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Laura Peggs will be hosting the event on Saturday, November 14

Bedford Disability Matters launches community event at town’s What’s On Hub

The Kempston Athletic football match held in May to raise funds for Blood Cancer UK, in memory of Lisa Anderson

Wootton man backs landmark £25m Blood Cancer UK appeal in mum’s memory

Civic dignitaries, Armed Forces representatives and community members gather with poppy wreaths during Bedford Borough's Remembrance Sunday commemorations.

Mayor Wootton joins residents in honouring those who made the ultimate sacrifice

Bedfordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner John Tizard says he believes police reform is "long overdue"

Bedfordshire police and crime commissioner says reform is “long overdue”

Bedford mayor, Tom Wootton, at a previous wreath laying ceremony on Remembrance Sunday

Bedford gets ready to mark Remembrance Day

Illustrated War News 23 January 1918

Woburn brothers' wartime tragedy uncovered after more than a century

A man in his 40s has been issued with a Community Protection Warning after police received multiple reports of anti-social behaviour across Milton Keynes.

Bedford man slapped with police warning over anti-social behaviour

Bellringers took part in the last ring at St Paul's before the bells were lowered on October 5

Landmark project offers rare chance to view church bells and clock mechanism

The 'calendar girls' who stripped off for Stagsden charity fundraiser

Emergency flashing lights are seen on an ambulance at Royal London Hospital (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

Ambulance service faces busiest year ever as 999 calls surge

Flood protection cameras have been installed at locations across the Great Ouse catchment

Communities receive kits to help them prepare for flooding
Communities across Bedfordshire have received kits to help them prepare for potential flooding this winter.
Neil Shefferd

Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire, Umme Ali, hosted the event at the Addison Centre in Kempston

HerSpace event held to promote support for women and girls across Bedfordshire

The final poster design

Schoolchildren join campaign to spread message there is ‘no place for hate’

Beds Fire Service has been shortlisted for a second national award

Bedfordshire Fire Service nominated for national Youth Champions Award

'...If she doesn't scare you no evil thing will'! Indeed, this instantly recognisable Disney rogue is indeed suitably scary to humans and crows alike!

Straw-ng entries wow at this year’s Flitwick Scarecrow Festival

Bedfordshire councils are starting work on a new Bedfordshire Minerals and Waste Plan.

Residents to help shape new plan for Bedfordshire’s building materials and waste

The event including a bucking bull and a barn dance.

A step closer to £20k fundraiser goal for village pub in Bedford borough

Getting vaccinated ready for winter was among the messages in this video promoted by the care board last year

Care board asks Beds residents who are eligible to get vaccinated this winter

Tom Grennan is performing a special homecoming gig at Bedford Esquires next week. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Tickets sell out in minutes for Bedford pop star’s homecoming gig

Doug Hurley is set to touch-down at Cranfield University.

Out-of-this-world opportunity as NASA astronaut touches down in Bedfordshire

Headway Luton was among charities to receive a share.

Four Bedfordshire charities receive share of £100,000 fund

An artist's impression of the proposed new station car park ( south view) in Ashburham Road, Bedford

East West Rail reveals new car parking plans for Bedford station

Lizzie Reynolds

From Tesco Community Champion to music career high note for Wyboston singer

Lower Farm Road

Housing plan branded as ‘failing Bromham residents’ approved by just one vote

Two big plastic bags were used to transport the cygnets back to safety

MK Swan Centre rescue cygnets trapped in busy distribution yard in Bedford

Dr. Hilary Jones at the Inspired Villages Elderswell retirement village in Turvey, to launch the Live Longer, Live Stronger campaign. Pic: Fabio De Paola

TV doctor visits Turvey retirement village to launch exercise campaign

Conceptual artist's rendering of the new park. Picture: Universal Destinations & Experiences

More than 500 businesses take part in Working with Universal event in Bedford

Wrest Park House in Silsoe will be closed this week for filming. Pic: June Essex

Part of iconic Wrest Park closed for filming
Part of an iconic Bedfordshire tourist attraction is closed for filming this week.
Neil Shefferd

