- 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.
Business
By George! Pub’s old landlord is guarding the bar
NEW village pub landlord Tom Dunnell believes he can cope with anything his role as mine host throws at him.
Help for local house buyers in rural areas
PEOPLE born in Bedfordshire who are struggling to afford rural house prices are to be given a lifeline.
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Have your say on airport growth plan
MEMBERS of the public can see plans for the expansion of Luton Airport at a series of consultation events that begin next month.
Award homes in
A HOUSING association has been awarded silver status after a rigorous Investors in People (IiP) assessment.
Jobs
Jobs: Standards body launches new way of measuring recruitment decisions
A NEW way of making sure that the right people get selected for jobs has been launched by a standards body.
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ANDREW SELOUS MP: Jobseekers given a sporting chance with Intraining
ONE of the reasons I am incredibly privileged to do my job is the sheer variety it brings with it.
Jobs: Employment market in a ‘sorry state’
JOBS market watchers forecast that some 2.85million people, or 8.8 per cent of the workforce, will be unemployed by the end of 2012.
Jobs: Employment falling in financial services despite growth in business
MORE jobs have been lost than created in the financial services sector over the last few months and the future is looking uncertain.
Jobs: Workers put in nearly two billion hours of unpaid overtime last year
BRITISH bosses have a lot to thank their employees for – £29.2billion created by the 1,968 million hours of unpaid overtime to be exact.
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Campaigns and Appeals
Fight cancer - join RFL
LUTON women are being urged to fight cancer by entering Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.
NOAH thanks Luton airport
NOAH Enterprise coffers were swelled by £30,000 last year, thanks to being Luton Airport’s charity of the year.
Take part in Feel Good Friday for Samaritans
FEEL Good Friday is all about having fun and helping the Samaritans support more people who are struggling to cope.
Entertainment
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.
Rock On with David Essex in All The Fun of The Fair
I RECEIVED hate mail from fans around the world the last time I dared to criticise pop legend David Essex for a performance but there’s absolutely nothing wrong with his portrayal of a loving father and carnival boss in his smash hit show All The Fun Of The Fair which returns to Milton Keynes Theatre next week.
Enter a different world at MK Gallery
IF you’re looking for a walk on the surreal side, a visit to the MK Gallery’s latest exhibition could be just the ticket.
Regional
Dog thrown from car and run over
Witnesses are being sought after a dog was allegedly thrown from a car window and run over by the driver in Nottingham.
Undercover officer 'outraged'
An undercover policeman whose actions led to the collapse of a trial of environmental protesters accused of planning to invade a power station near Nottingham has reacted with "outrage" to an official report that he was "resistant to management intervention".
Man jailed for encouraging rioting
A man from Nottinghamshire has been jailed for three years and three months after he admitted encouraging hundreds of people to join in widespread riots during the summer.
£1,000 reward for wanted man
Nottinghamshire Crimestoppers are offering a reward of up to £1,000 in the hunt for a suspected burglar and car thief.
Beauty queen denies benefit fraud
A former Miss Great Britain competitor from Northampton has denied claiming more than £22,000 in benefits as a single parent while living with her partner.
National
Towns regeneration contest launched
The Government has launched a competition to find 12 areas to share £1 million under a drive to regenerate town centres.
Lottery couple defend benefit claim
A couple who scooped a £10.2 million lottery jackpot have defended their right to claim benefits more than six years later.
Fire crews tackle Mayfair blaze
One hundred firefighters are tackling a blaze in one of London's most exclusive streets.
Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'
The Royal Navy is sending a nuclear submarine to the Falkland Islands amid heightened tensions between Britain and Argentina over the disputed islands, it has been reported.
1,000 people expected in marches
More than 1,000 protesters are expected to take part in marches by two opposing campaign groups.
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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
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Temperature: -0 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
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