Horseman Billy Hill helped stage Dunstable Pageant
One of the key organisers of the great Dunstable Pageant of 1963 has died, aged 90.Billy Hill, of Hockliffe, was Master of the Horse at the Dunstable event, which re-created the history of the town in...
View ArticleFancott pub to close for months after fierce blaze
Firecrews spent hours tackling a fierce blaze which nearly ravaged The Fancott pub in Chalton on Tuesday.The fire broke out in an outbuilding at the back of the pub at around 3.40pm. Beds Fire and...
View ArticleLeg it for lions in a ‘roar-some’ race at Whipsnade Zoo
Whipsnade Zoo is preparing to welcome a different kind of herd when its annual Zoo Stampede returns on Sunday June 7.Roar-some racers taking part in the zoo’s annual fundraising run will charge around...
View ArticleBeauty therapist wins top award
A Beauty therapist from Caddington has won the Therapist Of The Year award at the Professional Beauty Awards UK.Carla Lewis, 26, of Enslow Close, was presented with her plaque at an awards night in...
View ArticleStudents honoured at I CARE awards
Eight University of Bedfordshire healthcare students have been recognised by patients for their extraordinary care. The University presented the first I CARE awards to students who were nominated for...
View ArticleCase ‘lacking in legal merit’ sets CBC back £50k
A frivolous High Court battle over a Houghton Regis housing estate has set tax payers back £50,000 the Gazette can exclusively reveal.Plans for 5,150 homes near Houghton Regis were thrown into jeopardy...
View ArticlePolice Presentation on Cyber Crime
Bedfordshire Police and Luton Neighbourhood Watch are inviting the public to a presentation on Cyber Crime and Antisocial Behaviour on Thursday, March 12. Issues covered include keeping children safe...
View ArticleRural homes ‘paying less than urban houoseholds’ for their fuel
For the first time in five years the 12,000 rural homes in Bedfordshire that use oil for heating are spending less on their fuel bills than urban households connected to mains gas. The price of heating...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD reviews: My Old Lady; The Skeleton Twins; The Hunger Games:...
Maggie Smith makes the most of the success of TV’s Downton Abbey by playing another wealthy dowager in comedy drama MY OLD LADY (12: Curzon).The stiff upper lip of her character, Madame Girard,...
View ArticleDo you know a rural community hero?
A company is asking the Bedfordshire farming community and the general public to nominate their local community heroes as part of the nationwide campaign to identify the UK’s Rural Community...
View ArticleMatt Adcock at the cinema: Chappie review
Meet Chappie (motion captured Shalto Copley) who, in the near future, becomes a walking, talking ‘real’ Robocop, writes Matt Adcock.Chappie is a ‘Scout’ – a new breed of cyborg crime fighter that has...
View ArticleBike menace clampdown vow by police
Police are tackling the problem of nuisance bikers in Great Northern Road, Dunstable, after complaints from residents.A Gazette reader said that boys ride their quad bikes and mopeds on the pavements...
View ArticleDunstable charity shop named best branch in the south
Dunstablians proved they literally had the biggest heart after a charity shop’s record profits contributed to its worthy cause.The British Heart Foundation store in Broadwalk, Dunstable, won the...
View ArticleDon’t tackle robbers plea after two more knife point robberies in Luton and...
Police have issued an urgent appeal for information after two more knife-point robberies in Bedfordshire over the weekend. This brings the total to eight in the past ten days, three of which happened...
View ArticleDonations for the Foodbank
National Citizens Service (NCS) are organising a fundraiser to raise money for Dunstable Foodbank on Saturday, March 14.The 13 members, aged 16-17, are holding the event at Dunstable Salvation Army...
View ArticleExclusive: Final plans in place for £150m Luton and Dunstable Hospital...
A £150million overhaul of the Luton & Dunstable Hospital is in the final stages of planning, the Luton News can exclusively reveal.Plans have been drawn up to construct a new theatre and critical...
View ArticleI was savaged by police dog, claims man who went to illegal rave
A Dunstable man was cuffed and initially denied medical treatment after he was savaged by a police dog at an illegal rave, it has been claimed.<WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES BELOW>In the early hours of...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD reviews: The Drop, The Homesman, Paddington, No Good Deed
James Gandolfini had already laid the ghost of iconic TV Mob boss Tony Soprano to rest with his final film before his death in the summer of 2013.He plays a money-launderer in off-kilter but...
View ArticleThree arrests as police search for knife-point robbers
Police have made three more arrests in connection with a series of violent robberies across Luton and Dunstable over the last fortnight.Over the weekend two knife point robberies occurred at shops on...
View ArticleCocker spaniel wins Best in Breed at show
A retired couple who spent nearly 30 years rearing prize-winning dogs were delighted when their cocker spaniel won Best in Breed at crufts.John and Linda Robinson, who live in Dunstable, were unable to...
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