Matt Adcock’s film review: Noah is big, bold, brave and will blow you away
“Fire consumes all, water cleanses…”Stand by to have any Sunday School recollections of Noah blown apart as Russell Crowe brings a man of unswerving, world-saving faith to the big screen in a...
View ArticleMemories of a special man
Tributes have been paid to a much-loved community man who has died at the age of 81.David Garner of Biggleswade passed away last Friday at Lister Hospital in Stevenage following a short illness.A born...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, Old Boy
The second part of the long drawn-out film adaptation of JRR Tolkien classic The Hobbit can be a frustrating watch.Dramatic tension in THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (12: Warner) comes in fits and...
View ArticleMan hit by train at Biggleswade
A man has suffered ‘life threatening’ injuries to his legs after being hit by a train in Biggleswade.The ambulance service was called at 9.13pm yesterday, (Sunday) dispatching a rapid response car,...
View ArticleTravel: Cruising in the land of the Tsars
Russia had always been on my ‘must visit list’ but I had a problem, writes Professor Ian Cooper, the international business author and speaker who experiences the ‘Waterways of the Tsars’ from St...
View ArticleWoman and child rescued from river
A woman and her young son were rescued after the boy became stranded in the River Ivel.The emergency services were called to Mill Lane in Sandy just before 10.30am on Saturday (March 30).The boy, who...
View ArticleTonight’s The Night for Rod Stewart hits
A smash hit musical comedy is coming to Milton Keynes Theatre.Tonight’s The Night was inspired by the songs of Rod Stewart and stars Sugababes’ Jade Ewen.The all singing, all dancing feel good show...
View ArticleTheatre review: The Perfect Murder
By Alan WoodingThere’s plenty of twists, turns and intrigue on stage at Milton Keynes Theatre this week with the arrival of novelist Peter James’ black comedy, The Perfect Murder.Having spent almost...
View ArticleSchool needs to stretch its more able students
Teaching and management at a lower school need to improve according to Ofsted inspectors.Ofsted visited St Mary’s Academy in Stotfold at the beginning of March. They graded it as ‘requires...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Will punters queue up two by two to catch grizzled...
For all the rumours of final cut wrangles, studio meddling, soaring budgets and tepid test screenings its easy to think of Noah as a sort of Biblical Waterworld – a soggy mess that’s going to see a lot...
View ArticleHelp for firms struggling to find the right places to go
Cardington Hangar No. 1 provided the backdrop to the launch of a new Velocity Growth Hub for Bedfordshire businesses on Friday.Velocity, a business support initiative for companies across the South...
View ArticlePlay equipment has no place in shared garden
A flat resident has slammed her housing association.Sheryl Day has been a tenant in Western Way, Sandy for the last nine years. Until early this year she had play equipment in the communal garden she...
View ArticleGoal-hungry Potton put four past Buckingham
Buckingham Athletic slumped to a 4-1 defeat as they came up against an on-song Potton United side.For the first 30 minutes of the match both teams were struggling to put any passes together and had 11...
View ArticleUnited and Oxhey Jets play out a stalemate
The Jets failed to fire up their engines and United left their shooting books at home as the two sides played out a dour 0-0 draw.That said, United enjoyed the better of the first half chances while...
View ArticleTravel: Look what’s brewing in India
It’s as much a British institution as the royal family, but a freshly-brewed cuppa has far humbler origins.Cherry Wilson follows the tea trail to Coorg in southern India.A dozen young women chatter as...
View ArticleRisborough run riot as Langford are mauled
Risborough Rangers put nine-man Langford to the sword in a 9-1 thrashing. A dreadful afternoon for Langford saw them play for a large part of the game with only nine men after two players were rightly...
View ArticleReal ale success for village pub
A village pub has been given an award by a real ale association – again.The Engineers Arms in Henlow is no stranger to winning accolades and this year is proving to be no exception.The watering hole,...
View ArticleEmergency aid for man stuck in stairlift
Emergency services were called to a Biggleswade home to help a man whose arm had become stuck in his stairlift.An ambulance and East Anglian Air Ambulance attended the incident at Sage Close and...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Noah is big, bold, brave and will blow you away
“Fire consumes all, water cleanses…”Stand by to have any Sunday School recollections of Noah blown apart as Russell Crowe brings a man of unswerving, world-saving faith to the big screen in a...
View ArticleScientific discoveries are the name of Galileo’s game
There’s a scientific feel to this week’s theatre.A Life of Galileo (pictured) is currently showing at Cambridge Arts Theatre. Catch it tonight (Friday) at 7.45pm or tomorrow at 2.30pm or 7.45pm....
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