Leighton Buzzard roads and travel news
Leighton Buzzard roads and travel news, newest first: closures, roadworks, rail changes, buses and parking, from the authorities' own notices.
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Southcourt, Linslade parking: 7-day limits approved
Seven-day parking limits for Southcourt Road and Avenue in Linslade were approved on 1 October, to be actioned from 16 October. Church Avenue gets a site visit.
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Leighton Buzzard
Leighton Buzzard Railway: steam back next Sunday, it says
Today's trains are diesel again and the railway now blames track damage at Munday's Hill as well as dry weather. Its own table puts steam back on 27 September.
Transport
Leighton Buzzard blue badges: Full Council votes 26 to 5
Councillors voted 26 to 5 to send the blue badge refusal back to the executive. Two executive members voted against; it returns on 6 October.
Roads
Central Bedfordshire: three fatal crashes in ten days
Police want dash-cam footage after three single-vehicle deaths at Woburn, near Upper Caldecote and on the A1, between 4 and 13 September.
Transport
Central Beds transport plan: have your say by 20 September
Six Leighton-Linslade path and cycle schemes sit in the plan's unfunded appendix. Central Bedfordshire's transport plan to 2040 is open until 20 September.
Schools
School transport failures go to Central Beds scrutiny 10 Sep
Families who applied on time started term with no transport, a Biggleswade councillor says. The council's scrutiny committee takes the item on Thursday.
Parking
Leighton Buzzard car park lift out 9 months, scrutiny 10 Sep
The West Street multi-storey lift has been out since December 2025. A councillor has forced it onto the scrutiny agenda for 10 September. No repair date exists.
Transport
Leighton Buzzard blue badges: council votes tonight
Councillors vote tonight on restoring organisational blue badges to Buzzer Buses. The executive refused in June, saying government rules bar them.
Transport
Leighton Buzzard EV event: free test drives on 2 October
Free drop-in on Market Square, Friday 2 October, 10am to 3pm: EV test drives, e-bikes and heat pump advice. Plus what the new DfT charger figures show.
Parking
Parking in Leighton Buzzard: Sunday costs £2.20
Leighton Buzzard's surface car parks are free on Sundays and bank holidays. The West Street multi-storey is not: it charges £2.20. Plus permits and the station.
Leighton Buzzard
Leighton Buzzard Railway: no steam this bank holiday
Dry weather has put every Leighton Buzzard Railway train on diesel until further notice. Steam is booked back from 6 September, and the gala is 24 and 25 October.