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Works planned for A5 and M1

Work on A5 at Hockliffe set to cause traffic delays

The cameras have already caught more than 1,200 speeders

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

Long delays have been reported

M1 closed at Dunstable as emergency services deal with vehicle blaze

Free bus travel will be available to members of the Armed Forces to commemorate Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday

Armed Forces heroes to get free bus travel across Bedfordshire

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

The closures on main roads this week

M1 work could delay drivers in Bedfordshire this week

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

Leighton Buzzard High Street. Image: Neil Cairns.

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

Duncombe Drive car park

Review of parking charges needed amid row over plans to increase fees

Road closures to avoid over the next fortnight

Dozens of road closures in Central Bedfordshire over the next fortnight

The event will allow residents from surrounding areas to discuss issues regarding the impact of recent route changes. Image submitted.

London Luton Airport to host discussion over issues of noise and airspace

Road closed sign

The overnight lane closures on M1 to avoid over the next two weeks

Figures show there are fewer cyclists in Central Bedfordshire than in 2019 - Photo PA

Fewer cyclists taking to Central Bedfordshire’s roads survey reveals

The road closures around Leighton Buzzard this week - stock picture

Drivers face delays of up to 30 minutes on A5 over road repairs

Buses are to return to Meadow Way in Leighton Buzzard in September

Bus campaigners celebrate as service restored after 5 months

Drivers can expect delays of up to 30 minutes due to road closures on the A5

Drivers in Leighton Buzzard area warned to expect delays on A5

Mark Varney, of Linslade, was killed in the incident in October 2020

Disqualified driver high on nitrous oxide kills pedestrians after mounting kerb

These are the road closures affecting the area around Leighton Buzzard this week - stock picture

The road closures impacting drivers around Leighton Buzzard this week

Andrew Selous MP with headteacher Tim Carroll. Photo supplied by Andrew Selous

MP calls for action over ‘rat run’ Leighton Buzzard road

Footage of a nuisance rider

Two arrested as police use helicopters in clampdown on nuisance motorbikes

An example of the surface dressing being done by Central Beds Council

Council introduces innovative surface dressing programme on roads

The new machine will improve the borough's roads say Central Bedfordshire Council

Seventy road across Central Bedfordshire set for a facelift

Road closures in and around Leighton Buzzard this week

Drivers facing 17 road closures around Leighton Buzzard this week

Disabled badge holders only sign

Fraudulent blue badge use not always "black and white crime" says councillor

Some of the residents who have signed a petition calling for speed restrictions along Vandyke Road. Pic supplied by Hannah Eichler

Petition calls for road safety measures near schools in Leighton Buzzard​​​​​​​
"We should not have to wait for a serious accident before steps are taken to improve road safety along Vandyke Road."

Andrew Selous, MP for South West Beds, at Leighton Buzzard train station, which could lose its ticket office

Consultation over plans to close railway station's ticket office extended

Roadworks sign.

Major works planned for Leighton Buzzards roads

Where motorists could expect delays for the next two weeks - stock picture

Leighton Buzzard road closures: where motorists should avoid

Andrew Selous, MP for South West Beds, at Leighton Buzzard train station, which could lose its ticket office

Ticket office at Leighton Buzzard train station under threat

The road closures affecting Leighton Buzzard and surrounding areas this week - stock photo

The road closures affecting Leighton Buzzard and surrounding areas this week

Pecks Farm Shop had to erect their own signs to indicate it was business as usual during the road closures

Farm shop hits out over lost business following 6-day road closure

Flowers left at the scene of the fatal A505 bypass crash which claimed the life of Brandan Moriarty in March 2022

Call for more urgency over safety at "terrifying" bypass after latest crash

Tap and go is being introduced at Cheddington station

Tap and go travel arrives at Leighton Buzzard and Cheddington train stations

Launch of new bus service in Leighton Buzzard. L-R: Cllr Tracey Wye - CBC; Toby France - Head of Commercial, Arriva; Lyndsey Brannen - CBC; Matt King - Network Manager, Arriva; Cllr Kevin Pughe, Town Mayor of Leighton-Linslade.

Silent protest as Leighton Buzzard’s controversial bus service officially opens

Some residents say changes have left people feeling isolated.

Protest planned at official launch of new bus services in Leighton Buzzard

National Highways has announced it's spending £200m on improving the region's roads

£200m funding boost to improve roads across Beds, Bucks and Herts

Road closures in and around Leighton Buzzard this week

These are the road closures in and around Leighton Buzzard this week

A man rides an e-scooter (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Change to road laws needed to help police e-scooter use says chief constable

TUI logo (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

Family join threatened legal action after becoming ill at 5-star holiday resort

Residents have said they were not properly consulted on the changes

Leighton Buzzard councillors join growing bus row

New bus routes introduced last month, may be reconsidered

Leighton bus route backlash may bring in changes council admits

Parking editorial image

Wider parking issues in Leighton Buzzard town centre "a burning issue"
A CBC traffic management meeting was considering entrance works planned for a 63-bedroom care home

The accident happened at around 3.45pm on Saturday (June 3)

Man seriously injured following motorbike accident near Leighton Buzzard

28 casualties were recorded by Bedfordshire Police last year, up from 16 in 2021 and a significant increase from four casualties two years prior

More people and more people injured in e-scooter collisions in Bedfordshire

Figures from the Ministry of Justice show 5,033 motorists caught by Bedfordshire Police were convicted in courts for speeding offences in 2022 – up 14%

Record number of drivers convicted of speeding in Bedfordshire

Flowers at the scene

Teenage boy killed after Leighton Buzzard motorcycle crash

A customer fills his petrol tank at a BP petrol station (Photo by Toby Williams/Getty Images)

Petrol sellers called out for 'unacceptable profiteering' by MP in Parliament

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Changed to local bus services were introduced on May 9

Angry residents launch petition to fight changes to bus services

The new services start next week

New bus routes and free travel passes start next week

(Image: NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

‘Double trouble’ on roads as 32m bank holiday road trips planned

The A5 through Hockliffe where average speed cameras are to be installed

Work to install average speed cameras along A5 in Hockliffe starts on Monday