Schools celebrate sport cash boost
Two Houghton Regis schools are set for a major boost after gaining £30,000 each to develop new outdoor sports facilities.Hawthorn Park Community Primary and Houghton Regis Primary were successful in...
View Article‘Queen of Shops’ Mary is heading back to town
Retail expert Mary Portas is back with a new TV series and is offering help to independent shops and other businesses in Dunstable.The retail consultant is known for her retail and business-related...
View ArticleCommunity work helps to win top county business award
Two Luton entrepreneurs carried off top trophies at the FSB Bedfordshire Business Awards on Thursday night.Mostaque Koyes, of print company Bartham Group, off Sundon Park Road, and Irena Oliver, of...
View ArticleCutting back Busway noise
Parts of the Luton and Dunstable busway will be closed overnight on Tuesday, July 1, and Wednesday, July 2, so contractors can carry out work to make it quieter.It will be closed between Dunstable and...
View ArticleAlan Dee: If you just fast forward, the ad breaks will get even longer
Apparently it’s aknowledged by the creative cabals in charge of the advertising industry that the traditional TV spot is in the toilet. I’m not referring to the fact that large proportions of the...
View ArticleHelp put the focus into finding the right care home
Healthwatch Central Bedfordshire are conducting a series of focus groups across Central Bedfordshire to better understand the qualities people look for in a residential or nursing care home and how...
View ArticleJobs Fair to help locals find work
The Community Jobs Fair will be at Hockwell Ring community centre on Thursday, July 3, from 10am till 12.30pm and 1pm till 3.30pm. The Fair will give locals the chance to meet employers and discover...
View ArticleFuture of ‘Our Place’ is now in your hands
A new initiative has been launched in Dunstable giving people more power to make the town a better place. Our Place is a government scheme offering residents the chance to have a say in their local...
View ArticleHave your say on plans for Dunstable middle schools
Parents are being urged to have their say on the proposed closure of three Dunstable middle schools – Ashton, Brewers Hill and Streetfield – before the final stage of the consultation process closes at...
View ArticleVote for your top shop in Luton Mall
Luton shoppers are invited to vote for their favourite shop in the Mall, with the winning store being crowned with the coveted much coveted Shoppers Award at The Mall’s Retailer Awards this summer.Last...
View ArticleNeil’s new boss
Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Community Rehabilitation Company (BeNCH CRC) has appointed Neil Moloney (left) as its new Chief Executive. Neil joins from West...
View ArticleAirport expansion takes flight as plans given final consent
The long-awaited expansion of Luton Airport will take flight after the council signed off final details on the plan.The £100m development will take the airport’s annual passenger capacity from 12...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: Melissa hits the road with gran in tow
Brace yourselves, there’s another blockbuster Transformers movie out next week.But while we wait in trepidation for another dose of special effects stupidity, new releases are a little thin on the...
View ArticleGardens go on show
A selection of gardens will be open around the Aspley Guise village on Sunday 13 July from 12.30pm-5.30pm, giving the chance to re-visit at a different time some that were open in May as well as other...
View ArticleJoin in children’s debate
A consultation on children’s services in the area needs feedback on four possible options. Since the last reorganisation of children’s centres in Central Beds in 2011, there has been an increased focus...
View ArticleBook to follow in footsteps of Chariots of Fire?
The author of a book about his family’s sporting hero is confident it will be turned into a film.Only Gold Matters, the biography of Cecil Griffiths, an athlete who won an Olympic gold medal, but was...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Under The Skin, Escape From Planet Earth, Gimme Shelter
Scarlett Johansson is truly mesmerising as an alien taking on the form of a dead womand seducing local men in Scotland in UNDER THE SKIN (15: Studio Canal).The rouge-lipped siren roams the streets of...
View ArticleBeware of raves this weekend
There is an increased likelihood of raves this weekend. according to Beds police.The police are reminding all owners of land and rural businesses to check their property and ensure that all buildings...
View ArticleOutsmarting distraction burglars
Take time to be sure before you open the door.That’s the advice from the water watchdog the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) which has published its top tips to help households outsmart distraction...
View ArticleKris aiming to inspire young
Kriss Akabusi has announced that BBC3 Counties Radio drive-time presenter Roberto Perrone will be the official host at this year’s motivational business seminar ‘In The Arena’Roberto said: “I am...
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