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Vauxhall Corsa and Zafira drivers are being warned to take precautions to protect their cars after three vehicles were targeted for parts in the last week.The theft of car parts was a significant issue...
View ArticleYoungsters help make a difference
Community minded pupils from Edward Peake Middle School in Biggleswade are taking part in a special project.The Key Stage 3 youngsters were given the chance to get involved in a community project and...
View ArticleNorman latest - the golden eagle has been spotted in Barton le Clay
Norman the escaped golden eagle is still enjoying his freedom and refusing to return home, despite his trainer getting within 20 feet of him.Falconer Allen Smith said he got up close to the enormous...
View ArticleThe Soul Man will perform in Potton this Saturday night
Saturday night will bring you all the musical entertainment you need this weekend across Chronicle Country.At Biggleswade United Working Mens Club, Michael Nelson will perform from 8:30pm with the...
View ArticleBedfordshire scores highly on adoption
Central Beds Council is continuing to perform well above the national average for the time that it takes children to be adopted here.For the three-year period ending March 31, 2014, the council took an...
View ArticleClose encounter with star
Two Slimming World Consultants met singer and TV presenter Peter Andre.Rachel Hallam Stott and Adela Kerr were thrilled to get a chance to cuddle up to Peter when he co-hosted the Slimming World Awards...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD reviews: Gone Girl, Dracula Untold, Draft Day
Crime thriller GONE GIRL (18: 20th Century Fox) doesn’t have many good things to say about the state of modern relationships, but it does provide an aborbing mystery.David Fincher directs this...
View ArticleThe Full Monty is at MK Theatre
The smash hit The Full Monty continues at Milton Keynes Theatre this weekend.In 1997, a British film about six out of work Sheffield steelworkers with nothing to lose, took the world by storm!Now,...
View ArticleConfusion over Tourism Centre
Angry Sandy residents attended a council meeting on Monday to make their voices heard on the Tourist Information Centre issue.Sandy Town Council have recently announced they will be integrating the...
View ArticleFree workshops help business on the internet
Companies in Bedfordshire have been invited to take part in a series of free workshops aimed at bringing them up to speed with all the internet has to offer.The sessions are being staged by Velocity,...
View ArticleSafety advice as the temperature drops
Central Bedfordshire Council is calling attention to its dedicated web page offering a wide range of advice and guidance to help reduce the affects of severe winter weather on vulnerable people as cold...
View ArticleThe horrors of human trafficking highlighted in acclaimed TV programme about...
For ‘24 Hours In Police Custody’ This Week Episode two of five in the second series of the critically acclaimed fly-on-the-wall documentary 24 Hours In Police Custody is continuing to attract around 2...
View ArticleDelivery van and packages stolen
Police are appealing for witnesses after a delivery driver was assaulted and his van and packages stolen.The driver had parked his van in West Road, Sandy, at 5.30pm on Wednesday, January 14 and was...
View ArticleParents demand a stop to the nanny state over school holidays
Mums and Dads in Bedfordshire have told Government and local authorities they must try harder and stop fining mums and dads who take their children out of school for family holidays in term...
View ArticleUnusual breakfast locations
In celebration of National Farmhouse Breakfast Week, Jordans Mill is challenging the people of Biggleswade to tell them the most unusual place they’ve eaten breakfast.You might have already had...
View Article£325,000 emergency funding for social care
Central Bedfordshire Council has welcomed a boost of £325,000 in emergency funding that will go towards social care provision over the next three months.The government money – a total of £25million,...
View ArticleCouncil tax set to increase by 2.53 per cent
Sandy Town Council announced an increase of 2.53 per cent to the average Band D tax payer in Sandy at a meeting on Monday.The council confirmed that its total annual precept for 2015/16 will be set at...
View ArticleMatt Adcock at the cinema - Kingsman: The Secret Service
Prepare to be blown away by Kingsman: The Secret Service, a total cinematic endorphin rush.Cheeky, classy and action-packed, both a reverent homage to and a street-smart update of the old school James...
View ArticleThe eagle has landed... Norman safely recaptured in Barton le Clay
A golden eagle that went missing two weeks ago sparking fears it could kill pets was recaptured today.Owner Allen Smith, 65, warned animal lovers to keep their cats and dogs indoors when three year-old...
View ArticleHelp and advice surgery this weekend
Sandy councillors Caroline Maudlin and Naomi Sheppard will be holding a help and advice surgery at Sandy Library in Market Square from 10am to noon on Saturday.Cllr Maudlin and Cllr Sheppard will also...
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