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Flitton & Greenfield Village Hall

Village hall under threat of closure unless new volunteers are found

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Bedford's biggest property price drops revealed

Smart Prebend Centre in Bedford (Google)

SMART Prebend Centre in Bedford to close due to lack of funds

NRG GYM Bedford, in Caxton Road, Bedford (Google)

Customer put off going to Bedford gym over parking fine nightmare

Parent Karis Foley says Bromham Primary School’s decision to include branded polo tops as part of its uniform is not cost effective (Google Maps)

Parent's petition: 'Rethink branded polo tops as part of my child's uniform'

Bedfordshire Police spent over £1.5 million of taxpayer money on new uniforms in just three financial years

Bedfordshire Police splurged over £1.5m of our money on new uniforms

The former site of Clinton Cards (Picture: Kirkby Diamond)

Planning application goes into council for 24/7 adult gaming centre

Bedford Hospital

Most expensive NHS car parks revealed: Where does Bedford Hospital rank?

Morrisons' fuel sign and the till receipt (Pictures by: Mr S Singh)

Row erupts as fuel price at Bedford's Morrisons doesn't match driver's receipt

File photo of fruit and vegetables (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Changes to holiday meal voucher scheme mean families may need to apply for help

Bedford's Topps Tiles, on the corner of Goldington Road and Shuttleworth Road

Bedford branch faces uncertain future as Topps Tiles to close 23 stores
Retailer Topps Tiles has announced across all media it will close 23 stores.
Clare Turner

Bedford mayor, Tom Wootton, has promised there will be no additional charge for residents to have their garden waste collected for the duration of this administration

It's official: Garden waste collection across Bedford to remain free - FOR NOW

Mohammad Yasin MP

MP meets with Queen's Park residents facing "eye-watering" service charges

Five fire engines are still currently in attendance on Bridgewater Close, Hapton.

Council tax rises coming as Bedfordshire Fire Service agrees to increase budget

Bedford Hospital

Bedford Hospital wrong to scrap operating theatre overtime pay, says union

A shopper carrying red sale bags marked with a bold percentage sign, symbolising seasonal discounts and bargain hunting

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Bedford's Harpur Centre

Harpur Centre owners reckon Bedford is set for its best decade

Three Government inspectors have been appointed to carry out a best value investigation into Bedford Borough Council. Inset, Mohammad Yasin, MP for Bedford and Kempston

MP speaks out after Government announces Bedford council inspection

A government inspector – supported by two assistant inspectors – is carrying out a best value inspection at Bedford Borough Council.

Three Government inspectors to carry out best value probe into Bedford council

One person from Central Beds has scooped £1 million on the Premium Bonds (Picture: Pixabay)

Premium Bonds: One lucky person from Central Bedfordshire scoops £1m

QD closes on Friday (January 30)

Closing down: Bedford QD store to call it quits by the end of the week

Symbiosis Care Limited, in Bedford, failed to pay £1,162.62 to one worker (Picture: Pixabay)

Bedford firm one of nearly 500 companies named for not paying minimum wage

The six secure individual parking spaces are located in an underground car park (Pictures courtesy of the Sell New Group)

The perfect solution if you always struggle to get a hospital parking space?

The landmark deal between Octopus and Barratt Redrow means you'll pay nothing for your home energy bills for 10 years at flagship sites in Wixams and Tewkesbury (Pictures: Google/Octopus Energy and Barratt Redrow)

New scheme promises you'll pay NOTHING on your home energy bills for 10 YEARS

The average private rent in Bedford was also up 33% from an estimated £860 a month five years ago (Picture: Pixabay)

Rent in Bedford rises 7% in past year

Happy New Year: Bedford car parking charges to rise from January

Figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government show there were 2,465 households on Bedford's housing register, meaning they were on the waiting list for social housing. That's a 9% increase from 2,267 from the year before (Graphic: Pixabay)

More households on social housing wait list in Bedford

The rise in Bedford contributes to the longer-term trend in the area, which has seen property prices in the area grow by 4.4% over the last year

House prices in Bedford slightly increasing
Latest figures have shown Bedford house prices increased slightly in September.
Adam Care, data reporter

7,543 households in Bedford received this rebate last winter, representing around 9% of households in the area

More households in Bedford received warm home discount last winter

Bedford's Barclays bank

On the move: Barclays to leave Bedford High Street

(Photo: Joe Giddens/PA Wire)

Council tax arrears reach £21.3m in Bedford

Then mayor, Dave Hodgson performing a traditional ribbon cutting for Bridges Espresso Bar along with Naughty Pizza , back in 2020 during the pandemic

Shock as Bridges Espresso Bar shuts immediately

Bedford Borough Council

Bedford council workers reject pay offer in national vote

Adur & Worthing Councils are offering free support to residents who are ‘struggling to afford their energy bills’. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

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File photo of the temperature control of a radiator

One in 10 households in Bedford in fuel poverty

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Bills are going up again - unless you act now

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(Picture: Pixabay)

Revealed: Here's the slowest selling areas in Bedford

You might have spare cash sitting in your energy account - here's how to get it back

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This free tool can save you hundreds on your energy bills

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Compare top car valuation sites before selling or trading in

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Latest data shows house sale transactions are taking an average of 141.60 days to complete across Bedford over the last year

Revealed: Here's the fastest selling areas in Bedford

322 people in Bedford entered insolvency in 2024, up from 303 the year before

More people in Bedford going financially insolvent

File photo of models of men and women on a pile of coins and bank notes.

1 in 10 working age people in Bedford on disability benefits
One in 10 working age people in Bedford are claiming disability benefits, new research suggests.
Clara Margotin, Data Reporter

Gareth used a company’s online quote service to see if he could save some money

How I saved £140 a month on bills during ‘Awful April’

Sky, Virgin and BT broadband price hikes and how to avoid them

It looks like Bedford is a property hotspot (Picture: Pixabay)

Bedford makes top 5 in East of England house price hotspots over past 10 years

Bedford mayor, Tom Wootton

Mayor writes to Government in hope of securing council’s financial future

General view of residential homes. Picture: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Rent in Bedford rises 11% in past year

For Sale sign

First-time buyer sales in Bedford lowest since 2013

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9,066 people in Bedford were receiving PIP as of October last year – up 84% from 4,930 in 2019

Almost 10,000 people in Bedford to see disability benefit frozen

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323 people in Bedford who had received one form of ESA had been handed a migration notice as of the end of December. But of these, 152 were still waiting to be transferred to Universal Credit

Over 150 disability benefit claimants waiting for transfer to Universal Credit

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