Geoff Cox’s DVDs: The Place Beyond The Pines, Evil Dead, Good Vibrations
A motorcycle stunt rider is reunited with his lost love and finally meets his son for the first time in THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES (15: Studio Canal), a crime melodrama giving Ryan Gosling the chance...
View ArticlePolice station could move to supermarket
Biggleswade police station could eventually be based in a supermarket.This is just one of the possibilities being considered by Beds Police and Crime Commissioner Olly Martins as he looks to cut the...
View ArticleHenlow care home worker found guilty of neglect
A care home worker has been convicted of neglect after an elderly resident was left on the floor for an hour after he collapsed.A jury at Luton Crown Court found Jackie Ndoro guilty after 86-year-old...
View ArticleHelp solve shoplifting case
Shoplifters stole coffee and wine from a petrol station.Bedfordshire Police have released CCTV images of three men they would like to speak with after the items were stolen from the Co-Operative petrol...
View ArticleVideo: Expat Focus - Jordans Mill
For those who haven’t enjoyed a visit to the newly renovated Jordans Mill near Biggleswade, why not enjoy our video tour?Summer is one of the best times to visit this popular and pretty Chronicle...
View ArticleSuspected burst water main
Water spread on to the road in a residential street.On Thursday (August 8) people in Biggleswade Road in Upper Caldecote woke to a flood of water rushing down the road.It is thought that a water main...
View ArticleAn open house weekend
An estate agents will hold an open house weekend.Taylors in Sandy has planned the event for Saturday, September 14 and Sunday, September 15. Home movers can see lots of properties at once. Call the...
View ArticleBright future for youth club
A new leader has taken the helm at a youth club.Sandra Stratford is taking charge of the Sandy Young People’s Tuesday Youth Club.She has lived in Sandy for 26 years and she helped project co-ordinator,...
View ArticleGood luck at the Black Cat with £6.5m improvements
No more endless queues during the rush hour!The future looks bright for drivers with the news that a £6.5 makeover of the Black Cat Roundabout will soon start.The roundabout, near Roxton on the A1, is...
View ArticleFamilies unable to downsize to smaller homes
Social housing tenants are unable to move to smaller properties – despite being taxed for staying.The Bedroom Tax is the government’s removal of the ‘spare room subsidy’ in the housing benefit rules....
View ArticleHavoc comes to town centre after assault
Biggleswade town centre was a hub of police sirens, crowds and emergency vehicles on Saturday afternoon (August 3).Shortly after 3pm, when the fatal altercation between Brian Holmes and a 65-year-old...
View ArticleHeather’s award for donating blood
A blood donor has been recognised for her selfless dedication.Heather Carter of Biggleswade attended an awards ceremony hosted by NHS Blood and Transplant at the Hilton Hotel in London.
View ArticleBuilding work starts on village wind farm
Work started on the new Langford wind farm on Thursday (August 8), seven months after the controversial facility was approved by the Planning Inspectorate.The Co-operative Group began work on the main...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: A-ha and ha ha, Alan Partidge makes a welcome big...
This message comes to you from the home of international broadcasting and the world famous nerve centre for all things chat, That’s right, North Norfolk Digital…I’m Alan Partridge (A-ha!) and this is...
View ArticleMan to appear in court on ASDA manslaughter charge
The man arrested following the death of Brian Holmes at ASDA in Biggleswade has been charged with manslaughter and will appear at Bedford Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Tuesday).Alan Watts, 65, of...
View ArticleHealth chiefs to invest £120m into innovative plan
Bedfordshire clinical commissioners have unveiled their innovative plans to improve care for local people who suffer from chronic and debilitating musculoskeletal conditions.They plan to investing...
View ArticleAward for Sean after he bosses bus challenge
A young apprentice has been given a top engineering award.Sean Ives of Biggleswade was presented with the runner up electrical apprentice award after taking part in the Institute of Road Transport...
View ArticlePresidential visit for the Rotakids
Youngsters from a Rotakids club hosted a fundraising fun day for members, parents and villagers.The Rotakids club at Cople Lower School raised £131 at the event and organised the publicity,...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Dear Masterchef, please answer the continuing conundrum of the...
My guilty TV treats are few, but I have to admit that Masterchef is among them. I know it’s all as much an assembly-line exercise in entertainment as any other successful format, and follows a formula...
View ArticleAlistair Burt MP: UK working across the globe
As the UK economy picks up, meaning more jobs and business all round, spare a thought for those whose job it is to promote the UK abroad and bring still more work to Bedfordshire and beyond.The news...
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