Model event at aircraft base
Visitors to a model exhibition could see miniature planes before stepping next door to see the real ones.The Shuttleworth Collection’s model exhibition raised around £2,000 to keep the aircraft flying....
View ArticleGamlingay firefighters’ car wash
Firefighters raised £400 with a charity car wash. The Gamlingay firemen and women were collecting money for The Fire Fighters Charity.The charity provides services to help serving and retired...
View ArticleCelebrating 50 years of life together
A couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a party on Easter Sunday.Ken and Audrey Lynch of Sandy (pictured by Keith Mayhew)were joined by 125 guests including family members and friends...
View ArticleAll female choir will perform in cathedral after win
An a cappella choir triumphed in a competition.Potton based Phoenix Chorus, an all female enterprise, took the joint top prize at Barnardo’s Adult Choir Competition in Birmingham.The group’s president,...
View ArticleSurprise delivery for Dad with Charlie’s fast arrival
A father had to deliver his wife’s baby when his son decided to make an early appearance into the world.Adrian Anstee of Lower Stondon delivered the baby just minutes after he dialed 999.His...
View ArticleFight against Traveller site set to continue
Councillors have vowed to continue their fight against an “unsuitable” Gypsy and Traveller site.Potton town councillors are keen to fight the inclusion of Site 58 in Central Beds Council’s Gypsy and...
View ArticleChimney fire in Hatley St George
Firefighters were called to a chimney fire in Hatley St George.The emergency services were called at 5.10pm on Friday (April 5). One crew from Gamlingay attended the accidental fire at Monkswood.The...
View ArticleMP Burt pays tribute to Baroness Thatcher
North-East Beds MP Alistair Burt has paid tribute to former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher, who passed away at the age of 87 on Monday (April 8).Mr Burt said Lady Thatcher, who had suffered a stroke...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Let’s all sit back and watch the housework on TV
When John Logie Baird enjoyed his first fleeting successes with his infant television technology – thus securing his place in the record books even though his version was pretty pants and soon...
View ArticlePupils buy chickens for Uganda
Schoolchildren have been raising money to give African children breakfast.Pupils at Dunton Lower School each donated £1 to the Kasiisi Porridge Project. The children raised £150 at school and from...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Spring Breakers
“…God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”I have to admit to being surprised when...
View ArticleRobbery and assault by Black Cat Roundabout
A driver was assaulted and robbed on the side of a busy road.The incident occurred between 7.30pm and 7.40pm on Saturday (April 6).A 43-year-old man was travelling in his silver BMW along the...
View ArticleOwls about that?
An owl expert will be giving a talk on the birds at a golf club on Friday, May 10.Peter Wilkinson will be speaking at John O’Gaunt Golf Club in Sutton from 7.30pm. Doors open at 7pm.For more...
View ArticleDiners raise cash for medical charity
A spring lunch helped to raise £1,260 for charity.Some 80 diners helped to bring in the money for Action Medical Research (AMR) at Broom Village Hall. AMR helps to fund research into illnesses.The...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s cinema preview: Oblivion, Scary Movie 5, The Place Beyond The Pines
There are a number of phrases that leap out from a film’s marketing push that immediately make me want to consign it to the ‘don’t bother’ dump.Any reference to found footage, teenage werewolves, the...
View ArticleAwards launched with £8,200 prize pot
Businesses can win a share of a £8,200 advertising prize pot in the Bedfordshire & Luton Rising Stars awards, launched today.Organiser Premier Newspapers has put up the prize to help celebrate the...
View ArticleJungle Book day of acting was a Bare Necessity
Students learnt an entire play in just one day.The children and teenagers at Ivel Valley Special School in Biggleswade were visited by Splats Theatre Company before the Easter holidays.The company...
View ArticleImproved venue is hall right with this village!
A refurbished village hall will be reopened at a special open day on Saturday (April 13).More than £20,000 has been spent on improvements at Moggerhanger Village Hall which will be unveiled at the...
View ArticleLions want youngsters to take pride in their communities
Young people who have contributed to their communities will be recognised in a new award scheme.The Biggleswade Sandy Lions group’s Community Award Scheme will honour youngsters who have completed...
View ArticleEnsure you can vote at the next election
Make sure you can vote.South Cambs residents must register to vote in the Cambs County Council elections on Thursday, May 2 by Wednesday (April 17).All 69 seats on Cambs County Council are up for grabs...
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