Some vital lessons for every parent...
THERE may be those who huff and puff about parenting classes being the thin end of the nanny state, but if you ask me the drive to educate tomorrow’s mums and dads about what they’re letting themselves...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVDs: The Artist, Shame, Chronicle
THINGS have changed since the last time a silent movie won an Oscar.First World War saga Wings picked up the Academy Award for best picture in 1929 when the ceremony lasted only 15 minutes as the...
View ArticleChurch to hold Jubilee service
ST Swithun’s Church will be holding a Diamond Jubilee Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, June 3.Everyone living in and visiting Sandy is invited to attend the celebration of the Queen’s 60 year reign at...
View ArticleJubilee events in Chronicle Country
JUBILEE weekend is finally upon us and it’s time for the biggest bash of the year.Friends, neighbours, clubs and communities across Chronicle Country will be marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in...
View ArticleWoman is injured in road collision
A WOMAN was hospitalised following a road collision in Sutton.The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) was alerted to Biggleswade Road at around 10.45am on Monday.A rapid response car and an...
View ArticleMan hospitalised after road collision
A MAN was hospitalised following a road collision on Friday (June 1).The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) was alerted to Arlesey Road in Henlow at around 10am.An ambulance crew from Letchworth...
View ArticleInquest was opened
AN inquest has been opened into the death of Halil Cokgezici.The 46-year-old lived in Sandy High Street. He died in Sand Lane in Sandy on Thursday, May 24.The cause of death is listed as hanging....
View ArticleWorking together on cancer support
PATIENTS, staff, families and carers are working together on an initiative to help improve cancer services in Bedfordshire.The Bedford Cancer Action Partnership has been set up by Bedford Hospital as...
View ArticleIt’s another success for a village festival
A MUSIC, arts and crafts festival attracted the more culturally minded at the weekend.Now into its third year, the Meppershall festival showcased the talents of local people.On Saturday afternoon there...
View ArticleSandy mother thanks emergency services
A MOTHER has thanked the emergency services for their swift response.Paramedics, an air ambulance and the police were called to Midland Road in Sandy on Friday, May 25 when a young girl was taken...
View ArticleIs it time to go back to old fashioned methods to tackle obesity?
LIKE every one else, I have been enjoying the good weather recently and looking forward to far more of it to come. Naturally I would like it to gently rain from, say midnight to 5am every day but you...
View ArticleGreat Barford teachers’ long trek to school gates
CHILDREN and staff put their best feet forward for Walk to School Week.Everyone at Great Barford Lower School was encouraged to leave their cars at home – and two teachers gave themselves a particular...
View ArticleSame leader for district council
A COUNCIL leader has been re-elected to his post.Councillor Ray Manning was chosen to head up South Cambs District Council again at the council’s annual meeting on Thursday, May 24. He will keep the...
View ArticleCampaigners vow to save hospital
CAMPAIGNERS have vowed to fight to save Biggleswade Hospital.The hospital’s future remains unclear after NHS Bedfordshire and care provider the South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust...
View ArticleSandy students awarded Fred Simms cup
STUDENTS will be given an award for their work for the community.The Fred Simms Cup is presented each spring to a group or an individual who has gone above and beyond the call of duty.This year Sandy...
View ArticleIn good voice at choir this for all
WARM up your vocal cords by joining a new community choir.St Swithun’s Lower School’s music teacher, Angela Knight, is running the group at the Sandy school.It is open to anyone aged 16 and over who...
View ArticleIt’s almost Carnival time!
BOOK the date in your diary now – the Grand Parade of Floats.But Biggleswade Carnival needs more floats to make the procession another big success.The carnival parade, taking place this year on...
View ArticleA fundraising festival with seven acts
A HOTEL landlord and landlady are staging a music festival in aid of a family charity appeal.Beckie Philpott and her partner Matthew Lyttle will be putting on the event at The White Hart Hotel in...
View ArticleHistory and royalty are celebrated
THE link between some historic buildings and royalty was celebrated at an open day.Willington Dovecote and Stables has a connection with the Royal Family going back more than 400 years.The Willington...
View ArticleChiffchaffs and events at the RSPB
THIS family of freshly fledged baby chiffchaffs was spotted on the RSPB reserve in Sandy.Volunteer, James Clark, snapped the picture of the chicks with one of their parents.And on this Jubilee weekend...
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