Firefighter was shot by robbers
The death of a man who was murdered while on holiday with his brother in Venezuela has been ruled as an unlawful killing.Thomas Ossel, 28, a London firefighter who lived in Bedford but grew up in...
View ArticleSign up for charity while out shopping
A clothes shop will be holding a charity recruitment event.Shoppers at Matalan in Biggleswade will be able to find out more about St John’s Hospice in Moggerhanger’s Starlight Hike.There will be...
View ArticleHelp to cut speed
Caldecote residents concerned about speeding through the village can help to slow down motorists.The Speedwatch group, which has been reporting speeds sometimes exceeding 50mph, is looking for...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Bellylaughs galore for the broad-minded in garden...
‘We are a fraternity, we are a brotherhood, and we are here to party!’Bad Neighbours – or just Neighbors as it was originally distributed on the other side of the pond – is the latest entry in a long...
View ArticleCharity idea just keeps on growing
The British obsession with gardening and nosing round other people’s plots has proved a money spinner for charity.In 2013 the National Gardens Scheme raised more than £2m for charities including...
View ArticleTravel feature: All aboard a Viking boat from Budapest to Amsterdam
By Ian CooperInternational business author and speaker Professor Ian Cooper experiences a river cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam with Viking River Cruises. River cruising is becoming increasingly...
View ArticleWalkers can enjoy footpath at Poppy Hill
The Poppy Hill Lakes area now has a fantastic wooden bird sculpture as well as a brand new public footpath for everyone to enjoy. The Henlow footpath was officially opened on Friday, April 25, when the...
View ArticleTakeaway proposal
An application has been submitted to convert a grocers into a take away.The application submitted to Central Beds would see Charlie’s on Biggleswade High Street, which currently sells fresh produce and...
View ArticleReview: Dance ‘Til Dawn
By Alan WoodingI was faced with something of a dilemma last night. I can’t exactly described Dance ‘Til Dawn as a proper musical or as a song and dance show … it somehow falls into it’s own special...
View ArticleMemorial project offcially launched at special service
A town gathered to remember its fallen sons as the Arlesey Remembers You project was launched at its civic service.The community wide project will see 87 poppy crosses on the grave’s of Arlesey’s...
View ArticleSpotted a surge of skips? That shows things are looking up
A snapshot of domestic and small-scale construction activity across England and Wales has revealed the north is ‘out skipping’ the aouth with five times the number of skips in the north east compared...
View ArticleMissing cat Mila
A cat is missing from Biggleswade.Mila has been missing from Whittle Drive in Kings Reach since Saturday night (3rd May). She has been microchipped.Owner Richard Little is worried that she may be...
View ArticleMissing cat Bruiser
A black cat has gone missing in Biggleswade.Bruiser went missing from Drove Road in the early hours of Saturday morning.He has not been microchipped.Anyone with details of his whereabouts can contact...
View ArticleRobbers attack woman in Shefford
Robbers attacked a mother while her young children looked on.The “shocking” and “appalling” assault took place on Friday (May 2) at about 5.10pm.The 31-year-old had gone out of her house in Lucas Way,...
View ArticleBusy businesses have more time to enter prestigious awards
Companies in the county have been so busy this year that the organisers of this year’s FSB Bedfordshire Business Awards have extended the deadline for entering to give them more time.As a local survey...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Arnie’s back in another creaky geriaction effort
We’ve heard a lot about pensioners forced by these tough times to work on long beyond their normal retirement age just to make ends meet.Surely that can’t be the case with golden oldie Arnold...
View ArticleSpeeding vehicles
A Speedwatch group is seeking new volunteers to help target speeding hotspots.The Caldecote group is focusing on Vinegar Hill Road, Hitchin Road and Biggleswade Road in Upper Caldecote.Current members...
View ArticleTravel: America’s cherry blossom state burst into spring
As the first signs of spring begin to show and the winter snow has melted, the state of Michigan is coming into its own by offering visitors access to the world’s longest freshwater coastline and some...
View ArticleSingle and looking to buy your first home? You’ve probably come up a bit...
Single homebuyers have to find an extra £24,000 to afford their first property, according to new figures.The latest data from Move with Us following a survey of 175 estate agents across Britain...
View ArticleCup final heartbreak as Biggleswade are beaten by Stockwood Park
There was no happy ending to the campaign as Biggleswade went down at home for the first time this season in a narrow 11-8 defeat to Stockwood Park in the Bedfordshire County Cup final.Biggleswade...
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