News published September 2019
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Thursday, 26 September 2019
Leighton Buzzard Library and Theatre goes back to the '70s with ruby anniversary celebrations
Leighton Buzzard Library and Theatre is celebrating its ruby anniversary next week – 40 years after it first opened its doors to the public.
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Thursday, 26 September 2019
Celebrating young people and youth workers in Central Bedfordshire
As part of this year’s National Youth Work Week we are involved in organising an event to celebrate the great work carried out by young people and youth workers across Central Bedfordshire
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Thursday, 26 September 2019
Children in care get movie star treatment at Council awards bash
An aspiring social worker that fled his war-torn homeland and a woman described as a ‘role model’ were both named Young Person of the Year at a movie-themed Children in Care Awards.
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Thursday, 26 September 2019
We're urging residents to take up the fight against scams
We are backing a grassroots scheme for a community-based effort against the spiralling number of scams and cons circulating throughout the area.
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Monday, 23 September 2019
Recycle Week: This is the year the people of Central Bedfordshire are ‘taking recycling into their own hands’!
In the biggest and best Recycle Week ever, running from 24-30 September, we're asking you to take recycling into your own hands and take action to protect our environment.
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Monday, 23 September 2019
Foster carers celebrated for their dedication to helping children
Our Celebration of Fostering event saw carers and their families praised for their dedication to helping give a stable and loving home to children in Bedfordshire.
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Friday, 20 September 2019
Libraries highlight censorship with Banned Books Week
What do Alice in Wonderland, blockbuster The Da Vinci Code and Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice have in common? They’ve all fallen foul of censorship.
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Friday, 20 September 2019
Get your idea off the ground with our help
With our partners, Community Catalysts, we're looking to help local people to start up small businesses or community ventures designed to care for and support other people in their local area.
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Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Football club scores a win in battle of the bars
More than 2000 took part in a public vote for their favourite licensed venues of 2019 across Dunstable and Houghton Regis to discover who had been crowned ‘Best Bar None’.
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Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Honours even in battle of the bars
More than 2000 took part in a public vote for their favourite licensed venues of 2019 across Leighton-Linslade to discover who had been crowned ‘Best Bar None’.