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Sir Alistair Cook, centre, was guest of honour at the signing ceremony

Alistair Cook attends ceremony to mark opening of Bedford School Mohali in India

Bedford's Polish community is hosting its annual Heritage Day on May 4

Don’t miss chance to help celebrate Bedford Polish Heritage Day

Bedford Corn Exchange

Major re-vamp for Bedford’s historic Corn Exchange thanks to £2.5m funding

Ex soldier Daniel Bingley has re-built his life thanks to a degree scholarship for disabled veterans from The Open University

Ex-soldier says OU scholarship changed his life following medical discharge

Artist rendering issued by Universal Destinations & Experiences of the first Universal theme park in Europe, and inset, Bedford MP Mohammad Yasin (Picture: Universal Destinations & Experiences)

Bedford MP jokes about keeping Universal announcement secret

171 crimes were recorded at churches, and 14 at mosques between the start of 2022 until the end of 2024

185 places of worship in Bedfordshire vandalised in just three years

The loos at Mowsbury Park (Google)

Public loos at Mowsbury Park closed after vandals destroy "steel urinals"

East Midlands Railway has recovered more than £1.9 million from fare dodgers

Bedford commuters: EMR recovers nearly £2m from fare dodgers

Bedford mayor, Tom Wootton

Bedford council introduces food waste collection service for businesses

Scott Jenkins, of Church Lane, Bedford, was arrested and charged with failing to provide a specimen for analysis

Bedford man among 25 arrested at Illegal rave which attracted 2,500 people

Have you seen him?

Police release picture of missing 17-year-old with links to Bedford

Bedfordshire Police are appealing for your help to find Daniel.

Clare Turner

This 5-bed house is our Property of the Week (Picture courtesy of Lane & Holmes, Bedford)

This Edwardian £1.15m home in Bedford sits on almost half an acre

You won't catch many Bedfordshire drivers on the phone (Picture: Pixabay)

Bedfordshire drivers named best behaved in England

The closed property in Beckett Court, Bedford (Picture: Bedford Community Policing Team)

Police close property near bus station following SEVEN arrests for drugs

Good Food Habits - Love Food Hate Waste. Image: the Love Food Hate Waste website.

Central Bedfordshire families can use free alternatives to food waste bags

You shouldn't be delayed by anymore than 10 minutes

Expect slight delays on the A421, Bedford drivers are told

Picture: PA

Free breakfast clubs roll out at eight schools in and around Bedford

Lurke Street car park has shut again after a driver hit the entry support post (Pictures: Bedford Borough Council)

Lurke Street Car Park closes for 2nd time in a month after car hits post

The attempted robbery took place in Addison Howard Park on March 31 at around 5.30pm

Man grabs teenager in Kempston's Addison Howard Park in robbery attempt

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Outstanding Ofsted rating for short break children’s home in Bedford

People have been invited to share thoughts on the Greyfriars reconfiguration project

Have your say on plans to improve Greyfriars junction area in Bedford

Don't miss out on New Active Adults courses announced by Bedford Borough Council

Don’t miss out on new Active Adults courses in Bedford

Activities to mark St George’s Day celebrations will be held next Saturday (26/4) between 12pm and 6.30pm

Flying the flag in Bedford with family fun to mark St George’s Day celebrations

A stethoscope is pictured in a General Practitioners surgery. Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images

200k extra appointments at GPs across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes

Bedford Mayor Tom Wootton joined staff at the opening of Deichmann's footwear store yesterday (16/4)

Bag a free pair of shoes at official opening of Bedford's new footwear store

Bionicare, a domiciliary care agency based in the Clapham area of Bedford, has been told it requires improvement following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission

Bedford care agency says its taken steps to improve after CQC inspection

This strange object was spotted in the sky while a couple walked in Tyne Crescent, Bedford

Bizarre object in the Bedford sky leaves residents baffled

85,428 tonnes of waste was collected by Bedford in the year to March 2024 with 28,841 being sent for recycling, composting or reuse

More waste is being recycled in Bedford

New figures have shown the proportion of waste collected which went on to be recycled has increased in Bedford.

