Geoff Cox’s DVDs: Sabotage, Pompeii, The Two Faces Of January, Vamps
Arnie Schwarzenegger’s undemanding style of acting continues to do exactly what it says on the tin.But rarely has the 67-year-old action hero been surrounded by so many stereotypes as in SABOTAGE (15:...
View ArticlePerformers and Pints
Performers and Pints returns to The Rising Sun in Potton on Saturday at 8.30pm for a 9pm start. The event will go on until about 11pm and is free to attend. It is a great community night out of fresh...
View ArticleSchool welcomes new head
Henlow Academy starts the academic year with a new Headteacher. Following the retirement of Ray Payne after 17 years at Henlow, Caren Earp has taken up the baton of leadership at the Church of England...
View Article60 years of happiness
Fred and Sheila Harris, of Woodmer Close, Shillington, celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary last Thursday. The couple received a card from the Queen to mark their 60 years of marriage and it...
View ArticleThousands now get free school meals
Thousands of disadvantaged children in the South East will from this month be entitled to a free school meal for the first time, according to research by The Children’s Society. An analysis of official...
View ArticleCricket club given £50,000
Potton Town Cricket Club is among 324 local sports projects to secure a share of £17 million of National Lottery funding from Sport England.The Jack Hutchinson Pavilion at The Hollow has served Potton...
View ArticleLocal artist to put on exhibits
The Beds Art Trail takes place throughout September and local artist Isla Woiwod will be holding four exhibitions showcasing her range of work throughout the month.The exhibitions will take place on...
View ArticleHistoric day for new sports club
Shefford Town and Campton FC play their first game at the newly developed Shefford Sports Club tomorrow.The 11-acre £1.3 million development, on Hitchin Road, is managed by Shefford Sports Club, a...
View ArticleLittle white financial lies can lead to marital strife
Many British couples could be heading for trouble as an independent survey carried out by Experian, the global information services company, finds that 16% of Britons have discovered their partner has...
View ArticleParents fear children will never own their own home
Grand Union Housing Group (GUHG), Aragon’s parent company, has backed fears voiced by parents in a new poll for the National Housing Federation (NHF) that their children will never be able to afford a...
View ArticleVIDEO: Langford v Edgware Town
Langford recorded an emphatic win over Edgware Town in the SSML Division One.They won 3-0 at Forde Park on Saturday, August 30 with two goals from Pat Daly and one from Matt Kenneford.The win saw them...
View ArticleMatt Adcock at the cinema: Guest appearance by Downton Abbey star
Adam Wingard reanimates the spirit of the ’80s with slick action/horror thriller The Guest, writes Matt Adcock.It sees impossibly sexy David (Dan Stevens of Downton Abbey fame) as a mysterious ex-war...
View ArticleChildren help with icon’s relay
A special icon that has been created to mark the 100th anniversary of St Albans Diocese has been travelling around the area.The Celebrate 100 icon, created by icon writer Yvonne Bell, has been...
View ArticleBedford College to stage apprentice graduation ceremony
Bedford College is to stage one of the new UK Graduation Ceremonies for Apprentices.The Government selected only the top 20 colleges around the country to showcase the successes of apprenticeships....
View ArticleStudent enlightened by Borneo trip
A 16-year-old student who attends Samuel Whitbread Academy recently spent a month in Borneo. Ellie-Jane Day, from Stotfold, helped local school children to write English, cleaned up beaches and dug...
View ArticleRumours that hospital could close quashed
Renewed rumours about the closure of Biggleswade Hospital have been quashed by the South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT).Patient numbers at the hospital have dropped to just...
View ArticleRSPB giving rare farmland wildlife a chance to prosper
Scarce farmland wildlife are being given a home thanks to the RSPB in Sandy.They are managing fields owned by Lafarge Tarmac on Sandy Heath to create the new home.This work will hopefully benefit the...
View ArticleSutton festival to be best yet
Sutton will hold its annual flower festival next weekend.The event at All Saints’ Church near Biggleswade will take place from September 20 to 21 and the church will be open from 10:30am to 5:30pm.This...
View ArticleCentral Beds asks: where do you want your money spent?
Central Beds residents are being asked where they think the local council should prioritise its spending.The authority’s consultation is asking residents what services they think the council should...
View ArticleVets celebrate anniversary
Back in 2007, few might have imagined that a pet shop just off the A1 would be the site of Bedfordshire’s newest purpose-built veterinary practice.Deepdale Veterinary and Aquatic Centre lies on the...
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