Schools to save energy
Schools in Chronicle Country are taking part in a new energy conservation scheme.Derwent Lower School in Henlow, Fairfield Park Lower in Stotfold, Burgoyne Middle in Potton, Langford Lower and Campton...
View ArticleA high class academy!
An academy has been praised by Ofsted inspectors, who have judged it to be ‘a good school’.Inspectors spent two days at Etonbury Academy in Arlesey last month, and were impressed with their...
View ArticleMidweek: Waders hit eight, Blues beaten
Biggleswade Town blasted eight goals past Cranfield United in a re-run of last season’s North Beds Charity Cup final in a first round tie at Crawley Road on Tuesday night.The cup holders – who...
View ArticleAppeal over charter market
A town is appealing to traders and would-be customers to give its charter market a much-needed boost.Traders at the weekly Shefford market, held on Fridays are concerned after visitor numbers dropped...
View ArticleFootball fixtures for the week ahead
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17FA VASE – Second Round: Amersham Town v Rye Utd; Ampthill Town v Diss Town; Berkhamsted v Southend Manor; Colney Heath v Hadleigh Utd; Hatfield Town v Ely City; Oxhey Jets v...
View ArticleResidential children’s home could open in a village
A residential children’s home will be opened in a village if a planning application is approved.The application has been submitted to Central Beds Council requesting permission for change of use from a...
View ArticleFree restringing at fundraiser
A musician who has repaired and altered guitars for rock and pop stars is holding a restringing fundraiser.Chris Andrews – who has worked on guitars used by Irish rock band The Script, backing...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn Part 2
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2Proof if ever it was needed that you can call a film anything and if enough people want to see it, it won’t matter. Director Bill Condon – who directed Part 1 –...
View ArticleThieves take gold watches
Burglars stole an elderly man’s retirement gift and other jewellery.The house in Spring Road in Clifton was targeted between 9.45am on Sunday, November 4 and 1.30pm on Thursday, November 8 while the...
View ArticleHelp with bell ringers’ fundraising
A church bell-ringing group is appealing for help with a fundraising drive.The Bell Ringers of St Andrew’s Church in Biggleswade are trying to raise £95,000 for the maintenance of the church bells and...
View ArticleCaravan site will be on the table
A Gypsy and Traveller site could be extended.On Wednesday Central Beds Council’s development management committee will discuss a planning application to add more caravans to Twin Acres, off Hitchin...
View ArticleTheatre listings
If you do one thing this week –see a Hollywood star in action.Rupert Everett, whose film credits include Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third, Shakespeare in Love and My Best Friend’s Wedding, is the star of...
View ArticleStore’s opening hours bid rejected
A supermarket’s attempts to extend its opening hours have been rejected.ASDA in Biggleswade wants to change its hours so it can open until 11pm from Monday to Saturday and until 10pm on Sundays.It also...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s pick of next week’s TV
SATURDAYThe Rolling Stones: Crossfire Hurricane (BBC Two, 10.15pm)This two-part documentary charts many of the most memorable moments from the Stones history, dating back to 1962 up to around 1980.It’s...
View ArticleBiggleswade mayor wins Central Beds Council seat
Biggleswade mayor Councillor Tim Woodward has won the Biggleswade South seat on Central Beds Council.Conservative candidate Mr Woodward was announced as the winner at the council offices on Friday...
View ArticleIndependent candidate wins Central Beds Council seat
Independent candidate Alison Graham has won the Silsoe and Shillington seat on Central Beds Council.She won 527 votes, followed by second place Conservative candidate Martin Hawkins with 236 votes,...
View ArticleEnjoy a collaboration of different arts
An innovative visual and musical art collaboration was launched in Chronicle Country on Thursday (November 15).Coastscapes is a new film from photographer Jayne Odell and musician Kevin Hall, and was...
View ArticleHave your say on plans to surround town with green
Would you like to walk along a green corridor?Central Beds Council is inviting people from the Biggleswade area to have their say on plans for a new green wheel of land around the town.The idea is that...
View ArticleVIDEO: Reaction from unsuccessful PCC candidates
Labour candidate Olly Martins was declared as Bedfordshire’s first Police and Crime Commissioner this afternoon.Here two of the unsuccessful candidates, independent Mezanur Rashid and British Freedom...
View ArticleEast Midlands hammered
East Midlands suffered a heavy 53-8 defeat to Gloucestershire in their National U20 competition clash at Northampton BBOB last week.The hosts, missing their Bedford Blues and Ampthill players,...
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