Fundraising Smiley Sam hits the road
IT’S that time of year again!Smiley Sam – Keech Hospice Care’s popular float – will be out and about in a street or supermarket near you, raising much-needed funds so the charity can continue its vital...
View ArticleAmbulance staff in spotlight
AMBULANCE staff are being asked for their ideas on how to improve the ambulance service, having been chosen to take part in the Spotlight competition. The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust...
View ArticleWoman’s fury over bus rule for carers
A SEVERELY disabled woman is outraged after being told she must pay for her carer’s bus fares.For almost 10 years both Alison Findlay, 42, of Beecroft Way, Dunstable, and her full-time carer, husband...
View ArticleFill in questionnaire to have your say over parking plan
A NEW strategy is being developed for parking across Central Beds and everyone is being encouraged to have their say.The parking strategy sets out Central Beds Council’s approach to managing car...
View ArticleAir your views on countryside plan
COUNTRYSIDE lovers in the Dunstable and Totternhoe area are urged to voice their views on a proposed masterplan to protect and improve nearby land.The plan includes countryside around Totternhoe,...
View ArticleWhen silence can be golden
AGAINST all the odds, devoted Arsenal fan Daryl Bettess did a sponsored silence for Keech Hospice Care during October’s riveting Chelsea v Arsenal game which the Gunners won 5-3.And the heating...
View ArticleBe a friend to Priory House
PLANS to launch a ‘friends group’ for Dunstable’s Priory House and its gardens will be discussed at a meeting on Thursday, December 15.All are welcome to attend the event, at 2pm in the High Street...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the new movie releases
IT may seen a little ungallant to mention it, but mockney movie magnate Guy Ritchie’s film career seems to have been steered back on track since he and Madonna parted company.When Guy made a big splash...
View ArticleFestive window of opportunity for shop fronts
SPECIAL ‘mystery shoppers’ are all set to take a close look at Dunstable businesses – to judge the town’s Christmas Shop Front Competition.The special visitors will check out premises to pick the Most...
View ArticleOAP burgled twice in one day
DESPICABLE burglars were not content with breaking into a 76-year-old Dunstable grandad’s home and stealing his Christmas present cash for his grandchildren.Unbelievably, the brazen burglars then went...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Who do I thank for the lack of Christmas cards?
I DON’T know whether to thank the recession, the march of technology, or the general decline in Christmas traditions which has seen the office party and the over-illuminated house both dwindle and...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Sherlock Holmes - A Game Of Shadows
“I don’t blame you, I blame myself. “It’s been apparent to me for some time that you would succumb to your feelings for him. “It isn’t the first occasion that Mr. Holmes has inconvenienced me in recent...
View ArticleCaddington shopkeeper banned from selling booze
A CADDINGTON shopkeeper has had his licence to sell alcohol revoked after ignoring numerous warnings from the council about selling restricted items to young people.Central Beds Council’s licensing...
View ArticleLife in the fast lane
THE company that owns Luton-based Vauxhall is developing technology that could give drivers early warning of potentially dangerous situations.General Motors, in Detroit, is working on small, portable...
View ArticleChristmas crackdown on car thieves
THIRTEEN people were arrested for theft from vehicles in the past week in a Bedfordshire Police crackdown on Christmas crime. The increased police activity will continue in the run up to New Year, with...
View Article‘Hammer and knife threat’ to 15-year-old boy
A MAN allegedly tried to hit a 15-year-old boy with a hammer and then threatened him with a knife during a row in Houghton Regis.The man was involved in an argument with the youth and a woman in...
View ArticleFewer ‘Black Friday’ 999 calls than last year
EMERGENCY staff thanked the public after a reduction in 999 calls over the last full weekend before Christmas compared to last year. Dubbed Black Friday, it usually sees one of the year’s heaviest...
View ArticleMP calls for better bus links to popular zoo
BETTER bus links are needed for Whipsnade Zoo visitors, says South West Beds MP Andrew Selous.The MP was speaking in a House of Commons debate on how zoos contribute to the economy.He said later: “It...
View ArticleContest win is a high note for school choir
PUPILS at Houghton Regis Lower School really were in harmony at an annual singing event.They sang their hearts out and were named the winners in the Houghton Regis Mayor’s School Choir Contest...
View ArticleAdam hoping for a hat-trick of chart toppers
A BEST-selling crime author is hoping to score a hat-trick of chart-topping novels as he releases his third detective novel.Dunstable born Adam Croft’s third book Exit Stage Left will be available to...
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