Close encounter with animals at special night
DON’T forget that Whipsnade Zoo’s annual after-hours Zoo Nights extravaganza is just around the corner.On Saturday, June 30, the zoo opens its doors to present guests with a chance to spend the evening...
View ArticleJewellers’ time is up
DUNSTABLE’S struggling Quadrant shopping centre suffered another blow this week when one of its major stores decided to quit the town after more than 25 years.Jewellers H. Samuel will not be renewing...
View ArticleSex-swap girl to celebrate book launch
THE Houghton Regis ‘boy who grew into a girl’s body’ will host a free party next month to mark the launch of her new book and the start of filming a BBC documentary.Ryan McKenna, whose story was told...
View ArticleTeachers needed for NZ exchange
ROTARY clubs in Luton and Dunstable are looking for young professionals for an exchange trip to New Zealand next year.The team of four 25 to 35 year olds from the education profession will be led by a...
View ArticleCompanies fight back against recession at big awards night for small businesses
A PIONEERING recycling company scooped the top award at a glittering Bedfordshire ceremony yesterday.2K Manufacturing, which employs 40 people at its base in Airport Way, Luton takes waste plastic and...
View ArticleJoin quiz to help flower show grow
A GENERAL knowledge quiz is being held on Saturday (June 16) to raise money for this year’s Kensworth Flower and Vegetable Show.The cost of the evening at Kensworth Village Hall is £6, which includes a...
View ArticleMan hurt after gang attack in Houghton Regis
A MAN suffered a fractured eye socket and broken nose during an assault in Houghton Regis on Tuesday night (June 12).At around 7.55pm a gang of youths started throwing items at the 24-year-old victim’s...
View ArticleCouncillor bill comes in at more than £1 million
COSTING taxpayers in the area more than £1million between them, a number of Central Bedfordshire councillors were paid above the national average full-time wage for their roles last year, new figures...
View ArticleDog Kennel Walk attack on mum-to-be
DUNSTABLE detectives are urging witnesses to come forward after a heavily pregnant woman was hit in the face by a man who came up behind her in Dog Kennel Walk.The woman, who is nine months pregnant,...
View ArticleSneak peek treat for cheeky lemurs
THE much-loved annual Zoo Nights is at Whipsnade this Saturday (June 30), but some lucky lemurs were this week given a cheeky sneak peek of what’s to come at the after-hours extravaganza.The lively...
View Article‘Too good to be true’? It probably is
BEDS Police are warning against buying cheap produce from unknown sources, as it could land you with a criminal record.A substantial amount of meat was stolen from Farmfoods in Dunstable last Thursday...
View ArticleIcing on the cake for All Saints sale
UNSELFISH students at All Saints Academy, Dunstable, gave up their breaks and dinnertimes to sell homemade cakes and biscuits in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital.Steven Hammond, Lewis Reid, Rachel...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Friends With Kids, Storage 24 and more
Friends With KidsYou only have to take a cursory glance at the schedules to see how lacking in imagination mainstream Hollywood has become. Hot on the heels of the resoundingly unremarkable What To...
View ArticlePrepare for Morrisons roadworks
ROADWORKS to make sure Houghton Regis High Street can cope with increased traffic from the new Morrisons superstore will start next month.Signs have gone up in the town telling motorists to expect...
View ArticleCall for calm following smoke alarm reports
FOLLOWING media coverage that Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service was replacing smoke alarms that it had issued to householders because of reports that some of the alarms had developed faults as a...
View ArticleWhipsnade puts the feelers out for insect fans
IF you are brave enough to interact with creepy-crawlies from Britain and beyond then get down to Whipsnade Zoo to celebrate National Insect Week.An outdoor marquee will provide a chance to learn more...
View ArticleBusiness as usual at L&D as doctors take strike action
IT was business as usual at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital last Thursday despite doctors taking industrial action over pensions.None of the urgent, critical care or emergency services for patients,...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the best of next week’s TV
SATURDAYThe Hollow Crown: Richard II (BBC Two, 9pm)The BBC is bringing us new star-studded adaptations of four of Shakespeare’s best-loved history plays; Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, and Henry...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the new cinema releases
THE next Spider-Man movie is just around the corner so it’s a quiet week on the new release front after a spell when you couldn’t move for movies jostling for attention.The biggest stars, and they’re...
View ArticleNew school for exclusion risk pupils
PLANS for a new free school for youngsters at risk of being excluded have been approved by the government.The school, which will be based partly in Houghton Regis at the Kingsland site, will offer...
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