- Towns regeneration contest launched
- Lottery couple defend benefit claim
- Fire crews tackle Mayfair blaze
- Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'
- 1,000 people expected in marches
- Search on for 'cruise-fall' Briton
- New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'
- House price confidence 'improves'
- Britain braced for widespread snow
- Five held in Syria embassy protest
- Court martial for WikiLeaks soldier
- Rhyming plea over library closures
- Widespread snow looms for weekend
- PM picks up shopping on way home
- Met and FBI call 'taped by hackers'
- PM accepts White House invitation
- I feel fantastic, says Robin Gibb
- Paedophile jailed over porn seizure
- Three die in Legionnaires' outbreak
- John Terry loses England captaincy
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Advertising road closures on public highways
Transport for Buckinghamshire (TfB) have announced that they are no longer posting A4 notices on sites for road closures relating to utility and Bucks CC works. Larger advance warning signs will be placed on site at least two weeks prior to the closure.
A pizza hut . . a pizza hut . . coming to Leighton
AN empty shop in Hockliffe Street is about to be filled by national chain Pizza Hut Deliveries bringing 20 jobs to the town centre.
Jobs: New guidance issued on making apprenticeships work
A NEW guide has been published to show employers how taking on apprentices can be made to work for them.
Have you seen black squirrels in Bedfordshire?
AN academic is asking members of the public to report their black squirrel sightings in Bedfordshire.
Sport
MATCH OFF: Luton’s FA Trophy trip to Kidderminster hit by weather
LUTON Town’s trip to Kidderminster Harriers in the FA Trophy today has been called off due to a frozen pitch.
Hatters midfielder earns England C call up
HATTERS midfielder Adam Watkins has been called up to the England C squad for their International Challenge Trophy match with Italy later this month.
Harriers keeping fingers crossed that Luton tie beats the weather
LUTON Town’s FA Trophy tie at Kidderminster Harriers tomorrow remains in the balance due to the freezing temperatures currently sweeping the country.
Brabin: Trophy changes will be made on merit
LUTON manager Gary Brabin has vowed that any changes he makes to his side for the FA Trophy third round tie at Kidderminster Harriers tomorrow will be done on merit, writes Mike Simmonds.
Harriers tie will allow Hatters to recharge their batteries
A WEEK off from league action will help a number of Town’s stars finally catch their breath after a frenetic spell of action, writes Mark Wood.
Lifestyle
Save The Last Dance for 1960s homage
THERE’S gold in nostalgia as one of the country’s top writng duos have discovered. Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran have been responsible for some of the biggest comedy hits on radio and TV over the past 35 years with the likes of Bird of a Feather, Shine On Harvey Moon, The New Statesman and Goodnight Sweetheart.
Barnstormers back at Leighton Theatre
BARNSTORMERS trio of comedians are back at Leighton Buzzard Theatre this Thursday with another great line-up to tickle your fancy.
We Will Rock You with musical fun
ASPIRING young performers can travel back or forwards in time for two drama workshops being held at Vandyke Upper School this half term.
Wickedly funny Cinders is home-grown
IT IS probably a strange pastime for a horticultural society and growing plants is usually what first springs to mind, but the Long Marston and Puttenham group have unveiled home-grown talent of a different kind for its annual pantomime production - in fact it’s their 25th encounter.
Community
Multi purpose pool gets ready for spring
LUTON’S former swimming baths in Waller Street were opened in 1913 by the town’s MP at the time, Cecil Harmsworth.
How to steer clear of ice issues on the road
Road safety charity the IAM offers weekly tips from Britain’s top advanced driver, Peter Rodger.
Don’t stop me now, I’m feeling too good...
A YouGov poll shows that Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now is the South East’s favourite feel-good song with two fifths of people selecting it, making it the region’s number one uplifting tune.
Target some money with the LBO
IS your local school, club, charity or youth group collecting LBO Target Stamps?
End of life choice
Keech Hospice Care has welcomed statistics showing more people are dying at home.
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Weather for Leighton Buzzard
Saturday 04 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: -1 C to 2 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: South
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: -0 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: West
