Baby monkey joins chameleon kids at zoo
WHIPSNADE welcomed a few new additions recently, as ten yemen chameleons and a saki monkey were born at the zoo.The chameleons measured just half an inch at birth, and will eventually grow to around...
View ArticleCriminal hit in the pocket to the tune of £300,000
A MAN described as “a well-known Bedford criminal” by police has been the subject of the county’s first-ever Financial Reporting Order (FRO), meaning he has to hand over at least £30,000 in cash and a...
View ArticleOn your marks, get set and it will soon be go for the Games
SATURDAYTV’s Biggest Blockbusters (ITV1, 8.35pm)This countdown of the most-watched programmes in British television history should be well worth a look.The results are divided into four categories –...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to new cinema releases: The Dark Knight Rises
The decks have been cleared for what’s probably the biggest release of the summer, so pity the assorted also-rans and arthouse offerings that are also scheduled for release this week as the mighty...
View ArticleSchool is still outstanding
DELIGHTED staff and children at a middle school in Toddington are celebrating an outstanding OFSTED inspection this week. Parkfields Middle School in Park Road were marked as ‘outstanding’ in every...
View ArticleTrust fined £150,000 over care worker killing
AN NHS Trust and the owner of a former care home have been sentenced after being found guilty of safety failings following the fatal stabbing of a care worker at a private residential care home in...
View ArticlePolice chiefs meet to discuss G4S ‘situation’
PROPOSALS to outsource parts of Bedfordshire Police to private firm G4S could be in jeopardy following the company’s embarrassment over their Olympics security debacle.Last month, it was agreed that...
View ArticleWith the Olympics, money makes money (as my dad used to say)
SO will G4S be able to provide enough security officials for the Olympic Games?Answering a question in the House of Commons on Monday, Theresa May the Home Secretary, said the ‘precise balance of the...
View ArticleDunstable can thrive despite Portas setback
DUNSTABLE were desperate from a helping hand from the Government’s Portas Pilot scheme but were ultimately unsuccessful in their bid, while Luton received a similar grant without applying.Luton Borough...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Sorry, I’m letting the nation down
THE thing that always worries me when a shock survey is splashed all over the news is this: Where is the poor sap who is picking up the slack for me?Whoever and wherever he or she may be, I wouldn’t...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The Lorax
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it’s not.”The Doctor will see you now – yes, Dr Seuss is in residence at your local cinema in order to dispense some...
View ArticleAre you a regional business champion?
A REGIONAL business awards scheme for small firms has been launched with a rallying call for entries.East of England Business Champions is in its second year and the organiser is looking forward to a...
View ArticleQuiz a police chief candidate
A MAN who hopes to become Bedfordshire’s first Police And Crime Commissioner will hold his first public meeting today.Jas Parmar is the Conservative candidate for November’s election. He will be at...
View ArticleDog attacks 10-year-old girl in Houghton Regis
A DOG attack left a young girl with serious injuries after she was attacked by a dog in Houghton Regis.At about 3.40pm on Sunday, July 22, the 10-year-old victim, her sister and a friend were outside...
View ArticleEco-kids’ awards come naturally!
A DUNSTABLE nursery has won a special wildlife action award for the third year in a row as part of a nationwide campaign by the RSPB. Willow Nursery School, Goldstone Crescent, has achieved the gold,...
View ArticleBusinesses from Beds, Herts and Bucks invited to Meet the Buyer at Luton Airport
LUTON Airport’s first multi-million pound Meet The Buyer event since 2009 is being promoted as a huge opportunity for local businesses.Up to 100 firms from Beds, Herts and Bucks will be given the...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Ted, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
TedMasterly as The Dark Knight Rises is, it is heavy going and what with the Olympics currently building national fervour and a rotten run of biblical weather, heavy is something people might not...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVDs: Comes A Bright Day, The Flowers of War
A LONDON hotel porter finds himself thrown into a hostage situation with the girl of his dreams in COMES A BRIGHT DAY (15: Sony).This British thriller with romantic undertones is an ambitious but...
View ArticleDunstable and Leighton accountant says businesses losing out on tax credits
SMALL business owners could be losing out on thousands of pounds worth of tax credits.That’s the view of Dave Masterson who runs TaxAssist Accountants in High Street North, Dunstable and Market Square,...
View Article‘My wife’s death hurts so badly’
THE widower of a Dunstable care worker fatally stabbed in 2007 has spoken of his relief after the mental health trust whose failings led to her death was fined £150,000.Kathleen Bainbridge, 58, died...
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