Leighton Buzzard Observer - Regional Feed

Ambulance trusts 'miss time target'

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:48:41 GMT

Five ambulance trusts across England, including in East Anglia, have failed to meet crucial response time targets, new figures suggest.

12-year wait for first-time buyers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:56:12 GMT

England's shortage of affordable homes is locking young people in the East of England out of the property market for more than a decade, a Shelter study has found.

Bomb detectors couple face retrial

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:46:23 GMT

A husband and wife from Bedfordshire accused of making a scam bomb detector device will face a retrial after a jury could not decide over their guilt.

Train passengers 'less satisfied'

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:42:34 GMT

The only rail company that has improved its passenger overall satisfaction level was Greater Anglia with a figure of 77% compared with 73% in spring 2012. according to a survey of thousands of train customers.

Family delight at Iraq court ruling

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:42:33 GMT

Families of British soldiers killed and injured fighting in Iraq have been given the go-ahead to bring compensation claims against the Government, after a group of families, including one from Essex, started legal action.

Projects receive lottery funding

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:14 GMT

Homeless young people in Luton will be helped to access mental health services thanks to a Big Lottery Fund grant.

Kittens rescued from stack blaze

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:00:20 GMT

Three kittens have been rescued from a blaze in Cambridgeshire after firefighters heard them meowing in distress.

Tributes for rail death teenagers

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:00:19 GMT

A headmaster has paid tribute to two of his teenage pupils who died after being struck by a passenger train in Hertfordshire.

Prisoner escape accomplice jailed

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:51:55 GMT

An ex-convict who has committed almost 500 offences has been jailed for 10 years for breaking his cellmate out of prison in Suffolk in a terrifying gunpoint hold up.

Garden open day to help fundraising

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:53:08 GMT

The fragrant and colour co-ordinated garden of a couple's picture-postcard Staffordshire home is to be opened to the public to help raise money for a Cambridgeshire-based charity.

Cash to help perinatal depression

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:30:36 GMT

A project supporting women experiencing perinatal depression in parts of London, Norfolk and Nottinghamshire, has been awarded almost £500,000 from the Big Lottery Fund.

Sacked teaching assistant in payout

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:30:33 GMT

A teaching assistant has received a £28,000 payout after being sacked from a school in Suffolk for keeping in touch with her sex offender son.

Rare bird sparks chaos in villages

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:38:39 GMT

Police were called to a nature reserve in Suffolk after hundreds of twitchers descended to catch a glimpse of a rare bird.

Cinderella event for older people

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:10:37 GMT

Older people can become Cinderella as they try on better-fitting slippers as part of a fall prevention campaign.

Jail release pilot cuts reoffending

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:10:35 GMT

A trial in Peterborough of a payment-by-results scheme to rehabilitate prisoners sentenced to less than 12 months in jail has reduced reoffending, the Ministry of Justice has said.

Extradited teacher on sex charges

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:10:34 GMT

A former teacher accused of child sex offences in Norfolk has appeared in court after being extradited from France.

Soccer's Taylor admits pub assault

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:10:34 GMT

A Championship footballer from Suffolk has admitted assault after a brawl in a pub.

Stab murder victim named by police

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:10:33 GMT

A man who died following a double stabbing in Ipswich has been named by police.

Palace frock dilemma for potter

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:10:31 GMT

Transvestite potter Grayson Perry, from Essex, has said he is already thinking about what frock to wear when he goes to the palace to pick up his CBE.

Couple honoured for community work

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:10:30 GMT

A husband and wife team who have devoted 27 years to providing a luncheon club for the elderly in Norwich have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours.