- MEP arrested over 'fraud' claims
- GPs 'overpaid for ghost patients'
- Net immigration steady at 250,000
- Healthcare regulator chief quits
- Toddler critically ill after crash
- Mild weather hits Centrica profits
- Son's tribute to funnyman Carson
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- Tube staff under attack, says RMT
- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
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Entertainments
Jazz musician plays village show
KENNY Ball and His Jazzmen are set to return to a Bedfordshire village for the second time in 18 months.
Spectacular sounds and dance moves
A TRIO’S sparkling choreography and precise vocal qualities will give you a night to remember.
Soulful singers come to Bedford
WHEN you hear the name The Three Degrees you immediately think of their most famous song When Will I See You Again.
Puppet show come to theatre
Puppet innovators Blind Summit Theatre are set to present an award-winning brand new adult puppetry show The Table
Double bill of shows
After its successful Christmas show George’s Marvellous Medicine, Dumbstruck! Productions return to The Place Theatre with a double bill of one-man shows. This double bill of old fashioned Americana aims to explore 1950s America, with its conflicting values, competing drives and remarkable achievements.
Travel
TRAVEL: Botswana, a real African adventure
On a Saga holiday with a difference, Lauren Taylor discovers the joys of a safari in the famed Okavango Delta.
TRAVEL: All action and a Turkish delight!
With activity holidays surging in popularity, David Wilcock heads to Turkey to learn how to sail.
TRAVEL: Romantic holidays from the heart
Learn to fall in love again with a Valentine’s inspired getaway. From laid-back lovers to long-term soul mates, Sarah Marshall rounds up a selection of breaks to suit every type of couple.
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.
TRAVEL: Argentina’s gods are smiling
This year marks 30 years since the Falklands crisis, but with relations between the UK and Argentina now much improved, Sarah Marshall says there’s no better time to discover this sophisticated South American gem.
Theatre & the Arts
Louie Spence to star in Milton Keynes Theatre’s next panto
Milton Keynes Theatre has announce today that everyone’s favourite TV personality Louie Spence (ITV’s Dancing on Ice, Sky TV’s Pineapple Dance Studio and Louie Spence’s Showbusiness) has been confirmed as the star of this year’s pantomime. Louie wowed audiences at Manchester Opera House last year by performing the role of Dandini in the pantomime Cinderella, breaking box office records and receiving outstanding reviews:
Stand-up duo come to Bedford
TWO of the UK’s most sought after stand-up comedians have teamed up to present a unique double-headline show.
Nutcracker is plum treat for families
MATTHEW Bourne’s sensational Nutcracker! returns to Milton Keynes Theatre next week after another hugely successful Christmas season at London’s Sadler’s Wells,
REVIEW: Essex – it’s the only way to enjoy the Fun Fair!
A snap shot of the 1970s is superbly recreated at Milton Keynes Theatre this week with the production of All the Fun of the Fair which highlights the trials and tribulations of travelling fairground folk.
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Weather for Bedford
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 9 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 3 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 18 mph
Wind direction: West
