Police appeal after woman’s bag snatched
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman had her bag snatched in Market Square, Sandy.At about 3.50pm on Friday, December 5, the victim, a woman in her 40s was approached by a man as she walked...
View ArticleBedford Hospital gearing up for Christmas rush
The NHS in Bedford is gearing up for the Christmas rush. A&E services at Bedford Hospital saw their busiest day of the year on Sunday and there are fears that it can only get busier during the...
View ArticlePantos take place in Chronicle Country during Christmas
This week Peter Pan the pantomime continues at Milton Keynes Theatre starring Bradley Walsh, the man best known for being the host of The Chase and an actor in Law and Order UK. Joining Bradley on the...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Million Dollar Arm, Are You Here, God’s Pocket
After watching about 6,000 films on video and DVD since this column began in April 1983, I thought I had seen it all.But then along comes a movie that combines baseball, cricket,singer Susan Boyle and...
View ArticleTrapped by indecent images
A 50-year-old Biggleswade man downloaded over a thousand indecent images of children on to his computer.Gary Hughes was arrested in May last year when police raided his home and seized his...
View ArticleBT slow to react on fallen telegraph pole
A telegraph pole in Biggleswade has been knocked down leaving surrounding houses with no phone or broadband.The pole on Langford Road went down on Thursday, December 4 and has yet to be replaced or...
View ArticleControl, report and delete crime
Bedfordshire Police is launching a range of advice to help people keep safe while on the internet and assist in catching online crooks.The [Ctrl] +[Rpt] +[Del] campaign aims to educate people on how to...
View ArticleTributes to cyclist killed in A6 collision
A member of Bedfordshire Police staff died after he was involved in a collision with a car on the A6 at Barton.Mark Stagg, 47, from Meppershall, was killed when the bicycle he was riding was in...
View ArticlePupil to run for Bedfordshire
Joe Lawson, in Year 7 has been selected to run for Bedfordshire in the Cross Country Championships.One of Henlow Academy’s best cross country runners, Joe, 11, from Clifton, has been selected to run...
View ArticleMinister admires airport plans
Aviation Minister Robert Goodwill MP visited London Luton Airport (LLA) on Tuesday to find out more about the Airport’s £100 million transformation project. The visit follows the launch of LLA’s new...
View ArticleFamilies ‘just weeks away from the breadline’ report reveals
Legal & General’s latest South East Deadline to the Breadline Report reveals that within 41 days of losing their income, the average South East family will be reliant upon state benefits and...
View ArticleOld Warden book which is written by local author available now
A local author from Old Warden has just launched her book titled Old Warden Tales of Tenants and Squires.Christine Hill was born and raised in Old Warden and is proud to be descended from a long line...
View ArticleLet police know if you see a drink driver
Police are urging people to report drink drivers in an effort to keep our roads safer this Christmas.Whether straight from the pub or party, or even the morning after, driving under the influence of...
View ArticleProductions are a Christmas hit
Children across two of the three Biggleswade Academy sites have been busy practising and performing their Christmas plays. Children aged three to nine have all taken part in Nativity based plays with...
View ArticleTranpsort police out in force to ensure a safe Christmas
With the festive season well and truly upon us more people use the railway in the run-up to Christmas, officers from British Transport Police (BTP) will be out in force on the London Underground, DLR...
View ArticleFirst World War exhibition
Biggleswade library launched an exhibition on Monday on behalf of the Royal British Legion and the Cavell Nurses Trust.Stuart Williams of the Royal British Legion Biggleswade, Ray Chadwick of the...
View ArticleWhere do you think houses should go?
Central Beds Council is asking for help to find space for more homes.It is calling on residents, landowners and developers to suggest potential sites, whichwill be used by the council to prepare its...
View ArticleOutstanding rating for fire service
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has announced an ‘outstanding’ customer satisfaction rating of over 99 percent.The public are routinely invited by the fire service to provide feedback on their...
View ArticleTips to stay out of A&E this Christmas
St John Ambulance is helping prevent unnecessary hospital admissions through first aid support and advice in Bedfordshire over Christmas and the New Year.The NHS comes under increased pressure during...
View ArticleInformation handling top police force
An independent body has heaped praise on Bedfordshire Police for the way it manages important information.The force, which manages tens of thousands of pieces of information a year, is one of only two...
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