Crime prevention initiative in town
Police spoke to 242 people during a community initiative in Arlesey.Officers delivered crime prevention packs to 458 homes and spoke to residents about their priorities for policing in the town and...
View ArticleVehicle in ditch in Biggleswade
A woman was trapped in her car after it went into a ditch.The emergency services were called at 5.30am this morning (Wednesday, January 22).A woman, who is believed to be in her 30s, was trapped in the...
View ArticleTown council wants a lower speed limit
The speed limit of a road will be debated.On Tuesday (January 29) Central Beds Council’s traffic management committee will discuss plans for a 40mph speed limit on London Road in Biggleswade.The...
View ArticleSo much fun from these funds!
Youngsters at a lower school have some brand new playground equipment to use – thanks to the efforts of hard-working staff and parents.Shefford Lower School’s PTA raised funds to buy the new equipment...
View ArticleBrownies are back
A brownie pack is set to be relaunched next month.The Great Barford and Blunham pack, which disbanded in 2012, will start up again on Monday, February 24.Girls aged from seven to 10 years can join the...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film review: Wouldn’t it be nice if it was August? Not if you were...
The cinema schedule is groaning under the strain as heavyweight efforts continue to hit the screen, all aiming to build up a head of steam as we enter peak awards time. A typical effort is August:...
View ArticleJanuary isn’t a blue month for Chilfest ticket sales
Organisers of this summer’s Chilfest concerts in Tring have been blown away by the number of tickets sold after just seven days.They only went on sale on January 14 but more than 2,000 have already...
View ArticlePicture was just the ticket!
The winner of a Christmas colouring competition has been presented with a £25 Argos voucher.Heaven Walsh-Tongue, who attends Moggerhanger Lower School won the competition run by estate agents Inskip...
View ArticleSitting back and counting birds for a relaxing hour
It’s all hands on deck at the RSPB as staff prepare for the annual birdwatch.The RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch started in 1979 and it has been steadily growing in size and scientific importance. This...
View ArticleBlood donation concerns
A blood donor has expressed his concern after receiving an urgent request to donate.In July Gary Dolan of Station Road in Biggleswade spoke against the removal of Cambs’ and Huntingdon’s blood...
View ArticleBands battle to come first
Test your musical talents and reach the top spot.Gamlingay Records will hold its sixth Battle of the Bands competition on Saturday, February 22.Bands must apply by Sunday (January 26)by visiting...
View ArticleA full house for MP
An MP tried his hand at bingo.Alistair Burt, MP for North East Beds, visited Flutters Bingo in Biggleswade on Friday to support the official launch of the Bingo Association’s Boost Bingo campaign.The...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: About Time, Prisoners, Girl Most Likely
Cute comedic yarn ABOUT TIME (12: Universal) stands tall alongside Richard Curtis’s romantic classics Notting Hill and Four Weddings And A Funeral.Single man Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) turns 21 and gets...
View ArticleVictorian Day at St Swithun’s Lower
Schoolchildren turned back the hands of the clock on Tuesday.Pupils in Years 1 to 4 at St Swithun’s Lower School in Sandy were Victorians for the day.They were visited by historical education group,...
View ArticleClub graded as ‘inadequate’ for staff shortage
An after school and holiday club was graded as inadequate due to staff shortages.But its chairman says the issue has already been rectified.Barney’s Club in Great Gransden was assessed in December. The...
View ArticlePotton Town Council chair’s letter about Traveller sites
Here is the full version of Potton Town Council chairman Alan Leggatt’s letter, which appeared in a shortened version in the Biggleswade Chronicle of Friday, January 24.Within the last week Potton Town...
View ArticleMusician Stephen on song
Musician Stephen Hinds of Potton sings at venues around Chronicle Country.He performs much of his own material and will sometimes be seen busking in Biggleswade market square.Stephen, 20 has also...
View ArticleChildren’s A&E department reopens
Ambulances can now take children to Bedford Hospital.On Tuesday (January 21) Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group gave permission for ambulances responding to 999 calls to take children straight...
View ArticleNew Traveller pitches agreed by councillors
New Gypsy and Traveller pitches got the all clear from Central Beds Council’s executive committee.The meeting followed on from the discussions about the Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan at last week’s...
View ArticleCold, darkness and fear down the mines
An author has published her tale of children working down Victorian mines.The Strange Story of the Skry Pit Kids is Jacqueline Bellew’s debut children’s book.It follows the stories of five children...
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