Help at hand with return of advice bureau
A SATELLITE Citizens Advice Bureau has reopened in Sandy.It is based in Sandy Health Centre and is open every Monday from 9.30am to 12.30pm.It had been closed while the health centre was...
View ArticleUni plots expansion into Milton Keynes
UNIVERSITY of Bedfordshire have signed a deal with Milton Keynes Council to expand into Buckinghamshire.University College Milton Keynes will open in September as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the...
View ArticleBiggleswade pub celebrates birthday
A LANDLORD has celebrated five years of business at a Biggleswade pub.John Walsh, who runs The Golden Pheasant in Biggleswade High Street was presented with a cake by regular drinkers at the pub.Since...
View ArticleRefurbished centre is a great place to learn
BEAUTIFUL faces, hands and feet will emerge from a training centre thanks to a £7,000 upgrade.Central Beds Council has invested the money in Biggleswade’s Adult Training Centre, which is based in the...
View ArticleRaising a family in the heathland
MAJESTIC ravens are raising a family in a nature reserve’s recently restored heathland.The bird, which is famous for being an icon of the Tower of London, is a very rare breeding bird in...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Marvel Avengers Assemble
Comic book fans the world over rejoice and behold the Avengers – the ultimate superhero team – finally unleashed on the big screen in an epic super-smackdown that sets a new standard for all superhero...
View ArticleHome ground for a new head
A LOWER school’s new headteacher may have just arrived but she is certainly no stranger to the area.Mrs Tracey How took the reins of Laburnum Lower School in Sandy after the Easter holidays.She was...
View ArticleTalk about your town at library
DISCUSS any issues about your town with a councillor.Councillor Ruth Burmo and Councillor Peter Langridge from Potton Town Council will be holding a surgery on Saturday, June 9.They will be in Potton...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs took days off work to set up their own Bedfordshire firm
WHEN Pure Planet Recycling was set up nearly five years ago, directors Paul Turbutt and Phil Gibbs knew they had a good idea but weren’t sure how they would make it work.The friends had been working in...
View ArticleIs there a stargate in my superstore?
having considered the matter long and hard, having consulted the finest scientific minds and having taken all their conclusions into account, there’s no avoiding the unpalatable truth. You might find...
View ArticleThirty years for the French link
DESPITE the rain, spirits remained undampened at Sandy Twinning Association’s anniversary celebrations.Visitors from the French town of Malaunay, which is located just north of Rouen, spent a long...
View ArticleA longer wait until walkers are welcomed
A SCHEME to encourage more walkers to visit Sandy has reached a temporary stumbling block.The town’s application for Walkers are Welcome status was turned down by an accreditation panel on Monday,...
View ArticleMiddle school welcomes academy status
ANOTHER school has taken on academy status.This time it was the turn of Henlow Academy, formerly known as Henlow Middle School.The change took place on Sunday, April 1 but staff and students marked the...
View ArticleFaster broadband internet in this village
VILLAGERS can enjoy faster broadband speeds.Telephone and internet company, TalkTalk has spent £50,000 installing new technology in Potton.It enables speeds of up to 14mb and on average it will...
View ArticleWalking through this area
A TOWN’S jubilee walk leaflet is now available.The leaflet describes new walks around Sandy and the surrounding countryside.It has been published by Sandy Town Council with support from Central Beds...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the TV week ahead
SATURDAYCasualty (BBC One, 9.30pm)One of the goriest series on television is still going strong, and the fact this episode is on after the watershed means we can expect extra helpings of ketchup in...
View ArticleIckwell May Day festivities cancelled
A MUCH loved village event has been cancelled for the first time in more than a century.Ickwell May Day is the highlight of Bank Holiday Monday in Chronicle Country but the ongoing heavy rain has left...
View ArticleSwing singer to perform at boxing event
A BOXING enthusiast will be warming up his vocal chords and singing at the ringside.Biggleswade’s Adam Falconer won the Twinwoods Talent Contest and now he will perform at Bedford Boxing on Friday, May...
View ArticleCompost and save the Earth
DO your bit to reduce waste and improve the soil’s fertility.Next week is Compost Awareness Week and Central Beds Council is urging everyone to take part.Instead of going to the landfill and producing...
View ArticleHistory of signalling
THE Signals Museum at RAF Henlow will open its doors to visitors again tomorrow (Saturday, May 5).Anyone can go along between 10am and 4pm. Entry is free but to collect a ticket you must go to the...
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