Geoff Cox’s guide to new DVDs: Battleship, Lockout, Marley
Nonsensical and patriotic to a ridiculous degree, BATTLESHIP (12: Universal) is a special effects extravaganza that makes up the rules as it goes along.After Transformers and GI Joe, this is the third...
View ArticleIndia trip was special for friends
A church member who went on a fact-finding trip to India is looking forward to future visits to the country.Jayne Howard spent two weeks in the state of Tamil Nadu and also visited three orphanages run...
View ArticleWriting comes naturally to Jim
A WRITER who submitted a story about a visit to Stotfold Mill has won a prestigious award.Jim Stevenson entered an account he wrote about the mill into a BBC Wildlife Magazine competition.After sending...
View ArticleJames Jamieson’s monthly column: How have the London 2012 Olympics inspired you?
The Central Bedfordsire Council leader’s monthly columnAs the curtain has come down on the London 2012 Games we can all share in a huge sense of national pride that our country has risen to the...
View ArticleLibrary has great suggestions for readers
STUCK for a book? Try the library!If you find it difficult to choose your next book then Central Beds Council’s Read and Recommend sessions will be just the ticket.The sessions are designed for adults...
View ArticleNeil Fox on Film: Brave, The Bourne Legacy, Expendables 2
BraveIf ever there is a week of releases that highlight the problem with mainstream cinema, this is it. Each of the major releases, in their own way, show that originality and craft are more on the...
View ArticleAward winning manager
A project manager has been recognised for his exceptional work on a housing development.Neil Carter, who lives in Stotfold, has won a National House Building Council Pride in the Job Quality Award.He...
View ArticleYour weekend cricket fixtures
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16East Beds Junior Charity Shield Final: Southill Park U18s v Eaton Socon U18s (at Grange Lane, Cople at 5pm).SATURDAY, AUGUST 18BEDFORDSHIRE INVITATION LEAGUEFirst Division: Old...
View ArticleTop A-level results at Samuel Whitbread Academy
An academy principal has hailed A-level students after 20 per cent achieved A* and A grades.Robert Robson, principal at Samuel Whitbread Academy in Clifton congratulated high-flying youngsters after 98...
View ArticleCounty must win to avoid a bottom place finish
Only a win over Norfolk in the Minor Counties Championship match at Luton starting on Sunday is likely to spare Bedfordshire the ignominy of finishing bottom of the Eastern Division table for the...
View ArticlePerfect comic timing from an all-star cast
A CLASSIC fifties comedy is coming to a stage near you.John Chapman’s hilarious British play, Dry Rot, will be in the limelight at Milton Keynes Theatre at the beginning of September.A crooked bookie...
View ArticleArmed police called to Biggleswade supermarket
Police rushed to a supermarket car park after four men were spotted with firearms – which later turned out to be imitations.An armed response was called to Sainsbury’s in Biggleswade just before 1am...
View ArticleStratton Upper School GCSE results
Stratton Upper School students have yet again achieved record GCSE results.Following its best ever A-level results, the Biggleswade school recorded grades that show that 53 per cent of students gained...
View ArticleSamuel Whitbread Academy GCSE results
Bright and hard-working students at Samuel Whitbread Academy in Clifton were congratulated by their headteacher after achieving excellent GCSE results.Rob Robson praised students on Thursday (August...
View ArticleSandy Upper School GCSE results
High-flying GCSE students celebrated top grades at Sandy Upper School.Staff arrived at the Engayne Avenue school to find groups of nervous youngsters waiting to see their grade slips on Thursday...
View ArticleYouth club seeks volunteers
A youth club is seeking adult volunteers.The Biggleswade Monday Night Youth Club, which runs at Biggleswade Academy Trust: Holmemead Middle School is looking for help.The youth club caters for...
View ArticleTeenager faces £70,000 of dentistry bills
A teenager faces £70,000 in dentistry bills after a dentist damaged her teeth while removing braces.Morgan Bainbridge, 17, of Biggleswade and her family have been awarded £34,000 in an out-of-court...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD guide: The Lucky One, Detention,
ZAC Efron is a perfectly decent actor, but he’s finding it difficult to distance himself from those fluffy High School Musical movies.His latest starring vehicle is THE LUCKY ONE (12: Warner), a slick,...
View ArticleWhich game will you be watching?
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25FA CUP with Budweiser – Preliminary Round: Biggleswade Town v AFC Hayes; AFC Dunstable v Redbridge; AFC Kempston Rovers v Cockfosters; Ashford Town (Middx) v Tring Athletic;...
View ArticleProud Len happy to treat athletes
A physiotherapist at a Chronicle Country football club will be looking after basketball players at the Paralympic Games.Len McMain, who works for Arlesey Town Football Club will be part of the medical...
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