Politics

A number of pedestrians have been injured after an incident outside the Houses of Parliament, police have confirmed.

Muslim women are forced to wear niqab headscarves to “hide their bruises” according to Mid Beds MP Nadine Dorries.

Health bosses will hold a public meeting on plans for a major shake-up of services next week.

Residents of Bedford Citizens Housing Association have been enjoying some summer fun.

A man has been jailed for four years after he held a toy gun covered in black tape to a taxi driver’s head and demanded money.

A possible health centre could be opened in Kempston as part of new plans being developed for the borough.

Putnoe Walk-In Centre may close after all, after health bosses announced a new consultation which has been branded both a “u-turn” and a “disgrace”.

A new partnership has been launched between Beds Police and HMP Bedford to clamp down on the smuggling of drugs, phones and other illegal items into the prison.

Bedford and Kempston MP Mohammad Yasin has launched a local campaign to encourage schools and the borough council to get tough on plastic in support for a proposed law to reduce plastic.

A noisy raceway appears to have dealt a hammer blow to Bedford’s Local Plan - because the document will no longer be ‘sound’.

Voters across England will be heading to their local polling station to cast their ballot in the local elections until 10pm.

Wider curriculums, longer classroom hours and reducing teacher workload were the key topics of discussion as Education Secretary Damian Hinds visited Bedford.

People living in Bedford are £945.52 worse off after 
wages failed to keep up with inflation over the last six years.

Tesco, Asda and Morrisons have all reduced the amount of sugar in their own-label soft drinks prior to the introduction of the so-called “sugar tax” this week.

A Bedford-based charity has awarded educational scholarships and grants to 43 underprivileged students in India.

Police are investigating an Islamophobic letter containing a suspicious liquid sent to Bedford MP Mohammad Yasin .

Our take on the issues in Milton Keynes this week.