West End star teaches dancers
A performer will be returning to his home village to run a day of master classes.Paul Kitson, who attended Gamlingay First School and Gamlingay Village College, was the first British performer to play...
View ArticleChance to win £8,200 in local advertising for Bedfordshire business excellence
Two Leighton Buzzard companies are among the first to enter prestigious business excellence awards.Cakes By Shelly is run by Shelly Shulman in North Street, Leighton Buzzard, and is a bespoke wedding...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Robot & Frank, Identity Thief, Arbitrage, Cirque Du Soleil
Futuristic buddy movie ROBOT & FRANK (12: Momentum) is an irresistible charmer and a genuine pleasure to watch. Frank Langella is terrific as the elderly jewel thief slipping into dementia whose...
View ArticleDamning report in to failing care home
A care home where a 100-year-old woman died after a fall has been banned from admitting new residents.Central Beds Council has taken the decision to stop admissions at Meppershall Care Home due to...
View ArticleCharity event at pub for hospice
A charity event will raise funds for St John’s Hospice in Moggerhanger.It will start at 2pm, tomorrow (Saturday) at The Horseshoes in Blunham.There will be children’s entertainment from 2pm, a charity...
View ArticleToo few people access mental health services
Not enough people with depression and anxiety are accessing services in Beds.A national target aims for 15 per cent of people with these illnesses to access services by 2015. But as of March this year...
View ArticleMan questions council over Gypsy and Traveller site planning decision
A villager has questioned the council’s methods when discussing Gypsy and Traveller site applications.Mr Sims of Upper Caldectote believes that Central Beds Council should not have approved a planning...
View ArticlePuppet show tells of Rumpelstiltskin
The Theatre of Widdershins will perform Rumpelstiltskin and the Wheel of Fortune.See the puppet show in Potton on the afternoon of Sunday, July 21. Book at www.ticketsource.co.uk/spellbound
View ArticleExplore your town with guided walk
Sandy Tourist Information Centre’s next guided walk is on Sunday (July 14).It will take walkers around the town. Meet at the TIC at 2pm. It costs £5 per person. To book call 01767 682728 or email...
View ArticleVolunteer for an expanding scheme
A flourishing task force is seeking new volunteers.The Diamond Jubilee Task Force in Sandy is having great success gardening for the elderly and disabled.It needs volunteers to expand into Biggleswade....
View ArticleThree decades of singing
A choir is celebrating its 30th anniversary.St Swithun’s Singers have performed twice a year in St Swithun’s Church in Sandy for the last three decades since being founded by Doreen Lawrence. Their...
View ArticleSpeed limit could be reduced near school
Schoolchildren could be made safer by a new speed limit.Gamlingay Parish Council is proposing changing the speed limit along Station Road.Tempsford based company Kier Homes has now begun work on the...
View ArticleBeauty salon could open
A beauty holistic therapy salon could be soon be opened.A planning application has been submitted requesting permission to convert an office in Chapel Street in Potton.If approved the salon would be...
View ArticleNew equality plan is in the pipeline
A draft equality plan has been written by Central Beds Council.You can view it and comment online at www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/consultations or pick up a copy from one of the customer service...
View ArticleSilent walk around the nature reserve
Get closer to nature.A walk at The Lodge RSPB reserve in Sandy will focus on stillness and silence using meditation, breathing and awareness.It will be from 11am to 12.30pm on Saturday, July 20. Book...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Del Toro’s Pacific Rim delivers an ocean of...
“Today at the edge of our hope, at the end of our time, we have chosen to believe in each other! Today we face the monsters that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!”There are...
View ArticlePlay equipment is boost for parkland
More than £30,000 is to be spent on building new play equipment in Biggleswade.Kitelands and Franklins Recreation Grounds and Foxglove Drive and Heather Drive have been earmarked for the new items by...
View ArticleExhibition should be a real draw
A painter will be putting on an exhibition for the public.Artist Mary Booth will be holding the exhibition of her work at Potton Community Centre on Saturday, July 20 from 10am to 5pm.
View ArticleFire service out and about
The fire service was in action this morning (Monday, July 12).This fire engine was parked by the side of UK Fried Chicken and Pizza as people were entering Biggleswade to go to work at 9am.A hose led...
View ArticleThe Cock in Broom to become a free house
A pub has become the heart of its community once more.The Cock in Broom is set to become a free house at the end of the month.The pub, which is currently owned by Greene King, was earmarked for closure...
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