Adam Care, data reporter

Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds a roundtable meeting with Sarah Simpkin from the Children's Society (L) and writer Jack Thorne (R) of Adolescence, inside 10 Downing Street on March 31, 2025 in London. Image: JACK TAYLOR/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.

Calls for stricter social media controls in schools in wake of Adolescence

Sara Turner and Anne-Marie Abbate from Permission2

Don't be a bird brain: Join this Bedford duo for a pigeon art trail across town

Workers repairing Roff Avenue, in Bedford

Bedford's Roff Avenue still closed after "void" reported in road

Universal Studios Bedford: Everything we know so far

This 5-bed house is our Property of the Week (Picture courtesy of Lane & Holmes, Bedford)

This immaculate bungalow near Bedford's Avon Drive is like Dr Who's TARDIS

You shouldn't be delayed by anymore than 30 minutes

Bedford drivers warned to expect delays on the A421 and A1

Claire (right) speaks to Emily Nott, head of diversity at Innovate UK. Image: George Whale.

'Trailblazing' Bedfordshire businesswoman wins national award

From left, Jubilee Park and Castle Mound

Bedford parks given refurb boost as paths get makeover

New analysis of Department for Transport figures by the RAC shows only 0.6% of minor (B, C and U) roads and just 0.2% of major (A) roads managed by the council in Bedford received any form of maintenance in 2023-24

Just a fraction of Bedford's council-run roads are repaired

CAPTION: GAP Group has acquired a freehold of 1.3 acres including a 9,068 sq ft warehouse/workshop unit at Postley Road, Woburn Road Industrial Estate, Bedford.

Jobs created as equipment hire firm move into warehouse in Bedford

A series of Easter fun activities are on offer at Oasis Beach Pool

Bedford’s Oasis Beach Pool promises Easter holiday fun despite closure plans

Steffi Goodwin and her partner Jacob Joseph-Hakin, with her cousin Kelly Goodwin and their child Theo. Picture: Steffi Goodwin / SWNS

“Cancer left me infertile - so my cousin became my surrogate”

File photo of an elderly person used for illustrative purposes. Picture: John Devlin

Bedford care agency put in special measures after whistleblowers' concerns

A patient bed on an NHS hospital ward in England. Picture: PA

Almost two dozen people died from heat in Bedfordshire last summer

Rock Choir and Pilgrims Pre-Prep Choir announced as support act for Bedford Park Proms on July 6

Bedford Park Proms announces support acts with last chance to buy £35 tickets

Universal Studios UK: PM says theme park will be 'huge boost'

"Universal Studios Bedford will put us on the map with tourism boom"

News that Universal Studios is set to bring its first European theme park to Bedford has been welcomed.

Izzy Hawksworth SWNS and Laura Hutchinson

A paramedic is seen by a line of ambulances. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Union blasts East of England Ambulance Service for axing 21 frontline ambulances

In February 2025, there were 458 reports of burglary in South Yorkshire, the lowest monthly figure since May 2020.

Bedfordshire to benefit from extra 20 officers to boost neighbourhood policing

Katya Jones pictured with Fitsteps group.

Strictly Come Dancing star presents dance masterclass on visit to Bedford

Bedford Prison

Over £200K paid out in compensation for prisoner injury claims at HMP Bedford

Jeremy Vine: planning permission for Universal needs to go “straight through”

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

Members of the team from Davidsons Homes with the donation and members from Great Ouse Primary Academy

Primary school in Bedford given ex-showhome furniture

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

More people in Bedford going financially insolvent

A crashed into a wall outside Bedford College at around 10.35am on Monday, March 31

Car crashes into wall outside Bedford College

This 7-bed house is our Property of the Week (Picture courtesy of Artistry Property Agents)

This former rectory just 20 minutes from Bedford even hosted King Charles

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