Roadworks finish today
Road improvements works in Boscombe Road are schedueled to finish at 6am this morning (July 3).Work has been undertaken since June 8 to develop the key junction. Traffic travelling towards Luton will...
View ArticlePCC ‘confident’ in new Beds Police leadership
Police and Crime Commissioner Olly Martins says he remains “undaunted” by the challenges facing Bedfordshire Police at present as he welcomed the new Chief Constable who officially took charge of the...
View ArticleTributes to a mum who died so suddenly
There wasn’t a dry eye in the house as hundreds of loved ones flocked to Totternhoe Football Club on Saturday to celebrate the life of a young Dunstable mother.Hayley Young was just 28 when she died...
View ArticleAn elephant never forgets – hospice welcomes child bereavement campaign
Discussing death with young people has often been seen as a taboo subject.Now a new campaign launched by Child Bereavement UK will encourage schools to use elephants as an example to help children...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Parker, The Guilt Trip, The Wee Man, This Is 40
Revenge thriller PARKER (15:E1 Entertainment) has a certain gloss, but beneath that surface sheen it’s standard Jason Statham stuff.Directed by Taylor Hackford and co-starring Jennifer Lopez, this...
View Article‘Time to up the ante on Facebook’ says Katey
A marketing guru from Dunstable is urging firms to take a new look at the power of social networking site Facebook.Businesses have been dubious about the site which is seen more as a place where...
View ArticleChance to win £8,200 in local advertising for Bedfordshire business excellence
Two Leighton Buzzard companies are among the first to enter prestigious business excellence awards.Cakes By Shelly is run by Shelly Shulman in North Street, Leighton Buzzard, and is a bespoke wedding...
View ArticleFuneral firm wins a prestigious family business title
A family firm that operates funeral directors in Luton, Dunstable, Bedford and Kempston, among others, has been named London and South East Family Business of the Year.A family firm that operates...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Robot & Frank, Identity Thief, Arbitrage, Cirque Du Soleil
Futuristic buddy movie ROBOT & FRANK (12: Momentum) is an irresistible charmer and a genuine pleasure to watch. Frank Langella is terrific as the elderly jewel thief slipping into dementia whose...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Del Toro’s Pacific Rim delivers an ocean of...
“Today at the edge of our hope, at the end of our time, we have chosen to believe in each other! Today we face the monsters that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!”There are...
View ArticleQuirky and funny stories in the Dunstable area
My colleague Anne O’Donoghue, whose page I’m keeping warm this week, is proud of her Scottish heritage.And she was delighted on Sunday when Andy Murray became the first Scot to win Wimbledon since...
View ArticleTerrors of the tarmac? Not us says bike rider
One of the motorcyclists using the Woodside Industrial Estate at Houghton Regis as a late-night meeting point has defended their use of the “fit for purpose”track.Last week, the Gazette revealed that...
View ArticleNew energy-saving meters welcomed
News that homes in South West Beds stand to save an average of £65 on yearly energy bills has been welcomed by MP Andrew Selous.Upto 330 households in his constituency are already benefiting from...
View ArticleAlan Dee: A party planning primer for the watermelon wannabes
Although I often try to offer helpful suggestions about how the world could be a better place, I don’t see it as part of my wide-ranging remit to set out the standards society expects when it comes to...
View ArticleFear for children after ‘attempted abduction’ outside Dunstable school
Parents are fearing for their children’s safety after the attempted abduction of a 10-year-old girl outside Brewers Hill School in Dunstable.The girl was walking towards the Aldbanks school at 8.50am...
View ArticleHippo’s debut dip at Whipsnade Zoo
Pygmy hippopotamus Georgina took her first dip in an outdoor pool this week at Whipsnade Zoo.She has spent the last few months indoors with mum,Flora, building up her confidence in preparation for...
View ArticleMan breaks collarbone in collision
A man has been left with a broken collarbone following a road collision on the A5 on Monday (July 15).At about 4.30pm two vans collided on the road just outside Dunstable towards Markyate, and the man...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: The World’s End is a smooth conclusion to Cornetto...
In case you’ve missed the steamroller cum snowball of perfectly polite hype that’s been building over the past few weeks, this week’s big film is The World’s End and that’s a reason to be cheerful.Why?...
View ArticleLevel 3 heatwave alert for our region
The South East of England is more than likely to experience continued ‘heatwave’ conditions over the next few days, according to Met Office forecasts.A Level 3 heatwave alert means people should be...
View ArticleMedieval musician strikes right note
Medieval musician John Dunstaple is the topic of Tea Time Tales in Dunstable’s Priory House, from 2.30pm-4pm on Thursday, July 18. Buy tickets in advance from the High Street South centre, tel: 01582...
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