Moore’s retail roots ‘to stay’
As the deal to sell the home of Dunstable’s much-loved department store Moore’s was finalised last week, its new owners revealed plans to keep the building true to its retail roots.The new owners of...
View ArticleGearing up for expansion
A motocross track organiser is calling for a change in planning restrictions to enable it to expand business.Dunstable Motocross, which has a site in Billington Road, Stanbridge, wants to operate the...
View ArticleGiraffe Bread? No, it’s not a tall tale!
Have you tried Tiger Bread? I liked the name for the fresh bloomers (we’re still talking bread here) on sale in Sainsbury’s in Dunstable.I’d guess the Tiger Bread name came from the variegated colour...
View ArticleSingers ready to rock the O2
Dunstable singers are busily rehearsing for a high note in their careers – a performance at London’s O2 Arena.Members of Dunstable Rock Choir will be taking part in an “en masse” concert.They will join...
View Article‘Shamed Savile stripped of uni honor’
Shamed DJ and TV presenter Jimmy Savile, who has been branded a serial sex criminal and whose alleged criminal activities over a long career are now being probed by police, has been posthumously...
View ArticleDedicated team tackling anti-social behaviour with unique priority plan
Victims of anti-social behaviour in Luton are being supported by a dedicated team which aims to put their needs first. Funded by Luton Borough Council and Bedfordshire Police, the innovative team was...
View ArticleBusinesses can cut absences and save money
A new scheme has been launched to offer health and safety advice to businesses in a bid to reduce the £41milion a year lost in Central Beds due to work-related illness and injury.Estates Excellence is...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Pusher
Step this way for a ride on an express elevator to hell…Meet Frank. He’s a small-time drug pusher, played with a wide-eyed, realistic feeling charisma by the excellent Richard Coyle – who,...
View ArticleHomes plans for historic pub building
Plans have been submitted to turn a former Toddington pub into two houses.The Bedford Arms closed in February after being sold off by brewery Charles Wells to property developers Kensworth...
View ArticleBest helps Blues’ history click into place
Dunstable Town Football Club’s home is heaped in history linking the club with the current English champions, our much-loved national stadium and one of the greatest footballers that ever lived.Before...
View ArticleBMW upside down after Caddington crash
Police and firefighters called to a crash in Caddington in the early hours of this morning (Monday, October 15) found a BMW on its roof.The accident happened in Dunstable Road just after 1am, and...
View Article£10,000 added to business competition prize pot
Young firms across Beds, Herts and Bucks have another massive reason to enter the Local Business Accelerators competition.The Business Growth Fund (BGF), an independent company established to help the...
View ArticleAlan Dee: This trenches trip is utter madness
Do you know what? It’s mad. It’s madder than Mad Jack McMad, the winner of this year’s Mr Madman competition.Why am I quoting famous quips from the Blackadder canon? Because it’s mad, that’s why.I’ve...
View ArticleHospice children to choose fundraising prizes
A hospice is asking companies to join a big Christmas corporate game.Thanks to gifts from corporate supporters Keech Hospice Care, near Luton, has 250 Sony Ericsson Bluetooth speakers and more than 50...
View ArticleHalf-term fun at children’s free pet care events
Free half-term workshops in Dunstable will give children a chance to learn how to keep pets safe in autumn and winter months.Pets at Home is running Kids’ Holiday Pet Club workshops throughout the...
View ArticleHarvest Dinner to help build bright future for Marian Hall
Organisers of the Harvest Dinner to raise funds for the re-building of Marian Community Hall have made changes to the event.The fundraising meal will now take place at 4pm on October 28, not 12pm as...
View ArticleZoo launches kids play area
Big kids – and little ones too – are invited to the launch of an animal-themed adventure play area at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.‘Hullabazoo’ opens on Saturday, October 27, when children can swing like chimps,...
View ArticleDorries ‘delighted’ at return of Mid Beds seat
A new set of proposed boundaries for parliamentary constituencies have been revealed today (Tuesday), and there are a few surprises.Initial proposals published last autumn saw the Mid Beds constituency...
View ArticlePut a stop to drivers ignoring crossing patrols
A campaign by Central Beds Council will spread this vital message to drivers: “Stop Means Stop for school crossing patrols.”The team want to make people aware that drivers are legally obliged to obey...
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