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John Tizard, Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner. Picture: Office of Bedfordshire Police & Crime Commissioner

Community groups offered up to £5,000 for anti-racism projects

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Monthly Column by Beds Police and Crime Commissioner John Tizard: A new year: a ...

John Tizard, Police and Crime Commissioner

PCC's Column: We must find the lost children before they are lost

John Tizard, Police and Crime Commissioner

Monthly Column: Police and Crime Commissioner John Tizard

Caroline Cook, ceo Luton All Women's Centre Screenshot Adult Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee 25th February, 2025. Image: LDRS

Funding for women's centre 'unexpectedly' cut by police and crime commissioner

Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner John Tizard

Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner proposes £14 Band D council tax rise

John Tizard, Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire

Concerns raised over police and crime commissioner's budget scrutiny process

John Tizard, Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire

Monthly Column by Beds Police and Crime Commissioner John Tizard

Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner John Tizard

Charity funded by Bedfordshire police and crime commissioner 'in turmoil'

Clockwise from top lift: Waheed Akbar - The Workers Party of Britain; Festus Akinbusoye – Conservative; John Tizard – Labour; Jasbir Singh Parmar – Liberal Democrats;

The candidates standing for election as police and crime commissioner

Festus Akinbusoye

Bedfordshire PCC ordered to apologise over social media posts
The PCC says he “totally rejects and refutes” the findings
John Guinn, Local Democracy Reporter & Laura Hutchinson

Workers Party GB PCC candidate Waheed Akbar and the party's MP George Galloway Photo: LDRS

George Galloway says there's 'no better' candidate for Bedfordshire's PCC

Festus Akinbusoye

Councillor will "fight tooth and nail" to stop PCC taking over fire and rescue

Central Bedfordshire Council's headquarters in Chicksands and inset, Bedfordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Festus Akinbusoye

War of words between council and police and crime commissioner continues

Would you be willing to pay more in your council tax for the fire service?

Bedfordshire fire service wants its slice of council tax bill to rise

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How you can help suspected domestic abuse victims in Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire's police and crime commissioner (PCC), Festus Akinbusoye. Image supplied by OPCC

Police and crime commissioner has "no regrets" about standing in by-election

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“Particular candidate” for Mid Beds by-election could cost taxpayers over £1m

Police and Crime Commissioner Festus Akinbusoye. Image supplied by Bedfordshire OPCC

Letter urging PCC to stand down during MP campaign was "borderline bullying"

Festus Akinbusoye

PCC should stand down while he campaigns to be new Mid Beds MP says crime panel

Beds Police and Crime Commissioner Festus Akinbusoye

More than 100 pupils get 'specialist intervention' in truancy pilot scheme

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Maximum allowed increase agreed for Bedfordshire Police's slice of council tax

Ian Dalgarno

Money being spent on 'unnecessary' deputy police and crime commissioner

Bedfordshire police and crime commissioner Festus Akinbusoye speaks at the meeting

Pilot scheme to tackle truancy in Beds schools has 'really impressive' results

PCC Festus Akinbusoye

PCC says for 'hundredth time' SEND children won't be targeted by truancy policy

PCC Festus Akinbusoye

Bedfordshire's police and crime commissioner defends school absenteeism plan

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Bedfordshire Police pilot scheme to help save lives and counter drug overdoses

Community policing in Bedfordshire is understaffed

Community policing in Bedfordshire is understaffed by eight team members
The chief constable has said that community policing is a priority
John Guinn, Local Democracy Reporter

Bedfordshire Police is introducing a social media academy

Social media academy set to be introduced for Bedfordshire Police

The PCC said he didn't have any say in where officers were placed

Bedfordshire's Rural Policing Team has just 7 officers and 1 sergeant

PCC Festus Akinbusoye

Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner's reports 'not good enough'

Festus Akinbusoye with Home Secretary Priti Pate during a recent visit to Bedford Academy

Festus Akinbusoye elected as the new Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner

Dr David Michael, Labour’s candidate for the Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) election

'Whatever the plan is, it isn’t working' says Labour PCC candidate about violent...

The former Greyfriars police station (Google)

Bedford Borough Council told not to put further obstacles in the way of crime co...

Voters will choose their first and second preferences in the Beds PCC election

Public encouraged to use postal votes in May's Bedfordshire Police & Crime Commi...

Festus Akinbusoye

Tory candidate in Bedfordshire PCC election announces plans for 12 week drug and...

Beds Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Kathryn Holloway

Have your say on Council Tax rise to help pay for £6.9m extra funding of Beds Po...

Don't miss your chance to vote

Date for Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) election set for May

PCC Kathryn Holloway with actors from 'County Lines'

Actors hoping to warn Bedfordshire schoolkids about dangers of gang and knife cr...

The offices of Leighton-Linslade Town Council; inset, PCC Kathryn Holloway

Beds PCC rows with Leighton-Linslade Town Council after it rejects £31k PCSO req...

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New cops for Bedfordshire - that’s 60 new jobs plus replacing those expected to ...

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Beds Police ‘literally ran out of officers’ during crime spree with 7 teens stab...

Beds PCC Kathryn Holloway

‘Cough up for a local bobby’ - Bedfordshire Police boss sends begging letter to ...

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Bedfordshire police chief under fire for foreign aid jibe

Beds PCC Kathryn Holloway

Don't miss deadline to apply for grant funding awarded by Police Crime Commissio...
Organisations which run projects preventing offending, protecting communities and supporting victims of crime are being urged to submit their application for the PCC's Grant Fund.
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PCC launches Grant Fund to help victims and prevent crime

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Petition calls for police action over Shefford yobs

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Call for police action over Shefford teen gangs

Call for action after sharp rise in Biggleswade and Sandy crime

Bedfordshire MP demands urgent meeting after police services slammed in latest r...

Bedfordshire Police rated '˜inadequate' in latest inspection

Bedfordshire PCC launches Ampthill policing hub

PCC invites Ampthill residents to have their say

PCC holds forum with parish councils

Newly elected Bedfordshire PCC Kathryn Holloway

Focus on help for domestic abuse victims

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