About Dunstable

Friday, 27 July 2012

The day the Olympic Games came to Great Britain!

Whether you are into the Olympics or not ........ Just spare a thought for 'ALL' the teams wold wide that have trained for years for this very moment. Let's hope it is an event Great Britain can be proud of and 'EVERYONE' has a safe and fantastic time. As the eyes of the world are on our country! Enjoy!

Proud Olympic Torch Bearers after their journey through Dunstable.

More Photographs of this amazing moment on the 9th July 2012 can be found at:

http://www.aboutdunstable.blogspot.co.uk/p/queens-diamond-jubilee-and-olympic.html

Wednesday, 25 July 2012

FACES OF BRITAIN ~ Let's get the FACE of Dunstable on the map!

Why not become a part of History with the 'Faces of Britain' 2012 online 'Time Capsule'.

Follow this link for more information and a chance to be the 'Face of Britain 2012'. Let's get Bedfordshire at the top of the leader board!

http://www.facesofbritain.co.uk/Default.aspx

Monday, 23 July 2012

Walking along Dunstable Down on 23rd July 2012 at 7pm with temperatures iin the mid twenties...perfect

The Five Knolls

on Dunstable Downs

Dunstable building's long awaited restoration

Long awaited repair work has now begun on a building in Dunstable that was dangerous to the public.

Number 5 High Street South, on the cross roads in Dunstable, has had scaffolding on it while Central Bedfordshire Council has traced the owner of the building to carry out repairs.

The council's efforts to get the owner to repair the building have been difficult, but after protracted negotiations and legal difficulties, contractors appointed by the owners of the building have begin extensive repairs.

The works are expected to take some weeks to complete and will include rebuilding of several parts of the building.

Cllr Brian Spurr, Executive Member for Sustainable Communities, Services, said: "This has been a long, hard process but our Building Control team's tenacity has ensured that this building will be restored. It has been a real safety issue and eyesore for Dunstable's residents and we are delighted that our hard work has paid off and the work has begun."

Central Bedfordshire Council PR 1074

Investing in Dunstable's future, making it a better place to live and work.

The Court Drive Scheme started on the 26th June 2012 and will continue for some weeks yet. Unfortunately there will be quite a lot of disruption however everyone involved in this scheme are doing there best to make travelling around this area as as easy as they can along with supporting all businesses within the area.
The site team (Including Ben Gadsby) will be based out of the Magistrates Court on Court Drive for the duration of works, this will help to ensure that construction is carried out with as little disruption as possible.

Many of you are aware of the scheme but as a reminder they are proposing to:

Enhance the street scene – using colour gravel finishes on the highway to define different areas of the street, raised carriageway, minimised street clutter, widened footways, several wide flush crossings on existing desire lines and scheme wide landscaping incorporating up to 14no new Silver Birch Trees.
Lower speed limits - 20mph speed limit along the entire length of Court Drive and surrounding residential streets.
Modern low energy street lighting – All street lighting will be replaced with modern lighting columns with back lighting to footways.
7.5 tonne weight limit (except for deliveries) – All Heavy goods vehicles will now serve the area via College Drive.
Improved public transport - dedicated bus lane with modern shelter and real time information which will become part of the Luton-Dunstable-Houghton Regis busway.