- MEP arrested over 'fraud' claims
- GPs 'overpaid for ghost patients'
- Net immigration steady at 250,000
- Healthcare regulator chief quits
- Toddler critically ill after crash
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- Mild weather hits Centrica profits
- Son's tribute to funnyman Carson
- Labour suspends MP over 'assault'
- RBS losses hit £2bn amid bonus row
- Tube staff under attack, says RMT
- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
Bedfordshire
Conservation Cash for Community
CONSERVATION cash is now available for Bedfordshire charities, community groups and not-for-profit organisations.
University trio unveil an electric revolution
A UNIVERSITY professor has developed a new way of harnessing energy to make batteries a thing of the past which is seen to be a world first.
MPs’ prayers set for Burt support
NORTH East Beds MP Alistair Burt has vowed to back the practice of holding prayers in Parliament, in light of a recent court ruling that they were not legal when held by a local council in Devon.
Bottom of the class: Urgent call for action after new report on Bedford Borough’s schools
EDUCATION in Bedford is in “urgent” need of leadership it was claimed this week after a new report showed standards in the borough are slipping behind.
24-hour shift system for firefighters
FIREFIGHTERS in Bedfordshire are set for a major overhaul of how they work, with a new 24-hour shift system being introduced later this year.
Play safe in Beds
NHS Bedfordshire is reminding young people this Valentine’s day to ‘play safe’ and to sign up to its condom distribution scheme – the C-Card.
Plants in Beds are tracked in new book that has been produced by village historian
A PLANT enthusiast has helped to produce a book following the distribution of every plant in Bedfordshire over the last 20 years.
Alistair Burt’s monthly column: Having our say about developments in Bedfordshire
IF there is one issue in which MPs are involved, where they can guarantee significant public interest, it is planning.
Two fewer burglaries a day across Bedfordshire
LESS burglaries are taking place and more are being solved, according to the latest crime figures for Bedfordshire.
VIDEO: Birds of the World at Whipsnade Zoo video
A YOUNG merlin will be displaying her skills in her first show at the zoo in half term.
MP welcomes move to beat metal thefts
NEW laws to tackle the rising number of metal thefts have been welcomed by North East Beds MP Alistair Burt.
MP calls parishes traveller summit
MORE than 70 people from villages across north Beds discussed their concerns over traveller and Gypsy provision in the area at the weekend.
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Weather for Bedford
Thursday 23 February 2012
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