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The appliance of science
The science behind printing was the focus of an after school activity afternoon on Monday last week.
Floral royalty promised for this village’s 61st annual celebration
An annual fete is a sign of the coming summer.
Larger clothes go to cancer charity
Slimmers in Stotfold, Shefford and Hitchin donated their plus-sized clothes to Cancer Research.
Columnists
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.
Alan Dee: Tactics must change for next year’s Eurovision campaign
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this debriefing session of the GB Eurovision task force 2013.
Matt Adcock’s film review: The Great Gatsby
“Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther... And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past….”
Geoff Cox’s DVDs: Gangster Squad
Action-heavy crime thriller GANGSTER SQUAD (15: Warner) has more brawn than brains, but sets its sights firmly from the start and hits the mark with relish.
Alan Dee’s movie preview: The Great Gatsby, Fast & Furious 6
Yes, I know, I know – it’s a dream team, isn’t it?
Education
Children are progressing well in supportive school, say the Ofsted inspectors
A lower school has been graded as ‘good’ by inspectors.
Young artists are bringing down drivers’ speeds
Artistic children have helped to bring down the speeds of motorists driving close to their school.
First class facilities in playground
Staff and students at a middle school are enjoying new facilities bought with sponsorship money from a fun run.
Business
Supermarket will ‘review parking fines’
A supermarket may cancel fines given to drivers who overstay in its car park if they can prove they were shopping at the store at the time.
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Bakery celebrates 20 years
Lindsay’s Bakery in Potton is celebrating 20 years under the current ownership.
Jobs
Jobs: Entrepreneurs would ‘do it all again’
Nine out of 10 business owners would set out on their own again despite the difficulties of running their own firms.
Jobs: Public ‘backs support for STEM students’
Engineers, manufacturers and scientists are the new rock and roll, as well as being saviours of the economy.
Jobs: The only way may be up for retailers
Fewer companies in the retail and property sectors have been going into administration, says a market watcher who believes it may signal the only way is up.
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Jobs: New code aims to keep pubs in business
Licensees of community pubs are to get help against landlords who abuse their powers.
National
Board urged not to free Venables
The mother of murdered toddler James Bulger has urged a parole board not to release killer Jon Venables.
Visa offer for Afghan interpreters
Afghan interpreters who served on the front line in Helmand with British troops for more than a year may be eligible for a five year visa to the UK, it has emerged..
MP Eric Joyce faces airport charges
MP Eric Joyce is facing breach of the peace charges following an incident at Edinburgh Airport.
Wife's tribute at soldier funeral
The wife of a serviceman killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan has told mourners at his funeral he will live on through their unborn son.
Regional
Briton 'drank poisoned alcohol'
A Briton from Essex has died after reportedly drinking poisoned alcohol during a trek in the Indonesian jungle.
Communities receive lottery funding
Young people in rural Essex will be encouraged to engage with their local community while building their confidence and job prospects after a project was awarded a grant by the Big Lottery Fund.
Cambridge high on destination list
Cambridge has come eighth in the most-visited destinations made to the UK last year, according to latest figures.
William in Help for Heroes plea
The Duke of Cambridge called on the public to continue their support of injured British servicemen and women as he and Prince Harry officially opened four Help for Heroes Recovery centres, including in Colchester, during a visit to Tedworth House, Tidworth, Wiltshire.
'Police failed my murdered mother'
The daughter of a woman from Chelmsford killed by a convicted murderer has claimed that her mother would still be alive if police had done their jobs properly.
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Weather for Biggleswade
Wednesday 22 May 2013
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Cloudy
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