It only takes a minute to be a lifesaver - Biggleswade woman’s plea for blood...
A Biggleswade woman who suffered a double tragedy after her husband and stepson died from blood cancer, is campaigning to encourage more people to sign up as blood stem cell donors.Jacqui Thompson, a...
View ArticleRother council looks at new guidance for surveillance through social media
Rother District Council is looking at how it uses social media in enforcement investigations following new national guidance, councillors have heard. On Monday (April 15), members of the licensing and...
View ArticleNotre-Dame fire in pictures: 850 years at the centre of French life
A huge fire swept through the roof of the famed Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris last night, sending flames and huge clouds of grey smoke billowing into the sky.It took firefighters hours to...
View ArticleRail campaigners vow to carry on for more disabled access at stations
Bedfordshire Rail Access Network campaigners have been celebrating after hearing the announcement that Biggleswade station will finally receive ‘Access for All’ funding from the Department for...
View ArticleCash boost for area’s schools
North East Bedfordshire MP Alistair Burt has welcomed £2,495,367.59 from the Government for maintaining and improving school buildings in Central Bedfordshire.Money from the Condition Improvement Fund...
View ArticleEyeworth man saddles up to impress his wife
An Eyeworth man has set himself the ambitious challenge of taking on four of Prostate Cancer UK’s cycling events over four months, after being inspired by his wife’s world-leading research into the...
View ArticleDrink driving cop sacked from Beds police
A sergeant who was caught drink driving while off-duty has been dismissed from Bedfordshire Police. Tau Chamboko, who had 16 years’ unblemished service, was stopped by officers after he overtook them...
View ArticleTerrifying dashcam footage shows 'confused' driver going the wrong way on the...
Shocking footage shows a driver risking lives by going the wrong way on the M1 – before trying to correct his error by reversing up the fast lane.The elderly motorist turned right and crossed three...
View ArticleRoad closed near Wyboston following car collision
The A428 near Wyboston is currently closed in both directions for emergency repairs to the River Ouse Crossing.Significant damage was caused to the bridge during an incident on Sunday night involving...
View ArticleActors hoping to warn Bedfordshire schoolkids about dangers of gang and knife...
Beds Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Kathryn Holloway has unveiled a play to be performed to thousands of schoolchildren about the dangers of gang and knife crime.Alter Ego Creative Solutions is...
View Article‘Policing must be properly funded’ says Beds Police chief as he announces...
The Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police has announced he is stepping down after more than five years with the force. Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has 35 years’ police service and spent 28 years as a...
View ArticleAppeal after man seriously hurt in A1 collision at BIggleswade
A biker was seriously hurt in a collision on the A1 at Biggleswade on Friday evening.Beds Police is appealing for witnesses following a single vehicle collision at approximately 10pm, travelling...
View ArticleSandy man caught filming women and girls undressing is jailed and must sell...
A man who filmed women and girls undressing through the windows of houses has been ordered to sell his property, and will be jailed for two years.John Holloman, 72, of Sandy, was also convicted of...
View ArticleStep free boost for Biggleswade station is a step in the right direction
Biggleswade Station will receive a share of £300m of funding to improve accessibility. The new funding will help thousands of people every day in North East Bedfordshire use trains more easily to get...
View ArticleShillington man charged with Luton burglaries
A man has been charged in relation to eight burglaries in Luton.Lee Mealy, 39, of Vicarage Close, Shillington, was charged with seven counts of burglary with intent to steal, and one count of burglary...
View ArticleRaise a glass to duo behind Biggleswade pub’s success
When Rob Stimson took on the Biggleswade pub he used to drink in, little did he know he would still be running it 30 years later.The Wheatsheaf had been his local before he and his wife Jane moved in,...
View ArticleQuestions, questions - find out what the planning inspector wants to know...
Dates have been confirmed for the planning inquiry into the controversial Central Bedfordshire Local Plan.The public inquiry will take place over 17 days between May 21 and July 18 at the council’s...
View ArticleBalague: Our most successful season ever
With just five games left, here at Biggleswade United we continue to fight for the highest possible finish, safe in the knowledge that we are currently enjoying our most successful season ever.In the...
View ArticleInvestigation into complaints made against Central Beds Councillor
A standards sub-committee hearing is to investigate complaints made against a Central Bedfordshire Councillor.The hearing, due to take place tomorrow at CBC’s headquarters at Priory House, Chicksands,...
View ArticleThese are the best airlines in Europe, according to TripAdvisor
Choosing an airline to travel abroad is typically swayed by price, but paying less money doesn't always guarantee the best service.If you are unsure which airline is the best of the bunch, TripAdviser...
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