Budget

11 of the best deals across UK pubs and restaurants for July 2025 - including TGI Fridays and The Ivyplaceholder image

11 of the best restaurant deals for July - including The Ivy

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What the end of the 95% mortgage guarantee scheme means for buyers

Visiting a theme park is a summer must for 23 per cent for Gen Zplaceholder image

Gen Z's dream summer includes five festivals and four trips abroad

Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes are in line to receive almost £1.7 million as part of biggest public investment in GP facilities for five yearsplaceholder image

Three GP surgeries to be modernised as part of Government's £102m upgrade

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Nearly half of Brits experience financial FOMO

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Jobs and our environment the focus for local MP Blake Stephenson as Luton Airpor...

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025 (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)placeholder image

8 takeaways from Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement - including welfare

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Viral budgeter gets weekly food shop for £22 after cutting one thing

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How bundling energy, broadband and insurance can stabilise your bills

Rachel Reeves facing new issue as UK firms are pausing or paring back hiring plans thanks to poor economic outlook and rising payroll costs.placeholder image

Top business stories in 2 minutes: High Street firms' £1bn taxes blow

Keeping the books up to date is a task every business owner needs to masterplaceholder image

High-tech accounting software now just £1 per month thanks to a deal

A 90%-off special offer from an award-winning software firm has made it cheaper than ever for businesses to manage their books online

Gareth Butterfield

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“The Government needs to change course to save our locals”

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7 of the best money decluttering tips for a financial spring clean

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Record low number of businesses created in Bedford

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Want to do more things in 2025 to make you happy? Try this new tool

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Best places to buy Valentine’s Day Flowers for under £40

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All of the shops and retailers warning of coming April price hikes

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Watch: Expert gives financial outlook for 2025

A third of adults who fork out for Christmas will have completely lost track of their spending in the past month.placeholder image

Half of Brits skip Christmas budgeting

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Popular UK shoe and footwear retailer closes stores amid rising costs

Research of 2,000 adults who celebrate the festivities found crowded stores, long queues and trying to find the ‘perfect’ gift are the most stressful things about Christmasplaceholder image

Six in 10 adults feel most stressed during the Christmas season

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This exclusive discount code saves money off a hot-air balloon flight

To help non-skiers take their first steps to booking a sky holiday abroad, international money app Wise has enlisted the help of iconic Olympian Eddie the Eagleplaceholder image

4 in 10 adults would love to go skiing - but don't know where to start

25 per cent of families find the traditional process time-consuming and overwhelmingplaceholder image

Ad Feature Families prefer online shopping for their cars than in-person

A study of 2,000 adults found 26 per cent of these have received financial help with presentsplaceholder image

4 in 10 households have relied on generosity to get through Christmas

The Miofive S1 Ultra is cheaper than ever this Black Fridayplaceholder image

Black Friday dash cam deals: Record low prices for this weekend only

Research of 500 SME owners and decision makers found half blame the new budget for their scaled back Christmas celebrations this yearplaceholder image

UK SME owners blame government budget for scaled-down Christmas plans

Three in 10 indecisive Brits love and hate the concept of Secret Santaplaceholder image

Secret Santa makes over half of Brits feel 'anxious' - here's why

More than half of Brits feel anxious about the unpredictability of Secret Santa.

George Jones

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Have your say on updated East West Rail plans for Bedford

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“The Government’s Budget will hit working people across Bedfordshire hard”

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Budget's National Insurance increase will cost Bedford council around £600k

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Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire farming leader calls for family farm tax to be ...

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9 essential financial tasks to do before 2025 - from budgeting to tax

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Bank of England cuts interest rates again - what it means for you

Amazon's Toy Train will be donating hundreds of toys to families in need across the UK in the lead-up to Christmasplaceholder image

Amazon reveals this year’s Top 10 Toys for Christmas

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show full-time employees in Bedford earned £38,924 annually as of April – an 11.5% rise on the year beforeplaceholder image

Bedford employees' earnings more than average Brit

Schools were using their budgets for everything from food to toothbrushes for their studentsplaceholder image

Two thirds of poorest schools buying hungry kids food out of pocket

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)placeholder image

UK families to get free cash as Household Support Fund is extended

Here's what has been announced for education in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' first Budgetplaceholder image

Budget day: What has been announced for schools and education?

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Blake Stephenson MP launches survey to listen to Mid Bedfordshire's residents vi...

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MP vows to help residents affected by East West after Budget announcement

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Watch: Measures for families announced in Rachel Reeves’ budget

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Budget 2024: key takeaways as Reeves unveils £40 billion tax rise

Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament in October 2024.placeholder image

Watch: Potential tax rises and who could be worse off following budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to give a speech at the Treasury in July 2024 (Photo: Jonathan Brady - Pool/Getty Images)placeholder image

What to expect from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Autumn Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' first Budget has to tackle a £40 billion funding gap 💷

Alex Nelson

Current SEN spending is putting councils in a tricky position, the report saysplaceholder image

Special education system 'failing' - could next week’s Budget fix it?

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Local MP calls for better drains maintenance in debate on Bedfordshire flooding

One of the UK’s most exciting and recognised entrepreneurs, Tom Glanfield of TEGCap, from Bournemouth, Hampshireplaceholder image

Ad Feature Insider tricks that entrepreneurs use to get noticed

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Unmissable air fryer deal: A family air fryer at less than half price

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What's the deal with the 'I'll Buy It If It's Less Than' TikTok trend?

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Amazon Prime Day: This family-friendly tablet is now just £29.99

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Budget 2024: when it is and what could be in it - as PM warns of pain

A poll, of 2,000 adults, found finances are still a main concern for 41 per cent of the nationplaceholder image

Cost of living crisis continues to bite a quarter of Brits

Air fryers and slow cookers are less than half price on Amazon at the momentplaceholder image

We've found some huge savings on air fryers and pressure cookers

Data shows 24 suicide deaths were registered in Bedford last year. In 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic, 14 suicides were registered in the areaplaceholder image

Record number of suicide deaths registered in Bedford last year

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