Police force is fit for the future says Olly Martins
Earlier this week HMIC published a report which looked at how Bedfordshire Police has responded to the savings challenge laid down by the Government in 2010. It found that we are “moving in the right...
View ArticleDon’t forget the kids when moving home
WITH the schools now closed for summer - there may be a chance to enjoy rather than dread a summertime house move with the children around. Moving home can be stressful enough for the adults, but spare...
View ArticleDon’t leave your dogs in the heat
Wood Green is urging pet owners to take extra care of their pets when the temperature rises following an incident at the weekend where a dog collapsed from heat exhaustion. The Charity attended the...
View ArticleLook Hoo’s here for charity do!
British Formula 1 champion Jenson Button returned to Luton Hoo Hotel’s 1,065 acre estate last weekend to host his third triathlon in aid of The Jenson Button Trust.Theevent was to raise money for...
View ArticlePool reopens for summer
Houghton Regis Leisure Centre swimming pool reopened on a phased basis on Saturday, July 26.Central Bedfordshire Council invested the money, from the leisure management contract, into re-opening the...
View ArticleThe Mall’s poppy sculpture
The Mall will be unveiling a poppy sculpture, to support the British Royal Legion, on Friday, August 1, at 11am.The sculpture, designed by artist Mark Humphrey, can hold over 3000 poppies and shoppers...
View Article‘Text book’ glider landing
Emergency services scrambled to the aid of a pilot after reports a glider had crashed in a recreational ground in Houghton Regis on Saturday. The hazardous area response team (HART), a response car and...
View ArticleNew shops open in Houghton
A mother and daughter have opened two new shops in Bedford Square, Houghton Regis. Mae’s Boutique and Beauty By Ladies, opened their doors to the public earlier this month.The boutique, previously...
View ArticleDunstable pool remains closed
Dunstable Leisure Centre’s swimming pool is temporarily closed, following some roof damage and leakage to that area of the centre.Work will begin tomorrow to repair the damaged roof. Conor McElhatton,...
View ArticleTravel: Canada’s big skies, big fish and a wild west dream
Mention Canada and most people immediately think of a trip through the Rockies from Calgary to Vancouver – but In the first of two features about one of the Commonwealth country’s lesser known...
View ArticleFamily fun day
Children’s Links are hosting a free family activity play day at The Green, Houghton Regis on Saturday, August 2, from 11am till 3pm. There will be water play, assault courses, climbing walls, zorbs,...
View ArticleFancy a dip in the lake, deer? Zoo residents take the plunge to cool down
During this month’s searing heat, we’re sure most people have thought of diving headfirst into a pool to cool down.And that’s exactly what the residents of nearby Whipsnade Zoo have been doing to cope...
View ArticleNovel leanings of the chemist who turned to psychology
Former Dunstable pharmacist and psychologist Gerald Fox – who’s just penned his first psychological thriller - says his next work may well be a Carry On style comedy.The man who bought Herington...
View ArticleHarry’s hard work pays off as competition is big hit
An amateur skate, BMX and scooter competition, organised by a 14-year-old from Houghton Regis, was a roaring success on Monday.Harry Backhouse, of Houghton Regis, worked with Children’s Links, the...
View ArticleManshead School joker Gavin makes an impression on tour
At Manshead Upper School, Dunstable, young Gavin Spokes was the class clown, getting into trouble more than once for doing blisteringly accurate impersonations of his teachers and, in particular, his...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Divergent, The Legend Of Hercules, Half Of A Yellow Sun,...
Sci-fi adventure DIVERGENT (12: Entertainment One) is a Hunger Games clone with enough menace and suspense to make it reasonably diverting.Teens inhabiting post-apocalyptic Chicago are tested to...
View ArticleStudents draw on home town for art contest
Students from a Dunstable school demonstrated their creativity in a competition which invited them to show what their home town means to them.Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey challenged the art students at...
View ArticleLuton Borough Council seeks judicial review over Houghton Regis development...
A bitter dispute over a housing development has seen Luton Borough Council take legal action against Central Beds Council, Luton News can confirm.On June 2 an ‘urban extension’ of Houghton Regis, which...
View ArticleSummer in the Sun for Luton
Love Luton will host Summer In The Sun in St George’s Square from Saturday, August 23, till Friday, August 29.The Square will be turned into a beach with sand and deck chairs.The event will be part of...
View ArticleSummer warning on the dangers of building sites
As the school summer holidays get under way, a local homebuilder is warning youngsters to stay safe and keep away from its development sites.New homes developments under construction may look like fun...
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