Dunstable gardens in all their glory
Judges from Anglia in Bloom came to Dunstable last week to assess two splendid gardens.Incredible Edibles in Katherine Drive and Holiday Inn showed off their proud plants and flowers.
View ArticleScience Week is out of this world
St Mary’s Lower School in Caddington celebrated their Science Week last week.Children and staff dressed up as aliens, astronauts, and even science fiction characters such as Daleks and Princess Leia.
View ArticleQuirky and funny stories in the Dunstable area
A former Dunstablianis on Who Do You Think You Are? tonight.How exciting. Who do you think it is?None other than Una Stubbs, the veteran actress.She will be featured in the first episode of the new...
View ArticleMan hurt in youth gang attack in Houghton Regis
A man was assaulted by a gang of youths in Bedford Square, Houghton Regis, on Sunday (July 20).At about 3.10pm, the 57-year-old victim and his wife were leaving Tesco when they saw six youths tampering...
View ArticleVideo: Proposing a full-bodied toast to the vineyard’s Tooleys and Frithsden...
The entrance to the vineyard lies off a steep, narrow road – blink twice and you’ll miss it. Three fields of south-facing vines slope upwards for maximum sun exposure. From the top the view of the...
View ArticleBogus cop scam hits ‘older’ residents in Dunstable and Houghton Regis
Scammers posing as ’very plausible’ police officers have convinced older residents of Dunstable and Houghton Regis to hand over their banking details.Beds Police are asking people to be ‘extra...
View ArticleFirearm arrest in Houghton Regis
A 57-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly threatening a group of youths with a firearm in Houghton Regis yesterday afternoon (July 24).Police were called to a property in Westminster Gardens...
View ArticleCollege marks one year anniversary
Central Beds College’s University Technical College celebrated its first birthday with a students awards ceremony on Wednesday (July 24).The UTC delivers advanced technical learning for 14-19 year...
View ArticleCannabis found at house after men flee from police
Two men were arrested for drugs offences after fleeing from police and crashing their car into a fence in Mangrove Road on Wednesday (July 24).Officers had tried to speak to the men during a routine...
View ArticleVIDEO: Elephants cool off with 20 tonnes of snow at Whipsnade
Elephants at Whipsnade Zoo cooled themselves in this hot summer weather by frolicking in 20 tonnes of real snow donated by Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead.Assistant curator of elephants, Lee Sambrook,...
View ArticleVoice views on homes deal and ‘rec’ makeover
Consultation is under way on an idea to build 31 homes on part of a Dunstable recreation ground – and give a big boost to the rest of the public space.Dunstable Town Council proposes that Paradigm...
View Article‘We should bombard council over Busway’
A Jeans Way, Dunstable, woman believes Central Beds Council will be “bombarded” with compensation claims over the effects the Busway has had on her area.Jenny Greene said the best interests of nearby...
View ArticleDriving home protests on roadworks and parking
Neighbours in Dunstable and Houghton Regis are protesting about roadworks and new parking restrictions.In Dunstable, six weeks of roadworks begin on Monday, July 29, to resurface Canesworde Road and...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Hugh Jackman is a muscular Wolverine, but it’s not...
Say hello once more to everyone’s favourite metal- clawed X-Man, easily the most cinematically prolific of the team.Logan, better known as Wolverine, is played for the sixth time by Hugh ‘Les...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: The Incredible World Of Burt Wonderstone, The Paperboy
The world of showbiz magic is the setting for a comedy that conjures few laugh-out-loud moments yet offers enough flourishes and pithy quips to sustain interest.In THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE (15:...
View ArticleMan wanted for Dunstable fuel theft
Police would like to speak to this man pictured on CCTV in connection with a fuel theft at BP Garage in Luton Road, Dunstable on Tuesday July 2 at about 11.20pm.The man filled his blue Volkswagen –...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Your choice, a second helping of Red or blue?
Summer means sequels, as we have already seen, and this week’s release schedule is top-heavy with unashamed retreads of previous hits.To be fair, the main movies in question are as different as chalk...
View ArticleVillage scarecrow festival that really was frightfully good fun
A bird’s-eye view of Whipsnade Scarecrow Festival 2013 would have revealed some ex-straw-dinary sights at the weekend.Enthusiastic visitors flocked to the village on Saturday and Sunday, July...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Isn’t it time to tackle this hot issue and introduce a tattoo tax?
Whether or not the summer has been and gone after that all too brief smuttering of sunshine, there’s no denying that there have been some horrible sights to be seen during the heatwave.Once upon a time...
View ArticleBand’s on song at open-air concert
Songs from the West End will be performed alfresco by the MK Brass Band, 3pm-4.30pm, Saturday, August 3.The free concert is in Grove House Gardens, Dunstable.
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