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A tiny forest has been planted at Brooklands Middle School in Leighton Buzzard - Google maps

Dig out your spades for plant a tree scheme across Central Bedfordshire

Parking tariffs are to be changed in Leighton town centre

We need action to save Leighton Buzzard’s high street say traders

An ANPR van

'Costly' plan for automatic number plate recognition cameras scrapped

They will resume in late February.

Garden waste collections across Central Bedfordshire suspended from next week

Duncombe Drive car park (Picture: Tony Margiocchi)

Councillors clash over late parking charges amendment in heated debate

The cameras have already caught more than 1,200 speeders

Over 1,200 drivers caught in a week after speed cameras installed in Hockliffe

The Ashwell Arms. Picture: Google Maps

Changes planned for temporary housing scheme involving former pub

There has been an increase of unattended asylum children being looked after by Central Bedfordshire Council - photo Gareth Fuller

Increase in lone asylum-seeking children in Central Bedfordshire in last year

Central Beds residents have been banned from using recycling centres in Herts, including this one in Stevenage

Residents in Central Beds banned from using recycling centres in Herts

Next weekend's Christmas Festival Weekend promises some fabulous live entertainment

Christmas Festival Weekend kicks off festive season in Leighton-Linslade

Central Beds Council has reported a half yearly budget gap of almost £9m which could widen without prompt action to reduce the deficit

Decision to freeze council tax in Central Beds could impact next year’s finances
The council has reported half yearly budget gap of almost £9m

Central Bedfordshire Council.

'Crazy' school transport budget leaves council facing £8.8million overspend

Campaigners want more ambitious plans for healthcare in Leighton Buzzard and Linslade - stock picture

Fears over ‘sticking plaster’ healthcare plans for Leighton Buzzard and Linslade

Children in a classroom. Picture: pololia - stock.adobe.com

Roll-out of two-tier education “has to be delivered” so kids can get best grades

Children in a classroom. Picture: pololia - stock.adobe.com

Roll-out of two-tier education “has to be delivered” so kids can get best grades

Anna Villette, chief executive at the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC)

Resident's concerns generated OVER 4,000 EMAILS for Bedfordshire's PCC

Councils are asking the Government for more financial support - Stock picture

£57,000 spent on temporary housing for homeless in Central Bedfordshire

Andrew Selous MP at Checkley Wood

New wind turbine rises above Checkley Wood near Leighton Buzzard

Fireworks illuminate the Hong Kong. Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images

Central Bedfordshire Council introduces RSPCA-backed rules about fireworks

An artist's impression of the new leisure centre. Image: DB3 Architects.

Concerns raised about new £25m leisure centre in Leighton Buzzard

An electric car charges at a mall parking lot in California. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Car park 'pivotal' to next phase of electric vehicle charging points

Andrew Selous MP urged residents to get involved in the consultations on the proposed closures

Rail ticket office u-turn described as great victory

Consultations on active travel in Leighton Buzzard and Linslade are now open

Ambitious plans for travel around Leighton Buzzard and Linslade unveiled

An electric car charges at a mall parking lot in California. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Vehicle charging hub could replace pre-approved housing project

Andrew Selous MP. Picture: UK Government

MP welcomes cost of living payments for low-income families

Alistair Strathern MP outside The Rufus Centre, Flitwick Photo: LDRS

New MP reacts to being part of history “not once, but twice in a week”

Dave Holland speaking at Reform UK Mid Bedfordshire Q&A at the Cross Keys, Pulloxhill Image: Dave Holland

'Reset and go again' for Reform UK’s candidate after Mid Beds by-election

Andrew Selous MP with housing minister Rachel Maclean

Minister pledges to support local thriving communities
Housing minister visits area to review impact of new homes

Bucks Fire and Rescue Service

Footage from tense Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service meeting removed

Bedfordshire's police and crime commissioner (PCC), Festus Akinbusoye. Image supplied by OPCC

Police and crime commissioner has "no regrets" about standing in by-election

Central Bedfordshire Council's Chicksands HQ

Central Bedfordshire Council ordered to pay £500 to mum over SEND complaint

46 High Street Leighton Buzzard. Image: Central Bedfordshire Council Development Management Committee agenda

Housing plan for Leighton Buzzard High Street rejected

New staff have been taken on at Bassett Road surgery. Pic: Google Maps

Leighton Buzzard’s health services get welcome boost

An artist's impression of the new Leighton Buzzard leisure centre. Image: DB3 Architects.

Up to 85 jobs would be created by new £25m Leighton Buzzard leisure centre

Alistair Strathern and Sir Keir Starmer. Image: LDRS

Keir Starmer joins celebrations as Labour takes Mid Bedfordshire seat

Cheddington Combined School

Cheddington school named as one of further 43 containing unsafe RAAC materials

Mid Beds candidates (after Festus Akinbusoye and Prince Ankit Love, Emperor of India had walked off). Image:LDRS

"Biggest by-election shock in history" as Labour wins Mid Beds seat

.In the UK, it is estimated that one in four women and one in six men will be affected by domestic abuse. FIle picture.

Survivors of domestic abuse wanted to help shape council's services

Famlily holding hands. Image by Pexels from Pixabay

Call for more Central Bedfordshire people to adopt to addresss 'huge need'

Parson’s Close Recreation Ground

Leighton Buzzard Skate Park to close for £58,000 facelift

Leighton Buzzard Household Waste & Recycling Centre, Shenley Hill Road, Leighton Buzzard. Picture: Google Maps

People using Leighton Buzzard tidy tip will have to prove they live in the area

Drip stock image for illustration purposes. Photo: Adobe Stock

Some cancer patients could soon opt to give themselves chemo at home

Halfords site in Leighton Buzzard. Picture: Google Maps

Objections raised over plans to redevelop Halfords site

Duncombe Drive car park (Picture: Tony Margiocchi)

Town 'at a tipping point' as meeting told car parking charges 'punish shoppers'

Safety issues have been raised due to a lack of pavements outside Southcott Lower School

Action demanded amid safety risks for children walking to school
Schools affected are Cedars, Linslade Middle and Southcott Lower in Linslade

Police are drafting more officers onto the streets of Milton Keynes and the rest of Thames Valley as a result of the Israel–Hamas war

Israel-Hamas war prompts extra police on the streets

Keir Starmer is interrupted by a heckler. Credit: Getty

Keir Starmer Labour conference speech crashed by protester

Councillors announcing the new Arriva free bus service scheme (photo by Joanna Cross Photography).

Free bus service now available for residents of Leighton Buzzard development

Schools in Central Bedfordshire are in areas with high air pollution - stock picture

49 schools in Central Bedfordshire are exposed to high air pollution

There were 24 transphobic hate crimes reported in Bedfiordshire

Dozens of transphobic hate crimes in Bedfordshire amid national rise

Halfords site in Leighton Buzzard. Picture: Google Maps

Plans submitted to turn Halfords building into homes and two new businesses

Linslade Canal Festival

Funding cuts to national waterways will impact Grand Union, council told

The White House, the Leighton-Linslade Town Council building, lit in red

Painting the town red as Leighton Buzzard marks World Dyslexia Day

Children arrive at a school.

Central Bedfordshire schools to receive more money per pupil this year

Leighton Buzzard High Street. Image: Neil Cairns.

More than 2,000 people sign petition calling for High Street pedestrianisation