Woman hurt in traffic collision
A woman was hospitalised after her car came into collision with a lorry in Kensworth on Monday (December 16).Fire crews attended the scene after the incident, which occurred in Common Road at about...
View ArticleChanges to council operating times
Central Beds Council have announced changes to their operating hours over the festive period.Customer Services Centres will be close at 4.30pm on December 24 and re-open on December 27.On New Year’s...
View ArticleLuton airport expansion expected to be approved at meeting
A delayed decision on the expansion of London Luton Airport is expected to be made at a meeting on Friday.The development control committee has been recommended to approve the application to increase...
View ArticleFrustrated PCC says council tax increase could be only option in face of more...
A rise in council tax could be the only way to protect policing in Bedfordshire, the Police and Crime Commissioner has said. Olly Martins made the statement following the Provisional Police Funding...
View ArticleBeds Police investigated in Ian Watkins case
Bedfordshire Police is being investigated by the police watchdog in connection with the Ian Watkins paedophilia case.The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating the force along...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Lovelace, The Way Way Back, Pain & Gain
The biopic of 1970s porn star Linda Lovelace is probably a cleaned-up version of reality.But LOVELACE (18: Lionsgate) is a surprisingly watchable and heartbreaking ‘true story’. Amanda Seyfried is...
View ArticleQuirky and funny stories in the Dunstable area
I have been seeing angels in Dunstable town centre. And snowmen. I even saw Santa up a lamppost.No need to call the doctor. It really has been an illuminating experience – they are all part of the...
View ArticleLatest planning applications
Latest planning applications which have been submitted to Central Bedfordshire Council include the following.EATON BRAY: Erection of one four-bed dwelling and two five-bed dwellings on the site...
View ArticleNew care home name revealed
Central Beds Council have announced the winning name of a new retirement living complex in the Dukeminster Estate.‘Priory View’ received the most votes in an online poll on the council’s website.The...
View Article‘Stop using village as shortcut for lorries’
Kensworth Parish Council has raised concerns over the amount of traffic running through the village, after four collisions in three weeks.The most recent incident occurred on Wednesday morning...
View ArticleDon’t have 12 days of drink driving, choir sings
A Christmas sing-song in The Mall had a serious message on Thursday; “Enjoy the 12 days of Christmas and not 12 days of drinking and driving.” A small choir formed by Luton Borough Council’s road...
View ArticleChimps on Santa’s nice list this year
Whipsnade Zoo’s chimpanzees enjoyed a whole host of festive gifts filled with their favourite treats last week.Keeper Jane Storr said: “The chimps are on Santa’s nice list, so we wanted to do something...
View ArticleUnemployment falls again
MP Andrew Selous is delighted that the number of unemployed JSA claimants in South West Beds in November 2013 was 1,366 – 611 fewer than in November 2012.He said: “The provision of jobs for my...
View ArticleLollipop girls say they won’t be licked by fiasco
A Caddington mother and daughter are picking up the pieces after the Milton Keynes Winter Wonderland fiasco put their business in jeopardy.Sarah and Amelia Eacope run the Lollipop Girls mobile sweet...
View ArticleA simple family chat can help save a life in the future
There are 106 people in Bedfordshire waiting for a transplant this Christmas and 24 Bedfordshire residents have died in the last five years due to the shortage of organs.NHS Blood and Transplant is...
View ArticleWood off-limits in high winds
Chute Wood, the Dunstable Downs woodland area, was closed on Monday morning, December 23, because of predicted high winds that day and today, Christmas Eve. Beds National Trust Rangers warn that people...
View ArticleCouncil approves airport expansion but government review needed
A marathon eight-hour council meeting resulted in the London Luton Airport expansion being approved by Luton Borough Council on Friday.The plans to increase passengers from 12 million to 18 million a...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Light relief as the tide turns on Santa’s sparkling displays
In my travels over the last few days, I have been greatly encouraged the welcome darkness thatis returning to our land.You might not be as aware of this development as I am, but take my word for it –...
View ArticleTreasury chief in bypass gaffe
Treasury chief Danny Alexander MP jumped the gun when he publicly pledged work on the Dunstable A5 northern bypass “will start next spring”.There was a warm welcome from bypass supporters after he gave...
View ArticleQuirky and funny stories in the Dunstable area
The aisles are heaving in every supermarket in every town in Britain today.Dunstable is no exception, of course, with hordes of shoppers heading for food stores for last-minute stock-ups for Christmas....
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