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Two Bedford schools have been named among the best in England for cricket

Bedford schools named among England’s best for cricket

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Disability employment gap in Bedford shrinks

Provisional figures from the Office for National Statistics show the average private rent in Bedford reached £1,057 per month in the year to September – up 7% from £986 a year prior

Rent in Bedford rose 7% in the past year

Department for Work and Pensions figures show 29,709 pensioners in Bedford received help in 2023-24 – up from 29,062 the year before

More Bedford pensioners received winter fuel payment last year

18 voters were initially turned away from polling stations in Bedford due to ID rules in the general election. While four returned to vote, 14 did not

More than a dozen people in Bedford stopped from voting due to ID rules

Research of 2,000 adults revealed Queen Victoria’s 63-year reign from 1837 to 1901 and the Tudor period were other areas of interest

History buff Brits consider WWII to be the most interesting period

Travel feature - A captivating coastal escape in Wales is ideal for couples

Rightmove said the typical mortgage payment for first-time buyers has increased by £400 a month

House prices for first-time buyers in Bedford have risen by a 5th since 2019

1,990 migration notices had been submitted to legacy benefit and tax credit claimants in Bedford between July 2022 and March. Of these notices, approximately 80 cases were closed, resulting in someone losing their benefits

Four in five of those due to move to Universal Credit in Bedford still waiting

1,534 people in Bedford are claiming ESA due to mental or behavioural conditions as of last summer – followed by 'musculoskeletal' diseases

More than 1,500 people receiving benefits due to mental health problems

A serval cat laying down. Picture: J-Photos via Unsplash

Over a dozen dangerous wild animals legally owned in Central Bedfordshire

Rattlesnakes and serval cats were on the list

Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter

Dog Food

I’m a pet food expert: avoid these five ingredients in your dog’s food

A domestic home thermostat

Record fall in domestic gas consumption in Bedford

Significant works will be taking place at Bedford Park, where the courts are being entirely reconfigured from a nine-court to a three-court site

Bedford's park tennis courts to get revamp thanks to £370k cash injection

1,263 people in Bedford had rheumatoid arthritis (Pixabay)

One in six adults in Bedford suffer joint, bone and muscle issues

Bedford station saw more than 2 million visits last year, new figures show

Bedford station saw more than 2 million visits last year

Department for Work and Pensions figures show 29,062 pensioners in Bedford received help in 2022-23 – up from 28,655 the year before

More elderly people in Bedford received help to pay their heating bills

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Meet paralympian Jody Cundy

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Low-income Bedford households more than double their energy efficiency

The Nottingham Panthers are devastated to report that forward Mike Hammond has passed away.

Great Britain ice hockey player Mike Hammond dies in car crash aged 33

Great Britain U17 Girls Water Polo Squad (Eve Barnes - 3rd from left middle row)

Water polo player from Bromham picked to represent Great Britain

Head coach Terry Mabbitt presents Sally Olney with the charity proceeds

Tennis club tournament raises cash for Alzheimer's Society

Voters will be required to show photo ID to vote in the May elections

Government introduces new rule to vote in elections this spring

Hundreds of car accidents take place each day in the UK

How to avoid fines and driving points following a crash on the roads

Full list of Michelin star restaurants in the 2023 Michelin Guide

10 sausage-centred recipes to conquer the ‘teatime rut’ – including Sausage Trif...

24 restaurants have been added to the 2023 Michelin Guide United Kingdom & Ireland.

24 new restaurants added to the 2023 Michelin Guide UK & Ireland

Bedford train station

Bedford train station usage remains below pre-pandemic levels

2.4 million passengers entered and exited our train stations

Andrew Dowdeswell, data reporter

George Roberts sits opposite the ‘experts’ on an episode of Married At First Sight UK.

George Roberts from Married at First Sight UK arrested

These are the top 10 best boating destinations in the UK, according to Heather K...

Prime Minister Liz Truss reads a statement outside 10 Downing Street, London, following the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Picture date: Thursday September 8, 2022.

Queen Elizabeth II Dies: what Prime Minister Liz Truss said

Married At First Sight cast

Full Married at First Sight 2022 line-up

Shifting modes of transport 13 times a year will decrease the emissions of carbo...

Being able to afford a home of their own is impossible for many in the UK.

Home ownership 'impossible' due to low wages, struggles to save and house prices

From left to right: Ella Gibson takes gold in Medellin, Compound Women’s Team win silver, Recurve Women’s Team win silver.

Great Britain's female archers secure three medals at the 2022 World Cup stage 4...

Britain puts brakes on mandatory speed limiter technology

The A421

Road casualties in Bedford lower than before pandemic

GB mixed category competitors (photo: Dean Alberga, World Archery)

GB archers strike gold, silver and bronze at World Cup in Paris

Ethan Vernon in action for Great Britain. Photo: SWPix

Commonwealth Games call for Vernon

In Bedford, 11 bridges were found to be below standard - the same number as last year

Almost a dozen bridges are still substandard in Bedford after a year

Bedford Borough Council collected an average of 432.9kg of household waste per person in 2020-21

Average Bedford resident produces equivalent of 108 family-sized turkeys in wast...

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Between 2017 and 2020, 41 children were hit by a vehicle in Bedford

Bedford children hit by vehicles dozens of times - with 14 seriously injured

Figures show Bedford is ahead of many other parts of Great Britain with the pace of its EV charging point rollout

Net Zero: How green is Bedford?

Dame Sarah is Great Britain’s most successful Paralympian (Photo: Getty Images)

Dame Sarah Storey claims 17th gold to become Britain’s most successful Paralympi... Claire Schofield

Dame Sarah Storey rode to victory in the women’s C5 time trial (Photo: Getty Images)

Dame Sarah Storey rides to victory to claim 16th career gold at Tokyo 2020

Jump in serious drink-drive casualties

Ethan Vernon prepares to race for Great Britain in the team pursuit at Tokyo 2020 (Photo by PETER PARKS AFP via Getty Images)

Ethan Vernon helps set fastest ever time by a Great Britain team pursuit quartet...

Hannah Mills (L) and Eilidh McIntyre of Team Great Britain celebrate following the Women's 470 class medal race on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Hannah Mills wins gold and becomes Team GB’s most successful female sailor

Britain's Sky Brown reacts during the women's park final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Sports Park Skateboarding in Tokyo on August 04, 2021. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)

Sky Brown, 13, becomes Team GB’s youngest ever Olympic medallist

Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell (left) claimed the narrowest of victories in the 49er before Giles Scott (right) successfully defended his Finn title (Getty Images)

Great Britain’s sailing team win dramatic double gold and silver at Olympics

Gold medalist Edward Clancy of Team Great Britain poses for photographs after the medal ceremony for the Men's Team Pursuit on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Olympic cycling champion retires from Team GB after pulling out of Tokyo Games

Ethan Vernon (Picture Getty Images)

Track cyclist Ethan Vernon and Great Britain through to first round in Olympic t...

Medal rush continues for GB swimmers as Duncan Scott wins silver and Luke Greenb...

BMX history made for Team GB as Beth Shriever wins gold and Kye Whyte claims sil...

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