Litter in road was pick of the day for club!
ROTARIANS and schoolchildren teamed up for a day of litter picking.Members of the Rotary Club of Biggleswade Ivel were joined by youngsters from Ivel Valley School in the town for the clear-up last...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the pick of the week’s TV
SATURDAYThe Story of Musicals (BBC Two, 8pm)The second part of this three-part documentary reveals how Cameron Mackintosh and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber became the world’s most powerful theatrical...
View ArticleSchool pays tribute to tragic four-year-old
A SCHOOL has paid tribute to a four-year-old girl who has died after being in collision with a reversing car.Stephen Phillips, executive headteacher and Chris Greenhall, headteacher at Southlands Lower...
View ArticleTrain firm seeks comments
CUSTOMERS can give a train company feedback on its level of service on a new website.First Capital Connect has launched ‘Your Ideas’, a site where passengers can comment on how services can be...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Project X
Been to any good parties recently?Here’s one to which you’re invited and it is the biggest, wildest high school party you’re ever likely to witness. There are two ways you can look at Project X, and...
View ArticleVillage to hold parties for Jubilee
A VILLAGE has announced plans for its Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.Stondon’s Big Weekend will include two days of activities and fun to mark the anniversary on the extended weekend of Saturday,...
View ArticleAlistair Burt’s monthly column: Keeping a personal touch in an age of online...
I WAS at Alban Academy last week. Year 8 makes an annual visit to Parliament, which I much appreciate, and salute them for, and I was paying a preparatory visit to listen to their questions and tell...
View ArticleComplaint over ‘urinal’ riverbank
FISHERMEN may be asked to be more considerate about their toilet habits following complaints about a riverbank.Members of Biggleswade Town Council were asked to consider making a 250-metre stretch of...
View ArticleFrom hill to hall
ANYONE who would like to take part in a spring walk can do so with the Campton WI.The organisation is inviting would-be walkers to head from the top of Crackle Hill to Meppershall Village Hall on...
View ArticleAir ambulances sent to young girl in Potton
AN air ambulance flew into Potton to save a young girl today (Monday, March 5).The emergency services were called at 12.09pm and the helicopter, known as Anglia Two, landed in a field off Everton Road...
View ArticleHomes evacuated in village blaze
A BLAZING fire caused homes to be evacuated and a village’s main road closed.The flames severely damaged four garages in Church Street, Langford.Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service was...
View ArticleNo question about this event
A LOWER school’s PTA will be holding a quiz night at a village hall.The Meppershall Lower School PTA will be hosting the night at Meppershall Village Hall on Saturday, March 24.Admission is £3 per...
View ArticleEngelbert’s great, but Arnold is ideal
THERE may have been snorts of derision galore, but I think the decision to stick 75-year-old Engelbert Humperdinck up on stage as the UK’s entry for the Eurovision song contest is an absolute...
View ArticleFundraisers’ thanks after charity work
A GROUP of dedicated fundraisers brought in more than £20,000 for Help for Heroes during a year of charity events.Sue Parke, of Shillington, Ann Breach from Clifton and Gee Bird and Pippa McLuskie from...
View ArticleParkinson’s therapy day for Bedfordshire
THE Leighton branch of Parkinson’s UK, the national charity that provides help and advice for Parkinson’s disease sufferers, is urging those with the condition to attend its Therapy Day on March 30.The...
View ArticleMagazine to hold annual meeting
THE Meppershall Messenger magazine is holding its annual meeting and is looking for new committee members.The gathering will take place at The Sugar Loaf pub in the High Street on Wednesday, April 11,...
View ArticleCash prize was worth the weight for Kyle!
THE biggest loser at a boot camp has been presented with a cash prize.There was nothing uncomplimentary about the accolade that saw Kyle Filby being awarded £150 though.After shedding almost three...
View ArticleMeet to discuss neighbourhood
DISCUSS your village at a meeting.Gamlingay Residents’ Association will be holding a public meeting on Monday, March 19 in the WI Hall at 7.30pm.Topics for discussion include the forthcoming local...
View Article‘Second steppers’ trapped in first home
Lloyds TSB has launched its annual Second Stepper report, which tracks the ongoing plight of first time sellers amid a challenging housing market. The report reveals that home affordability for Second...
View ArticleDeveloper to showcase Shefford plans
A DEVELOPER will be holding an exhibition to encourage feedback on a new housing project.Bovis Homes is hoping to build 85 new houses on land east of Ivel Road in Shefford.The plans could also include...
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