Police promote river safety
Police have announced a poster competition to highlight the dangers of swimming in rivers and lakes during the summer.The winning entry will be displayed in local shops, towns and schools and is open...
View ArticleWedding bells for silver sweethearts
A D-Day veteran has found love again at the age of 90. Ted Beard married Mary Brimm, 77, after a three year courtship at Biggleswade Registry Office.Ted first came to Biggleswade with the Scottish...
View ArticleQPR side head to Brevitt’s Blues
With the new season rapidly approaching Arlesey face a stiff test on Saturday as manager Rufus Brevitt’s old team Queens Park Rangers send a squad to play at the Armadillo Stadium. The pre-season so...
View ArticleBug walk to raise cash in aid of hospice
Take part in this year’s Bugwalk through Chronicle Country to raise money for Sue Ryder, St. John’s Hospice, in Moggerhanger this Sunday.The walk starts at The Surfin Café on Market Square at 8.45am...
View ArticleSweltering warm-up for Waders
A shirtsleeved crowd enjoyed Biggleswade Town’s pre-season friendly at home to Farnbrough Town on Saturday.The Conference League South opponents proved too strong for the Waders on the day, running out...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Divergent, The Legend Of Hercules, Half Of A Yellow Sun,...
Sci-fi adventure DIVERGENT (12: Entertainment One) is a Hunger Games clone with enough menace and suspense to make it reasonably diverting.Teens inhabiting post-apocalyptic Chicago are tested to...
View ArticleFamily facing £450 bus bill
A family has been left facing a bill of £150 per term to get their daughter to school.Hayley Worboys, who lives in Newtown in Potton, has been told by Central Beds Council that she must pay £149.80 for...
View ArticleInspirational Frank set to star in a TV documentary
A karate expert from Chronicle Country is set to star in a documentary about his life.Frank Nezhadpournia, 42, who lives near Sandy was approached by Marjan Television Network and its subsidiary...
View ArticleVideo: Sandy Upper School celebrates successful year in style
Students at Sandy Upper School celebrated the end of a successful year in style.Year 11 students attended a Hollywood themed red-carpet event followed by a glamorous prom at Shuttleworth College.The...
View ArticleGet ready to rock and roll
Get ready to rock this Saturday night at Potton & District Club as rock, blues and pop covers trio, Banned take to the stage for a second time.Entry to the event will cost £2 as they perform a...
View ArticleSummer warning on the dangers of building sites
As the school summer holidays get under way, a local homebuilder is warning youngsters to stay safe and keep away from its development sites.New homes developments under construction may look like fun...
View ArticleManpreet takes part in the call for more women in engineering
A 15-year-old girl has appeared on a college campaign to encourage more females in engineering after spending time at Liebherr GB Ltd in Biggleswade.Manpreet Kaur Shoker met the company’s Lee Mason at...
View ArticlePlanning process is not undemocratic
Central Beds Council has responded to claims by a developer that its planning process was ‘undemocratic’.Catesby Estates Ltd had complained that an application for a Shefford development on land...
View ArticleLitter louts are drivers’ big summer annoyance
Litter bugs who throw rubbish out of their car windows are the biggest summer annoyance to other drivers, reveals the AA. A third (34%) of drivers said this anti-social group topped the list of things...
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A secret Swiss Garden in Shuttleworth has been restored to its former glory after a £3.6m project.The Garden, created in the early 1800s, which has now been saved from decay, consists of 13 listed...
View ArticleEarning stripes
Taylor Wimpey North Thames and Woburn Safari Park are celebrating a pioneering partnership project which is proving highly successful in helping raise awareness about the park’s new tigers. In the...
View ArticleGet snapping your favourite woodland
The Woodland Trust has teamed up with Kelly’s of Cornwall to launch its Wild Summer Photography Competition, and is encouraging people across Bedfordshire to visit their nearest wood and get snapping...
View ArticleDon’t use petrol to start barbecues urge Beds Fire Service
Fire Officers have said that people are putting lives at risk because they are using petrol to get their barbecue going.On Thursday Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) attended two separate...
View ArticleFight back against bad things from your past
When I was a child I was very afraid of water, apparently according to my mum, I wouldn’t even sit down in the bath, it was a bit of a problem.But now I love swimming, messing about in boats and being...
View ArticleSchools cut energy bills
A council-led programme encouraging schools to ‘think green’ is having a huge impact in Central Bedfordshire.Compared to last year, our area’s 139 schools have saved over £250,000 by reducing their...
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