Flamstead17 Aug 2024Scarecrow festival 'is all about the puns'A scarecrow festival celebrates its 20th anniversary with an array of wacky creations.17 Aug 202425 Oct 2023Church bells from 1664 removed for retuning workAn inscription from the man who made the bells is still visible, hundreds of years later.25 Oct 2023Beds, Herts & Bucks13 Jun 2023Village loses two of its three pubs in a dayPeople living in Flamstead say they are devastated to lose the pubs, only 40 yards apart.13 Jun 2023Beds, Herts & Bucks10 Nov 2022Rare library among at-risk buildings savedHistoric England reveals saved buildings in the East that have finally left the At Risk Register.10 Nov 2022Norfolk5 Mar 2022Sports pitch litter fines over 'appalling mess'Players and spectators face £80 fines after bottles, cans and food wrappers are left at matches.5 Mar 2022Beds, Herts & Bucks17 Dec 2021Grade I-listed church saved after £1m repairsThe church, with its "priceless" medieval wall paintings, can now be shared with more people.17 Dec 2021Beds, Herts & Bucks11 Apr 2021£1m repairs begin on church with 'special' muralsLeaks had put 12th and 13th Century church murals at risk of permanent damage.11 Apr 2021Beds, Herts & Bucks