Matt Adcock’s film review: Lone Survivor’s title is a bit of a giveaway, but...
“You are never out of the fight.” Attention! Your mission – should you choose to accept it - is going to be harsh… You will be exposed to hostile fire and feel every bullet. You will witness brutality,...
View ArticleTake a fresh look
The home of a Houghton Regis based firm has undergone a dramatic makeover with 6ft images of its staff adorning the outside of its building.The jaw-dropping feature is part of a new campaign from the...
View ArticlePart of woman’s brand new car stolen overnight
A woman woke up to find someone had swiped the bonnet from her brand new car in Houghton Regis on Thursday.Alison Jasper, 38, had bought a new Corsa just a few days earlier and parked it outside her...
View ArticleDriver assaulted by robbers who took his car
A man was assaulted and robbed of his car in Caddington on Friday evening. The 22-year-old was driving a black Mercedes and believes he was followed from Connaught Road in Luton by a gold 4x4 with four...
View Article‘School’s head will be sorely, sorely missed’
Pupils, parents and staff at a Dunstable school have been shocked by the sudden death of its “outstanding” headteacher.Marilyn Ravenor, principal of St Augustine’s Academy (formerly Downside Lower...
View ArticleMan threatened with knife after disturbing burglar
A man was threatened with a knife after disturbing a burglar in his Houghton Regis home.The crime happened late on Saturday afternoon when the intruder entered a house in Tithe Farm Road through an...
View ArticleOn your bike for free security aid
Cyclists can have their bikes etched with a security code free of charge, at an event at Central Beds’ Travel Choices Hub, Dunstable.After a spate of cycle thefts, the Lock It Or Lose It Bike Security...
View ArticleTelling tale of 1066 and all that
Dunstable town guide Paul Heley will talk on the topic 1066 Revisited, The Story Of William I, at Tea Time Tales on Thursday, February 6.The history talk will be held from 2.30pm-4pm at Priory House...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Great, now there are five more years for me to get collared for...
Well, there’s something else to worry about. One of my recurring nightmares is getting collared for jury service, and now the government says its going to hike the upper age limit so I could still get...
View ArticleSafe landing for Sue Ryder as Airport partnership continues
Three years ago Luton Airport launched its charity-of-the-year partnership.Staff were asked to shortlist potential good causes and the public was asked to vote.Sue Ryder was the overwhelming winner and...
View ArticleLend an ear to idea for new radio base
A vacant unit near Dunstable’s Grove Theatre could become the new base for BBC Three Counties Radio, if the station presses ahead with the idea.The lease on the station’s base in Hastings Street,...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: A rocky ride for rodeo roustabout McConaughey, but...
It may have Dallas in the title but there’s not much South Fork about Matthew McConaughey’s latest.In The Dallas Buyers Club he’s a hard-living and homophobic rodeo cowboy knocked sideways by an HIV...
View Article20mph debate gathers pace
Two very different views from Dunstablians on 20mph speed limits were put forward in separate petitions to a traffic management meeting.A petition from the Poynters Road Action Group pressed for a...
View ArticleThe sound of Vince’s music is coming to schools
Pupils at Ashton St Peter’s Lower School, Dunstable, have been given an introduction to the exciting world of music -making and sound production.Musician Vince Wilson is visiting schools in the area...
View ArticleIs this the best community store in the UK?
The Nisa Local store in Toddington, owned by Kishor Patel and his family, has reached the finals of a national competition to find the best community store in the UK. In their quest for the best,...
View ArticleKeep off the soil during the rains
During the winter it can be tempting to use a break in windy or rainy weather to get a head start on spring garden tasks. While this can be part of the fun of gardening it is a risky business! If you...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Machete Kills, Blue Jasmine
For a generation of film fans weaned on 1970s exploitation and irony, MACHETE KILLS (15: Lionsgate) comes across like a James Bond adventure.Among the jumble of bloody action, extreme violence and...
View ArticleLatest planning applications
Latest planning applications which have been submitted to Central Bedfordshire Council include the following.CADDINGTON: Two new link detached one-and-a-half storey dwellings, 20 Hawthorn...
View ArticleQuirky and funny stories in the Dunstable area
Black squirrels are regular visitors to a garden in Sewell, just outside Dunstable.That’s interesting in itself – but what really fascinates me is that one of the two squirrels in question looks like...
View ArticleNew homes building figures are a bonus, says MP
Central Bedfordshire Council will receive £6,947,412 of New Homes Bonus money for 2014/15 as a result of building 4,061 new homes and bringing 514 empty homes back into use.In total Central Beds...
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