Matt Adcock at the cinema: Birdman review
Back in the ’90s, the superhero of the hour was Birdman. Birdman was a massive box office smash, the franchise ran for three films and made Riggan Thompson (Michael Keaton) a major star. But now his...
View ArticleSteam train to visit station for first time
Railway enthusiasts left disappointed when a steam engine visit to a Chronicle Country station was cancelled, now have a second chance.For the first time ever, a steam locomotive will be stopping at...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Before I Go To Sleep, Lucy, Night Moves, Rob The Mob
Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman are at their very best in psychological thriller BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP (15: Studio Canal).Kidman plays the mentally unstable Christine Lucas, a vulnerable amnesiac who...
View ArticleSupport4Shefford continuing
Over the past year a project called Support4Shefford has been held on every second Saturday morning during Shefford’s Farmers Market. The object of the scheme is to allow any groups or individuals who...
View ArticleOur MPs tackle the rail bosses
MPs have tackled rail bosses over the standard of service in Chronicle Country.North East Beds MP Alistair Burt this week took part in an urgent Commons question time with Transport Secretary of State...
View ArticleNew agreement with guide dogs charity
A new service level agreement (SLA) about investigating crime relating to guide dogs has been signed between a senior officer from Hertfordshire Constabulary, on behalf of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire...
View ArticleAir ambulance has big plans for year
East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) will be celebrating a milestone year in 2015, by marking 15 years since the charity began.EAAA will be marking the anniversary with commemorative events throughout the...
View ArticleMan bailed in connection with murder
A man who was arrested in connection with the death of Jess Smith has been released on bail.The 57-year-old man from Burwell was arrested on January 6 on suspicion of conspiracy to murder and...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD reviews: The Giver, Think Like A Man Too, Obvious Child
Teen film fans have come to expect things to be more intense than in sci-fi adventure THE GIVER (12: Entertainment In Video).Derived from a 20-year-old teen bestseller, it’s certainly not the most...
View ArticleThe Electric Pirates get set to kick off the New Year with a bang
A New Year brings fresh new music across Chronicle Country this coming weekend.On Saturday evening Subject to Change will be at the Potton and District Club from 9pm for the price of just £2.The band...
View ArticlePolice join forces for tribute for colleagues killed in Paris massacre
Hundreds of Bedfordshire Police paid tribute to their fallen colleagues in Paris byholding a one minute’s silence at 10.30am on Thursday.The minute’s silence took place 24 hours after the tragic...
View ArticleHATS to dazzle you with Cinders show
HATS will be putting on a production of Cinders by David Tristram at the end of January.The classic all-time favorite will provide an evening of fun with the traditional characters, lots of songs,...
View ArticleTheatre school teacher caught with child porn
An Upper Caldecote man who ran a theatre school for children was caught with indecent videos and images on his laptop.Simon Green, 38, and his wife, taught youngsters aged between 10 and 18 at the...
View ArticleHelp plant Green Wheel
If you are looking for a way to shake off the festive cobwebs, why not join volunteers as they plant a 500-tree copse as part of Biggleswade’s Green Wheel?The copse will be planted to the south of...
View ArticleRallying call to help save pub
A public house facing the future as a residential building could be one step closer to being saved.Central Beds Council has agreed to an application by the East Bedfordshire Campaign for Real Ale to...
View ArticleTourist Information Centre to hold New Year’s winter walk
Sandy Tourist Information Centre will hold a New Year walk this morning from 10:30am.You can shake off those excesses of the Christmas festivities and enjoy a New Year Walk called the Lowfields, Heath...
View ArticleMotorcyclist death ‘open to conjecture’
An inquest into the death of a Biggleswade motorcyclist in July has ruled that the cause of the incident is ‘open to conjecture’.Alan Huckle, 53, lost control of his motorcycle in Sandy Road, Potton on...
View ArticleNew faith and belief room for Bedford Hospital
Work begins this month to relocate and improve Bedford Hospital’s chapel, which will become the new Faith and Belief Room.Due to upcoming work to expand and upgrade Bedford Hospital’s endoscopy unit,...
View ArticleMatt Adcock at the cinema: Into The Woods review
Once upon a time there was a poor Baker (James Corden) and his Wife (Emily Blunt) who wished for a child but find out that they have been cursed by a wicked Witch (Meryl Streep) and will never have...
View ArticleProposed 16 per cent rise in Beds Police’s council tax precept
A consultation is set to take place over a proposed 15.85 per cent increase in Beds Police’s slice of the council tax bill.An increase of this scale would require a referendum to secure the agreement...
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