Cheers! Shop owner steps in after time called on pub
Former customers at a Houghton Regis pub that closed several years ago are raising their glasses to a local entrepreneur.Shop owner Kishor Patel and his family have stepped in to save the Dog &...
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 ArticleCaring C0-op staff and customers give Scouts a boost
Caddington Scout Group has received a donation from their local caring Co-op after a massive Christmas and New Year fundraising effort. Scout Leader Rita Tims had a surprise phone call from village...
View ArticlePolice issue rave warning
There is an “increased likelihood” of raves throughout the county this weekend, police have warned.Bedfordshire Police are reminding all owners of land and rural businesses to check their property and...
View Article‘Crumpet capital of the UK’ toasted by Prime Minister
Prime Minister David Cameron said he is “delighted” about the growth of a Dunstable company which is continuing with major expansion.Honeytop Speciality Foods on the Woodside Industrial Estate was...
View ArticleApprenticeships will allow us to compete
View From The House by Andrew Selous, MP for South West Beds...For the first time in around 30 years the United Kingdom is now exporting more cars than it imports. In 2012 the UK produced 1.58m...
View ArticleSchools’ cash push helps fund EAA life savers
Schools have been raising money for the East Anglian Air Ambulance by collecting old British and foreign currency as part of the Any Coin, Any Age campaign.More than 40 schools in Bedfordshire have...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: The Harry Hill Movie, Nebraska
Harry Hill is like Marmite – you either love him or hate him. I fall in the latter camp as I just don’t get the big-collared comedian’s humour.I’m aware that the small screen TV Burp is enjoyed by...
View ArticleLots to do out and about 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 ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Divergent efficiently pushes the Hunger Games...
“You’re different. You don’t fit into a category. They can’t control you. They call it Divergent. You can’t let them find out about you.”Coming in hard on the dystopian future/young adult buzz that The...
View ArticleVillage food firm on course for new shop after 67 years
A Studham company is on the move after trading in the village for well over 60 years.Harpers Food, of Bell Farm, Dunstable Road, is relocating to new premises in Pepperstock, near Slip End, creating a...
View ArticleTaxpayer faces £4k bill after travellers enjoy ‘huge drinking party’ in...
Human waste, 20 lorry loads of rubbish and thousands of pounds worth of damage has been left after a large group of travellers descended on Toddington for a “huge drinking party”.After first being...
View ArticleFormer Luton Town star Keith Keane arrested in connection with spot fixing...
A Luton-born footballer is one of six players from Preston North End FC to be arrested in connection with a spot fixing investigation.Former Luton Town star Keith Keane was arrested on Thursday along...
View ArticleDunstable middle schools decision ‘will be difficult’
Public consultations on the closure threat hanging over three Dunstable middle schools closed on Monday (April 7).Parents and the wider community were encouraged to have their say on the possible...
View ArticleTowns join to raise cash
Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard joined together on Saturday night to raise over £3,000 for a Good Samaritan.Keely Adams, 47, of Leighton Buzzard, lost her leg and was confined to a wheelchair,...
View ArticleAlan Dee: We can get through this together as long as nobody eggs her on
These are tense times in the Dee household, let me tell you. It’s never easy living with someone who is battling to overcome their demons, and it doesn’t much matter where that particular demon lurks.I...
View ArticleConstruction starts on Priory view
Construction will start next week at the Priory view retirement living development in Dunstable.Friday’s event is to celebrate the start of the construction work on the Church street site. The...
View ArticleMayor brushing up on art display
When the Mayor of Houghton Regis opens an exhibition on Saturday (April 19) he’ll be drawing on his own artistic talent!For the works by local artists on show at Bedford Square Community Centre will...
View ArticleGoing forth for a 4th gold prize in Anglia In Bloom
Dunstable has launched its bid to strike gold in the annual Anglia In Bloom competition for the fourth time. Members of the Dunstable In Bloom group gathered in Grove House Gardens to start their...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: Who will win this week’s sequel smackdown?
With the kids on holiday and family-friendly fare normally to the fore, it’s an odd time for The Raid 2 to batter its way on to our screens.Fans of the original cult Indonesian martial arts thriller,...
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