PCC: ‘I’m keeping election promises’
Bedfordshire’s police and crime commissioner (PCC) says his first 100 days in the job have already seen him honour a number of his election pledges.Olly Martins was voted in as the county’s first PCC...
View ArticleIndustry welcomes new move to give tenants a better deal
Industry leaders and consumer representatives including the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the property ombudsman, Which? and landlords association ARLA have welcomed the decision in the...
View ArticleLeighton man faces charges for indecent footage of children
A Leighton man is due in court charged with possession of indecent images and footage of children.John Michael King, of Church Locke, faces numerous charges of recording another person without their...
View ArticleSuccess is off the rails with train heist author’s movie role
It’s full steam ahead for a Bedfordshire author as his tell-all book of Britain’s most infamous crime catches the eye of a major film company.Andrew Cook’s latest book The Great Train Robbery: The...
View ArticleCould your business survive a disaster?
Two thirds of Bedfordshire firms have failed to plan for how they would recover from a major business catastrophe like a fire, flooding or severe weather.That’s according to the Bedfordshire and Luton...
View ArticleAll the odds as Hatters host Hereford
The News/Gazette BetVictor columnTwo clean sheets and four points from two away games is a decent return for John Still from his first two games in charge of Town, writes Charlie McCann.The lack of...
View ArticlePREVIEW: Luton Town v Hereford United
Despite Hereford’s upturn in form in the Blue Square Bet Premier, everything remains far from rosy off the pitch for the Bulls, writes Mike Simmonds.Just last month they announced losses of £422,472...
View ArticleLeighton club to host annual Young Farmers’ show
The Bedfordshire Young Farmers are gearing up for a day of fun and competition at their annual Country Show and Rally, which is this year being hosted by the Leighton Buzzard Young Farmers’ Club on...
View ArticleMarathon runners unite for ‘round the world’ trip
A mum will help to run the distance of the earth’s circumference so she can make a difference in children’s lives.Minniina Kansanen, 29, of Plantation Road, will be joining over 1,000 people to run...
View ArticleGeoff Cox DVD reviews: The Master
What was the biggest Oscar snub of 2013? Probably for THE MASTER (15: Entertainment In Video), given best acting nominations for Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams, but failing to...
View Article‘Encourage young to be creative’ plea
The ongoing debate over the future of A levels was one of the main topics for the inaugural Vice Chancellor’s Public Policy lecture series on Thursday.David Blunkett MP was the guest speaker at a...
View ArticleMartin rescues a point for Luton after a stirring second half performance
Blue Square Bet Premier: Luton Town 1 (0) Hereford United 1 (1)A stirring second half performance from the Hatters saw substitute David Martin net his first Town goal late on to salvage Luton a point...
View ArticleStill impressed by Town’s second half showing
Hatters boss John Still felt his side gave fans a view of the future with their second half display against Hereford United at Kenilworth Road yesterday, writes Mike Simmonds.Town had trailed 1-0 going...
View ArticleVote for your Hatters MOM against Hereford
The Luton News/Dunstable Gazette online man of the match poll for Town’s 1-1 Blue Square Bet Premier draw with Hereford United is up and running.Hatters had trailed through Marlon Jackson’s fine...
View ArticleAward-winning St Judes at your service
St Judes Clinic in Leighton Buzzard has been awarded a top industry customer service award.Only clinics that have an excellent record of service and superior satisfaction record are awarded the annual...
View ArticleWardrobes are the new wow factor for women
Wardrobes now provide the wow factor for property according to latest research, as 43 per cent of women say a walk-in wardrobe would be a definite plus point in any set of particulars.In contrast, only...
View ArticleSpiller set to go under the knife
Injured midfielder Danny Spiller is set to undergo an operation on a troublesome achilles injury on Tuesday.An abortive comeback earlier in the season ended after two development matches and the...
View ArticleCasting Light on art
A new six-week watercolour course launches at Artworks MK on Saturday, with Debi-Sara Wilkinson.The workshop is suited to beginners and those of you who want to erm, brush up on existing skills.An...
View ArticleHatters rated v Hereford United
Mark Tyler: 7.5 – Seemed to dive away from the ball for Bulls’ goal, but produced several good stops including a brilliant stop to save Martin’s blushes.Greg Taylor: 6 – Struggled to show his quality...
View ArticleTots go to great lengths to swim underwater!
Babies and tots under 4 learn to swim underwater using techniques that could one day save their life. Waterbabies is a nationwide organisation that teaches over 31,000 babies to swim every week. Every...
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