Bedford town centre

Five Bedford firms among winners at county business awards

Gary and Simone Willis are the new publicans at The Albion in Ampthill, which will be opening under their management on September 11

Meet the couple with big shoes to fill as they take over Ampthill pub

Batteries and vapes can be safely disposed of by placing them in a plastic bag and left on top of your rubbish bin before collection

Fire prompts warning over disposal of batteries and vapes

Police are investigating a spate of burglaries across Cranfield in the early hours of August 18

Police investigating overnight spate of burglaries across Cranfield

Cluck Off campaigners met at Sharnbrook Village Hall/CAFF

Sharnbrook residents tell chicken-producing factory farm to ‘Cluck Off’

Tom Wootton was elected Bedford Borough's directly elected Mayor in 2023

Call for referendum on whether Bedford should keep directly elected mayor system

The level crossing at Lidlington

Concern over proposed closure of rail crossing pedestrian access at Lidlington

The RSPCA's South Beds and Mid-Herts branch is appealing for a new home for Max the ginger cat

RSPCA appeals for new homes for cat with misty eye and strawberry-loving rabbit

A drone photo of Queens Wood, a community woodland site adjacent to the ruins of Houghton House, which is managed by the Forest of Marston Vale Trust

Forest of Marston Vale Trust development partner for second new national forest

Ewan McCulloch met representatives of Bedfordshire Pension Fund at Bedford's Suspension Bridge

Marathon cycle challenge helps raise funds for Bedford children's charity

The happy couple

Couple tie the knot – 50 years after first meeting as teenagers

A new Bedfordshire fostering hub is to be set up to help recruit more foster carers

New hub to recruit and support more foster carers for Bedfordshire

Luton Airport concourse impression

Luton Airport expansion to go ahead after clearing legal hurdles

Central Beds Council is using a digital maps service to help shape its new local plan

Digital mapping service used to help shape Central Beds Council local plan

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service showcased its Home Fire Safety Visits project during a best practice conference

Beds Fire and Rescue showcases Home Fire Safety Visits project

Dates have been announced for upcoming deployments of live facial recognition technology in Bedford town centre

Dates announced for deployments of live facial recognition technology in Bedford

The latest map of the East Park Energy proposals

Have your say on solar farm plans as consultation deadline looms
A countryside charity is calling for the Secretary of State to reject a solar farm proposed for North Bedfordshire as the latest consultation deadline looms.
Olga Norford

The East of England Ambulance Service Trust has thanked co-responders and military personnel who volunteer in their communities

EEAST thanks military volunteers to mark Armed Forces Day

A photo taken this month showing progress on the Black Cat site. Pic: National Highways

Plans for opening of A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet scheme announced

Tony Fowkes, pictured stopping by the historic Zaanse Schans windmills in the Netherlands

Bedford fundraiser Tony set to cycle 1,000 miles for kids’ mental health charity

EEAST CEO Neill Moloney (centre) and Chief Operating Officer Darren Meads (left) present Marc Stanbridge, Head of Clinical Operations for Bedfordshire and Luton, with a 20 year Ambulance Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and an award for 25 years' NHS service.

Ambulance staff in Bedford and Luton recognised for combined 400 years' service

A new model for real-time bus information may be introduced across the country after success of Bedford pilot

Bedford pilot scheme providing bus passenger service may be adopted nationally

A simple act of prayer and reflection will be held at Elstow Abbey to remember to support the community following the fatal rail incident near Bedford. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP via Getty Images)

Act of prayer and reflection to be held following Bedford train crash

The Sharnbrook Hotel

Asylum seekers moved out of Sharnbrook Hotel for good after three years

The charity's summer campaign will help give children a great day out this summer

Charity’s plea to give children escaping abuse a fun day out

The swans and cygnets safely back at their nest site

Firefighters join brave bird lover to save cygnets along Bedford Embankment

Stewartby Brickworks closed in 2008 after over 100 years of brickmaking in the area.

Fun day to mark Stewartby centenary and future home of Universal Studios

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