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Beds Police Federation joins backlash against Home Secretary over 0% increase of... Stewart Carr

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UPDATE: Cases in Bedford and Central Bedfordshire start to rise again Clare Turner

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Property of the week: Six bedroom Grade II-listed Woburn townhouse on market for... Stewart Carr

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Just one in three among 18 to 29 year-olds in Bedfordshire are getting vaccinate... Euan Duncan

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Bedford Covid cases rise in Brickhill as previous hotspots record drop Clare Turner

Homes and Gardens
As house prices rise - this is what £300k will buy you in Bedford Clare Turner

Coronavirus
New walk-in Covid vaccination centre opens for one day just outside Bedford Clare Turner

Crime
Just a fraction of rape investigations in Bedfordshire end with charge Federica Bedendo

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Man taken to hospital following fight involving 20 people in Bedford Clare Turner

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MPs demand end to EV charging ‘postcode lottery’ and excessive prices Matt Allan

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Two more arrested as part of murder investigation in Carlton near Bedford Clare Turner

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M1 southbound carriageway blocked near Bedford following collision Clare Turner

Coronavirus
Bedford mayor urges people to wear masks on public transport and in busy places Clare Turner

People
Police armed with speed guns target Bedford after complaints from residents Clare Turner

Crime
Police clock Audi driver doing 134mph on the A6 in Central Bedfordshire Clare Turner

Cars
Motorway speed limits cut to 60mph in bid to tackle pollution Matt Allan

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Rail lines blocked after person hit by train Newsdesk

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PCC wants your thoughts on upcoming police and crime plan for Bedfordshire Stewart Carr

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Armed police attend record-low number of incidents in Bedfordshire - the equival... Alex Ross

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Stalker who sent threatening messages and smashed woman's windscreen in Bedford ... Clare Turner

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Two good Samaritans save woman as she's assaulted at Priory Marina in Bedford Clare Turner

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Drug dealing duo from Bedford jailed and £50,000 of drugs seized Laura Hutchinson

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Prisoner absconded while visiting Bedfordshire home Newsdesk

Crime
Former Bedford scout leader is jailed for historic child sexual abuse Clare Turner

People
Taxpayers to shell out more than £3.5 million extra to fund policing in Bedfords... Federica Bedendo

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Bedford Cineworld claims cinema is the best place to chill as temperatures conti... Clare Turner

Weather
Met Office issues yellow warning of thunderstorms in Bedfordshire this afternoon Newsdesk

Weather
Summer finally arriving and this is when Bedfordshire is expected to bask in soa... News Reporter

Weather
Expect thunderstorms in Bedford up until Saturday Reporter

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Bedford boosted by reopening of indoor hospitality, according to Google data fro... Alex Ross

People
Drivers and riders wanted as Deliveroo launches in Flitwick Clare Turner

People
Early Sherlock Holmes book found in Bedford Oxfam shop sold at auction Clare Turner

Business
Hundreds more people in work in Bedford - the biggest rise since the pandemic be... Alex Ross

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Covid contact tracing in Bedford 'cannot cope' with rapid rise in infections David Tooley, Local Democracy Reporter

Politics
Garden waste collections suspended across all of Central Bedfordshire Joanna Gravett

People
Bedford Thai resturant owner's bid for hydroponic greenhouses rejected David Tooley

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Arsonists target Bedford primary school Clare Turner

People
School pupils left stranded as service no longer viable for bus company Clare Turner

Education
Bedford Academy celebrates as 11 pupils graduate from university access programm... Clare Turner

People
More than 500 pre-schoolers looked after by substandard childcare providers in B... Joanna Morris

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One in five firms planning staff redundancies as Covid furlough support tapers o... Helen Johnson

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Food delivery and taxi firms to offer incentives to boost Covid vaccine uptake Helen Johnson

Coronavirus
Pandemic leaving ‘deep physical and emotional scars’ on large proportion of olde... Helen Johnson

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Obituary: Brian Woodrow leaves behind a huge legacy in Bedford Newsdesk

Coronavirus
UPDATE: Bedford and Central Bedfordshire record the same number of cases for sec... Clare Turner

People
Bedford surgery specialists save hockey veteran's sight Clare Turner

People
Bedfordshire's Greensand Country geotrails win award for excellence Joanna Gravett

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Met Office issues weather warnings as thunderstorms set to hit UK - here’s where Helen Johnson

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Government accused of introducing Covid passports ‘by stealth’ after updating NH... Carly Roberts

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Human remains confirmed to be British hiker missing in Pyrenees Group Reporter