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Focus on... property in Leighton BuzzardNavigation - link to other main sections from here Focus on... property in Leighton Buzzard Londoners flock to this Bedfordshire town for its bargain properties, relaxed pace of life and beautiful countryside. The Mayor of Leighton... In this article: Leighton Buzzard, The Sunday Times, All Saints Church, Waitrose, Morrisons, Tesco, and Milton Keynes |
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Reuters | November 12, 2009
Lawmaker who expensed fine wine, car, jailed
...to which you were elected and the people you were elected to serve," Rivlin said in remarks carried by Press Association. Wise, from Leighton Buzzard, north of London, had denied false accounting but changed his plea on the third day...
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Times Online | November 11, 2009
Former MEP Tom Wise jailed for GBP39,000 expenses fraud
...with temptation. You knew the system of expenses inside out and this was a claim you devised and planned with some care. " Wise, 61, from Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, had denied false accounting between October 14 and November 16,...
In this article: UKIP, Allegation, and Peugeot 206
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Daily Mail | November 11, 2009
Former British MEP jailed for fiddling GBP39,000 expenses he spent on fine wine (and a second-hand Peugeot 206)
...- thought to be the first British politician to be jailed for fiddling expenses - could have pocketed up to GBP180,000. Wise, of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, who left UKIP after the scandal, originally denied false accounting between...
In this article: Defendant, Ukip, and Peugeot 206
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Sunday Mirror | November 11, 2009
Ex-MEP jailed for fiddling expenses
...turning independent, spent 13 months channelling the money into a bank account he secretly controlled. The 61-year-old, of Ship Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, pretended the GBP3,000 "secretarial assistance allowance" he received every...
In this article: Ukip, London, Allegation, and The 61
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BBC News | November 11, 2009
MEP jailed over expenses fiddle
...Parliament A former British MEP who admitted fiddling GBP39,000 worth of expenses has been jailed for two years. Tom Wise, 61, from Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, initially denied false accounting and money laundering during the...
In this article: UKIP, Allegation, and London
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Independent.co.uk - UK | November 11, 2009
Man jailed for drowning partner's dog
...man has been jailed after drowning his partner's dog in the kitchen sink while drunk, the RSPCA said today. James Stringer, 39, from Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to killing 17-year-old terrier...
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Times Online | November 05, 2009
Tom Wise, former MEP, facing jail for GBP30,000 expenses fraud
...next week. Mrs Jenkins, 62, who had also been on trial for false accounting and using criminal property, was cleared after Wise, of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, changed his plea. Wise told colleagues that he was "repatriating money...
In this article: Tom Wise, United Kingdom Independence Party, EU, and Nigel Farage
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Independent.co.uk - UK | November 05, 2009
Ex-Ukip MEP faces jail over expenses scam
...a month and the remainder stayed in a bank account controlled by the former MEP, London's Southwark Crown Court heard. Wise, from Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, used the fund to pay for a lifestyle that included a passion for fine wines.
In this article: Ukip, Allegation, Peugeot 206, and The 61
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BBC News | November 05, 2009
Ex-MEP admits expenses racket
A former British MEP has admitted fiddling GBP36,000 worth of expenses after switching his plea at his trial. Tom Wise, 61, from Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, denied charges of false accounting and money laundering during the case at...
In this article: UKIP and Allegation
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Description from Wikipedia:
Leighton Buzzard is a town near the Chiltern Hills in Bedfordshire, and is between Luton and Milton Keynes. It adjoins Linslade and the name Leighton Buzzard is sometimes used to refer to the combination of the two towns; parts of this article also apply to Linslade.
For local government purposes, the town is part of the South Bedfordshire district and is administered jointly with Linslade as the civil parish of Leighton-Linslade.
- Name:
- Leighton Buzzard
- Region:
- East of England
- Location Country:
- England
- County:
- Bedfordshire
- Civil Parish:
- Leighton-Linslade
- Latitude:
- 51.9165
- Longitude:
- -0.6617
- Postcode District:
- LU7
- UK Parliament Constituency:
- South West Bedfordshire
- Post Town:
- LEIGHTON BUZZARD
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