Category: Houghton Conquest
You can still share your views on the first phase of new residential project near Houghton Conquest
Residents in Central Bedfordshire are being reminded that they can share their views on the first phase of a housing development and country park.
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Public consultation seeks views on new residential scheme near Houghton Conquest
Residents in Central Bedfordshire are being asked to share their views on proposals for a new housing development aimed at renters, that the developers say will be complemented by a large country park.
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Houghton Conquest pub is a winner in the Great British Pub Awards
The family-owned Knife & Cleaver, in the Bedfordshire village of Houghton Conquest, has been named the UK’s Best Pub, with Rooms in Great British Pub Awards Pub 2021.
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Houghton Conquest mother rallies family and friends to complete 135-mile team challenge
Sarah Wilson, 36, a mother of three from Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, has taken on a 135-mile charity challenge as part of a team made up of two close friends and her husband to safeguard a life changing spinal cord injury rehabilitation programme that helped her when newly injured.
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Houghton Conquest golfers swing into action to raise money for Sue Ryder hospice
Big-hearted golfers from two Bedfordshire villages raised £4,000 for a local hospice during their charity cup competition, which has been running for more than a decade.
Thirty-six players from Houghton Conquest took on 36 players from Wilstead in the 14th Houghton Wilstead Golf Cup.
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Eighteen years of changes to Marston Vale (2002 to 2020)
Using Google Earth it is easy to see how parts of Marston Vale have changed between 2002 and 2020.
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Wixam Park planning application submitted following public consultation
Following a public consultation in 2020, O&H, the master developer, has submitted an outline planning application to Central Bedfordshire Council for the development of Wixam Park. The planning application is for up to 1,200 dwellings of a mix a sizes, types, and tenures, including an elderly care facility and provision for affordable housing.
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Pioneering rehab helps paralysed mum-of-three from Houghton Conquest gain confidence in her ‘new body’ following riding accident
On 29 September 2018, life changed in an instant for Sarah Wilson, 35, from Houghton Conquest, as she fell from her horse while out riding on the farm where she lives.
Despite wearing protection, Sarah had broken her neck in the one-inch gap between the bottom of her hat and the top of her body protector, leaving her paralysed from the chest down.
She needed emergency surgery and then following complications was placed into a coma for several weeks.
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Consultation on proposals for delivering Wixam Park
Residents from Houghton Conquest, Wixams and the wider Central Bedfordshire area are being asked to submit their thoughts on proposals by O&H Land, for a new community that could see up to 1,200 new homes along with education and community facilities, employment and large public and green spaces.
The developers said that the vision for Wixam Park is to deliver a ‘sustainable community’ that will link residents to the future Countryside Park – an area of green open space, available to the public and designed to promote biodiversity.
The site is located to the south of the new settlement of Wixams, which is working to deliver around 4,500 new homes in Bedfordshire. Wixams is the single largest development in Bedfordshire, and Wixam Park will increase its capacity by up to 1,200 more homes under these proposals.
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The hunt for 2020’s ‘Shop Local Shop Little Heroes’
Federation of Independent Retailers launches its Shop Local Shop Little Heroes Awards to shine a spotlight on the retail heroes who have been doing a fantastic job in keeping local people safe and fed in unprecedented times.
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Central Bedfordshire Council Tax charges announced
Final tax total includes bills for police, fire and parish councils At last night’s (20...
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Bird keepers urged to prepare for winter Avian Flu threat
The Chief Veterinary Officers across the UK are encouraging all poultry keepers to take action now to reduce the risk of disease in their birds over the winter.
There are some simple measures that all poultry keepers, whether they are running a large commercial farm, keeping a few hens in their back garden, or rearing game birds, should take to protect their birds against the threat of avian influenza (bird flu) in the coming winter months.
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