Dementia patients have a right to views
A leading evidence-based researcher has called for people with dementia “to be listened to” in order to “revolutionise” services.Professor Mike Fisher, who was speaking in his inaugural lecture as a...
View ArticlePair accused of supplying two types of drug
A man and a woman have appeared in court after being accused of intending to supply drugs.Dale John Killaspy of Baker Avenue in Potton and Penelope McCabe of the same address were in the dock at...
View ArticleAlan Dee: No need to applaud, this orgy of self-congratulation needs to be...
Call me old school, but I do believe that modesty befits a man. I’m talking about a man because the last time I checked I was one, and the phrase runs lightly off the tongue – the same principle...
View ArticleMen accused of growing drugs
Two men have appeared in court after cannabis plants were discovered.Wayne Anthony Geraghty of Northumberland Park in Tottenham, London and another man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared...
View ArticleBlue tits make a welcome return to Bedfordshire Birdwatch shows
More than 5,500 people took part in this year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch in Bedfordshire. Results have now been combined with those from across the UK, helping the RSPB to discover some interesting...
View ArticleHandling of benefit cheats is set to be considered
Benefit fraud prosecutions are to be considered by a Central Beds Council committee on Monday.At its meeting the council’s audit committee will be looking particularly at how it considers possible...
View ArticleSport Relief Mile
Staff and students at a school arranged a variety of fund raising activities for the BBC’s Sport Relief initiative.Students at Biggleswade Academy were asked to wear sport-related outfits or fancy...
View ArticlePre-schoolers help raise charity funds
Young children have been doing their bit for charity.Woodentops Pre-school in Potton took part in Sport Relief on Friday (March 21). They youngsters enjoyed taking part in various sporting...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Noah is big, bold, brave and will blow you away
“Fire consumes all, water cleanses…”Stand by to have any Sunday School recollections of Noah blown apart as Russell Crowe brings a man of unswerving, world-saving faith to the big screen in a...
View ArticleMemories of a special man
Tributes have been paid to a much-loved community man who has died at the age of 81.David Garner of Biggleswade passed away last Friday at Lister Hospital in Stevenage following a short illness.A born...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, Old Boy
The second part of the long drawn-out film adaptation of JRR Tolkien classic The Hobbit can be a frustrating watch.Dramatic tension in THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (12: Warner) comes in fits and...
View ArticleMan hit by train at Biggleswade
A man has suffered ‘life threatening’ injuries to his legs after being hit by a train in Biggleswade.The ambulance service was called at 9.13pm yesterday, (Sunday) dispatching a rapid response car,...
View ArticleWoman and child rescued from river
A woman and her young son were rescued after the boy became stranded in the River Ivel.The emergency services were called to Mill Lane in Sandy just before 10.30am on Saturday (March 30).The boy, who...
View ArticleSchool needs to stretch its more able students
Teaching and management at a lower school need to improve according to Ofsted inspectors.Ofsted visited St Mary’s Academy in Stotfold at the beginning of March. They graded it as ‘requires...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Will punters queue up two by two to catch grizzled...
For all the rumours of final cut wrangles, studio meddling, soaring budgets and tepid test screenings its easy to think of Noah as a sort of Biblical Waterworld – a soggy mess that’s going to see a lot...
View ArticleHelp for firms struggling to find the right places to go
Cardington Hangar No. 1 provided the backdrop to the launch of a new Velocity Growth Hub for Bedfordshire businesses on Friday.Velocity, a business support initiative for companies across the South...
View ArticlePlay equipment has no place in shared garden
A flat resident has slammed her housing association.Sheryl Day has been a tenant in Western Way, Sandy for the last nine years. Until early this year she had play equipment in the communal garden she...
View ArticleReal ale success for village pub
A village pub has been given an award by a real ale association – again.The Engineers Arms in Henlow is no stranger to winning accolades and this year is proving to be no exception.The watering hole,...
View ArticleEmergency aid for man stuck in stairlift
Emergency services were called to a Biggleswade home to help a man whose arm had become stuck in his stairlift.An ambulance and East Anglian Air Ambulance attended the incident at Sage Close and...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Noah is big, bold, brave and will blow you away
“Fire consumes all, water cleanses…”Stand by to have any Sunday School recollections of Noah blown apart as Russell Crowe brings a man of unswerving, world-saving faith to the big screen in a...
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