Students make enterprise their business
PUPILS at a Dunstable school really did get down to business at their annual Enterprise Day.Weatherfield Academy pupils from Years 10 and 11 worked together in small teams.They had to come up with a...
View ArticleBusway ‘good for the town’
LUTON chartered surveyor Chris Harkin – a regular on popular BBC1 consumer programme The Cowboy Trap – says he’s tired of all the negative comments about the Luton Dunstable Busway.The former Challney...
View Article‘We’re not flush, but loos must stay open’
KEEPING Dunstable town centre’s last remaining public loos open involves spending more than a penny.But a Gazette letter-writer has protested that the decision to shut them on Sundays is a public...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Marvel Avengers Assemble
Marvel Avengers Assemble 3DThe thing that worries, scares and disappoints me the most about this film, apart from that horrid, awful, terrible title (just look at it!) is how visually inspired by...
View ArticleDunstable musician on mentor’s show
DUNSTABLE musician Joe Enright shared his passion for the piano accordion with more than 250,000 BBC Radio 6 listeners last week.He was appearing on the Sunday morning show hosted by Catatonia star and...
View ArticleAge range change for lower schools
FOUR Houghton Regis lower schools have been given the go-ahead to extend their age ranges after approval from Central Beds Council.Hawthorn Park Lower School in Parkside Drive, Thomas Whitehead Lower...
View ArticleGala concert for Keech and COGIC
THE award-winning London Welsh Male Voice Choir will be lifting their voices in Luton on Saturday.The 100-strong group are appearing at a charity gala concert in aid of Keech Hospice Care and COGIC –...
View ArticleNet result for sporty mums
WHAT better way to gear up for the Olympic Games than by reigniting your love for a sport?Dunstable Netball Club was set up by a group of mums concerned about the amount of opportunities for middle...
View ArticleDo the Footprints walk to remember
STEP into spring by taking part in Footprints, a family walk to remember loved ones.It has been organised by Cruse Bereavement Care Bedfordshire and will be held at Marston Millennium Country Park at...
View ArticleMP defends ‘posh boys’ comments
NADINE Dorries has defended her claims that the Prime Minister and Chancellor are “arrogant posh boys”.The Mid Beds MP, whose constituency includes Toddington and Harlington, appeared on the BBC’s...
View ArticleCash for Keech as campaign reaches the end of the road
THE Dunstable and Houghton Regis Campaign Against The Bypass considers the job it started 24 years ago is now done.So the campaign has donated the remainder of its fighting fund, £7,000, to Keech...
View ArticleAnother blaze at derelict pub
A DERELICT Dunstable pub has suffered yet another blaze despite a security fence being put up to protect the building.It was the second fire at the abandoned venue in little more than a month.Fire...
View ArticleLaunch day for £6.5m new hotel
THE new £6.5 million Holiday Inn Express, on the A5 at Dunstable’s southern gateway, is now set to be launched next month.Monday, May 28 is the date when the London Road hotel opens its doors to the...
View ArticleCartoon mugs? My cup of tea!
DO you recognise the cheery cartoon figures on these fabulous mugs?They’re “the two Sharons” – Sharon Warboys and Sharon Knott.Sharon and Sharon are familiar faces from Facebook’s Don’t Let Dunstable...
View ArticleSuper fit docs go the extra mile in Paris
A MARATHON running Toddington doctor turned trainer helped a fellow GP complete his first 26.2 mile race to raise funds for charity.Dr Sunil Sharma of the Toddington Medical Centre helped Dr Talib...
View ArticleTraffic cops are back with new episodes
OFFICERS from Bedfordshire Police will be on screen again next month when BBC 1’s Traffic Cops.The first two episodes of the new series of the popular show will feature officersfrom the Bedfordshire...
View ArticleYoung drivers can travel MORE safely
YOUNG Dunstable and Houghton Regis drivers can improve their skills and knowledge as part of a new initiative designed to reduce road casualties.The MORE 16 and MORE Drive courses offer real-life...
View ArticleNew look for Central Beds executive
CENTRAL Bedfordshire Council leader James Jamieson, has announced changes to the authority’s executive committee. Councillor Nigel Young is now in charge of sustainable communities - strategic planning...
View ArticleIs there a stargate in my superstore?
having considered the matter long and hard, having consulted the finest scientific minds and having taken all their conclusions into account, there’s no avoiding the unpalatable truth. You might find...
View ArticleStill time for nature awards
The deadline to sign up for Bedfordshire’s prestigious Living Countryside Awards is fast approaching, but there is still time to submit your entries. Run by the Bedfordshire branch of the Campaign to...
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