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Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre. Image: Iconic Media Group.

Council criticised for 'failing' to promote theatre events

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Eaton Bray stubble field becomes blazing inferno during accidental fire

Rushmere Park Academy pupils, Leighton Buzzard, welcome the news that 'kids go free' this August. Image: Alex Mayer MP.

Bus passengers welcome multi-operator ticket - and up to £9m in funding

Emergency services news. Image: Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Crews battle huge 100m2 field fire near Ivinghoe Aston

Grove View Integrated Health and Care Hub. Image: Google Maps.

Free travel to Dunstable health hub thanks to council donation

A disabled badge is displayed on a car dashboard. Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Central Beds Council cracks down on Blue Badge misuse

Emergency services news. Image: Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Firefighters douse out of control bonfire in Hockliffe

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Staff walk out of Luton and Dunstable hospital again over pay dispute

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Firefighters tackle kitchen fire in Leighton Buzzard flat

The police station and road narrowing signs. Images: Neil Cairns.

'They need removing': Old signs still point to police station and road narrowing

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard Truck Convoy. Images: June Essex.

Petition to save truck convoy already reached 1.5k signatures
A petition to save Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard Truck Convoy has already reached 1,529 signatures.
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Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard Truck Convoy. Images: June Essex.

'Red tape and bureaucracy: why Truck Convoy 'can't continue'

A smile and a wave! Image: June Essex.

In Pictures: Final Truck Convoy goes out 'with a bang'

The route map. Image provided by Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard Truck Convoy.

Here's where you can watch final Truck Convoy this Saturday

Surgeons conduct an operation. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Hospital operating theatre staff to walk out over overtime pay row

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard Truck Convoy

'We want to go out with a bang' - 2026 could be truck convoy's final year

Lesley Potter, Admiral Nurse at Dementia UK, is taking part in the scheme

Bedfordshire branches of Nationwide to host free pop-up dementia clinics

2025 truck convoy. Picture: John Chatterley

Organisers gear up for possible final truck convoy

This is one of the earliest pictures of Whipsnade Zoo's famous chalk white lion, excavated in 1933

Whipsnade Zoo shares never-before-seen pictures as it celebrates 95th birthday

Central Bedfordshire Council held a Youth Voice workshop at Woburn Safari Park's new SENse the Safari facility

Young people help shape services at pioneering safari park classroom

Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre. Picture: Chris Leaman

Lack of events at Library Theatre over Easter holidays a "missed opportunity"

The breakfast club at Beecroft Academy in Dunstable now opens half an hour earlier thanks to Central Bedfordshire Council's support of the National Wraparound Childcare Programme

Central Beds Council creates extra places at wraparound childcare clubs

Alex Mayer MP

MP welcomes crackdown on 'rip off' vets bills

Alex Mayer MP

New driving test rule changes to cut waiting times welcomed by MP

Alex Mayer MP

Keeping young people safe online

File photo of a disabled parking sign

Two under investigation after crackdown on blue badge misuse

The future of a charity truck convoy, which runs through Bedfordshire, is in jeopardy due to increased costs and bureaucracy. Dunstable mayor Sally Kimondo is pictured here at least year's event. Photo by John Chatterley.

Future of truck convoy at risk due to increased costs and bureaucracy

Redrow South Midlands apprentice Kelvin Lima at the Pilgrims Chase development. Image by Matthew Power Photography.

Wannabe builders given chance to take up apprenticeship with housebuilder
Students who fancy a career in construction are being given the chance to take up an apprenticeship with housebuilder Redrow South Midlands.
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Alex Mayer MP at Leighton Buzzard Station

Political Opinion: Full steam ahead

Alex Mayer MP

Political Opinion: £1.5 Million local health funding boost

Alex Mayer MP

Bill Boost: New £40 rule for smart meter delays to help 3,400 local households –...

Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre and The Grove Theatre in Dunstable

Council urged to do more to promote theatres

Alex Mayer MP

Crackdown on “rip off” vet bills welcomed by MP Alex Mayer

Alex Mayer MP

Holocaust Memorial Day: Local MP reflects on family connection

Maternity services at both Bedford and the L&D Hospital have been rated inadequate

Maternity services at both Bedford and Luton Hospitals AGAIN rated inadequate

Stratton Food Hall. Picture: A Stanton

Popular Leighton Buzzard butchers to reopen this month under new management

Royal Mail has apologised for delayed postal services

Severe postal delays blamed on poor weather and sick leave

Amazon is closing its Marston Gate depot (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Amazon plans to close Marston Gate depot - its first UK site

Alex Mayer MP win's Cruelty Free's Parliamentarian of the Year award

Political Opinion: A kinder nation

Zookeeper Jonathan Risbridger with a newborn male Southern White Rhino, who is yet to be named, and mother Jaseera during the annual animal stocktake at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, in Dunstable. Photo credit: Dominic Lipinski/ZSL

New arrivals at Whipsnade Zoo included in this year's annual stocktake

Liberal Democrat Councillors and campaigners outside Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre

More than 1,500 sign petition in support of theatre as council faces funding cut

Alex Mayer MP outside 10 Downing Streets with the Living Legends tree petition

Twelfth Night: Time to tree-cycle, local MP urges

Alex Mayer, MP for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard, with the team at HC-One’s Thorn Springs Care Home

Alex Mayer MP joins residents at Thorn Springs Care Home for a heart-warming fes...

Alex Mayer MP

MPs Christmas card competition winners revealed

Sydney Ibie hit a hat-trick in Saturday's win. Photo: Andrew Parker.

Leaders Leighton get back on track
Leighton Town got back to winning ways with a 4-0 win at home to AFC Dunstable on Saturday.
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Alex Mayer MP at Royal Mail Delivery Office in Leighton Buzzard

Plenty of community spirit this Christmas

Alex Mayer MP

£9 million-plus bus funding boost welcomed by local MP

Alex Mayer MP

Small business Saturday - love your high street, local MP urges

Hospital restricts ward visits after spike in flu admissions

Your pictures taken at Woburn Safari Park could bag you a top prize

Alex Mayer MP

Good news for pay packets: 6,700 workers get a lift

Community Matters

Branching out - free trees on offer for local schools and community groups

Branch Chairman; Stuart Clarke(Centre Left) Receives cheque from Graham Munt (Centre Right) with Branch Veteran's.

Leighton Buzzard branch of RBL receives welcome cheque

Alex Mayer MP

Alex Mayer: An NHS that works for women

Alex Mayer MP

Free morning after pill from local pharmacies - MP welcomes

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