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What’s happening in and around our area including news and articles, guides on good places, questions to ask, health matters, What’s on, lifestyle features competitions and more...  

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 Drama Group
‘Wait until Dark’

The audience of a packed Marford Hall were enthralled as the cast took us through the
thriller Wait Until Dark over 2 acts.

Set in a basement flat in, this...

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Muddy Challenge to raise funds  

Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill patient's pain and...

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Taking Care of Hedgehogs

Looking after sick and injured Hedgehogs seems to be a full on labour of love for Martin and Harriet, the mother and son team that run the Hornbeam Wood...

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Kimpton Horse Show

This year there were hundreds of entries across the 47 classes for the 75th Kimpton Horse Show, the annual village show. Thanks to the generous...

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Charity Fund Raising

Cancer Research UK is the world’s leading independent organisation dedicated to cancer studies. It carries out scientific research to help prevent...

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Flooding

It seems that every time there is heavy rain, the drains supporting various local roads simply cannot cope with the deluge of water and so can, and...

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A Long Time Coming

It started out as a dream to build a new secondary school to help to fill the gap for students from 11 years old upwards in and around our area. Now, a few years...

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Hit Man & Former Strangler

'Golden Brown, Strange Little Girl, Always The Sun, Peaches, No More Heroes, Nice & Sleazy... sound familiar?

All big hits, all great songs...

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Singing Can help Dementia

A recent study shows that music can help Dementia patients recall memories and emotions, and helps to enhance mental performance after...

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More Plastic than Fish in the Sea

All our concerns around plastic seem to have been narrowly focused on plastic waste in the ocean, but while rubbish in our seas is a very serious...

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School Site Open for First Intake  

By now the new Katherine Warington School will have opened its doors to year 7 students as planned on the new site on Lower Luton Road...

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