Tony Fisher
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- Sep 29, 2026
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Possible Harry Potter filming 'cuts off' Latimer residents (opens the original)
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People living in a village said they had been "cut off" after roads were closed while a production company involved in the new Harry Potter series filmed there. Residents of Latimer, Buckinghamshire, were notified in September that Plum Jam Productions, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery, would be filming a major HBO series in the village later that month. Restrictions were put in place for 28-30 September, including the closure of all routes into the village centre on Tuesday. Buckinghamshi
The Westoning tanker explosion remembered 50 years on (opens the original)
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Exactly 50 years ago, on 11 September 1976, a petrol tanker overturned and exploded in a quiet village, making national headlines. At about 07:15 BST on a Saturday morning, flames engulfed the vehicle and houses on either side of the High Street in Westoning, Bedfordshire. Families asleep in bed were forced to flee their homes to escape the fire, which also destroyed a bakery, butcher's shop and the village post office. Five thousand gallons (23,000 litres) of petrol exploded almost immediately
Cannabis farm fly-tips a 'plague' on Hertfordshire countryside (opens the original)
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The dumping of waste from illegal cannabis farms in the countryside has been described as a plague and a growing problem by a councillor. North Hertfordshire District Council (NHDC) said there had been 90 cases of cannabis farm fly-tipping on rural roads bordering Luton since August 2024. It said the locations of the fly-tips suggested the waste originated from the town. Conservative group leader Ralph Muncer said: "We have criminal elements in Luton coming across the border into North Herts." H
Engineer checked 'smell of gas' before Newton Longville explosion (opens the original)
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A utility company has confirmed an engineer was sent to investigate a smell of gas at a property in Newton Longville, just hours before a nearby bungalow was destroyed in a suspected gas explosion. Witnesses in the village, near Milton Keynes, said Sunday morning's blast, which left a man injured, sounded like "a bomb just dropped in the village". Gas distribution firm SGN said an engineer arrived within 16 minutes after it received a call from a member of public at just after midnight on Sunday
Bedfordshire young farmer says industry 'can be pretty lonely' (opens the original)
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A young farmer has spoken about the challenges of the rural industry and making it more inclusive. Emily Brown farms wheat and barley crops, and manages pigs, turkeys and beef cows at Browns of Stagsden, Bedfordshire. The 27-year-old says her involvement with Agrespect, which champions diversity and inclusion in the countryside, has provided a "great opportunity for those in the LGBTQ+ community to meet up". "Farming can be pretty lonely and isolated so it is super important you are checking up
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