A good afternoon for Trading Standards
Learn more about Trading Standards.Matthew Knowles will be speaking about the work of Trading Standards at the next meeting of Sandy Good Afternoon Club.He will discuss rogue traders, cold calling,...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Ever thought about outsourcing yourself?
It’s gone all around the world, but if you haven’t heard about it, the week’s top talking point in many an office was the enterprising sort in the USA who followed the lead of so many hard-heated...
View ArticleSandy’s music shop to close
Another shop has succumbed to the recession.The Music Room in Sandy, which sells sheet music, instruments and other musical accessories will close on the week ending Sunday, March 10.The shop is run by...
View ArticleBands set to do battle
A battle of the bands event at a pub had to be postponed due to bad weather.The play-off was due to take place at The Red Lion pub in Biggleswade on Friday, January 18.But due to heavy snowfall the...
View ArticleTrapping feral felines
Feral cats will be trapped.A Potton business has contracted a pest control company to trap them in the Willow Road area of the town in or around February.For further details about the trapping and...
View ArticleWarning over sledging
Snow lovers are being urged to take care after a number of injuries at the weekend.More than a dozen 999 calls were received by the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) regarding sledging...
View ArticleBBC TV rail programme visits Biggleswade
Bedfordshire’s milling heritage has been featured on a popular BBC2 TV documentary series.Great British Rail Journeys, hosted by Michael Portillo, paid a visit to Biggleswade cereal giants Jordans on...
View ArticleStudents help at sanctuary
College students have been helping out at an animal sanctuary.The animal care students at Shuttleworth College undertook work experience at Nanna animal charity in Northamptonshire.They took part in a...
View ArticleWork to start on new roundabout
Work on a new roundabout at a busy road junction is to start soon.Central Beds Council and David Wilson Homes are finalising plans for the traffic island at the junction of Shortmead Street and Sun...
View ArticleTraveller sites petition begun
Residents have formed an action group to protest against the possible new Gypsy and Traveller sites in this area.Potton Against New Traveller Sites (PANTS) has been created by Mark Amps of Sheepwalk...
View ArticleTributes are paid to former mayor
Tributes have been paid to a popular family man and former town mayor who has died at the age of 72.Peter Woodward – a previous mayor of Biggleswade and father of current incumbent Tim Woodward –...
View ArticleSpecial constabulary’s past
Do you have memories of Bedfordshire Special Constabulary during the Second World War?Bedfordshire Police is marking its 100th anniversary by collecting anecdotes, recollections, documents and...
View ArticleBag up fabrics
A school is collecting unwanted clothing to raise funds.Edward Peake Middle School in Biggleswade is taking part in Bag2School. Take your spare clothes, bedding, curtains, soft toys, shoes, belts and...
View ArticleSponsored academy is the future
An upper school could soon become a sponsored academy.Sandy Upper School’s governing body has entered into advanced negotiations to become a sponsored academy under The Barnfield Federation, which is...
View ArticleBruce is back with popcorn thrills
A steely Bruce Willis is on a machine gun-packing revenge mission in LOOPER (15: EI Entertainment), a witty sci-fi thriller that brims with ideas and energy.Set in 2044, the film co-stars Joseph...
View ArticleHave your say on the development
Have your say on a new development strategy for our towns and villages.Central Beds Council’s draft strategy sets out how the council will plan to deliver 28,700 new homes, 27,000 new jobs and the...
View ArticleColourful win benefits school
A pupil’s artistic talents have earned £250 for his school.Sandy estate agents Inskip and Davie donated the money to John Donne Lower School in Blunham after Danny Petrucci, 7, won their colouring...
View ArticleSalon is a top fundraiser
A hairdressers has been named as a top fundraiser in the fight against breast cancer.Friends Five Star Salon in Sandy raised £2,677 to claim the title of Top Ghd Fundraiser in the East Midlands for...
View ArticleThumbs up for bridge control
Two historic bridges will soon have traffic lights.Nearly 500 villagers from Blunham and Tempsford petitioned Central Beds Council for lights at the twin bridges that lie on Tempsford Road between the...
View ArticleAnnual meeting diary date
The date has been set for a village’s annual parish meeting.Gamlingay’s meeting will beheld in Gamlingay Eco Hub on Tuesday, April 23 at 7.30pm.There will presentations on various projects including...
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