- 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.
Today's Choice
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.
Business
Students’ crowning glory
MONARCH Airlines recognised students from Bedford College at an awards ceremony for their achievements in travel and tourism studies.
£50million Riverside regeneration for Bedford comes a step a closer - and talks have started with a cinema firm too
A £50MILLION project to regenerate Bedford’s riverside has come a step closer.
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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.
Aragon Housing’s monthly column: How smal changes can help the environment, and aid your pocket
AS I have mentioned in previous columns, the rising cost of fuel and energy bills is something that tenants of Aragon Housing Association, worry about every day.
Education
Students’ crowning glory
MONARCH Airlines recognised students from Bedford College at an awards ceremony for their achievements in travel and tourism studies.
College set to take over High School
BEDFORD High School campus is set to be taken over by Bedford College when the school closes later this year.
Uni applications drop eight per cent
THE number of students hoping to earn a place at the University of Bedfordshire this autumn has dropped by almost 1,500 compared to 12 months ago - but is still up on the figure from 2010.
Uni chief set for new role
PROFESSOR Les Ebdon is expected to be given a new government role helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Nahida touches down as Student of the Year
A BEDFORD Academy student has been named East of England Student of the Year after rubbing shoulders with Olympic athletes at a star-studded event held at Wembley Stadium.
Columnists
Has technology taken over from old-fashioned parenting?
I WAS ambling home from a walk through our local park the other afternoon when I spotted a couple of policemen calling at a house near to mine.
Aragon Housing’s monthly column: How smal changes can help the environment, and aid your pocket
AS I have mentioned in previous columns, the rising cost of fuel and energy bills is something that tenants of Aragon Housing Association, worry about every day.
Ben’s World: If our taxes pay for it then we deserve to know
THERE is a story in this week’s T&C about how many officers at Beds Police have got into hot water for racist behaviour.
Alan Dee’s guide to the new movie releases
SO, screen legend Al Pacino, what attracted you to the character of randy old goat chasing after Adam Sandler in a dress?
Regional
Drug dealer jailed for murder
A drug dealer from Essex who killed his friend and dismembered the body has been jailed for at least 20 years - after refusing to tell police where he hid his victim's head.
Queen launches Jubilee Wood project
The Queen has put her green fingers to good use as she launched a project in Norfolk which aims to plant six million native British trees to mark the Diamond Jubilee.
Drugs firm cuts another 7,300 jobs
The pharmaceuticals industry was dealt a fresh blow after East Anglian-based AstraZeneca announced a further 7,300 job cuts amid warnings that its profits will slide this year.
Doctor Who? pops the question
Romantic Matt Smith from Essex has proposed to his girlfriend in front of the Tardis, dressed in full Doctor Who outfit.
Dale Farm clearance cost £7m
The cost of clearing the UK's largest illegal travellers' site in Essex has been confirmed as £7 million - but the council in charge has warned that a fresh enforcement action remains likely.
National
Summit tackles 'whiplash epidemic'
A summit of top cabinet ministers are to discuss ways to slash the number of whiplash claims forcing up car insurance premiums in Britain.
Goodwin quits post at Jubilee Trust
Disgraced banker Fred Goodwin has resigned as a trustee of a prestigious charity which has close links with the Queen.
Salmond condemned over BBC comment
Opposition leaders have called for Alex Salmond to apologise after he used a term linked to officials in Nazi Germany to describe a BBC adviser.
Swinney defends EU nationals' votes
Plans to give up to 60,000 EU nationals living in Scotland a vote in the independence referendum have been defended by the country's Finance Secretary.
Barclays 'set to reveal pay cuts'
Barclays will reportedly attempt to defend itself against "banker bashing" this week by revealing that it has cut pay and met targets for lending to businesses.
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Sunday 05 February 2012
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Light sleet
Temperature: -1 C to 1 C
Wind Speed: 8 mph
Wind direction: North east
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Wind Speed: 9 mph
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