News
Parent’s plea is for yellow lines to be removed
Double yellow lines could be removed so that parents can drop off their children at a nursery.
Sport
Former England star Stimpson guests at Biggy awards night
Biggleswade Rugby Club held its annual Awards Dinner on Friday with guest speaker former England and British Lions full-back, Tim Stimpson.
Waders sign up Brown and Mawer but McEntagart and Reynolds leave
Biggleswade Town have signed goalkeeper Ian Brown and defender Cameron Mawer for next season, writes Mike Simmonds.
Stubbings set to sign off as county captain
Steve Stubbings will captain Bedfordshire for the last time against Hertfordshire in an MCCA Trophy group match at Harpenden on Sunday.
Football fun day with the Gunners
Arsenal Football Club sent a celebrity veteran team to a middle’s charity fun day.
Langford search for new boss after cup final defeat
Langford lost the North Beds Charity Cup final as they were beaten 2-0 by Evo-Stik Southern League Division One Central side Barton Rovers on Thursday night.
Boost for Potton swimmer Lee
Talented young swimmer Shauna Lee from Potton has been awarded a bursary from the Jaguar Academy of Sport.
Lifestyle
Mozart for opera fans and Elvis for rock enthusiasts
Opera enthusiasts will adore Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte (pictured), as performed by English National Opera. See it at Cambridge Arts Theatre tonight (Friday) at 7.30pm. Tickets cost from £15.
Top 10 things to bear in mind when applying for planning permission
“Applying for planning permission can be a daunting experience, but it needn’t be that way if some thought is put into potential pitfalls that can be avoided,” says Michael Holmes, spokesperson for The Southern Homebuilding & Renovating Show which will be at Surrey’s Sandown Park on Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30.
Alan Dee’s movie preview: The Hangover Part 3, Epic
It’s not uncommon for those who have supped not wisely but too well to wake up the morning after and make heartfelt vows about their future behaviour.
Community
Magnificent men and their flying machines
Memory Lane has received a letter from Mrs Freda Course who now lives in Norfolk and saw our 1940s photo of Dunton Model Aeroplane Club (March 8, 2013).
Superb site for a new village
It was 25 years ago that the first suggestion was made for the Fairfield Hospital site to be transformed into a 500-home village with its own name, shops and school.
Floral royalty promised for this village’s 61st annual celebration
An annual fete is a sign of the coming summer.
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Weather for Biggleswade
Sunday 26 May 2013
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