Keep your cars in trim for the summer
With the school summer holidays almost upon us, and more drivers using its roads, the Highways Agency is urging road users in East region to check and maintain their vehicles this summer – as figures...
View ArticleCharitable football match and fun day
Anyone for footie?There will be a charity football match featuring Arsenal Charitable Trust at Sandye Place Academy tomorrow (Saturday).It will be part of the football themed fun day which runs from...
View ArticleLong term growth in economy a result of new survey
You can influence the county’s economy.Central Beds Council is asking local businesses to take part in a survey about the issues they face to help shape the services offered to support long term...
View ArticleArtistic talents on display for carnival
Sandy Carnival Committee has announced its art contest winners as Felix Derilo, 4, and Cali Milner, 8. Both attend St Swithun’s Lower School.They are pictured with Daniel Davie from sponsors Inskip and...
View ArticleReading challenge
Children across Central Bedfordshire can spend their summers with fantastical creatures from the world of legend and mythology thanks to this year’s Summer Reading Challenge.Libraries across the area...
View ArticleSummer fun tips
The summer holidays are fast approaching and fortunately for parents concerned about how to occupy their children, Central Bedfordshire Council has put together a handy guide to the holiday schemes in...
View ArticleCouncil chases builders to foot roadworks bill
Central Beds Council is demanding builders that it says caused major emergency roadworks in Biggleswade foot the £120,000 bill. The authority this week confirmed its legal services team was dealing...
View ArticleCalls for council to be more transparent
A town council was accused of being ‘obsessed with secrecy’.Calls were made for Biggleswade Town Council to give more detail about ‘exempt items’ at its meetings; those for which the press and public...
View ArticleJazz band to bring genre to church
Listen to the sounds of the Millennium Eagle Jazz Band.The group will perform at St John the Baptist Church in Cockayne Hatley at 8pm on Saturday, August 2.The six piece group plays pieces from the...
View ArticleRev Steven Rothwell: Service to salute our pet companions
Since June last year I’ve been learning about dogs. Not in any formal way but by virtue of welcoming a puppy into our household, a golden retriever named Spot. One thing I have discovered is just how...
View ArticleVigil for the war
Embrace the darkness in commemoration of the First World War.People across the UK will turn off their lights from 10pm to 11pm on Monday, August 4 to mark the time that Great Britain entered the...
View ArticleStone Roses’ Aziz set to play at Wadefest
Former Stone Roses guitarist will be rocking Biggleswade as just one of the acts in a charity fundraising gig.Aziz Ibrahim, who still works with Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown and has also worked with...
View ArticleFun day out for all the family with fete
A country fete will raise money for charity.The event, which will take place on Sunday, August 10, has been organised by and for St John’s Hospice in Moggerhanger.There will be tractors, steam engines,...
View ArticleClassical theme to music festival
A three day classical music festival will be held next month.Potton Music Festival will run from Friday, August 15 to Sunday, August 17.Performances will take place in and around Potton. For details...
View ArticleMatt Adcock says Boyhood is a heart-rending experience
Boyhood is something unique. A film that takes the everyday experiences of growing up and tracks one young man over 12 years, shooting scenes from each of his years from age six to 18. It’s an...
View ArticleWoman injured by glass
A woman was seriously hurt after falling through a glass door.The incident happened at a home close to Shefford shortly before 5pm on Friday (July 11). The woman had received severe neck injuries in...
View ArticleMeeting about Hall For All as progress is ongoing
Have your say about the future of a new community hall.The Hall For All voluntary group in Potton is working hard to bring to reality a community hall for the town, which will be available for local...
View ArticleIN PICTURES: Biggleswade Town 0 Cambridge United 3
Biggleswade Town were defeated 3-0 by League Two newboys Cambridge United in their first pre-season friendly on Saturday.The Waders fell behind to Harrison Dunk’s 30th minute goal before Robbie Simpson...
View ArticleVictorian music hall is recreated with special guest star Lionel Blair
You’ll certainly get a blast from the past with this show!The Good Old Days (pictured), based on the popular 1950s BBC television show of the same name, is coming to the Gordon Craig Theatre in...
View ArticleTravel: Alternative Arabian nights
By Catherine Wylie (Press Association)As I look up at the beautiful mosaic ceiling, I sigh indulgently as the masseuse pours silky suds all over my freshly exfoliated skin.I’m having my first ever...
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