Protest over 20mph ‘danger’
A protest petition is calling for a U-turn over new 20mph speed limit zones now in force in most residential areas in Dunstable.The online petition urges Central Beds Council to have a rethink, saying...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film review: Wouldn’t it be nice if it was August? Not if you were...
The cinema schedule is groaning under the strain as heavyweight efforts continue to hit the screen, all aiming to build up a head of steam as we enter peak awards time. A typical effort is August:...
View ArticleQuirky and funny stories in the Dunstable area
Here’s a wake-up call for the snorers among you. You know who you are!Dunstable Rock Choir tells me that scientific research shows that singing can help tone down snoringAnd the word is that joining a...
View ArticleTurning over a new leaf at Houghton Regis youth hub
In the run-up to Hallowe’en, youngsters in brightly coloured outfits knocked on doors around Houghton Regis asking people for “stuff”.But this was not trick or treating or the anti-social behaviour...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: About Time, Prisoners, Girl Most Likely
Cute comedic yarn ABOUT TIME (12: Universal) stands tall alongside Richard Curtis’s romantic classics Notting Hill and Four Weddings And A Funeral.Single man Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) turns 21 and gets...
View ArticleFormer EDL boss jailed for mortgage fraud
The former leader of the English Defence League went to prison yesterday knowing his life will now be in danger every second he is behind barsStephen Yaxley-Lennon, 31, who founded the EDL, is now a...
View ArticleMP picks favourite children’s book to back campaign
South West Bedfordshire MP Andrew Selous has chosen his favourite children’s book to support Save the Children’s Change The Story campaign to make sure poor children don’t fall behind with their...
View ArticlePlanners’ bid to slash red tape
Voice your views on proposals for a special planning order to give a boost to businesses in areas including Dunstable’s Woodside Estate.The idea is to bring in a “local development order” to relax some...
View ArticleEco-school gets the green flag
Caddington Village School has been awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag award for its green transformation. Staff and pupils have significantly reduced the school’s energy consumption and saved nearly...
View ArticleHousing group praised for work with residents
Aldwyck Housing Group have been shortlisted for the two categories they entered at the Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) Central Region Awards.Aldwyck have been nominated for their work with...
View ArticleCouncil offers possible lifeline to people struggling with housing benefit
Certain disabled people, foster carers and people fleeing domestic violence are to be prioritised for Discretionary Housing Payments under a draft scheme that Central Bedfordshire Council is currently...
View ArticleService station fuel theft: Do you know this man?
Bedfordshire Police this week released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to following the theft of fuel from a Dunstable petrol station.The incident happened at 6.30pm on Monday, November 11...
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 ArticleMP encouraged by latest unemployment figures
The number of unemployed claimants in South West Beds has fallen from 1,952 to 1,311 in the past year. The current rate is 2.4% of the economically active population aged 16-64 and is the 450th highest...
View ArticleCar park attack leaves man severely injured
A 35-year-old man was left with severe facial injuries following an attack in a Dunstable car park on Thursday afternoon.The assault took place at around 1pm in a residential parking area in Southwood...
View ArticleTraveller and gipsy site plan
The updated draft gipsy and traveller local plan is set to go before Central Beds Council at a meeting this Thursday, January 30.If approved by the full council, the revised Central Beds plan will be...
View ArticleLatest plans
Latest planning applications which have been submitted to Central Bedfordshire Council include the following.CADDINGTON: Addition of classrooms and separate W.C. block using modular buildings. Change...
View ArticleVictims left unconscious after Caddington robberies
A man was knocked unconscious in an alley in Caddington during an attempted robbery on Sunday evening.Police are linking it to a robbery involving two school children in Caddington three days earlier...
View ArticleVIDEO: Cameron, Miliband and Clegg back Uprising in Beds
Britain’s three political leaders have given their backing to a Bedfordshire initiative as it launches as a charity.Uprising - a pioneering youth leadership scheme in Bedfordshire and three major UK...
View ArticleNew service from Keech
A new care package launched by Keech Hospice Care on Monday will enable end-of-life patients to remain in their own homes and reduce unplanned emergency admissions.The project has been developed in...
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