Major roadworks due to last for six months
Drivers could face months of roadworks on a major Chronicle Country roundabout.The current Biggleswade south roundabout, which links London Road with the A1, is to become a ‘long-about’ as part of a...
View ArticleMan hospitalised after three-vehicle collision
A man was hospitalised after a three-vehicle collision on the A1 on Monday (January 13).The man was taken to Bedford Hospital by land ambulance after suffering leg injuries in the collision between a...
View ArticleShuttleworth College open day
Shuttleworth College is holding an open day on Saturday, January 25 from 9.30am until 12.30pm. The day gives prospective students the chance to tour the campus, speak to tutors about the college’s...
View ArticleGypsy and Traveller plan meeting
Central Beds Council’s sustainable communities overview and scrutiny committee will be discussing the Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan again today (Tuesday, January 14).Councillors will consider which...
View ArticleMore than £200,000 criminal assets to be repaid after investigation into...
Criminal assets worth £213,166.09 have been taken during a Proceeds of Crime confiscation proceeding after a large-scale, international counterfeiting operation was uncovered. Luton Crown Court...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Hoorah, young people are so thick there is still hope for me
It’s a great comfort to me, as the knees creak, the memory fumbles and I find myself making involuntary grunts as I rise from any form of chair, that young people are, to use modern parlance, as thick...
View ArticleNovel sequel is a thriller
A Sandy author has released a new book.The Kenton Wood Mystery is the new novel from Denise Board, and is the sequel to A Summer Murder.The fast-moving crime thriller sees Detective Chief Inspector...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: The wolf is at the door again, but Scorsese and Di...
It may be dripping with star names and cinema class, but is there really an appetite in these tough times for a glitzy tale of corporate excess?Movie legend Martin Scorsese certainly thinks so, and has...
View ArticleGypsy and Traveller Plan latest
A town’s Gypsy and Traveller site will be extended, councillors have decided.Central Beds Council’s sustainable communities overview and scrutiny committee met yesterday (Tuesday) to discuss the draft...
View ArticleExtra shops for Biggleswade’s retail park
Extra shops have been added to the design for a revamped retail park.The plans for the new look London Road Retail Park in Biggleswade are still being finalised and the latest version has been...
View ArticleTown council looks to co-opt member
Would you like to be a town councillor?Sandy Town Council wants to co-opt a new member on to the council after nobody stood for election.To be co-opted the candidate must tell the councillors why they...
View ArticlePotton choir seeks new members
Potton based Locrian Chamber choir will hold auditions for new members on Friday, February 7 from 7pm to 8pm at Potton Community Centre.Prospective new members will be invited to join the full choir...
View ArticleDance and choreography stars
Upper school dancers have been selected to perform at the Royal Opera House.Hannah Thomas is in Year 11 at Sandy Upper School while Courtney Evans and Emma Dickinson are in the school’s Sixth Form....
View ArticleAfternoon talks at the library
Spend an afternoon improving your knowledge.Two Good Afternoon Club library events are planned for the start of next month.On Wednesday, February 5 David Osborn will talk about his life, including...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Rush, The Call, Sunshine On Leith
I’m not a big fan of motor sport, but there was a time when Formula 1 was interesting and thrilling, not the procession it is today.The 1976 F1 Championship season was dominated by the fierce rivalry...
View ArticleVIDEO: Dementia... for eight minutes
Many of us may know or have relatives who suffer with dementia – but do you have any idea just how it affects an individual?As a journalist I have covered many stories about dementia sufferers – people...
View ArticleCouncil surgeries to discuss issues
Two councillors’ surgeries are planned for Central Beds councillors.Councillor Alison Graham of Silsoe and Shillington will be in the Star and Garter pub in Silsoe tomorrow (Saturday) from 10am to...
View ArticleNew strategy to fight problem parking in town
New restrictions could prevent commuters from parking in residential roads close to Biggleswade train station.Biggleswade Town Council wants to introduce Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) limiting when...
View ArticlePaedophile is spared jail
A paedophile who pleaded guilty to making 17 indecent images of children was spared jail today (Friday, January 17).Judge David Farrell QC told Neil Burrows, 33, of Potton that he should be ashamed of...
View ArticlePolice request aid to solve a crime
A thief attempted to burgle a house in Hillside Close, Shillington.This man was spotted going down the drive.He was white, between five ft 10ins and six ft tall and in his late 20s to early 30s. He...
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