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The band Lighthouse entertained the crowds

Leighton Buzzard’s bonfire show lit up the night sky

Wigton Moor Primary School in Alwoodley, Leeds, which warned staff with an email, seen by the YEP.

Threatening e-mail forces schools into lockdown

Amazon Prime members will face an extra delivery charge from next month

Amazon Prime members to face extra delivery charge from next month

Tesco’s huge discount on iPhones & Samsung S23 Ultra for Clubcard customers

Tesco issue clubcard warning to customers ahead of upcoming deadline

What are all of Taylor Swift's Eras?

Taylor Swift Era’s Tour UK: When will I receive Midnights presale code

Virgin Media customers across the country have reported an outage with internet service

Virgin Media customers frustrated as internet provider goes down

easyJet has apologised after a man was banned from flying ‘because of his name’

easyJet apologises after man banned from flying ‘because of his name’

43 per cent of leaders anticipate suffering a cyber-attack within the next two years

50 of the most common passwords in 2022 revealed

The BBC has sent bombshell redundancy letters to some of its most prominent presenters - including newsreaders Huw Edwards and Reeta Chakrabarti.

BBC sends redundancy letters to top stars including Huw Edwards

Chad, and right, his new coronation design. Images: Chad Killoran.

Leighton Buzzard artist creates striking coronation design

The television presenter died on March 28, 2023

ITV to host Paul O’Grady tribute show – how to get involved

The television presenter died on March 28, 2023

A new Love Island spin-off is coming to ITV – and Davina McCall, pictured, wants to front the new show.

Davina McCall to host Love Island spin-off The Romance Retreat

Leighton Buzzard report study area. Key: Orange - council owned land. Lined - recorded adopted highway. Pink - town centre boundary. Red - study area boundary. Image: CBC.

Leighton Buzzard's highly anticipated Land South consultation is now live

Dressing up for World Book Day

Leighton Buzzard children dress up for World Book Day

Could the car park be transformed into a site for kiosks? Image: Google.

Leighton Buzzard car park could become site for food and commercial kiosks

The Romance Retreat ITV: What is new Love Island spin-off show for middle aged single parents? - How to apply

The Romance Retreat ITV: Applications open for Love Island spin-off

The online scams to be aware of this Christmas

England's manager Gareth Southgate (Getty Images)

Man found guilty of sending racist email to Gareth Southgate

Skatepark in Parsons Close Rec, Leighton Buzzard

Leighton Buzzard skatepark is set to receive a £100k refurbishment

The Illicit Encounters website, and right, Leighton Buzzard High Street.

Leighton Buzzard dubbed 'cheating capital of Bedfordshire'

Paulo and Amore staff. Image: Amore Pizzeria.

Leighton Buzzard's Amore Pizzeria opens restaurant to the public

The proposed development. Image: Shaw and Jagger Architects.

Plans for new development could create 'arts and crafts community' in Linslade

Representatives from the East Anglian Air Ambulance with organiser, Graham Munt. Image: @DigiStevePhotography

£13,000 raised thanks to Leighton Buzzard and Dunstable Truck Convoy

Electric vehicles are the way of the future. Image: CBC.

New electric vehicle charging scheme trialled in Central Bedfordshire

The new play park. Image: Leighton-Linslade Town Council.

Inclusive children's play area opens for summer fun in Leighton Buzzard

The fake camera. Image: Leighton Buzzard Observer.

Fake speed camera in Heath and Reach leaves motorists reaching for brakes

The new route will be as shown above, with the current Vandyke Road between the two new junctions becoming access only to the new housing development known as The Brambles. Image: CBC.

Leighton Buzzard's re-routed Vandyke Road will reopen in June

Bellway

Two thirds of new homes built at Leighton Buzzard development
Bellway has now built two-thirds of its new homes at a development in Leighton Buzzard and plans to invest almost £2m in the area.

Cars parked on Poplar Close.

Leighton Buzzard resident calls for council to issue parking tickets along stree...

Vandyke Road. Image: Google

No imminent end to closure of Leighton Buzzard's Vandyke Road

Rupert Fawdry on the floor outside Tesco.

Elderly Linslade cancer patient left on ground after Tesco 'wouldn't provide cha...

Arriva: "It's beyond doubt the closure of the High Street has had a significant impact on the recovery of passengers and will continue to impact passenger levels until reversed"

Leighton Buzzard risks losing bus services made uneconomic by pedestrianisation

The benches on Leighton Buzzard's High Street

Are new benches in Leighton Buzzard town centre 'an accident waiting to happen'?

Photo from the scene of the fire (Beds Fire & Rescue)

PICTURES: Fire at car paint body shop in Leighton Road, Stanbridge now under con...

Would you like to join the Community First Responders?

Community First Responders searching for volunteers in Leighton-Linslade

The queue at A&E on Monday at about 4pm

Shock at queues for Luton and Dunstable Hospital's A&E department

Ascent Logistics Park

Leighton Buzzard logistics park reaches new heights as warehouse structural stee...

Have you got a LGV2 licence?

Central Bedfordshire tries to recruit lorry drivers as shortage continues to bit...

Rushmere's car park. Photo: Greensand Trust

Mixed views as Rushmere Country Park's new parking tariffs are set to start this...

The Trash Cube

Trash Cube shows scale of litter issues in Leighton Buzzard

Leighton Buzzard

Action Day promises to bring a 'marked improvement' to Leighton Buzzard area

ExtraCare charity shop, Leighton Buzzard. Photo: ExtraCare.

Leighton Buzzard's ExtraCare charity shop to close in May

The rugby club vaccination centre.. Photo LB PCN

10,000 jabs milestone for Leighton Buzzard's Covid-19 vaccination centre

London Luton Airport

Leighton Buzzard Society object to London Luton Airport’s bid for increased pass...

Three Locks Golf Club site plan PHOTO: WS Planning

Great Brickhill’s Three Locks Golf Club mobile homes plan ‘to avoid closure’
Villagers are up in arms over plans to convert part of Three Locks Golf Course in Great Brickhill into a mobile homes park, reducing the number of holes.

DVLA shares images of new online scams with warning as cases soar 600%

Deborah. The incident happened on November 30 at around 10.30/11am.

Leighton Buzzard woman who was verbally abused whilst in scooter issues plea for...

The new bus stops.

Residents’ delight as bus shelters installed on Leighton Buzzard’s West Street

Pedestrianisation allowed the market to return

Flawed traffic order means vehicles being allowed to access Leighton Buzzard Hig...

The giant sunflower. Have you got a bigger one?

Can you beat this giant Leighton Buzzard sunflower?

Although banks and building societies will often refund money lost through scams, this is not always guaranteed (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here's how to protect your money from scammers - and the scams you need to be aw...

The market following pedestrianisation

Leighton Buzzard business owners who were worried about pedestrianisation now 's...

The Crooked Crow Bar

'Help our Leighton Buzzard music bar survive crippling restrictions'

Photographer Brad Gommon, wife Julia, and son Joshua, two.

Photographer brings Leighton Buzzard community together during coronavirus lockd...

Redwings Lodge, Hockliffe

Help for homeless and vulnerable people during coronavirus lockdown from Hocklif...