- Summit tackles 'whiplash epidemic'
- Goodwin quits post at Jubilee Trust
- Salmond condemned over BBC comment
- Swinney defends EU nationals' votes
- Barclays 'set to reveal pay cuts'
- PM warned over vulnerable families
- Falklands moves 'entirely routine'
- 400 air passengers stranded by snow
- Slump sees 'lipstick effect' buying
- Greening to oppose rail bonuses
- Royals brave cold to attend service
- Bank set to put £50bn into economy
- Orca legal bid 'a strategic error'
- Russia and China block Syria action
- Excess alcohol 'raises cancer risk'
- Tory MPs rebel against wind farms
- Miliband in call over NHS reforms
- Young 'lack attention for Dickens'
- Barton's Terry tweets under review
- Labour chiefs in Doughty tribute
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MP welcomes move to beat metal thefts
NEW laws to tackle the rising number of metal thefts have been welcomed by North East Beds MP Alistair Burt.
Cleaning up in aid of the Bedford Foodbank appeal
BIG-hearted staff at Roni’s Car Wash are set to hand over a whole day’s takings this weekend to a charity that provides food to local people in need.
VIDEO: Hydrogen-powered vehicle launched video
A GROUND-BREAKING project to tackle carbon emissions with a new hydrogen-powered car has been unveiled.
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If you have to use the roads, go safely...
Motoring charity the IAM has today issued advice on driving in snow and ice, as freezing conditions spread across the country.
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Cadet mosaic
AIR cadets from the 207 (Cranfield) Squadron received a belated Christmas present from inmates at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes - a mosaic of their crest.
Sport
Quarter-finals for ace Elliott
TENNIS: Steppingley tennis star James Elliott reached the quarter-finals of the Safina Cup in the Czech Republic this week.
Huge success for Bedford Judo Club
The last few months have proved to be one of the most successful periods for members of Bedford Judo Club. Five members were selected to represent England at the Commonwealth Masters Judo championships held in Cardiff at the end of January and all performed superbly.
Ryan looks to Thai up title
EAGLES Gym fighter Ryan Nandha will challenge for the vacant WBC British Thai boxing super bantamweight belt at the Medway Park Leisure Centre on Sunday, writes Mike Simmonds.
Hockey Club £6k funding windfalll
BUDDING hockey players and coaches will benefit from a £6,258 windfall from Sport England.
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VIDEO: Hydrogen-powered vehicle launched video
A GROUND-BREAKING project to tackle carbon emissions with a new hydrogen-powered car has been unveiled.
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Laughter galore in a fast-paced farce
A FAST, furious and frantic farce set in a French hotel will put you in mind of popular television programme, Fawlty Towers.
Save The Last Dance for 1960s homage
THERE’S gold in nostalgia as one of the country’s top writng duos have discovered. Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran have been responsible for some of the biggest comedy hits on radio and TV over the past 35 years with the likes of Bird of a Feather, Shine On Harvey Moon, The New Statesman and Goodnight Sweetheart.
Four-wheeled friends keep on growing
FROM a hobby that became a business based in a family bungalow, to a firm with superb facilties and four sites across the region, the White Arches Caravan Group has seen huge changes over the last four decades.
Tourist information column: Bird-walking, river races and stripey faces in 2012
IT may still be early in the year but the local events programme for 2012 is already in full swing. Here’s a taste of what’s happening over the coming days.
Community
Memories of Costin’s
SAD to read in last week’s Gazette of the death of Brian Costin, a former director of the Dunstable coach company which bore his name.
Counterfeit alcohol seizures soar, says report
Seizures of counterfeit alcohol by trading standards authorities have rocketed by more than fivefold in the last two years according to research conducted by Engineering & Technology Magazine, published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
Modern lifestyles can fuel child labour scandal, says charity
International children’s charity World Vision - which is based in Milton Keynes - is warning how our modern living is fuelling many forms of child exploitation in a report published on Monday.
Speed cameras serve no purpose, says report
A new report on speed cameras in Thames Valley which will be published on Tuesday casts doubt on their effectiveness as a road safety tool.
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Sunday 05 February 2012
Today
Light sleet
Temperature: -1 C to 1 C
Wind Speed: 8 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: -3 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: North
