In Full

Leighton Buzzard Mencap is sending a special call out to former club members, as the charity hopes to create a timeline in honour of its 50th anniversary.

The family of a motorcyclist who died in an accident on the A5 near Hockliffe last Friday (June 15) say it is hard to imagine life without him.

“You won’t find me trying to hide behind (crime) figures.”

The Canal and River Trust is asking drivers to slow down when driving over an historic bride on the B488 between Horton and Ivinghoe.

A new partnership has been launched between Beds Police and HMP Bedford to clamp down on the smuggling of drugs, phones and other illegal items into the prison.

Bedfordshire Police has released images of a man they would like to speak to about a burglary at Stanbridgeford Sewerage Treatment Works.

An operator for a refreshment kiosk at Parson’s Close Recreation Ground is to be sought to satisfy the demands of the growing number of visitors to the flagship Leighton Buzzard park.

A pub landlord in Heath and Reach has offered a £1,000 reward after a disturbing burglary which saw the culprit loiter for over an hour while the landlord’s young family slept upstairs.

A determined daughter is appealing for Leighton-Linslade’s help, as on the same day that her beloved father died, yobs stole tools from her grieving uncle’s van.

Mystery surrounds the identity of a woman whose body was found severely decomposed.

South West Beds MP Andrew Selous says crime in Leighton Buzzard has increased by two thirds since October 2012 and is demanding that Beds Police restore cover to the levels before community policing hubs were introduced.

An investigation is ongoing at Linslade’s Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre after a suspected chemical incident last year which is said to have resulted in two staff members being hospitalised.

A new appointment system at Leighton Road Surgery in Leighton Buzzard has caused outrage, with frustration centering on the triaging of patients before they get to see a GP.

A kind Tilsworth centenarian celebrated the news that she was the first person in her care home to reach 100!

The coach of an Amateur Boxing Club in Leighton Buzzard is appealing for the public’s help in keeping the club running.

A boy “of four or five” starting school in Central Bedfordshire didn’t know his own name, it’s been revealed.

The owners of Waterborne Walk have confirmed that Caffè Nero will still be opening in Leighton Buzzard, but a date has not yet been set.

A motorcyclist died at the scene after a collision on the A5 near Hockliffe close to the junction with Eastern Way.

The NHS has banned free prescriptions for some ‘over the counter’ medicines such as constipation and athletes foot starting this month