Time capsule burial for housing estate
Nursery children will chart their town’s past, present and future.Children and staff at Treetops Nursery in Sandy will take part in Linden Homes Midlands’ time capsule challenge as the company prepares...
View ArticleLight aircraft crashes at Old Warden
Emergency services were called to the Old Warden airfield in Shuttleworth on Sunday after a light aircraft crashed.Fire crews from Kempston, Sandy and Biggleswade were amongst those on the scene.The...
View ArticleYoung entrepreneur Georgia takes the top title at business awards night
A young entrepreneur has won the overall county title at the FSB Bedfordshire Business Awards.Georgia O’Keefe, who is just 20, owns social media management company Look C, which is based in Shortmead...
View ArticleKier opens new headquarters
A new state-of-the-art headquarters has been opened by Kier.Tempsford Hall was officially opened by Alistair Burt, MP for North-East Bedfordshire, and Kier’s outgoing chief executive Paul Sheffield,...
View ArticleCommunity support group facing closure
More volunteers are urgently needed to prevent a town’s Good Neighbour Group from folding.The Biggleswade Good Neighbour group is one of 40 across the county that links volunteers to those needing...
View ArticleAlan Dee: If you just fast forward, the ad breaks will get even longer
Apparently it’s aknowledged by the creative cabals in charge of the advertising industry that the traditional TV spot is in the toilet. I’m not referring to the fact that large proportions of the...
View ArticleHarry-Joe just goes for it!
A musician is set to release his debut album over the internet this month.Harry-Joe Goodfellow, 20, of Lincoln Crescent in Biggleswade will be releasing H-J Just Go For It on July 28.The album, which...
View Article“I will be doing the Starlight Hike in memory of my mum”
A woman who lost her mum to cancer is encouraging others to get involved in the Starlight Hike. Phillippa Evans, who is one of St John’s Hospice’s ambassadors, shares her story:“My association with Sue...
View ArticleSchool praised as being ‘good’ in every area
A school is celebrating its improvement after Ofsted inspectors rated it as a good school in all areas.Maple Tree Lower in Sandy was visited by inspectors in May.Previously the school had been graded...
View ArticleNeil’s new boss
Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Community Rehabilitation Company (BeNCH CRC) has appointed Neil Moloney (left) as its new Chief Executive. Neil joins from West...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: Melissa hits the road with gran in tow
Brace yourselves, there’s another blockbuster Transformers movie out next week.But while we wait in trepidation for another dose of special effects stupidity, new releases are a little thin on the...
View ArticleGardens go on show
A selection of gardens will be open around the Aspley Guise village on Sunday 13 July from 12.30pm-5.30pm, giving the chance to re-visit at a different time some that were open in May as well as other...
View ArticleReunited with missing cat after 11 years!
A missing cat has turned up after more than a decade. Percy disappeared in Potton 11 and a half years ago and although owner David Allison searched far and wide, he was never discovered.But now, years...
View ArticleJoin in children’s debate
A consultation on children’s services in the area needs feedback on four possible options. Since the last reorganisation of children’s centres in Central Beds in 2011, there has been an increased focus...
View ArticleHelp shape the future of Central Bedfordshire
Don’t miss out on your chance to have your say over plans for development across Central Bedfordshire.Central Beds has produced a draft strategy that sets out a vision for the future of the area –...
View ArticleSteam train puffs into Arlesey for first time
A steam train is set to puff into Arlesey Railway Station for the first time since it was built.The Cathedrals Express is set to pull in to the station on Saturday, August 2 pulled by the 1930s steam...
View ArticleShow your talents at Party On Potton
Do you have a talent you’re bursting to share?Auditions for the Party On Potton Big Weekend are set to take place on Tuesday, July 8 at the Working Men’s Club in Potton from 8pm.The Big Weekend is set...
View ArticleWoman’s legs slashed in Biggleswade alley attack
A woman was left unconscious in an alleyway after a terrifying attack.The 39-year-old was set upon by a gang of thugs who left her with slash wounds to her legs in the assault.The incident took place...
View ArticleEngineer mum opens a new scout group
A new scout group has been launched by a mechanical engineer.Catherine Wakely, a mother of three from Upper Stondon, graduated from the University of Edinburgh as a chartered mechanical engineer. Now...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Under The Skin, Escape From Planet Earth, Gimme Shelter
Scarlett Johansson is truly mesmerising as an alien taking on the form of a dead womand seducing local men in Scotland in UNDER THE SKIN (15: Studio Canal).The rouge-lipped siren roams the streets of...
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