Blues held by Poole
Arlesey Town were held to a 2-2 draw by Poole Town in their Calor Southern League Premier Division clash on Tuesday night.The visitors took the lead on 19 minutes when Sam Willett put through his own...
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Bedford & District LeagueDivision One: Elstow B 6 Elstow A 4; St Neots B 3 Biggleswade 7; Revolution B 2 St Neots A 8.Division Two: Elstow C 1 Marston 9; St Neots C 7 Southill A 3; Stevington A 1...
View ArticleBiggy romp past Deepings
Biggleswade marched on in their league campaign recording their highest ever score over bottom placed Deepings, as they were 88-18 winners in Midlands Three East South on Saturday.Such was the...
View ArticleChildren’s A&E department reopens
Ambulances can now take children to Bedford Hospital.On Tuesday (January 21) Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group gave permission for ambulances responding to 999 calls to take children straight...
View ArticleNew Traveller pitches agreed by councillors
New Gypsy and Traveller pitches got the all clear from Central Beds Council’s executive committee.The meeting followed on from the discussions about the Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan at last week’s...
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Bedford & District LeaguePremier Division: Ampthill Amazons 36 Team T&S 11; Grangers Blaze 50 Baldock Crusaders 45; 1st Choice Recruitment 40 L&B Ladies 29; Red Arrows 49 Grangers Flames...
View ArticleCold, darkness and fear down the mines
An author has published her tale of children working down Victorian mines.The Strange Story of the Skry Pit Kids is Jacqueline Bellew’s debut children’s book.It follows the stories of five children...
View ArticleTravel: Get on your bike in Holland
Holland is renowned for its passion for cycling and its love of the bicycle.It is also one of the world’s premier cycling countries, boasting a road network that caters specifically for the needs of...
View ArticleHarvey’s the cream on EASB Premier Junior Tour
Greyfriars Snooker Club player Sam Harvey reached the final of the English Association of Snooker & Billiards (EASB) Premier Junior Tour in Cambridge. The event took place last weekend and Harvey...
View ArticleDilemma over verge parking
Parking on verges and footpaths will be a hot topic at a meeting next week.Central Beds Council’s proposal to have a council wide ban on verge and footway parking has received three written...
View ArticleBowls round-up
Famous Grouse LeagueResults: Henlow Park 8 Bedford Borough 11; Ampthill 15 Sharnbrook 17; Flitwick 9 Kempston Hammers 19; Stewartby 9 Bedford Park 14; Russell Park 27 Langford 7; Wilstead 19 Maulden 11.
View ArticlePlea for repairs as road surface ‘deteriorates’
A motorist has lamented the state of a main road in a village.Andre Etienne drives down Station Road in Langford on his journey to and from work, and says that the road is in an appalling...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Jack Ryan’s latest incarnation is a formula...
All American super spy Jack Ryan is back for the benefit of cinema-goers who find Bond a bit too British, Bourne a bit too violent and Mission Impossible’s Ethan Hunt a bit too unpredictable.Ryan has...
View ArticleNew website for the next election
Potential councillors are being urged to be independents.A new website has been launched by independent Central Beds Councillor, Mark Smith, who represents the Ampthill ward.It asks candidates to...
View ArticleSkates on at women’s sports festival
Women were the sporting stars of the show on Saturday (January 25).Flitwick and Sharnbrook based team, Rebellion Roller Derby, was one of the groups meeting prospective new members at the Women and...
View ArticleAuthor gives talk for Gamlingay’s history society
Local historian and author Bernard O’Connor will speak at Gamlingay and District History Society’s meeting on Monday, February 10. He will talk about St Neots man, John Bellingham, who went on to...
View ArticleExtension at Baptist church moves closer
An extension to a church has moved a step closer after planning permission was renewed.The Reverend Steve Summerfield and fellow parishioners at Shefford Baptist Church want to add a two storey rear...
View ArticleTen-man Blues fall to heavy Saints defeat
Arlesey Town fell to a hefty 5-0 defeat at St Albans City in their Calor Southern League Premier Division clash on Saturday.John Frendo gave Saints the lead after 19 minutes from the penalty spot,...
View ArticleBetter satisfaction with our rights of way
Satisfaction with Central Beds Council’s public footpaths and bridleways has risen to 89 per cent in the past year.The council manages more than 1,330km of public rights of way across the area,...
View ArticleStotfold hammered by Ampthill
Stotfold fell to a 6-2 defeat against promotion hopefuls Ampthill Town in their Molten Spartan SML Premier Division clash on Saturday.The hosts led 5-0 at half time as Danny Watson (20 and 40), plus...
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