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Leighton Road Surgery (Grovebury Road site). Image: Google Maps.

NHS Trust to terminate contract with Leighton Road Surgery in June

File photo of students walking to school. Picture credit David Jones/PA

Racist abuse: more than 100 school suspensions handed out to pupils

A logo is pictured above the entrance to a branch of a Halifax Building Society(Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Leighton Buzzard's Halifax is closing today

CHEQUE MATES: MENCAP officials (left to right) Barbara Rickard, David Deacon, Gaye Beattie, Peter Ingram and Chris Porter with (right) Golf Club Immediate Past Captain Stuart Mills.

Leighton Buzzard golfers make 'amazing' charity donation to MENCAP

A trainee pharmacy staff member puts in order medications in drawers and shelves. Photo by Andy Buchanan/WPA Pool/Getty Images

Have your say on pharmacies in your area to shape services

Discover more about where you live with the Living History Trail. Image: Leighton-Linslade Town Council.

Travel back in time and explore old Leighton Buzzard with Living History Trail

Children wave their hands in a classroom (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images).

Today is parents' last chance to apply for school places in Bedfordshire

Trey was a normal healthy boy before his mystery illness left him fighting for his life

'Sickness bug' leaves 11-year-old boy fighting for his life with heart failure

Emergency flashing lights are seen on an ambulance (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

New site will be needed for ambulance operations centre - if it avoids closure

National Lottery. Picture: Getty Images.

Mystery Bedfordshire man wins £1m thanks to luck on National Lottery

Incorrectly positioned signs: the junction sign placed on the approach to the junction. Right: The approaching junction sign at the junction itself. Images: Google Maps.

Incorrect Leighton Buzzard road signs 'could have caused an accident'

Incorrectly positioned road signs in Leighton Buzzard "could have caused an accident", a driver has claimed.

Jo Robinson

Logo of the online lodging service Airbnb displayed on a smartphone in Paris. Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images

Staycation: Nine of the coolest Airbnbs in Bedfordshire

The mayor, Councillor David Bligh. Images: Leighton-Linslade Town Council.

Take on the challenge at Leighton-Linslade mayor's charity quiz night

Omaze winner selling his £2.5m home so he can buy his dream house in Yorkshire

Peanut when she was rescued. Images: RSPCA.

‘Thinnest dog’ RSPCA officer has ever seen abandoned in Bedfordshire

Paolo, left, and, right, at the Ice Cream Alliance awards; (bottom) all smiles as Milton Keynes Hospital staff receive free ice cream.

Leighton Buzzard ice cream man celebrates year of success

Young Star Awards. Image: Leighton-Linslade Town Council.

Nominate 'Young Star' for special award in Leighton-Linslade

Central Bedfordshire Council headquarters - and inset CBC leader Cllr Adam, Zerny.

Tidy tips could close two days a week as council faces 'huge financial pressure'

Benny who was born with one eye and has a cleft lip

One-eyed kitten rescued by RSPCA Bedfordshire officers finds fur-ever home

Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital

Winter pressure: Nine in 10 beds at Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust occupied

Baby boy Jagger born at Bedford Hospital on Christmas Day (Picture: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

Bedfordshire families celebrate as hospitals deliver 15 babies on Christmas Day

Children sing happy birthday to Gwen as she celebrates her 104th birthday

Lower school children sing to care home resident for her 104th birthday

East of England Ambulance Service has moved to the highest escalation alert level in response to high demand across the region

Ambulance service for Bedfordshire declares highest escalation alert level

Forbes has named the UK's richest billionaires as we head into the New Year

The 10 richest UK billionaires in 2025 and their staggering net worth

Accident and Emergency Sign. Picture: Chris Radburn/PA

Hospitals Trust makes more than £1m in parking charges - but says it's a loss

King Charles III (Photo by CHRIS JACKSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Central Bedfordshire people recognised in New Year Honours

A mystery man, known only as Mr H from Bedfordshire, has landed a fantastic £1,000,000 prize

Mystery Bedfordshire man celebrates becoming a EuroMillions millionaire

Clockwise from top left: Charlotte and baby Violet; baby Violet arrives into the world; Charlotte at the Fetal Medicine Unit; a beautiful smile for the camera. Images supplied by Charlotte Smith.

'Miracle' Leighton Buzzard baby has life-saving blood transfusion in womb

A Leighton Buzzard couple are raising funds for an "exceptional" hospital team who gave their unborn baby two lifesaving blood transfusions.

