Applause for Rep stalwart
A STANDING ovation of tributes has been given to the memory of the late Richard Combes, the popular businessman who was a leading light with Dunstable Rep.Last week, we reported the sad news that...
View ArticleJubilee jollity and Olympic obstacles!
Watling Lower had a full week of celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the school and the start of the Olympics.They had a torch procession and a ‘mini Olympics’ sports day, with medals donated...
View ArticleMan’s Everest trek after mum KOs cancer
A Dunstable man will trek to the highest mountain on the planet in order to “give something back” to the charity that helped his mother through her battle with cancer.Liam McGinley, of Kingsway, also...
View ArticleGive the town’s volunteers credit they deserve
Don’t Let Dunstable Die are urging everyone to nominate the town’s best volunteers after sponsoring a “fantastic” category in an upcoming business awards ceremony.The community group – made up of...
View ArticleDeal for old site of department store confirmed
The former site of Dunstable’s famous department store has been sold, as a deal was finalised this week.Commercial letting agency Alexander and Co confirmed the site of Moore’s in High Street South...
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Soul singer Alexander O’Neal’s hits include a song called Sunshine – and there was no shortage of that for the crowd of thousands at the open-air concert Dunstable Rocks!About 5,000 people turned out...
View ArticleProud college congratulates successful A-level students
Central Bedfordshire College is pleased to announce another successful year for its A-level students, with many successful students progressing on to study at their first choice universities across the...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s cinema guide: The Three Stooges, The Watch
THERE’S something about slapstick that makes it appealing when times are tough. The sight of grown men subjected to cartoon levels of violence is always a hit with the kid inside all of us, and there...
View ArticleArson search for Dunstable firestarter
An arsonist who put the lives of young children at risk is on the loose following a flat fire in Dunstable last week.Extensive damage was caused to a stairwell in Mayfield Court after an abandoned...
View ArticleCouldn’t have done much better!
The culmination of years of hard work left many Dunstable students dancing in the streets as they received their AS and A-level results.Despite the first nationwide drop in top marks for two decades,...
View ArticleGCSE results round-up
It’s GCSE results day and Dunstable students have more than enough cause for celebration.Our schools bucked the national trend, as the country experienced the first drop in top results for 24 years.For...
View Article‘Overloading’ fears over pub housing
Developers are being accused of trying to squeeze too much housing onto the site of a former village pub that closed earlier this year.Plans have been lodged to build four four-bedroom homes on the...
View ArticleAsda’s summer Christmas grotto is “irresponsible”, say parents
The school summer holidays have not yet finished, but a supermarket “Santa’s Grotto” in Dunstable was taken down after being blasted as “irresponsible” by parents.The tinsel-clad arrangement at the...
View ArticleDruid drone the mystery Downs din?
Eerie sounds coming from Dunstable Downs in the dead of night have left residents confused, with police unable to offer any explanation.Some have said that the noise is the chanting of Druids...
View ArticleItems stolen from Bedfordshire out on show
Around 200 items of suspected stolen property will be on show at an open day for victims of burglary. Valuables including watches, rings, necklaces, pendants and even trophies, which are believed to...
View ArticleDisabled sports club needs help
With Olympic fever remaining and the Paralympics beginning, now is the perfect time to help with sports in your community. Dunstable Leisure Centre is looking for volunteers to lend a hand on Tuesday...
View ArticleBeauty spot’s perfect for movie star!
Film-makers are always popping up on the Ashridge Estate, near Dunstable.So I wasn’t surprised to hear that a hush-hush production team had been up there again.But I was seriously impressed when I...
View ArticleVIDEO: New BMX track is latest part of Olympic legacy
Dunstablians looking to be a part of this country’s Olympic legacy should look no further than Creasey Park, which has just celebrated the opening of its long-awaited BMX track.There had been...
View ArticleCollege hopes ceremony is key to its success
The official ‘handing over of the keys’ for the new University Technical College in Houghton Regis takes place next week.On Monday, September 2, contractors will hand the keys over to principal...
View ArticleJacket fit for an Olympic legacy
Sporting enthusiast Emily Mynott showed off her special Olympics jacket made almost entirely out of newspaper clippings.Showcasing her creation at Central Beds College, the University of Bedfordshire...
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