Mayor’s thanks for town’s help
Sandy mayor Councillor Susan Sutton has thanked businesses and organisations who have supported her in fundraising.Mrs Sutton has delivered thank you certificates to businesses and has also presented...
View ArticleDrama student appeals for help with fees
An up-and-coming actress and singer is urgently seeking funding after she secured a place on a top drama course.Freya Pibworth of Potton is due to start a degree in musical theatre at the prestigious...
View ArticleInquest is opened
An inquest has opened following the death of an elderly man in Biggleswade.Stanley Lawson, who lived in Hereford Grove died on Sunday (May 26). He was 85.Bedford Coroner’s Court, which has opened the...
View ArticleA right royal occasion
A special event on Sunday (June 2) will celebrate 60 years since the Queen’s coronation.The Big Lunch in Sandy will mark the milestone and will also celebrate community work in the town.The event will...
View ArticleMeppershall’s got talent!
Arts, crafts and music of many kinds featured at a village show.The Meppershall Festival 2013 took place earlier this month and celebrated talented artists, craftsmen and women and musicians from the...
View ArticleTechnology is the focus
The use of technology in education will be the focus of an upcoming conference and exhibition.What Has Technology Ever Done For Us? will take place at the Wyboston Lakes Executive Centre on Tuesday,...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Flight, Wreck-It Ralph
A typical vanity-free turn by Denzel Washington elevates FLIGHT (15: Paramount) from predictable melodrama to something a bit classier.His character, Whip Whitaker, the latest in cinema’s long line of...
View ArticlePlea over delayed roundabout at junction
Motorists have appealed for work to finally start on a roundabout which should alleviate congestion at a busy road junction.Central Beds Council and David Wilson Homes have come under fire after...
View ArticleVideo: Scheme shows Preen is not sitting still
A furniture bank’s customers can be assured it is not sitting still – as the organisation starts a new sofa reuse scheme with John Lewis.Preen CIC in Biggleswade has teamed up with the retail giant so...
View ArticleNew chairman for council
South Cambridgeshire District Council has announced its new Chairman for the next two years.At the Annual Meeting of South Cambs District Council on Thursday (May 23) Councillor David Bard, who has...
View ArticleVroom with a view
Classic car fans were in for a treat at an historical display on Sunday (May 26).Willington Dovecote and Stables was the venue to go to see a collection of motor vehicles from decades gone by. Historic...
View ArticleCharity work in memory of brave Dan
Kind-hearted staff at a supermarket have raised more than £5,000 for charity in memory of a late colleague.Workers at Sainsbury’s in Biggleswade have devoted themselves to fundraising for the Bone...
View ArticleBeds top 100 firms are scrutinised
Bedfordshire’s top 100 companies are being put under the spotlight in a major review of the county’s business scene. Business advisers Grant Thornton is producing an analysis called Bedfordshire...
View ArticleWorldy reviews for restaurant
A Thai restaurant is in the top 10 per cent of businesses globally, according to its customers.The Bangkok Lounge in Bedford Road, Shefford, is rated as such by the website TripAdvisor, on which people...
View ArticleMaster butcher Adrian is surely a cut above the rest!
A master butcher hopes he will live up to his title – after being nominated for a top award.Adrian Trudgill – who works at the farm and shop Franklins of Thorncote near Sandy – has been selected as a...
View ArticleFundraiser for skatepark
A charity car boot sale has helped to raise money to refurbish a skatepark.The Sandy Skating Association (SSA) held the event at G&M Growers at Upper Caldecote on Sunday, May 26.All items on sale...
View ArticleSupermarket soldiers on with fundraising
Generous staff and customers at a supermarket raised more than £700 for Help for Heroes through a fundraising event.The fundraiser took place at the front of ASDA in Biggleswade on Saturday, May 25. A...
View ArticleTriumph for top karate instructor
A celebrated karate instructor triumphed in a top competition.Frank Nezhadpournia, who runs Actikarate in Biggleswade, was victorious in the National Senior Masters Karate Championships in London.The...
View ArticlePrize for young artist
A young artist won a Rotary competition.Eleanor Cornish from Robert Bloomfield Academy in Shefford triumphed in the intermediate section of the contest held for Rotary District 1070, which includes...
View ArticleIs a new traffic island a roundabout way of solving congestion problems?
Biggleswade’s problems with traffic congestion are well documented.Everyone agrees that certain roads in the town struggle to cope with the increasing amounts of traffic using them as Biggleswade’s...
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