Jo Robinson

Headset of a radio agent in Bedfordshire Police's control room. Picture: Olivia Preston

What happens when you dial 999 for Bedfordshire Police

Central Beds Council has been fined £300

Council fined £300 over delay in SEND pupil’s education, health and care plan

The proposed site on land south of Chartmoor Road in Leighton Buzzard, is close to the Roman Gate housing estate

Fears new plans for industrial units will overshadow residents’ gardens

Rough sleepers lay in their makeshift beds outside closed shops on Oxford Street. Picture: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Over £2 million funding boost to tackle homelessness in Central Bedfordshire

An off-road vehicle designed to tackle wildfires is used by the Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images

Beds Fire and Rescue Service went to nearly 3,000 deliberate fires since 2019

An announcement to tackle homelessness in Central Bedfordshire. Stock image.

Funding boost to help 'break the cycle of spiralling homelessness'

Catherine, Princess of Wales is set to be joined by her husband Prince William for her fourth ‘Together At Christmas’ Carol concert, which is taking place from Westminster Abbey. Here she is with her family at the same event last year. Photo: Aaron Chown-WPA Pool/Getty Images

The exact time Royal Carols starts on ITV tonight

Paul Casey (chair) receiving a cheque from Thomas Carpenter, claims adjuster at Atrium Underwriters. Right: Councillor Emma Holland-Lindsay with some cubs. Images supplied by Church Riverside Scouts.

Leighton Buzzard scout hut needs £76k for complete rebuild

The babies all curled up in their bed. Picture: ZSL

Three rare lion cubs born at Whipsnade Zoo hailed as conservation success

Housing news. Image supplied by Radar.

Thousands of houses to be built in Central Bedfordshire

Miles Laflin wins the High Quality Content Creator of the Year Award at the UK TikTok Awards Ceremony (Photo by Nicky J Sims/Getty Images for TikTok UK Creator Awards 2024)

Dad bags TikTok award with viral pool cleaning videos

The team outside the house in Leighton Buzzard. Picture: Barratt David Wilson North Thames

TV show broadcasts live from Leighton Buzzard for ‘festive fortune’ giveaway

'Your Voice Matters'. Image: Central Bedfordshire Council.

Have your say about Children and Young People’s Plan in Central Bedfordshire

File photo of an elderly and younger person holding hands (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

A 'good death' should be accessible to all says health board

Father Christmas greets clubs members, and right, guests enjoy a festive atmosphere. Images: Leighton-Linslade Town Council.

Festive Christmas fun for Leighton Buzzard's 55 and Up Club

Toby with his letter from Buckingham Palace, and right, his District Cub of the Year certificate. Images supplied by Stephen Corkett.

Leighton Buzzard boy awarded District Cub of Year

Jonny (pictured): "I’m most excited about meeting new people and seeing how they enjoy what we’ve created." Images supplied by The Winery.

Leighton Buzzard wine bar celebrates 'incredible' journey so far

Cheers! A Leighton Buzzard wine bar is raising a toast to its customers this Christmas as it celebrates an "incredible" journey so far.

Jo Robinson

Let the Christmas magic begin in Leighton Buzzard... Image: Leighton-Linslade Town Council.

Explore Leighton Buzzard's Christmas Lights Trail

An investigating officer for Bedfordshire Police deals with the case of a man left at the brink of death following a violent incident at home, and realises the victim is a man who came to see her at the station the day before

24 Hours in Police Custody: A partner is attacked in his own home

Staff celebrate the fantastic news (top left). Images supplied by Oak Bank School.

Leighton Buzzard school has maintained high standards says Ofsted

The Royal Variety Performance 2024 hosts Amanda Holden and Alan Carr.

Who is hosting the Royal Variety Performance tonight

Bedfordshire’s golfing volunteer mental heath first aiders

Bedfordshire golfers launch unique mental health initiative to support members

Options for clinical rooms as detailed in the Outline Business Case for Leighton Buzzard. Top image: option 1. Bottom image: option 2a. Documents and images supplied by the BLMK ICB.

Anger at £120k cost of Outline Business Case for healthcare

Patra was abandoned in Luton. Picture: RSPCA

Hundreds of animal neglect cases reported in first nine months of 2024

A gynaecology chair stands in the consultation office. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust pays out millions in negligence claims

The Big Sing Out 2024 (December 8). Images supplied by LBCT.

Leighton Buzzard Children's Theatre celebrates 30 years of 'Big Sing Out'

Flooding in Waterdell during September. Image supplied by: Debbie Ward.

'Painfully slow' progress for Leighton Buzzard flood victims

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