Future of our landscape with new solar farms
General locations for solar farms are being considered.Next Thursday Central Beds Council’s sustainable communities overview and scrutiny committee will discuss a draft planning guidance document for...
View ArticlePolice chiefs pay tribute to Special Constables during weekend of events
Police Commissioner Olly Martins will be joining the county’s Special Constables in a number of activities during National Specials Weekend and paying tribute to the work they do.Police and Crime...
View ArticleFirst World War at museum
A display of First World War memorabilia will be taking place on Sunday.To mark the centenary year of the start of the First World War, Tempsford Museum and Archive will be displaying the memorabillia,...
View ArticleAdvice on doorstep
A touchscreen advice service has been installed in a community centre.The Citizens Advice Bureau’s Advicehub has been installed in the Eco Hub in Gamlingay.This will allow local people to get advice...
View ArticleMemorial stone rededicated
A First World War Memorial Stone has been rededicated.The rededication of the stone, which was recently identified and restored by Biggleswade History Society, took place during Biggleswade’s civic...
View ArticleDeer cull raises fears over walkers’ safety
Fears for public safety have been raised after a deer cull took place in a popular wood.Dog walker John Haynes was in Chicksands Wood near Haynes this week when he heard the sound of gunshot. He said:...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: The Harry Hill Movie, Nebraska
Harry Hill is like Marmite – you either love him or hate him. I fall in the latter camp as I just don’t get the big-collared comedian’s humour.I’m aware that the small screen TV Burp is enjoyed by...
View ArticleI’m happy to be a fool for Christ; whose fool are you?
April 1 was April Fool’s Day. I’m pleased to say that I made it through the day without anyone playing a joke on me! When people find out that I’m a minister, it seems to provoke one of about four...
View ArticleFond farewell to Ann
Members of St Mary’s Church in Potton gave their thanks to Ann Sydney when she retired after 22 years as church secretary.Ann was presented with a floral arrangement at the annual church meeting last...
View ArticleThe Green Wheel gets a big cash boost from P3 group
Almost £3,000 has been donated to the Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity.Members of Biggleswade P3 group presented BRCC with a cheque for £2,716.The cash will be used to produce a leaflet for the...
View ArticleA right royal selection night
Could you be part of Biggleswade’s next carnival royal family?The clocks have gone forward, which means that the warmer weather is on its way – and with it, Biggleswade Carnival.The highlight in...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Divergent efficiently pushes the Hunger Games...
“You’re different. You don’t fit into a category. They can’t control you. They call it Divergent. You can’t let them find out about you.”Coming in hard on the dystopian future/young adult buzz that The...
View ArticleMan falls off ladder
A man was seriously injured after falling from a ladder.The man, who is in his 40s, dropped around six metres while at a building site near Haynes on Friday (April 4). He suffered serious head...
View ArticleCollision near Biggleswade
A man was hospitalised after a road incident this morning (April 7).It occurred on Langford Road, just outside Biggleswade.The East of England Ambulance Serivce was called at 8.20am following reports...
View ArticleSchool cannot progress alone
An upper school has been told it cannot convert to academy status without a sponsor.After the Barnfield Federation’s sponsorship of Sandy Upper School fell through parents suggested that the school...
View ArticleIt’s business as usual despite the loss of stalls
Concerns over the future of a market have been allayed by the town council.Biggleswade market traders will no longer be provided with stalls but the town council – but the council says that it will...
View ArticleMarathon Q&A
London MarathonWe are: Bernard Rix and daughter Georgia Taylforth-Rix of Brunel Drive in BiggleswadeContact details: 07711 043988 or bernard.rix@gmail.comLocal connections: Biggleswade Town Councillor...
View ArticleAlan Dee: We can get through this together as long as nobody eggs her on
These are tense times in the Dee household, let me tell you. It’s never easy living with someone who is battling to overcome their demons, and it doesn’t much matter where that particular demon lurks.I...
View ArticleCrown court hearing for pair charged with supplying drugs
Two people accused of supplying drugs declined to enter a plea in court.Dale John Killaspy, 25, and Penelope McCabe, 24, both of Baker Avenue in Potton, appeared at Bedford Magistrates’ Court on...
View ArticleFirefighters put out tractor blaze
Fire crews extinguished a tractor fire in Gamlingay.The accidental fire was in Drove Road on Thursday, April 3 at around 6.30pm. A hose reel was used.
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