Decision time looms for plan to build 5,150 home estate
The principle of building 5,150 homes north of Houghton Regis is due to be decided at a meeting on Wednesday afternoon (Sept 4).Councillors at a special gathering of Central Bedfordshire Council’s...
View ArticleTablets will help police get mobile, says Commissioner
Bedfordshire Police will invest in new mobile devices in a bid to increase productivity and the time officers can spend on the front line, it has been revealed.Police and Crime Commissioner Olly...
View ArticleA fast ticket to ride to economic growth?
Three bus companies will be offering four new routes and single ticketing on the £91million Luton Dunstable Busway.Together the Arriva, Centrebus and Grant Palmer GPS-tracked services will provide a...
View ArticleTime to take a minute to admire James’ skill - he’s like clockwork
Restoring clocks hundreds of years old and worth millions of pounds, Edlesborough’s James Chadburn is one of the most sought after horologists in the country.Such is the quality of his craftmanship, he...
View ArticleCouncil contracts are on the agenda
Council procurement and business growth tips will be on the agenda at Dunstable and Houghton Regis business group of Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday (September 10).Chamber of Commerce board...
View ArticleUni hits back after low offers slated
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire has defended offers made to students with as little as two E-grades at A-level to study highly academic courses. An undercover reporter from The...
View Article‘Winnie’ to reopen as Indian in November
A much-maligned Dunstable eyesore is finally getting a facelift, with work starting on and around the Winston Churchill pub.The dilapidated Church Street pub, known locally as the ‘Winnie’, will become...
View ArticleEmployers can ‘speed date’ job seekers
Employers are needed to help job seekers build the confidence they need to get back into work by joining a new ‘speed dating’ scheme.The Education & Youth Services (EYS) Group has been running...
View Article‘Generation rent’ getting more fussy
People who rent property are getting more and more demanding. That’s according to estate agents Belvoir in Luton and Dunstable.Adrian Mason of Marsh Road, Luton, said: “Today’s tenants have a different...
View ArticleCouncil shouldn’t cut corners over ‘dangerous’ road
An independent councillor has blamed Central Beds Council’s “arrogance” for making Park Road, Dunstable, where motorists are regularly driving on pavements, dangerous.Neal Reynolds, who claimed he was...
View ArticleGolden boy Rob does it again!
An inspirational young Dunstable athlete has yet again tasted gold at the British Transplant Games, and now has his sights set on the World Championships.Robert Collins, 10, defended the long jump gold...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Bay’s musclebound movie offers more pain than gain
“My name is Daniel Lugo, and I believe in fitness. All this began because it was time to push myself harder, otherwise I was looking at another 40 years wearing sweatpants to work...”Saddle up for an...
View ArticleMassive truck will travel at 10mph on motorway
A truck will be using two lanes and travelling at 10mph on the motorways this Sunday morning (September 8).The vehicle, carrying a large electrical transformer, will be travelling on the M25 and the...
View ArticleMan injured in ‘disturbance’
The victim of an attack during ‘a disturbance’ in Dunstable town centre was left unconscious on the pavement and may suffer hearing loss.Now police are appealing for witnesses to the assault on the...
View ArticleTime to get off the net and on to high street
People who have started up online businesses in the Dunstable area are being invited to pop up in a temporary high street shop. An organisation called PopUp Britain, part of national enterprise...
View Article‘Products don’t matter it’s all about the little extras’
A unconventional guru will be looking into his marketing crystal ball when he speaks at the University of Bedfordshire’s Knowledge Network.Grant Leboff, the author of Amazon hit book Sticky Marketing,...
View ArticlePlanning applications
Latest planning applications which have been submitted to Central Bedfordshire Council in recent weeks include the following:DUNSTABLE: Demolition of existing detached garage and construction of...
View ArticleVIDEO: Reporter investigates claims cycle path is unsafe
Amid claims that the new cycle path along the busway is unsuitable for the skinny road tyres found on the average commuter bike, I decided this cyclist needed to investigate.Starting at the White Lion...
View ArticleSmall firms get help to cope with pensions
A Dunstable-based accountancy firm has launched a pension scheme for other small businesses.Under new rules being gradually introduced even small employers will have to have a pension scheme for their...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: About Time is a workmanlike date movie but no...
Sniffy films buffs might tartly observe that it’s about time that Richard Curtis had another hit, and About Time isn’t going to be it.The TV titan who can claim hits as varied as Mr Bean, Blackadder...
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