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- UK urged to support tar sands ban
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- Tributes paid to funnyman Carson
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“Gordon” cooks up interest in Leighton firm!
A LEIGHTON firm exhibiting at a national leisure show were delighted to have controversial celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey as their guest.
MORE good young drivers
SIXTY young people from across Central Bedfordshire recently took part in the MORE 16 and MORE Drive courses to improve their driving knowledge and skills.
Trading standards’ scam emails warning
INCIDENTS of scam emails being sent from hacked email accounts is on the rise, says Buckinghamshire’s Trading Standards team, who are reminding members of the public to be aware.
Pancake race is bigger and batter! video
IT was all flipping good fun at this year’s pancake race in Heath and Reach when teams from the village, and the school children, took part.
High pods are set to open up a new market for hilltop zoo video
EIGHT “luxury camping pods” are being planned at Whipsnade Zoo as charity chiefs aim to make it a year-round attraction.
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Peace and goodwill over Leighton’s Christmas weekend
THE choppy waters have been calmed between the town council and the I Love Leighton Buzzard Group over plans for this year’s Christmas Shopping Weekend.
Leighton’s job centre on the move
PLANS are underway to re-locate Leighton’s job centre to Bossard House, in West Street, Leighton, with other Central Bedfordshire services.
Airport’s ambitions for eco-friendly travel
A NEW strategy to increase the number of passengers and staff travelling to Luton Airport by public transport has been announced.
Puppy left for dead in bin
Ignorance and panic were blamed for a Leighton Buzzard woman discarding a puppy she believed to be dead in a wheelie bin, Luton Magistrates Court heard yesterday (Monday).
Have your say on the future of Central Beds
Central Bedfordshire Council want your views on the Development Strategy, a new planning policy document that will play a huge part in shaping the future of the county.
Singing out for charity events
CLOSE HARMONY is a group of 11 friends who enjoy a bit of a singsong in aid of charity.
Pupils slammed for using alley rat-run
A LEIGHTON pensioner is calling on safety experts to block access to an alley used as a children’s rat-run to school after a series of near-misses with moving vehicles.
Cyclist’s close call with two big cats!
LBO reader Nick Berghaus has responded to our story about a cougar on the loose to say that there may be a second cat, a black panther, also roaming the countryside close to the Leighton Bypass.
Speaker backs turbine protest
THE Speaker of The House, Aylesbury Vale MP John Bercow, turned up at a roadshow in Drayton Parslow to throw his weight behind the campaign to halt a controversial wind farm.
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Central Bedfordshire Council is expanding its successful work club scheme, which delivers specialist support to help residents back into work.
Tax rise ‘will keep bobbies on beat’
TAXPAYERS will pay more for policing from April after Bedfordshire Police Authority members voted to reject a government grant.
Art goes digital after gallery closure
ARTISTS working in the area are moving into the digital age by ditching their exhibitions in galleries and moving their work online.
Council supports roll out for superfast broadband
A plan to support the roll out of superfast ‘Next Generation’ broadband across Central Bedfordshire has been approved by Executive Councillors.
LGBT adoption and fostering week
Central Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council are celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Adoption and Fostering Week with a special information evening at Priory House in Chicksands.
Mum Katrina awarded for business success.
LAUNCHING a business when you have two small children to care for would be seen as an act of lunacy by most mums but Pitstone entrepreneur has won national recognition for her enterprise.
New hygiene ratings for food outlets on the way
CUSTOMERS eating out in Leighton-Linslade and Central Bedfordshire will soon be better informed, thanks to the introduction of a new scheme which will tell them about the hygiene standards of food outlets.
Dean get Straight into the semis
Linslade’s Dean Dibsdall has made it into the semi-finals of Channel 4’s Playing It Straight despite being the victim of a bitchy gossipy campaign by one of the other contestants.
Help and advice for your perfect wedding day
A visit to the Luxury Wedding Show is a must for all those planning the ‘Best Day of their Lives’ – The Perfect Wedding!
Jobs: Banks create hundreds of apprenticeship places
MAJOR high street banks will create new apprenticeship places and offer more places to young people, it has been announced.
