Family fun day for charity
A charity family fun day will be taking place on Sunday (August 25).Sandy Conservative Club will be the venue for the event in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.The fun day will start at noon and will...
View ArticleSafety advice day
Fire safety was on the agenda at an advisory workshop day on Saturday.Biggleswade Fire Station was the venue for the event, where officers from Bedfordshire Fire Rescue Service and other organisations...
View ArticleNew hangar doors from company
A Chronicle Country firm has commissioned new doors for a hangar at an airport in South Korea.Biggleswade company Jewers Doors has provided the new doors for the Asiana Airlines MRO facility hangar at...
View ArticleBusiness leader calls for ban on town ‘chuggers’
A business leader is calling for a ban on the use of ‘chuggers’ in Bury St Edmunds to protect the town’s businesses.Mark Cordell, chief executive of town centre improvement organisation Bid4Bury, said...
View ArticleWaders stay unbeaten after Cambridge draw
Biggleswade Town maintained their unbeaten start to the Calor Southern League Premier Division season with their second straight draw on Wednesday night.Hosts Cambridge City came from a goal down to...
View ArticleArlesey make it two wins from two
Ten-man Arlesey Town came from 2-1 down to score a brilliant 3-2 victory over Chesham United thanks to supersub Kim Forsythe on Tuesday.Ten-man Arlesey Town came from 2-1 down to score a brilliant 3-2...
View ArticleVIDEO: Beds brewers and boozers at the Great British Beer Festival
All hail the ale and raise your glasses to the great British Beer Festival, which was bigger and better than ever this year.The Campaign For Real Ale’s five-day event at Olympia London was attended by...
View ArticleWar on parking
A crackdown on commuter parking in Biggleswade will see new restrictions being introduced in four roads.A Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) is to be enforced covering Dells Lane, Tennyson Avenue, Chaucer...
View ArticleFootball fixtures
Local football fixtures for the week ahead.Saturday, August 24 Calor Southern League Premier Division: Bideford Town v Biggleswade Town; Arlesey Town v Corby Town.Molten Spartan SML Premier Division:...
View ArticleArrest after knife threats from man
Armed police were called to a residential road after a man made threats with a knife.The man has chased two other men with the weapon before police were called to Hitchin Street in Biggleswade at...
View ArticleRoads are set to stay open for now
Two roads are to stay open while a new roundabout is installed but there will be future closures.Shortmead Street and Sun Street in Biggleswade had initially expected to be closed this week while work...
View ArticleHave your say on new flood risk strategy
The flood risk in Chronicle Country is being considered in a new Central Beds Council scheme.The Local Flood Risk Management Strategy is now open for public consultation and looks at how the council...
View ArticleAward celebration at nature reserve
A nature reserve has celebrated after winning an award for the second year running.Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve was awarded a Green Flag award for being one of the best parks and green spaces...
View ArticleNew Morrisons set to open
Morrisons will be opening its new Chronicle Country store on Monday (August 26).Morrisons M local in Biggleswade market square will open its doors for the first time, creating 20 new jobs in the...
View ArticleFuture looks bright for town’s Christmas lights
Biggleswade’s Christmas lights will continue to be hired rather than bought outright – and they will be more colourful this year.Biggleswade Town Council’s town centre management committee will...
View ArticlePlan to combat intimidation by station drunks
Intimidation of bus passengers by drunks could be a thing of the past thanks to efforts by police and two councils.Beds Police, Biggleswade Town Council and Central Beds Council are working together to...
View ArticleA swimmingly good time!
Youngsters from a youth club have been making the most of the summer holidays – enjoying time in a swimming pool.Members of the Sandy Young People’s Tuesday Youth Club had a swim at the pool at Sandye...
View ArticleFake gardeners make off with woman’s cash
Distraction burglars made off with cash from an elderly woman’s home after offering to do gardening work for her.The 86-year-old answered her door in Glebe Road, Sandy to a man between 9am and 9.30am...
View ArticleOpen House event for new buyers
Prospective home buyers can take part in an Open House Weekend on Saturday and Sunday. September 14 and 15. Contact Taylors in Sandy for more info.Call 01767 833021.
View ArticleVillage set to fight new plans for housing
Villagers are fighting plans to build 93 new homes.Henlow Parish Council is objecting to the planning application by Gladman Developments requesting permission to build the homes off Langford Road in...
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