Crime

Residents of Leighton Buzzard’s Sandhills estate claim their area is being blighted by crime because police “won’t patrol the patch after 10pm”.

Leighton-Linslade Town Council is urging Beds Police to attend a public meeting so officers can hear first-hand about rising concerns over anti-social behaviour and crime .

Leighton Buzzard Pubwatch has been very busy in the first six weeks since its relaunch, with action taken against 14 people for anti-social behaviour.

Travel fraud is costing UK holidaymakers millions of pounds per year – and also having a severe effect on their health or financial wellbeing.

I am an immigrant. Many people worry about those like me, and those from other countries who might follow in my footsteps.

A Leighton Buzzard man has died after his car and a lorry were involved in a collision on the A41.

Police are issuing a warning about a sophisticated new phone scam in which the victim is targeted with a phone call from a loved one’s phone number.

Fears over an alleged ‘acid attack’ in Leighton Buzzard last week were abated after emergency services found the substance to be non-acidic.

Bedfordshire Police seized four off-road motorbikes during three days of action over the Easter Weekend.

A teenager has appeared in court charged with a stabbing in Leighton Buzzard last week.

An 18-year-old man has been arrested after schools across our area and beyond were put on alert after staff reported that they had been sent “threatening” emails.

Central Bedfordshire Council says it is working with Bedfordshire Police to take action against yobs carrying out antisocial behaviour in Waterborne Walk.

Breaking news - We are aware several schools in Bedfordshire have received emails this morning, which are considered to be a hoax.

A 47-year-old man has been sentenced, after being found guilty of making indecent images of children.

As the Easter weekend approaches the Environment Agency is reminding anglers that they must have a valid rod licence and only fish where they are allowed during the close season.

A suspected shoplifter was apprehended by members of the public in Morrisons in Leighton Buzzard on Saturday night, as they waited for the police to arrive.

Bedfordshire Police is patting itself on the back after turning one of its ‘inadequate’ ratings to ‘requires improvement’.

A driver was clocked by a Beds, Cambs and Herts Policing Unit officer driving at more than 100mph in Hertfordshire - in his grandmother’s ‘motability’ vehicle.

Bedfordshire Police’s rural officers have carried out a two-day long operation cracking down on vehicle crime in Leighton Buzzard.