Hi-tech help for elderly relatives
Central Beds Council are looking for older residents to take part in a study to see if a new piece of technology can help them have a better quality of life and help reduce loneliness.Mindings is a...
View Article‘Court Drive scheme is stupid’ - councillor
A Central Beds councillor branded Dunstable’s Court Drive shared space scheme a “stupid idea” after a petition was handed in calling for safer pedestrian crossings.Councillor Julian Murray also called...
View Article£9m boost for dreams of college rebuild
A long-held dream to transform Dunstable’s ageing college campus into facilities fit for the 21st century is now closer to becoming a reality.For the government has pledged to give £9million in capital...
View ArticleSee homes and ‘rec’ plan
A public exhibition is still on show on a proposal to allow a housing association to buy part of Downside’s recreation ground for 31 new homes, making it financially viable to “significantly” improve...
View ArticleBREAKING: London Luton Airport sold for £433m to consortium
The owners of Luton Airport have agreed to sell their stake to a consortium headed by another Spanish company.TBI, a company 90 per cent owned by abertis and Aena Internacional, with a 10 per cent...
View ArticleBike to work and bag £5k
Workplaces in Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Leighton Buzzard can apply to the Business Travel Grant scheme for up to £5,000 to make workplace improvements that encourage sustainable travel.Improvements...
View Article£14.7m released for ‘vital’ road plans
An economic growth partnership has put £14.7million behind four priority road projects in the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes area.The South East Midlands Local Transport Board (SEMLTB) consists...
View ArticleLatest applications to council planners
Latest planning applications submitted to Central Bedfordshire Council include:DUNSTABLE: Single-storey side and single and two-storey rear extension, 71 Oldhill; first floor rear extension, 69 Luton...
View ArticleMan charged with firearm offence
A man has been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence by Bedfordshire Police after an incident on July 24.Martin Harvey, aged 57 , of Westminster Gardens, Houghton...
View ArticleThe future of Bedfordshire police stations in jeopardy as public survey is...
Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Olly Martins, has today launched a public survey to help decide the future of police stations and says that tough choices need to be made.Currently, police...
View ArticlePhoto firm enters awards for exposure
A business that started up following redundancy is now doing so well the owner has entered a local awards scheme.Lewis Duncan of Pho2U, in Hillborough Crescent, Houghton Regis, started photography as a...
View ArticleQuirky and funny stories in the Dunstable area
How would you like to be a wind charmer? It really is a bit of a breeze.All you have to do is to join in a quirky community art project, called We Are Now.As part of that project, wind charmers are...
View ArticleTracey’s shot at success hits target
Dunstable-based .22 target shooter Tracey Beadle achieved her aims in a National Small-bore Rifle Association contest.Tracey, of the Ex-Waterlow Rifle Club, based at Thorn Ranges, won the B Class...
View ArticleCouple ‘scared’ by parking fine
An elderly couple said they became “frightened” when a parking fine they were issued with began to escalate – despite having a valid ticket on display in the first place.David Richards, 74, parked in...
View ArticleNew buggy helps Logan to explore
A four-year-old Dunstable boy with Down’s syndrome and his family are giving something back to the charity that presented him with a specialist mobility buggy.Logan Venstone visited Sainsbury’s in...
View ArticleBusinesses to get an insight into the “dark arts” of news
Former BBC presenter Stephen Rhodes will be grilling people for fun at a media training day for small businesses.Mr Rhodes was an award-winning consumer show presenter on BBC Three Counties Radio...
View ArticleActing fast on awards entry is just the ticket
The time to act is now and enter the Bedfordshire Business Excellence Awards before the looming deadline.A host of fantastic firms from across the county have already taken the plunge and put their...
View ArticleElderly woman tied up by burglars
A 72-year-old woman was tied up in her bedroom by three men in an aggravated burglary in Seamons Close yesterday (August 2).The pensioner discovered the men in her home when she came downstairs after...
View Article‘Tree hugging is not part of bid to put nature on the agenda’
Nature is being put on top of the economic growth agenda in the Bedfordshire region with the launch of a new report.But local politicians insist the report, called ‘It’s the Economy, Naturally is...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The word in the street is that The Heat is pretty...
Watch out boys, there’s a new cop buddy team on the block – they’re armed, sassy and they’re all female…Meet FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock), a super cop who has closed more cases than...
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