of the movie…Here we have the righteous follow-up...
View ArticlePeter Pan (review)
Panto season for the regional press opened tonight with the magical Peter Pan at The Waterside Theatre, in Aylesbury.It’s a Christmas cracker of a family show that attracted the good and the godly to...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Blessed are the Tweeters
You may have heard that Twitter was in a spot of trouble, what with all that unpleasantness about Lord McAlpine. You hadn’t heard? Sorry, can’t tell you what it was all about, don’t want to get into...
View ArticleSparkly Deniece says playing Fairy Godmother is “like heaven”
Pantomime season opened with a bang at Milton Keynes Theatre on Friday. This year’s show is the magical tale of Cinderella, starring TV personality and dancer Louie Spence as Dandini, children’s...
View ArticleTRAVEL: The easy life in East Devon
Jeremy Gates finds out why Queen Victoria and Jeremy Vine both adore serene Sidmouth.In its calm, unhurried way, East Devon is re-emerging from a terrible pasting from poor summer weather, and it makes...
View ArticlePREVIEW: Newport County AFC v Luton Town
Like all early season pacesetters, Newport County are finally hitting their blip, and in quite some style too, writes Mike SimmondsAfter a stunning start to the campaign where they swept all before...
View ArticleBuckle unfazed by O’Connor’s goal threat
Town boss Paul Buckle isn’t overly concerned with the threat former Hatters forward Aaron O’Connor will pose his side in tonight’s crunch Blue Square Bet Premier clash, writes Mike Simmonds.The...
View ArticleTake a walk and win a book prize
The Woodland Trust is calling on everyone to get active this Christmas by visiting their local wood, then adding a comment to the charity’s website to inspire others to follow in their footsteps.There...
View ArticleLeighton-Linslade’s public meeting over policing goes ahead
It was a chance for anyone living in Leighton-Linslade, with concerns over the recent policing changes in the area, to voice their views to a panel during a public meeting in the town.Bedfordshire...
View ArticleBedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner shows up for grilling
He has only been in the job for just over three weeks, but the newly elected Police and Crime Commissioner faced a public grilling when he attended Leighton-Linslade’s public meeting regarding policing...
View ArticleCinderella (review)
Dancer and choreographer Louie Spence plays panto strictly for laughs in the dazzling Cinderella at Milton Keynes Theatre this Christmas.Tonight was press night when the outrageous star of Pineapple...
View ArticleNew village sign unveiled by MP
A brand new village sign was unveiled in Eaton Bray, by MP for South West Beds Andrew Selous.Eaton Bray Parish Council thanked the sponsors who made the new sign possible – Hawkins Transport, St....
View ArticleHatters humiliated with crushing County defeat
Newport County AFC 5 Luton Town 2A shambolic defensive performance saw Luton Town humiliated at fellow Blue Square Bet Premier promotion hopefuls Newport County last night, writes Mike Simmonds.Before...
View ArticleFire chief: ‘Ambulance cuts put lives at risk’
A row has broken out between the emergency services after allegations that swingeing budget cuts are putting lives at risk.Leading Leighton firefighter, Jason Hollamby, hit out at the time taken by...
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