Card shop to close down
A CARD shop is due to close down after its parent company went into administration.Birthdays in Biggleswade Market Square, which is owned by Clinton Cards, is currently holding a closing-down sale.The...
View ArticleA peak at how low we have all come...
KEEN students of monarchist hype will recall that when Her Maj actually had the crown placed on her head – 59 years ago, not 60, so there could be even more red, white and blue celebration to come in...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Prometheus
“If we don’t stop it, there won’t be any home to go back to…”Before the fateful events of the original Alien movie it seems that there were creatures from outer space tinkering with genetic DNA both on...
View ArticleWood will create royal legacy
A NEW woodland area will commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.The Jubilee Wood will be located at Kennel Farm, close to Stratton Business Park to the east of Biggleswade.It is a joint project from...
View ArticleCrash car had been stolen
ROBBERS stole a young man’s car after asking for directions.The 22-year-old was driving his green S-reg Suzuki Grand Vitara along Stotfold High Street just after midnight on Saturday morning (June 2).A...
View ArticleKnitting in a town square
NEEDLES at the ready – tomorrow (Saturday) is World Wide Knit in Public Day.You can join the fun in Potton Market Square from 10am to noon. Potton’s fortnightly knitting group, A Crafty Drink, will...
View ArticleA603 delays
THE A603 was blocked by Willington after a lorry went off the road.The lorry, which was carrying a large weight of metal, went into the hedge as it travelled from the Bedford direction towards...
View ArticleSkill Circle will showcase firms
BUSINESSES in Chronicle Country will be showing off what they have to offer at a forthcoming showcase event.Skill Circle is a group of companies and professionals who work together and support each...
View ArticleJubilee equalled more calls to 999
CALLS to the ambulance service soared over the Jubilee weekend.Calls to the ambulance East of England Ambulance Service in Bedfordshire were up 12.5 per cent on the equivalent weekend last year.The...
View ArticleFire crews fight roof blaze
FIREFIGHTERS battled a roof blaze in a residential road.Fire crews from Biggleswade, Sandy and Shefford were called to the property in Flexmore Way, Langford shortly after 10.15pm on Monday (June...
View ArticleMaterial gains for hospice
A KNITTING group donated bunting and toys made by members to a hospice.Regulars at the Knit and Knatter group, which meets weekly at Sandy Library, made the items for Keech Hospice Care.Anna Ludwig, a...
View ArticleNew mental health support group
YOUNG people who are affected by mental health issues can join a new group.Mind the Gap is a new support group for youngsters who suffer from – or are affected by – depression and related...
View ArticleLife on the rails in a miniature world
STEP into a miniature world.Model railway enthusiasts young and old will love the next Trains at Trinity event.Scheduled for Saturday, June 16, it will be held at Trinity Methodist Church in...
View ArticleLet’s address this rubbishy attitude
NEVER let it be said that I don’t have my finger on the pulse of the nation, regularly pinpointing issues which others have failed to spot – and kicking up such a stink that something gets done.Well,...
View ArticleSpeed up your internet usage
LIVE life in the fast lane of the internet highway.Cambridgeshire County Council is gauging where Superfast Broadband is most needed.To register Gamlingay, the Gransdens or the Hatleys visit...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD guide: Woman In Black, Carnage, Safe House
THE melodrama creaks as much as that famous old rocking chair in classy but cliche-ridden ghost story THE WOMAN IN BLACK (12: Momentum).Competently adapted by Jonathan Ross’s missus, Jane Goldman, from...
View ArticlePlaygroup to mark 30 years at hall
A PLAYGROUP will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a mini Olympics tournament and a fundraising picnic.The Teddybears Parent and Toddler Playgroup has now been meeting at Blunham Village Hall for 30...
View ArticleNew consultation on schools expansion plans
THERE will be a final chance to have your say on expansion plans for two schools.Central Bedfordshire Council is proposing to extend Shefford Lower School and Fairfield Park Lower School.It has now...
View ArticleSurvival day for students
STUDENTS at an academy had to fend for themselves when they took part in a cross-curricular exercise.Youngsters at Etonbury Academy in Arlesey were evacuated from the building and were told to survive...
View ArticleTasty treat and chat over lunch
SAVOUR the delicious flavour of homemade soup at lunchtime.The next soup lunch in St Mary’s Church Hall in Gamlingay will be on Wednesday, June 27 at 12.30pm.It costs £5 for homemade soup, bread and...
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