Baby Zumba lands in town
A project labelled ‘Zumba for babies’ is coming to Dunstable.Heartbeeps – which featured in BBC3’s Be Your Own Boss – are funky music classes for babies and toddlers up to four years of age.The...
View ArticleHelp massive Childline plan
Childline are looking for volunteers in Central Beds as part of an ambitious plan to visit every primary school in the UK by 2016.The service needs to recruit 4,000 volunteers nationwide in order to...
View ArticleSafety award as road casualties are curbed
Central Beds Council and Amey’s work to reduce road casualtiesand improve road safety has been recognised with a Prince MichaelInternational Award for Road Safety.The two organisations implemented a...
View ArticlePoor access to finance is a ‘big barrier’ to growth for small firms
Companies across the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire region are much more worried about access to finance than the national average.That’s the view of the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire...
View ArticleTrek was over three legs!
You’ve heard of Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer.But Santa took his three-legged reindeer out and about in Dunstable on Tuesday, December 4.It was all in a great cause, for a three-legged sponsored walk...
View ArticleThis pub’s loos aren’t just bog standard!
Staff at one Dunstable pub are flushed with success after winning acclaim in a national contest – for its top toilets.I got to the bottom of this and learned that The Gary Cooper has earned a gold star...
View ArticleEx-Houghton man to manage holiday village
A former Houghton Regis resident has been appointed the general manager of the new Woburn Forest Center Parcs site, which will open in spring 2014.Wayne Matton has worked at Center Parcs for the past...
View ArticleSchool will benefit from new recycling scheme
Eaton Bray is one of the first locations to join a brand new nationwide recycling scheme set up by Kenco and TerraCycle called the Coffee Packaging Brigade, which aims to save coffee packaging waste...
View ArticleFirst grilling for new policing boss
Bedfordshire’s first elected policing boss laid out his early plans this week, when he met the panel who will scrutinise his work.Olly Martins was elected last month as Police and Crime Commissioner...
View ArticleChurch’s plan for clubhouse
Plymouth Brethren Christian Church has approached Eaton Bray Parish Council in a bid to open up a church at the village’s near derelict Sports and Social Club building in The Rye.A representative from...
View ArticleAirport cash ‘just buying favour’
People living near Luton Airport are set to benefit from a community funding programme, but the news got a lukewarm reaction from some. The programme, which is expected to be worth at least £14million,...
View ArticleGo-ahead for Lions’ pitch
A youth football club has been allowed to fence off part of a village green for an all-weather floodlit soccer pitch.EB Lions, which has nearly 300 players, will be moving to The Rye, Eaton Bray,...
View ArticleNew school places plan for Beds
Central Beds Council are asking schools, parents and other interested parties to help decide how school places are provided ahead of an anticipated population boom.Current estimates show that around...
View ArticleChurch sends joy to homes in Dunstable
A church in Dunstable will be spreading cheer this Christmas as it donates 100 hampers to disadvantaged families.Our Father’s House in Lowther Road will deliver hampers containing turkey, vegetables,...
View ArticleTeenager hit by ‘handlebar’ in gang attack
A teenager was attacked with a metal object by a group of older youths in Houghton Regis on Friday (December 7).The 13-year-old male victim was approached by a group of youths aged about 15-16, who...
View ArticleCelebrate at local church this Xmas
Langdale Church in Dunstable invites residents to take part in their Christmas Services over the festive period.The Langdale Road church will host a carol service for all ages on Sunday, December 23...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Seven Psychopaths
Q: How many psychopaths does it take to make a superb, clever, laugh-out-loud action comedy dog-nap-em-up?A: Seven – yeah, the answer was in the title of the movie…Here we have the righteous follow-up...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Blessed are the Tweeters
You may have heard that Twitter was in a spot of trouble, what with all that unpleasantness about Lord McAlpine. You hadn’t heard? Sorry, can’t tell you what it was all about, don’t want to get into...
View ArticleTake a walk and win a book prize
The Woodland Trust is calling on everyone to get active this Christmas by visiting their local wood, then adding a comment to the charity’s website to inspire others to follow in their footsteps.There...
View ArticleElectrical giant closes down as sale appeal fails
Comet in Dunstable has now closed down, following its last day of trading on Monday (December 10).The White Lion Retail Park location was one of 34 stores nationwide to close on Monday, with a further...
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