Love your award for recruit drive!
The “Love your job again” drive to recruit children’s social workers came top in Public Sector People Managers’ Association awards.This Central Beds Council campaign also won best recruitment website...
View ArticleCar crash closes road
Three vehicles were involved in a collision in Tithe Farm Road, Houghton Regis on Saturday (April 20).Emergency services were called to the scene at 3.50pm and police closed the road while they...
View ArticleScouts will step it out for St George
Watch out for Dunstable and District Scouts as they hold their St George’s Day parade on Sunday, April 28. They leave Ashton Middle School, High Street North, at 2.30pm, for a 3pm service at St Mary’s...
View ArticleSchools meeting – update
A new start time has been set for the public meeting about the changing shape of the schools system in Dunstable and Houghton Regis. Central Beds Council says this will now begin at 8pm on Monday,...
View ArticleSeven gear up for charity bike ride
Seven fundraisers will each cycle 100 miles on Sunday, April 28, to raise cash for Appledown Rescue and Rehoming Kennels.Staff and volunteers will cycle eight 12.5-mile circuits starting from the Eaton...
View ArticleA knight to remember...
The sun was shining but it was knight time in Dunstable, as families joined in celebrations in the run-up to St George’s Day. Medieval knights on horses, seen here in Priory Gardens, were much admired...
View ArticleGo-ahead for gipsy sites consultation
Central Beds councillors voted on Thursday to proceed with a public consultation on a shortlist of gipsy and traveller sites.The list includes nine new pitches which could be created at Green Vale in...
View Article‘Invincible’ Town aim to go season unbeaten
‘Invincibles’ Dunstable Town are hoping for a bumper crowd at Creasey Park on Saturday when they receive the Molten Spartan SML Premier Division trophy and also have the chance to make history.If they...
View Article“Nasty” collision leaves car on its roof
Two vehicles were involved in a collision off the A5 on Thorn Turn yesterday (April 21).Emergency services were called to the scene at 1.30pm, and found one vehicle on it’s roof and the other with...
View ArticleDrama as ferret gatecrashes party
Audiences at The Grove Theatre are often a mixed crowd, but theatre-goers were rather surprised to find a ferret amongst them on Sunday. The friendly pet gatecrashed the Dunstable theatre’s sixth...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Life Of Pi, Being Flynn
No one can doubt the technical brilliance of director Ang Lee’s fable LIFE OF PI (PG: Twentieth Century Fox), which picked up four Oscars - more than any other film - at this year’s awards ceremony.The...
View Article‘Fat man’ steals pizzas
A pizza delivery man was left with an arm injury after four men robbed him in Kensworth on Wednesday night (April 24).He was confronted by four white men in The Chilterns at about 9pm. They stole cash...
View ArticleCould your pet be identified if it went missing?
Is your pet microchip-protected?A special microchipping event is taking place at Pets at Home in Dunstable this weekend (April 27-28) as part of National Pet Month, and pets can be microchipped for £10...
View ArticleBacklash over plan for street parking
A permit parking scheme looks likely to go ahead despite an angry backlash from residents claiming the move is unfair and targets the wrong area.Parking pressures are causing tempers to boil over in...
View ArticleVIDEO: Hawthorn Park Lower School pupils march into Second World War assembly
Children at Hawthorn Park Lower School took part in a World War II themed assembly today (April 26).The pupils at the Houghton Regis school got into the wartime spirit by singing songs of the era and...
View ArticleFag butt drop cost man dear
A man who refused to pay a £50 fine for throwing a cigarette from his car window has now got to cough up more than £600.Gregory Mitchell, of Strangers Way, Luton, was convicted of littering on High...
View ArticleBoot-y will rev up funds for projects
A car boot sale will raise funds for the EDaN village project teams for Edlesborough, Dagnall and Northall on Monday, May 6.It will be on Edlesborough Green. Entry 8.30am for sellers (no trade). Open...
View ArticleQuirky and funny stories in the Dunstable area
Is it a bird, is it a plane, is it Superman having a snooze? What is the mystery noise in the skies over Dunstable?There have been so many reports of regular rumblings from the heavens between...
View ArticleThousands call helpline after cuts to benefits
A helpline went into meltdown after a council tax benefits shake-up which has left thousands of people desperate for help, but unable to get through to receive any advice.Calls to Central Beds Council...
View ArticlePrincipal has real vocation
The enthusiastic new principal of the university technical college in Houghton Regis says it offers a “fantastic opportunity” to young people.Sarah Driscoll has been appointed principal of Central...
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