End of road after 50 years for Santa float
For the first time in more than 50 years, Dunstable and District Round Table will not be bringing joy to the area with their Christmas float.For reasons including dwindling participation as well as...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Sorry, Oldboy, this rotten remake should have been...
“Ask not why you were imprisoned. Ask why you were set free…”If you were held captive and isolated for no obvious reason for 20 years you’d probably be very, very angry when finally released. Almost as...
View ArticleHave you seen wanted man?
Suspect Michael James O’Boyle, 41, is wanted on a recall to prison.He lives in Camden but has links to Luton and the Bedfordshire area. If you see him do not approach him, instead call 999.
View ArticleAlan Dee: A singular solution to the problem of cigarette packaging
I’ve lost patience with the fairy steps approach to cigarette packaging, I’m afraid. It’s time for a more radical proposal.You’ll recall that back in the dark ages, when people first began to suspect...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Tick your way through this checklist before you tuck in to your...
I honestly thought we’d made a bit of a breakthrough this Christmas, but she cracked.It has long been Mrs Dee’s habit at this time of year to buy a selection box for every child of everyone she works...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: For Smaug’s sake, how much more of this is there?
All right, where were we? Bilbo is a hobbit, Smaug is a dragon – do we really need to go on?Yes, it’s time for another interminable episode of Tolkein tosh, as if we haven’t already suffered enough.A...
View ArticleWork on A5/M1 road link set to begin in spring 2014
It has been announced in the House of Commons today that work on the long-awaited road link to provide fast, direct access from Leighton Buzzard and Linslade to the new junction of the M1 will begin in...
View ArticleTeen punched in theatre car park
A teenager was punched in the face in the Grove Theatre car park as he waited to pick up his girlfriend on Saturday. The man, 18, was approached by two men who tapped on his car window and made...
View ArticleMoggies need a loving home
It may be the season of goodwill, but for animal charities the work goes on.And these six cuties are in need of a forever home.Daisy, below right, is a sweet natured, gentle female about 18 months old....
View Article‘Revolutionary shift’ in policing
Frontline policing and officer numbers are to be safeguarded after a tri-force agreement covering Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire.The move was welcomed by Bedfordshire Police and Crime...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters, 2 Guns
The first Percy Jackson adventure, The Lightning Thief, was an underrated little gem, ideally designed for pre-teens.Three years later, the half-human son of sea god Poseidon pops up again, but in a...
View ArticleQuirky and funny stories in the Dunstable area
Sounds like lucky Natalie Pearson is all set for the best Saturday night in ever.One of the hoped-for guests, Rylan Clark, who found fame in The X Factor, won’t be able to make it along. But Natalie,...
View ArticleCouncillors visit special new academy
Students from the Academy of Central Beds showcased the school’s facilities to two top councillors at a special open afternoon last week.Central Beds Council leader James Jamieson and Councillor Mark...
View Article‘Let’s get this show on the road’
A Facebook campaign to save the Dunstable Christmas float has been gathering support since it was announced last week that the service has come to an end after 50 years.‘Bring Back The Santa Float’ was...
View ArticleNeighbours are getting no good vibes from busway
Neighbours living near the Guided Busway have complained of the ‘misery’ caused by noise and vibrations of passing vehicles.Jeans Way resident Jenny Greene told the Gazette her whole house shakes when...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Smaug is spectacular, roll on the final chapter
‘Truly songs and tales fall utterly short of your enormity, O Smaug the Stupendous...’After last year’s fun opener the Lord of the Rings prequel bursts back onto the big screen in all its Hobbity...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Harry Hill versus Moshi Monsters. Fiiiight!
It’s no surprise that one of the biggest TV successes of recent years has been dusted down and given the big screen treatment.But you can’t help thinking that whoever gave the green light to a cinema...
View ArticleAlan Dee: When condolence is just a matter of political convenience, what’s...
Right, Nelson Mandela has now been buried. Can we all move on?Takes one step back to get a couple of things straight: Nelson Mandela, great man, amazing life, commendable example, not a saint but...
View ArticlePolice search for stolen firearms
Police are appealing for information after two firearms were stolen in a raid on a house in Houghton Regis on Tuesday, December 10.The firearms were taken from a house in Yew Street.Police say the...
View ArticleNewsagents are delighted by children’s book that’s a Big Idea
A new children’s book really is a happy ending for the author, who is a niece of veteran Dunstable businesswoman Monica Hayhoe. Monica owns Hayhoe’s newsagents and convenience store with daughter...
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