Takeaway proposal
An application has been submitted to convert a grocers into a take away.The application submitted to Central Beds would see Charlie’s on Biggleswade High Street, which currently sells fresh produce and...
View ArticleMemorial project offcially launched at special service
A town gathered to remember its fallen sons as the Arlesey Remembers You project was launched at its civic service.The community wide project will see 87 poppy crosses on the grave’s of Arlesey’s...
View ArticleMissing cat Mila
A cat is missing from Biggleswade.Mila has been missing from Whittle Drive in Kings Reach since Saturday night (3rd May). She has been microchipped.Owner Richard Little is worried that she may be...
View ArticleMissing cat Bruiser
A black cat has gone missing in Biggleswade.Bruiser went missing from Drove Road in the early hours of Saturday morning.He has not been microchipped.Anyone with details of his whereabouts can contact...
View ArticleRobbers attack woman in Shefford
Robbers attacked a mother while her young children looked on.The “shocking” and “appalling” assault took place on Friday (May 2) at about 5.10pm.The 31-year-old had gone out of her house in Lucas Way,...
View ArticleBusy businesses have more time to enter prestigious awards
Companies in the county have been so busy this year that the organisers of this year’s FSB Bedfordshire Business Awards have extended the deadline for entering to give them more time.As a local survey...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Arnie’s back in another creaky geriaction effort
We’ve heard a lot about pensioners forced by these tough times to work on long beyond their normal retirement age just to make ends meet.Surely that can’t be the case with golden oldie Arnold...
View ArticleSpeeding vehicles
A Speedwatch group is seeking new volunteers to help target speeding hotspots.The Caldecote group is focusing on Vinegar Hill Road, Hitchin Road and Biggleswade Road in Upper Caldecote.Current members...
View ArticleAward nomination for a blogging mum
A globetrotting mum has been shortlisted for a national blogging award .Emma Jane Jones, who lives near Biggleswade, set up her blog Baby In My Backpack just six months ago.And it has already been...
View ArticleMaking radio contact at the mill
An amateur radio station is setting up home in Jordans Mill this weekend.The station will be making contact with other stations in historic mills across the country to mark National Mills Weekend. It...
View ArticlePlanting seeds of inspiration
A green fingered guru has been getting rave reviews after publishing a book designed to inspire wannabe gardeners without a garden.Philippa Pearson from Gamlingay recently published Small Space Big...
View ArticleHelp for carers
An information evening is being held for carers to tell them what help is available.The event is being organised by Kings Road Surgery in Sandy and the Patient Participation Group.It will be at Sandy...
View ArticleClothes are stolen
Thieves stole hundreds of pounds worth of clothes from schoolchildren.On Wednesday, April 30 100 bags of clothing collected by pupils for the Ecokids Recycling Project were left outside Everton Lower...
View ArticleSharp upturn in results leads to Ofsted’s praise
An upper school has been praised for its rapid progress.The report from Sandy Upper School’s Ofsted inspection at the end of March has just been released. It was the third inspection since the school...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD reviews: The Wolf Of Wall Street, Hustlers
Martin Scorsese’s fact-based drama THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (18: Universal) is an exhilarating tale of decadence and debauchery.It’s the director’s fifth collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio and the...
View ArticleInsight into life with an illness
Living with an illness can have a severe impact on your everyday life.Next week is ME Awareness Week and Dominique Shipster from Shefford has shared her story.The 57-year-old is affected by the chronic...
View ArticleFundraiser to thank hospital for saving child
A family is holding a fundraiser for the hospital that saved their brave toddler from cancer.Two-year-old Mason Quince of Langford was diagnosed with liver cancer in July last year – but he has made a...
View Article£25k raised for the fight against breast cancer
A charity has gained more than £25,000.The chairman of Central Beds Council, Councillor Caroline Maudlin, has raised the money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer through charity events over the past...
View ArticleBike snatched from family’s garden
A mountain bike was stolen from a family’s back garden while they slept.The bike, a black, red and grey 26inch Raleigh, was in the garden of the house on Holme Crescent in Biggleswade.But despite being...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Sabotage is a sorry slab that should call time on...
“Scheming on a thing, that’s a mirage, I’m trying to tell you now, it’s sabotage…”Alas there’s not a Beastie Boy to be seen (or even heard) in this limp and stupid ‘action thriller’ that pretty much...
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