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General view of staff on an NHS hospital ward

Bedford has higher than average rate of premature deaths

The new Poundland store in Midland Road

Bedford Poundland to close for good in August

The roadworks are due to start on July 28

16 weeks of roadworks set to start in Bedford town centre this month

Children playing on swings

Thousands of Bedford children in families hit by two-child limit

Church Arcade in Bedford

Bedford cafe announces it’s to close next month

Members of the Knit and Natter Club at work

Close knit care home residents support Bedford's special babies

Mohammad Yasin MP for Bedford and Kempston (Picture: Mohammad Yasin MP)

Bedford MP stripped of trade envoy position after welfare rebellion

Rohan pictured with Russell Watson

Watch: Schoolboy Rohan, 14, gets to sing with opera star Russell Watson

Race for Life

Pretty Muddy and Race for life 26 and 27th July

Fire and rescue news. Image: Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Fire at children's play area in Bedford

Enjoy the fun at Bedford Beach Week. Picture; Bedford Borough Council

Spend a day at the beach in double landlocked Bedford
We may be double landlocked here in Bedford – but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a day at the beach.
Laura Hutchinson

Approximate site boundary. Image: Google Maps

Plans for new Lidl supermarket in Bedford dropped from application

Caramello Sundae

Bedford restaurant to give away free ice cream sundaes

Interchange Retail Park

THREE drive-thru cafés among latest Bedford planning applications

Good Times bring K-Klass to Bedford Esquires on Saturday, August 9

K-Klass to play Bedford as Esquires gets a 90s rave makeover for one night only

The popularity and sheer size of Skull Island: Reign of Kong makes it an ideal ride to transition from the United States to Bedford come 2031.

9 attractions that you could be riding at the new UK Universal Studios

Universal Studios are acquiring homes on Manor Road in Kempston Hardwick where they are planing to build their theme park. Picture: James Linsell Clark / SWNS

Villages say they feel 'bullied' into making way for Universal theme park

Volunteers at Harrold-Odell Country Park

Four Bedford parks keep their prestigious Green Flag Awards

The fire happened in the garden of a property in Dale Close on Thursday (July 10)

Firefighters put out blaze after unwanted bed set alight in Bedford

The south side of St Paul’s Square will be closed from Wednesday, July 23 to Friday, August 29

Bedford's St Paul’s Square to close next week for major revamp

The location of the site, pictured in the applicant's cover letter.

400 new homes could be built near Bedford as Local Plan 2040 set to be scrapped

Screenshot of the Planning Committee Image: LDRS

Decision over up to 315 new homes in Bromham deferred

Eddie Panter nets the winning penalty for Bedford on Tuesday. Photo by Simon Gill.

Bedford edge home against King's Langley in ill-tempered 'friendly'

This 5-bed house is our Property of the Week (Picture courtesy of Michael Graham, Bedford)

This mega modern home even has its own swimming pool

Martina Hunter runs Personal Training Studio in Bedford

Meet the Bedford personal trainer who used to be a volleyball professional

The damage to the flat on Roise Court was limited to just the bed thanks to the intervention of the sprinkler system

Sprinkler system prevents blaze at Bedford tower block

Fungi Frida

Join Fungi Frida and the Myco Heroes as they travel the Wood Wide Web

Bedford MP Mohammad Yasin (inset) is not impressed with the new chewing gum removal machine

MP demands answers from council as lauded chewing gum machine comes unstuck
It was supposed to make the pavements in the town centre more presentable...
Clare Turner

Department for Education figures show 1,100 new school places are planned to be created across primary and secondary schools in Bedford between May 2024 and September 2026

Bedford's planned number of new school places will not meet demand

You may be delayed by more than 30 minutes

Expect some severe delays on the A421 & A1, Bedford drivers are warned

Smiles from the BILTT team and students

In pictures: fun day spreads smiles as four special needs schools come together

The festival returns tomorrow for its 10th anniversary. Image - Eid in Bedford

Eid in Bedford's return this weekend marks decade of popular festival

The care home has received CQC's top rating of 'outstanding'. Image - Google

Bedford care home receives top 'outstanding' CQC rating

Drivers have been warned to expect delays after an overnight crash on the M1 between Milton Keynes and Bedford led to a fuel spillage

Drivers warned to expect delays after M1 fuel spill

The pharmacy has been under the ownership of Bhavik and Prity Patel for 10 years.

Wilstead Pharmacy is sold as Bedfordshire ‘proves popular county for buyers’

Bedford town centre.

Bedford Local Plan 2040 to be scrapped over 'serious concerns'

Follow The Pink Link campaign launched

Launch of dedicated website for parents worried about their child’s mental healt...

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue at the scene

Blaze at waste station is finally out - almost a week after the fire started

Bedford Mayor Tom Wootton

Mayor 'bitterly regrets' sofa jab about council home workers

Cllr Coombes Screenshot Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 7th July, 2025

Councillor brands NHS report "woke nonsense" over term 'birthing people'

File photo of glass bottles

Bedford Borough Council announces major expansion of recycling services

Welshman Jamie Woodward celebrates completing his kayak challenge. Picture: Huw James

Teacher takes on 70-mile kayak challenge for hospice

Foxgloves is celebrating its third consecutive 'Outstanding' Ofsted rating

How one children’s home achieved a third consecutive ‘outstanding’ rating

File picture of a school crossing patrol sign. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Row over school crossing cuts in Bedford

File photo of new houses being constructed

More new homes starting to be built in Bedford this year
Work started on more new homes in Bedford earlier this year, recent figures suggest.
Clara Margotin, Data Reporter

East of England Ambulance Service call centre in Bedford. Picture: Google Maps

Ambulance boss defends plans to close Bedford control centre

Bedford Blues have strengthened their back division.

New duo strengthen Bedford Blues' backs division

The letter sent out to residents

Housing association apologises after phone numbers shared in data breach

File photo of a road closed sign

M1 reopens near Bedford after multi-vehicle crash

Drawings and Studies

Drawings and Studies Exhibition at the Eagle Gallery

Yellow heat warning for Bedford

It’s going to be hot, hot, hot as Bedford gets yellow heat warning

The Hidden Barrel.

New bar called The Hidden Barrel to open next weekend in Bedford

Thousands gathered for the Proms in the Park

24 fantastic pictures of Bedford's Proms in the Park

A map showing the route of the proposed Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterway - a business case has just been published for the project

Plans revealed for 'first major, new-build navigable waterway in over a century'

Fille photo of an EV car being charged

Bedford council scraps EV car club for staff

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