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- Guesthouse pair lose gay ban appeal
- Three jailed over gay-hate leaflet
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Jobs: One in five parents "partly hope" their offspring don't get costly university place
Rising costs of university places are causing important changes in behaviour and making some parents hope the financial burden doesn't fall on them, research suggests.
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Young choir has hit a high note in contest
HARMONIOUS notes are sounding from the vocal chords of a highly successful school choir.
Unpaid work for couple who severely neglected their dog
A COUPLE who severely neglected their sheepdog have been sentenced in court.
Recycling is good for the planet – and your pockets
MORE THAN 50 per cent of waste in Central Bedfordshire is recycled.
Man killed on railway track named
A RAILWAY station was brought to a standstill after a man was killed on the line.
Sport
Your last chance to meet an angling legend
There are just two weeks to go before the Kings Arms AC stages its Grand Charity Night and there are fewer than 10 tickets remaining of the maximum 200 available.
Which game might you get chance to watch this week?
With the long range weather forecast again predicting snow and ice for the next few days, the chances of getting matches on is is again slim. However if there is a sudden change, then the planned games are as follows:
New date for cup derby
Last night’s North Beds Charity Cup quarter-final between Cranfield United and Langford was postponed due to a frozen Crawley Road pitch.
Bedfordshire League preview
Proving that the weather allows a full league and cup programme, the spotlight falls on the Britannia Cup quarter-final ties involving eight Premier Division clubs.
Video
VIDEO: Drugs factory in Sandy video
A HUGE cannabis factory has been discovered in an abandoned warehouse.
Lifestyle
Geoff Cox’s guide to new DVD releases: Midnight in Paris, Friends With Benefits
Whimsical time-travelling comedy MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (12: Warner) is the most purely enjoyable movie Woody Allen has made in years and fully deserves the collection of Oscar nominations it has picked up.
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.
Alan Dee’s guide to new film releases: The Woman In Black, The Muppets, The Vow
SO, Daniel Radcliffe, you’ve got millions in the bank thanks to that lengthy stint as H. Potter, boy sorcerer of this parish, but you yearn to be taken seriously as an actor.
Community
Thomas was a Jack of all trades
BELL RINGERS stand outside St Mary’s Church in about 1900. Tony Primett’s grandfather, Thomas Primett, is kneeling on the far right.
Boys who worked Beds
AGRICULTURAL workers line up in 1930 for a photograph taken at what used to be Filldyke Road Nursery in Meppershall. And some of them look as though they have only recently left school.
The Avenue - Biggleswade war workers’ second home
The Avenue in Biggleswade was once home to The Avenue Club – a purpose-built war workers’ community club in the early years of the Second World War.
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Community will rejuvenate town
A TOWN could be given a new lease of life with the launch of a community scheme.
Worrying about money is an everyday thing
Money concerns and belt tightening are breeding a generation of compulsive bank balance checkers, according to latest research from Halifax.
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Weather for Biggleswade
Saturday 11 February 2012
Today
Sunny
Temperature: -6 C to 0 C
Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind direction: South east
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 1 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: North west
