Dementia patients have a right to views
A leading evidence-based researcher has called for people with dementia “to be listened to” in order to “revolutionise” services.Professor Mike Fisher, who was speaking in his inaugural lecture as a...
View ArticleAlan Dee: No need to applaud, this orgy of self-congratulation needs to be...
Call me old school, but I do believe that modesty befits a man. I’m talking about a man because the last time I checked I was one, and the phrase runs lightly off the tongue – the same principle...
View ArticleBlue tits make a welcome return to Bedfordshire Birdwatch shows
More than 5,500 people took part in this year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch in Bedfordshire. Results have now been combined with those from across the UK, helping the RSPB to discover some interesting...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Noah is big, bold, brave and will blow you away
“Fire consumes all, water cleanses…”Stand by to have any Sunday School recollections of Noah blown apart as Russell Crowe brings a man of unswerving, world-saving faith to the big screen in a...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, Old Boy
The second part of the long drawn-out film adaptation of JRR Tolkien classic The Hobbit can be a frustrating watch.Dramatic tension in THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (12: Warner) comes in fits and...
View ArticleKeep it local this Easter
The Easter holidays are just around the corner and there are lots of eggs-citing activities taking place right on your doorstep, which are sure to put a spring in your step.Hop along to the two...
View ArticleWeekend trip to Germany was an endurance test
Dunstable Town Council staff and friends got on their bikes and put their oar in for a gruelling event at the weekend.They took part in the Dunstable Team Challenge – a 24 hour endurance test...
View ArticleEasyjet announces plans for 2,500 new jobs at Luton Airport
Budget airline easyJet has announced that it will create 2,500 new jobs in the town- if the expansion of London Luton Airport is agreed.The firm has struck a 10 year deal with the airport as it looks...
View ArticleRotary Award for tireless community work
The Rotary Award, presented annually since 1972, is given to organisations or individuals who contribute time and effort for the good of the community.This year’s Dunstable Rotary Club recipient is...
View ArticleKnock, knock, who’s there? Advisors to help you travel
Advisors from Central Bedfordshire Travel Choices will be on Dunstable’s streets this month, helping residents travel more cost effectively, get fit and save money.They are part of a project aiming to...
View ArticleBaby joy for mum who ran marathon
2012 was a very good year for former Queensbury schoolgirl Caroline Morris.Not only did she run the Virgin Money London Marathon for the first time, but she subsequently discovered she’d been about...
View ArticleFake Drake tickets
Were you sold fake tickets for Canadian artist Drake’s London 02 Arena concerts on March 25 and 26?If so British Transport Police would like to hear from you. Call 0800 40 50 40, or text 61016, quoting...
View ArticleTeen victim of ‘appalling’ bottle attack in pub
A teenager needed 12 stitches in a head wound after he was attacked with a bottle in a Dunstable pub in the early hours of Sunday morning.The assault took place at around 2.45am when the 18-year-old...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Will punters queue up two by two to catch grizzled...
For all the rumours of final cut wrangles, studio meddling, soaring budgets and tepid test screenings its easy to think of Noah as a sort of Biblical Waterworld – a soggy mess that’s going to see a lot...
View ArticleHelp for firms struggling to find the right places to go
Cardington Hangar No. 1 provided the backdrop to the launch of a new Velocity Growth Hub for Bedfordshire businesses on Friday.Velocity, a business support initiative for companies across the South...
View ArticlePCC Olly Martins interviewed under criminal caution for Leon Briggs leak
Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Olly Martins has been interviewed under police caution as an investigation into the leak of information continues.The Independent Police Complaints Commission...
View ArticleComplaint over pizza hair ‘laughed off’ by Dunstable takeaway
A Toddington man has blasted a “despicable“ takeaway after he was met with laughs when complaining about a hair found in a slice of pizza.Rick Wilmott, 32, returned home from work on Monday night and...
View ArticleTown honours dynamic and inspirational young duo
Two inspirational youngsters have had their tireless community work officially recognised.Ryan Browne and Emily Christopher received awards at Dunstable’s 29th Annual Town Meeting at Creasey Park...
View ArticleTrial for machine that fixes potholes in two minutes
Central Bedfordshire Council is one of the first authorities in the region to trial a new, innovative road patching machine that could cut down pothole repair times dramatically. The machine, pictured,...
View ArticleCaddington villagers to start petition over ‘worrying’ spike in house burglaries
Caddington villagers are preparing a petition on a perceived lack of police presence in the village, after figures revealed a ‘worrying’ increase in house burglaries.Statistics from Beds Police showed...
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