- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- Tube staff under attack, says RMT
- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- GPs 'overpaid for ghost patients'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- Mild weather hits Centrica profits
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- RBS losses hit £2bn amid bonus row
- 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'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
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Nadine Dorries’ monthly column: Sorry, but there’s no conspiracy and no secrecy for the sake of secrecy
THERE are certain words in Britain that are bound to arouse public interest and are often liberally doused over headlines or campaigns to add a touch of spice.
Staff and pupils are so sporting!
A LOWER school will be taking part in the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile fundraiser.
High pods are set to open up a new market for hilltop zoo video
EIGHT “luxury camping pods” are being planned at Whipsnade Zoo as charity chiefs aim to make it a year-round attraction.
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Biggleswade
Four-year-old not seriously hurt in road traffic collision
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl who was in collision with a reversing car was not seriously injured.
Pottery display for shop window
CUSTOMERS at a gift shop can now enjoy a new display of pottery at the venue.
Biggleswade may not be mourning loss of awning
A PUB may have to apply for planning permission if it does not remove a temporary awning from outside its premises.
Child airlifted to hospital after being trapped under a car
A 4-year-old girl has been seriously injured following a road traffic collision earlier this morning (Monday, February 20).
Miniature life of the railway
TRAIN enthusiasts enjoyed a pint-sized world at a model railway exhibition.
Sandy
Get on board with carnival procession
SUMMER may seem a lifetime away but plans for the carnival are in full swing.
Improving the countryside by your town
A SHORT walk in the countryside will be the precursor to a new community group.
Housing office to leave town
A HOUSING association is set to close its office in one Chronicle Country town.
Potton & Gamlingay
Neutral response to turbine
PLANS for a community wind turbine have been given a neutral reception by the parish council.
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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.
Ecohub is new home of parish council
PASSERSBY may have noticed some extra activity at their community centre this week.
Shefford
Row over social housing funding
A VILLAGER has slammed a housing association for building new properties but not taking responsibility for their impact on the area.
The car’s the star!
YOUNG petrolheads at an upper school had the chance to look under the bonnet of a top sports car.
Drivers reported by Speed Watch
THE Community Speed Watch scheme in Shefford has enjoyed success in slowing down motorists.
Stotfold & Arlesey
Longer trains for commuters
SOON commuters will have a more comfortable ride to work thanks to station improvements.
Two hospitalised after road traffic collision in Stotfold
A MAN and a woman have been hospitalised following a road traffic collision yesterday afternoon (Thursday, January 26).
Hundreds paid their respects to Brian
MORE than 250 mourners celebrated the life of a much-loved member of the community.
Chronicle Villages
Pick up a pancake for racing contest
DESSERT related talents will be unveiled at a village’s Jubilee Pancake Race.
Eviction fear drove engineer to suicide
A TALENTED engineer with a heart of gold took his own life when he learnt that he would be evicted from his home.
Baa-eautiful new born lambs at the college
SIGNS of spring are already in the air with birth of dozens of lambs.
Training at work as an apprentice
STARTING an apprenticeship is a popular way to learn knowledge and skills while on the job.
Unpaid work for couple who severely neglected their dog
A COUPLE who severely neglected their sheepdog have been sentenced in court.
Bedfordshire
Pints and performers too
A FAMILIAR face will be providing some top soul sounds at a popular Arlesey venue on Saturday (February 25).
Internet highway is about to get faster
INTERNET signals will soon be whizzing into your computer with the help of turbo-charged broadband.
£11.3m cuts to Central Beds’ budget
A BUDGET cut of £11.3m has been agreed by Central Bedfordshire Council.
MPs’ prayers set for Burt support
NORTH East Beds MP Alistair Burt has vowed to back the practice of holding prayers in Parliament, in light of a recent court ruling that they were not legal when held by a local council in Devon.
Group aims to increase cancer care
A NEW support group hopes to provide funding for more nurses to care for cancer patients.
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Weather for Biggleswade
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
