Nicola Haseler

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Nicola Haseler

'Gateway to town' reopens after a year of workNicola HaselerReporting fromMidland Road, Bedford Alex PopeNicola Haseler/BBCLane closures on Midland Road, Bedford, will finish on Wednesday, Bedford Borough Council saidTwo lanes of a "gateway" into a town are reopening nearly a year after work began to transform and regenerate the area. Since August, one lane on Midland Road, Bedford, has been shut to allow for work to repave, widen and improve the road.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Alex Pope |Nicola Haseler

The first rollout of 36 new trains on a commuter line will make a "massive difference" to travellers, a rail operator has said. London Northwestern Railway said the first of its new Class 730/2 fleet will begin running from Monday on the West Cost Mainline, into Euston Station, London, stopping at Northampton, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, and Watford stations. The trains are part of £1bn of investment on the line, the company said.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Tony Fisher |Nicola Haseler

Image source, Qadhya AliImage caption, Qadhya Ali said "we did a prayer" for Zainab Kazinja (pictured) on Saturday BBC News, BuckinghamshireBBC News, BuckinghamshireMs Kazinja, who was originally from Tanzania, was in the property on St Patrick's Way in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, along with Ann Eyre when fire crews and police were called at about 12:10 BST on Friday. Zainab's friend Qadhya Ali, who described their relationship as like "mother and daughter" said she had "lost someone very special".

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | |Nicola Haseler

Image source, Nicola Haseler/BBCImage caption, Kathy Grube says being at Chelsea is the "perfect marriage" between plants, flowers and scienceA university team has won a silver-gilt medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for its interactive plant science exhibit. The Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge said its garden gave visitors the chance to see how plants attract bees and how bees perceive flowers. Blooming Numbers features in the show's GreenSTEM section.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Nicola Haseler

Image source, Nicola Haseler/BBCImage caption, Kylie, Leanne, Caidee, Carolanne and Angelle have set up a campaign called Justice for Bobby BBC News, East of EnglandThe family of a moped rider who died in a collision are calling for driving licences to be revoked from anyone when they are arrested on suspicion of serious motoring offences. Bobby Smith, 29, from Markyate, Hertfordshire, died on the A5183 on the outskirts of Dunstable, Bedfordshire, at about 05:40 GMT on 3 March.