Local News
VIDEO: Mani’s helping hand for children video
Parents of a baby boy born at 11 minutes past 11 on the morning of 11/11/11 say they want his special presence to live on by helping other critically ill children.
Mature student sets up menopause group in Leighton
A mature university student who has set her mind on investigating women’s experiences during menopause says she is determined to give Leighton people local support.
Childline marathon
A young mother and loyal supporter of the NSPCC is determined to help raise half a million pounds for the children’s charity.
VIDEO: Councillor Dodwell becomes Mayor of Leighton-Linslade video
Leighton-Linslade welcomed a new Mayor at the town council’s annual meeting last night.
You may have seen a grey squirrel, you may have seen a black squirrel – but both together? video
Gambolling in a Hertfordshire back garden is a sight to make anyone sit up and take notice – a grey squirrel may be a regular visitor, a black squirrel is rarer, but the reader who captured this brief snatch of film has never seen both at the same time.
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Business
‘Women’s equality is going backwards’
A women’s group and a family business are encouraging people to sign a petition to ensure the Prime Minister doesn’t “turn back time on women’s equality”.
Hoping to cook up victory at FSB night
A sensational six Leighton Buzzard firms have been shortlisted for glory in the Federation of Small Businesses’ Bedfordshire awards.
Last year’s winners speak out on excellence awards
Winners of business awards in Bedfordshire and Luton in 2012 have spoken out to encourage star firms to enter this year.
Bacon chocolate bar hits the shelves of town business video
You may have already spoilt yourself by purchasing one of their weird and wacky chocolate creations in the past, but you may need to be a bit rasher to grab the latest innovation fromCreighton’s in Leighton High Street.
Rugby players and mayor to see new-look opticians
Mayor Alan Brandham and players from the Leighton Buzzard Rugby Club will officially open a newly fitted opticians in Leighton Buzzard.
Jobs
Jobs: Entrepreneurs would ‘do it all again’
Nine out of 10 business owners would set out on their own again despite the difficulties of running their own firms.
Jobs: Public ‘backs support for STEM students’
Engineers, manufacturers and scientists are the new rock and roll, as well as being saviours of the economy.
Jobs: The only way may be up for retailers
Fewer companies in the retail and property sectors have been going into administration, says a market watcher who believes it may signal the only way is up.
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Jobs: New code aims to keep pubs in business
Licensees of community pubs are to get help against landlords who abuse their powers.
Videos
VIDEO: Fay-well to Leighton PCSO video
A dedicated PCSO who has been in the police service for 25 years has hung up her hat after waving goodbye to her Leighton colleagues.
VIDEO: May Fayre fun video
The sheep danced, the sun shone and this year’s May Fayre in Leighton attracted thousands of smiling faces.
VIDEO: May Fayre celebrates big success video
It was fun and laughter at Leighton’s May Fayre yesterday as people turned out in their thousands to enjoy the town’s annual event.
Bacon chocolate bar hits the shelves of town business video
You may have already spoilt yourself by purchasing one of their weird and wacky chocolate creations in the past, but you may need to be a bit rasher to grab the latest innovation fromCreighton’s in Leighton High Street.
VIDEO: PCC offers reassurances on policing of town video
A public attack on Beds’ Police and Crime Commissioner by Leighton’s Deputy Mayor has ended in a showdown at the town’s police station.
Entertainment
Hutch (review)
Leslie “Hutch” Hutchinson left his home in Grenada as a teenager and went on to become one of the greatest cabaret stars of the 1920s and ‘30s.
Mentmore Arts Festival to draw crowds
A major event in the arts calendar takes place this weekend when Mentmore holds its fifth annual Arts Festival.
Matt Adcock’s film review: The Great Gatsby
“Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther... And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past….”
From slum to Sainthood at MK Theatre
Some of the most iconic songs in musical theatre will be rousing audiences at Milton Keynes Theatre from Monday when Evita opens.
Haunting fairytale show explores what happens after the happily ever after
If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a haunting but magical treat.
Regional
Lorraine backs cycling initiative
Television presenter Lorraine Kelly is calling on people in East Anglia to support a 1,000-mile cycle tour celebrating the extension of walking and cycling routes.
Toploader to raise festival funds
British indie bands Toploader and Space will take to the stage at a charity festival in Suffolk organised by the friends of a music-lover who died from Hodgkins Lymphoma.
Communities receive lottery funding
Young people in rural Essex will be encouraged to engage with their local community while building their confidence and job prospects after a project was awarded a grant by the Big Lottery Fund.
Briton 'drank poisoned alcohol'
A Briton from Essex has died after reportedly drinking poisoned alcohol during a trek in the Indonesian jungle.
Advice charity gets £20,000 grant
More than 100 households will benefit from a £20,000 grant awarded to a Cambridge-based charity which provides advice on benefits, debt issues and community care to families of disabled children.
National
55 beaches meet tough new standards
More than 50 English beaches have met tough new EU standards to receive Blue Flag awards for 2013.
Police force to sell unused £11m HQ
A police force that spent more than £11 million on a headquarters it has never used has announced it will sell the site after it has been empty for five years.
'World class' rocker Bolder dies
Uriah Heep and Spiders From Mars bassist Trevor Bolder has died following a battle with cancer, his band said. He was 62.
'Failures' in tax fraud crackdown
Billions of pounds of taxpayers' money is being lost because of the failure of HM Revenue and Customs to clamp down effectively on fraud and error, MPs have warned.
102 free school proposals approved
Education Secretary Michael Gove has approved more than 100 free school applications, which will make up around 50,000 school places.
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Weather for Leighton Buzzard
Wednesday 22 May 2013
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Cloudy
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