‘Crumpet capital’ at heart of expansion
A Dunstable bakery is at the crux of a multi-million pound expansion plan, the Gazette can excusively reveal.From mid-February, Aryzta Bakeries, on the Woodside Industrial Estate, will become Signature...
View ArticleLooking for volunteers
Assistance dog charity Canine Partners is starting its 25th anniversary celebrations with the launch of an education ambassador scheme.The charity is looking for volunteers to visit schools, colleges...
View ArticleEnforcing 20mph speed limits would ‘clog up courts’ says officer
Police are unable to enforce 20mph speed limits across Dunstable as it would clog up the courts, according to a traffic officerAfter regularly witnessing motorists flouting the speed limit and...
View ArticleReaders have their say on elections
With only 100 days to go before the General Election in May a straw poll on our website gives some indication of what Luton voters think their politicians should be concentrating on.We asked a variety...
View ArticleWeekend delays on Thameslink
Passengers flying from or to Gatwick or Luton airports should allow an hour longer to cross London from 11.45pm on Friday (January 30) to the early hours of Monday (February 2).Passengers are warned...
View ArticleHoughton Regis Tesco store at risk of closure
The Tesco store in Houghton Regis is under threat of closure in a statement issued by the supermarket giant.Tesco announced earlier this year that 43 stores would be closed as it seeks to turn the...
View ArticleFamilies United Network start new project
Families United Network (FUN), a charity that supports families living with disabilities, has been given £10,722.00 by Paradigm Foundation.The charity was granted the money to allow for the opening of...
View ArticleNew music project to help inspire others
A former Northfields student will be launching a new music project at Rumbar Night Club, Dunstable, on Friday, January 30.Louis Alexander, of Grove Road, has always been passionate about music and he...
View ArticleDunstable sex attacker’s tongue bitten off by victim
A sex attacker has been locked up after one of his victims bravely bit off his tongue – providing police with vital DNA evidence.Ferdinand Manila, 28, pounced on the woman as she walked along a dark...
View ArticleDunstable fly-tipper reported by public
A Dunstable man has been ordered to pay £1,250 in fines and costs after he pleaded guilty to fly-tipping.Patrick O’Sullivan, 64, of Princes Street, appeared at Wycombe Magistrates Court on Wednesday....
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD reviews: The Maze Runner, The Best Of Me, Enemy, If I Stay
Just like The Hunger Games, THE MAZE RUNNER (12: Twentieth Century Fox) ticks all the right boxes for teenagers raised on a steady diet of reality game shows who might also wonder what life would be...
View ArticleDonation not to be sniffed at!
Dunstable-based tissue maker SCA has given Keech Hospice Care a great start to the year with a £9,550 donation.The money was raised over the past 18 months through sales of products to staff at the...
View ArticleRaise a glass to glorious real ale at Luton Beer & Cider Festival
Organisers of the 32nd Luton Beer & Cider Festival are hoping to beat last year’s figure of 2,000 visitors when this year’s event brings barrels of community fun to High Town. Fans of real ale and...
View ArticleHuge spike in grievances against town and district councillors
The amount of complaints made against town and district councillors has more than quadrupled in the space of two years, the Gazette can reveal.Central Bedfordshire Council is set to discuss plans to...
View ArticleFormer Toddington school secretary dies
Many people in Toddington will have fond memories of Edith ‘Dot’ Bryant, actively involved in village life for many years, who has died aged 98.Mrs Bryant moved to Toddington in 1939 with her husband...
View ArticleCall for Bedfordshire people to put best foot forward on the Wall of China...
Want to see one of the wonders of the world and raise money to help vulnerable children? The NSPCC is calling on people in Bedfordshire to join its Great Wall of China Trek 2015 where every step...
View ArticleAdded pressure on Bedfordshire farmers as hot 2014 raises risks of drought
CLA East says the need for farmers and landowners in Bedfordshire to be able to manage water effectively is a pressing priority, following the news that 2014 was one of the warmest years on record....
View ArticleSix in hospital after two-car crash near Dunstable Rugby Club
Six people, including three children, were injured in a two-car crash in Houghton Regis at the weekend.The collision happened shortly after 2.35pm on Saturday on the A5120 Bedford Road, close to the...
View ArticleStudents’ film shown world-wide
An award-winning film by a pair of University of Bedfordshire postgraduates will feature at over 20 festivals this year. Killing My Girl, by MA Creative Digital Film Production students Tasos...
View ArticleMatt Adcock at the cinema: Inherent Vice review
Welcome to Inherent Vice, an insanely over-the-top thrill ride trip that takes Thomas Pynchon’s head spin of a novel and writes it larger than life on the big screen thanks to the full creative genius...
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