Sandy Upper students celebrate top A-level results
Students at Sandy Upper School celebrated top A-level results on Thursday last week (August 15).The school celebrated a 94 per cent pass rate for students achieving A* to E grades.Emma Brown scored an...
View ArticleCan we dig it? Yes we can!
Visitors had the chance to discover old Tudor buildings no longer in situ at Willington Dovecote and Stables in a special day for volunteers.National Trust East of England archaeologist Alan Wainwright...
View ArticleTravel: It’s plain sailing in Israel
Despite the country’s recent problems, tourism in Israel is bouncing back. Nick Jenkins discovers the ideal way to explore this fascinating region is from the comfort of a six-star cruise ship.Unless...
View ArticleFun of the fayre at St Andrew’s church event
Thousands of visitors are expected to descend on St Andrew’s Church in Biggleswade for the town’s biggest fundraising event. St Andrew’s Country Fayre is set to take place this year on Saturday,...
View ArticleParking is a thorny issue so Rose Lane revamp must be worth celebrating
Parking has for a long time been something of a thorny issue in Biggleswade.So news that Biggleswade Town Council has successfully bid to buy the Rose Lane car park has been well received throughout...
View ArticleMemorial sundial for Peter
A memorial has been unveiled to remember a true servant of the community.The gardens at Biggleswade Conservative Club were packed as club president Melvyn Bryant and North-East Beds MP Alistair Burt...
View ArticleChoir in good voice at charity night
A male voice choir raised more than £950 for charity at a concert.Gresley Male Voice Choir sang at Trinity Methodist Church in Biggleswade.
View ArticleSLIDESHOW: Biggleswade Town v Bashley
Biggleswade Town opened their first ever season in the Calor Southern League Premier Division with a fixture at home to Bashley.The game at the Carlsberg Stadium on Saturday, August 17 finished...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Reverse wedding list? It’s just a car boot by another name
The reverse wedding list is the new big thing, I’m told. That could be a bit confusing for anyone who has no idea what a reverse wedding list is, but worry not – I’m about to tell you all about it.It’s...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview:Matt Damon’s a man on a mission in new sci-fi tale...
Surprise sci-fi hit District 9 earned director Neill Blomkamp a name for being able to tell an unusual story in an arresting way, so now he’s been given a much bigger train set to play with.Matt Damon...
View ArticleA fun dog show from the bears
A fun dog show will take place at Charlton Stables on Sunday, September 22.It will run from noon to 4pm and is being hosted by the Teddy Bears Group.
View ArticleActive firm in the running for a top award
A firm is celebrating after it won a place in the regional finals of a contest looking for the UK’s top children’s party company.Sandy company A for Active beat off competition from hundreds of other...
View ArticleA wheel need for new drivers
Volunteer drivers are needed for a community bus service.The Talk of the Town Community Transport bus takes senior citizens from around Sandy and the surrounding area to the regular Friday lunches at...
View ArticleYoungsters really do have something to cheer about!
Students at a middle school had the chance to meet a top footballer after triumphing in a cheerleading competition.Youngsters from Burgoyne Middle School in Potton won an award at the Bedfordshire...
View ArticleLive music and more at charity fete
Live music, face painting and a dog show all featured at a charity fete.The Sandy Charity Fete was held earlier this month in aid of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)...
View ArticleRevisiting the New Forest
So can you ever go home again? To reply to Thomas Wolfe’s rhetorical question, specialist writer Sandra Shevey nodded a qualified yes.I visited the New Forest in 1988 on an unforgettable...
View ArticleBedfordshire avoid wooden spoon despite Lincolnshire loss
There was to be no happy ending for Bedfordshire as they suffered a five-wicket defeat to Lincolnshire in the final Minor Counties Championship game of the season on Tuesday.Bedfordshire at least...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Kick Ass really does what it says in the title...
“You don’t have to be a bad-ass to be a superhero. You just have to be brave.”When Kick Ass burst onto the cinema scene in 2010, Mark Millar kinetically blew the doors off the whole comic book genre -...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Olympus Has Fallen, Chronicle, I’m So Excited, Rebellion
The influences are clear to see in fast-paced action movie OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (15: Lionsgate).If you substitute the White House with a Los Angeles skyscraper, you’ve essentially got the first Die Hard...
View ArticleAppeal for woman to get in touch
A community stalwart is appealing for a woman who contacted him to get back in touch.Ken Lynch spoke to the lady known as Margaret – who is a wheelchair user – about the problems she has had accessing...
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