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Uni boss is still waiting for OFFA
UNIVERSITY of Bedfordshire vice chancellor Professor Les Ebdon could still be appointed as the government’s new university admissions tsar next week despite a fierce row over his suitability for the role.
Another big freeze on the way - council tax that is
A second successive year of no council tax rises is set to become a reality after Central Bedfordshire Council’s Executive agreed the budget for 2012/2013 on Tuesday.
Celebrating 21 years of silver lining group
THERE have been 21 Silver Lining groups at Keech Hospice Care since the hospice opened its doors 21 years ago.
Courses for MORE good young drivers
SIXTY young people from across Central Bedfordshire recently took part in the MORE 16 and MORE Drive courses to improve their driving knowledge and skills.
Leighton Co-Op robbers hunted
POLICE are hunting two armed robbers who attempted to hold up a Leighton store last night and ended up pelting the brave shop assistant with mini-eggs.
Brave Maggie now wheelchair-bound
THE TODDINGTON mum fighting a courageous battle against cancer is now confined to a wheelchair.
Now out-patients can breathe easier
PATIENTS living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) can now receive much of their support and care closer to home, instead of attending appointments at hospital, thanks to a new community service launched by NHS Bedfordshire.
Changes to Bucks Citizencard scheme for teenagers
On February 20 the single bus fare discounts available for Buckinghamshire ‘Make More’ Citizencard holders aged 16 and 17, will be changing. This is the first time fares have changed since the scheme started in May 2007. Only journeys beginning and ending in Buckinghamshire will be valid and these fares will increase to £1.20, with certain longer journeys increasing to £1.50.
Bucks council will recruit more apprentices
A 50% increase in the number of apprentices at Buckinghamshire County Council has been promised by Leader Martin Tett.
Patients can breathe easy
THE LAUNCH of a new community service means patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be able to receive help and support closer to home.
Beware of fake bills
COUNCIL TAX payers should be on their guard againnst fake bills claiming to have been issued by Central Beds Council.
Residents’ recycling record saves millions
Waste representing more than £2.6 million in landfill tax has been diverted from landfill thanks to residents’’magnificent’ recycling record, said Central Bedfordshire Council.
Sign on for The Big So What?
IF YOU’RE a carnival artist or performer, archivist, local historian or involved in education, then the Digital Carnival Archive Conference next Wednesday (February 22) is for you.
World focus on Paralympic movement history
SATURDAY saw only 200 days to the Paralympic Games and Stoke Mandeville, their birthplace, is fast becoming the focus of attention by the world’s media.
24-hour shift system for firefighters
FIREFIGHTERS in Bedfordshire are set for a major overhaul of how they work, with a new 24-hour shift system being introduced later this year.
Stabbing in Churchill Road, Leighton
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 34-year-old man was repeatedly stabbed in Churchill Road, Leighton yesterday evening (Tuesday February 14).
Make the garden and landscape inspire you
LUTON HOO Walled Garden is holding its popular annual art exhibition from March 16 - 18.
Rattle a can for MND and see the Hatters game
HERE’S a sporting opportunity to see the Hatters play Bath City on Saturday, March 3 for nothing – all you have to do is rattle a can for the Motor Neurone Disease Association for an hour before the game begins.
Push-me-pull-you trains beat the big freeze
WHEN the icy weather prevented the completion of track repair works on the run-round loop at Leighton Buzzard narrow gauge railway, this gave the volunteers a problem - how to run passenger trains during the half-term holiday, without being able to put the locomotive on the other end for the return journey?
M1 gantry installation
TRAFFIC will be reduced to one lane between junctions 10 and 12 on the M1 after 10pm on Friday (February 18) to install gantries over the motorway.
The golden whistle that signals safety
A PRESTIGIOUS ‘golden whistle’ has been awarded to First Capital Connect for passenger safety.
Go west in search of next challenge
WHEN the end-of-school bell rang on Friday, Mr Jones couldn’t get on his bike soon enough.
Travellers plead not guilty to slavery charges
Five men and one woman appeared at Luton Crown Court today (Monday, February 13) charged in connection with an investigation by Bedfordshire Police into allegations of slavery and servitude on Green Acres Caravan Park in Little Billington, near Leighton Buzzard.
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Weather for Leighton Buzzard
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 9 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
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Temperature: 2 C to 12 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: West
