East of England

Lisa Phillips, Regional Managing Director

East Of England positive growth forecasts remain

The A421. Picture: National Highways

A421 will reopen in both directions this morning

Pupils in Bedford will receive more funding than their peers in the East of England, new figures show.

Pupils in Bedford to receive more funding than their peers, new figures show

Couple looking at paperwork

Poll reveals majority of region's cohabiting couples unaware of inheritance risk...

Children at Breakfast Club

Kellogg's Breakfast Club Grants are now open

Chris and his dad, Dave

New campaign urges people in the East of England to rethink mental illness stigm...

East of England Business Activity Index

Activity expands at strongest rate in over two years

The Love Your Ears campaign is encouraging people aged 40-65 to get a free hearing test

Bedfordshire midlifers urged to take free test to help reduce dementia risk

Regional statistics for the UK based on the Will Aid Public Poll 2024

Two-thirds of adults in the East of England without an up-to-date will, charity ...

Bedford Park

Access to green space in Bedford higher than East of England average

First-time buyers in Bedford spent an average of £281,000 on their property – £13,000 more than a year ago

Bedford house prices dropped slightly in June

Latest figures have shown house prices dropped slightly in Bedford in June.

Will Grimond, data reporter

Tesco & Fareshare organise donations

Tesco says thank you after reaching 220 million meals milestone

Ofsted figures show children's homes in Bedford could look after 60 children as of March – up from 54 the previous year

More places in children's homes in Bedford

Children learn cycle skills on the playground during Level 1

School pupils pedal ahead in East of England

The average Bedford house price in May was £349,571 - an increase of 1.4% on the month before (Picture: Shutterstock)

Bedford house prices increased more than East of England average in May

Cancer Research UK is calling on the newly elected Government to help end the devastation caused by smoking in the South East. Photo by Mathew MacQuarrie on Unsplash.

605,000 in the East of England still smoke as cancers caused by smoking reach al...

Health news.

'Major disruption' warning for Bedfordshire's NHS services

Photo by Joel Muniz on Unsplash

East of England small charities face threat from underfunding, 70 per cent fear ...

41% of Bedford pupils were continuing their education five years later, while 35.2% were in work

Bedford school leavers are choosing study over work

The average Bedford house price in April was £346,232. Land Registry figures show a 0.3% decrease on March (Picture: Shutterstock)

House prices drop slightly in Bedford

David Boden with Pride Bus

Bedford residents offered 20 per cent discount on travel to LGBTQ+ Pride festiva...

General view of estate agents signs outside a block of flats

Bedford house prices increased more than East of England average in March

NFU Regional Policy Manager for the East of England Charles Hesketh

A crucial General Election for Bedfordshire farmers - say industry leaders

Bedford heating installer, Mark Denman

Bedford man recognised at heating industry awards

Redrow South Midlands

Bedford apprentice meets HRH The Princess Royal to open the NHBC’s Training Hub

Andy Cole

Just 13 per cent of UK adults in the East of England would donate a kidney to a ...

Figures show 73% of 490 respondents aged over 16 in Bedford said they were active in the year to November, exercising for more than two and a half hours a week – up from 64% the year before

Adults in Bedford are more active than their neighbours

The average Bedford house price in February was £337,928, Land Registry figures show – a 1.1% increase on January

Bedford house prices increased in February

The average house price was £337,928

Andrew Dowdeswell, data reporter

One of Anglian Water's water treatment works

No hose pipe ban this year says Anglian Water after wettest winter on record

Alistair Strathern at Browns of Stagsden

MP champions Browns of Stagsden to win rural Oscar

House prices dropped slightly, by 0.7%, in Bedford in January

Bedford house prices dropped slightly in January

General view of Sold and For Sale signs

Bedford house prices dropped more than East of England average

House prices increased by 2.1% in Bedford in November

Bedford house prices increased in November, new figures show

Stock image of MMR vaccine.

Plans in place for measles vaccinations in Central Beds as cases on the rise

This image of Bedford's Garlick Brothers is being entered into the Historic England Archive (Picture: The Historic England Archive)

This image of Bedford's Garlick Brothers to feature in Historic England Archive

Ofsted figures show five households in Bedford had their fostering applications approved in the year to March and 10 carers also chose to stop fostering during the same period

Fewer families can foster children in Bedford as numbers decline

Children playing with letters. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA

Family hubs open in Bedford offering support for children and parents

On average, Bedford parents are paying £5.82 an hour to have their two-year-olds looked after

Revealed: The cost of childcare in Bedford

Male doctor with stethoscope

Health bosses in Bedfordshire brace for longest junior doctor strike yet

Department for Education figures show the average A-level score achieved by pupils in Bedford was 28.5 out of 60 maximum points – the lowest result in the East of England, where youngsters averaged 34 points

Bedford pupils achieved lowest A-level results in the East of England

A Volvo car being charged using a Ubitricity lampost EV charging point.

Number of EV charging points has risen by more than a tenth in past year

General view of Sold and For Sale signs

Bedford house prices increased more than East of England average

Bedfordshire’s three local authorities have been selected to lead a new East of England partnership focussed on providing better outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). - Stock picture

Bedfordshire’s councils team up for new SEND partnership

A woman reading a leaflet from the Office for National Statistics about The Census 2021

A quarter of households in Bedford are in highest social class

House prices dropped slightly, by 1%, in Bedford in June

Bedford house prices drop slightly, according to latest figures

Owners of detached houses were the most affected

Will Grimond, data reporter

Owners of detached houses saw the biggest fall in property prices in Bedford in May – they dropped 1.7% in price, to £579,730 on average

Bedford house prices dropped more than East of England average

In Bedford, there were 211 admissions for liver disease per 100,000 men in the area, compared to 131 for women (Picture: Mark Case/Getty Images)

Bedford is above England average for liver disease admissions

Sarah Lumley, Digital Midwife at Bedford Hospital, has received a prestigious Chief Midwifery Officer’s Silver Award

Digital midwife at Bedford Hospital receives prestigious Midwifery Award

Climate activists (Photo by Omer Messinger/Getty Images)

Bedford could see heat-related deaths treble warns report

Stethoscope on laptop keyboard in doctor surgery with blood pressure monitor

£123k boost to help fund cutting-edge research equipment at hospitals

Bedford Hospital

Bedford Hospital only site in East of England to run advanced trauma course

House prices increased by 1.9% in Bedford

House prices increase in Bedford as they drop across the East of England

Foodbank's most needed items

Bedford Food Bank gets donation from Tesco as demand surges by 68% in one year

Figures from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy show 9,360 households in Bedford were in fuel poverty in 2021

One in eight Bedford households are living in fuel poverty

Bedford mayor Dave Hodgson

Bedford mayor calls for more GPs as patient numbers increase