Geoff Cox’s DVD reviews: Sex Tape; Let’s Be Cops; As Above, So Below
If you’re browsing the shelves in your local HMV store or supermarket, a DVD named SEX TAPE (15: Sony) may grab your attention.But apart from the title, there isn’t much else to this comedy,starring...
View ArticlePolice will carry out drink drive checks in mornings
Police are warning drivers in Bedfordshire to make sure they are safe to drive the morning after going out in the festive season. Throughout the Christmas period, many people are out celebrating with...
View ArticleHospital choir sing for dementia charity at Corn Exchange
Bedford Hospital Choir will present their 25th Christmas Cracker under their conductor Janet Welsh at Bedford’s Corn Exchange tonight.This year the concert is in aid of The Friends of Bedford...
View ArticleRecycling Christmas cooking fat can help keep the lights on
Ding dong merrily on high! Is what you’ll be singing when you discover recycling just 0.4 litres of your cooking fat can power your Christmas lights for the entirety of the festive season. Although the...
View ArticleTop of your Christmas list: to sign up as an organ donor
While people in Bedfordshire are looking forward to spending Christmas with their loved ones and exchanging gifts, 64 people in Bedfordshire who are on the waiting list for a transplant will be hoping...
View ArticleBurglar jailed for four years due to CCTV
A burglar has been jailed for four years after being caught by newly installed CCTV cameras in Willington.Ivor Piggott, 25, of Spruce Walk, Kempston, burgled a home in Bedford Road on Wednesday,...
View ArticleCuts are illogical
Last week following his Autumn Statement, I listened to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Osborne, claim that because 20% had been cut from the government’s police grant but crime has continued to...
View Article‘Broadband hell’ to continue into 2015
Furious King’s Reach residents vented their anger over the absence of superfast broadband in their area at a public meeting on Tuesday.Residents in the Biggleswade area had received letters telling...
View ArticleSoldier from Potton wins two awards
Private Ben Westmorland has won an army award after finishing his recruit training.Private Westmorland, 30, from Potton, has successfully completed the Combat Infantryman’s Course at the Infantry...
View ArticleExpansion work to provide more school places is underway
Pupils donned hard hats and boots as they helped to mark the official start of a school expansion scheme.The youngsters from Robert Bloomfield Middle School joined invited dignitaries for the...
View ArticleNew school building taking shape
Children from a Stotfold pre-school donned hard hats as they visited the site of their new school building.Pippin Pre-School is to be moved to another location within the Roecroft Lower School site, in...
View ArticleIt’s snow joke - how to keep safe on the roads in bad weather
The IAM’s chief examiner, Peter Rodger is offering weekly motoring tips to riders and drivers. This week he is advising drivers about travelling in snow. While there is no snow forecast at the moment...
View ArticleCandlelit celebration
The Christingle service took place at St Andrew’s Church in Biggleswade on Sunday.The traditional annual service took place by candle light, and included the giving out of oranges and other tasty...
View ArticleMatt Adcock at the cinema – The Hobbit: Battle Of The Five Armies
The end of the beginning is here, writes Matt Adcock.Prepare for fiery death, sumptuous fantasy lore and high drama as Peter ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Jackson brings his last Tolkien-’em-up, The Hobbit:...
View ArticleFestive pharmacy opening times
The NHS is encouraging people in Bedfordshire to plan their healthcare during the festive season, and has announced pharmacy opening times over Christmas and the New Year.The in store pharmacy at...
View ArticleA bah humbug to dancing bear
A mechanical bear who sings Christmas carols has been threatened with an ASBO over his festive racket.Bernard the 6ft tall polar bear has stood outside The Loft Cafe on Shefford High Street since...
View ArticleFriends needed for Green Wheel project
With the official opening of Biggleswade’s Green Wheel planned for spring a new volunteer scheme is being set up to support it.Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity (BRCC) is hoping to set up the...
View ArticleReplacement swings are an early present
Children in a Chronicle Country village have received an early Christmas present after their park swings were stolen.Hope Construction Materials decided to spread some festive cheer to Roxton children...
View ArticleHelp delete cyber crime
People are being urged to help police ‘control, report and delete’ cybercrime.Bedfordshire Police is launching a range of advice to help people keep safe while on the internet and assist in catching...
View ArticleHaul of fake goods leads to investigation
The Trading Standards team carried out search warrants at two addresses in Sandy and Shefford last Friday, to stop the supply of counterfeit goods being sold on Facebook selling groups.Approximately...
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