Housebuilder gets friendly with bees
Leading local homebuilder David Wilson Homes South Midlands is helping to protect the British honey bee by planting bee friendly plants at its Bedfordshire developments. Teaming up with leading bee...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: 3 Days To Kill can be Taken as another ‘dangerous...
“My job is to hunt terrorists. I don’t negotiate. Within three days, I will find you. You can start counting.”Meet Ethan Renner (Kevin ‘Man Of Steel’ Costner) – a grizzled, wrinkly CIA hit man who is...
View ArticleSun shines on Summer of Music
A crowd of about 2,000 rocked with some of America’s greats at Dunstable Live on Saturday.The free five-hour music event in Grove House Gardens kicked off Dunstable Town Council’s Summer of Music.It...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Non-Stop, Ride Along, The Pretty One, 13 Sins
Liam Neeson has found a niche with leading roles in solid, workmanlike thrillers. There’s the usual non-stop action in, erm, NON-STOP (12: Studio Canal) in which he’s a veteran air marshal on a flight...
View ArticleAlan Dee: A cable conundrum that threatens to strangle us all
I call them marshmallow jobs – the sort of tasks that you think won’t take long and will give you some simple domestic satisfaction, but instead turn out to leave you feeling decidedly queasy after...
View ArticleOrders look to tackle foul play by dog owners
New dog control orders could soon be introduced in the Leighton area by Central Beds Council.The authority has just launched a consultation on measures to cover a number of offences, including fouling,...
View ArticleFun day celebration in young mum’s memory
Family and friends of a Dunstable mum who died suddenly last year are holding a fun day on Saturday (June 28) to celebrate her life. Former Northfields School student Hayley Young was 28 when she died...
View ArticlePetition adds fuel to bid to stop store’s petrol station
A businessman from Houghton Regis has started a petition against Morrisons’ plan for a new petrol station – on land opposite his service station. Shailesh Ghondia is a partner at the Georgina Service...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: Chef is a streetfood snack, Walking On Sunshine is a...
Everyone loves cooking shows – Masterchef, Come Dine With Me, Ready Steady Cook. So why not a cooking movie?Jon Favreau, looking these days as if he’s been tucking in a little too freely to the...
View ArticleHelping patients stay in own home
Specialist paramedic training has seen hundreds of patients able to be treated in their own homes rather than in hospital.The latest figures show that in 2013/14, more than 400 patients received wound...
View ArticleVisible justice is making a change, by Beds Police and Crime Commissioner...
I know that the law-abiding majority is often frustrated by a sense that criminals, particularly the ‘Mr Bigs’, operate with impunity, quite unmolested by the criminal justice system. But in...
View ArticleTeen attacked and stripped naked in Houghton Regis street
A teenager needed 20 stitches to his mouth after he was attacked and stripped naked by three men.The victim was assaulted as he made his way home in Houghton Regis following an argument with his...
View ArticleSecurity firm to protect Houghton Regis quarry
The Wildlife Trust has hired a security firm to help protect one of its sites – Houghton Regis Quarry – which has been blighted by nuisance motorcyclists in recent months.The quarry has become a focal...
View ArticleAirport MD jets off after seven years at the helm
Luton Airport managing director Glyn Jones is to leave the organisation, it was announced this morning.Mr Jones, who joined the airport in 2007, will leave to persue other opportunities.Chairman Clive...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Book Thief
Here’s a weird and wonderful crime story set in a hotel that you’ll want to revisit again and again.A starry cast in THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (15: 20th Century Fox) is headed by Ralph Fiennes, who’s...
View ArticleHave your say on local transport
The public’s views on Central Bedfordshire Council’s Highways and Transport services will again be compared with others across England, as part of the National Highways and Transport Public...
View ArticleTraveller plan goes to Secretary of State
All consultation responses and supporting evidence regarding Central Bedfordshire Council’s Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan have been submitted to the Secretary of State this week.The most recent...
View ArticleGet ready for Keech’s Star Walk
Keech Hospice has now opened sign up’s to its annual ladies only Star Walk event on Saturday 6th September 2014. Harry Judd from McFly, recently visited the hospice and saw all the fantastic work it...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Chef is a tasty little morsel with a nourishing...
“I get to touch people’s lives with what I do and I love it and I want to share this with you.”So what’s on the menu today? Starter:Decent anticipation for a new, lower budget and more personal movie...
View ArticleSuicide-attempt mum’s book could be a life-saver
A businesswoman and dedicated mum has written a book to raise awareness about mental health after an undiagnosed illness caused her to attempt suicide.Two years ago, Melanie Burnell, 33, of Kensworth,...
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