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Education Bedfordshire's police and crime commissioner defends school absenteeism plan John Guinn, Local Democracy Reporter

Read This Families can claim free school meal vouchers of up to £30 over Easter holiday br... Isabella Boneham

News Carless Bedford residents take more than 15 minutes to reach key services Reporter

Education Blaise Tapp: Reading crisis needs to be top of Prime Minister's agenda Jane Chippindale

Read This Schools ‘teetering on the edge’ with one in three having staff absence levels of... Ethan Shone

Education Fall in number of school absence fines in Bedford Reporter

Read This Ex-teachers urged to return to schools to help with Covid staff shortages Claire Schofield

Coronavirus Schools offered ‘flexible’ start to January term as closure concerns dismissed Claire Schofield

Coronavirus Schools could close early for Christmas as new Covid guidance issued for pupils Claire Schofield

Education Covid guidance sent to schools is 'not in line' with official Government policy John Guinn, Local Democracy Reporter

Coronavirus Bedford pupils miss hundreds of thousands of school days due to Covid Reporter

Coronavirus Covid infection rate for Bedford's secondary school age children has doubled John Guinn, Local Democracy Reporter

Coronavirus Schools in Central Bedfordshire warned about hoax anti-vaccine letters Clare Turner

Other Sport Fantastic national decathlon gold for Bedford athlete Zoe Ashton

News Avoid Wixams near Bedford as fire crews deal with gas leak Clare Turner

News Half of 16 to 17-year-olds in Bedford receive first Covid jab Federica Bedendo

Education Number of parents winning school admission appeals in Bedford falls Alex Ross

Coronavirus CO2 monitors given to Bedford primary and secondary schools to help combat Covid Clare Turner

Education Poorer school children in Bedford over four times more likely to be excluded Alex Ross

Politics Street Tag app turns Central Bedfordshire into a 'virtual playground' Laura Hutchinson

Education Impossible to plan in detail for return to schools in September, say councillors David Tooley, Local Democracy Reporter

People Two Bedford charities scoop share of £1m cash award Clare Turner

People Bedford family jewellers host summer picnic - and one school has to win Clare Turner

People Bedford Covid sufferer who had quadruple amputation after developing sepsis name... Clare Turner

People Schools create fantastic wheelbarrow gardens for Shuttleworth Trust competition Laura Hutchinson

Education Bedford schools have among lowest levels of Covid-related absence Tommy Lumby

People Parents and children encouraged to ditch cars for walking, cycling or scooting Laura Hutchinson

Education Only three in five Bedford schools participate in free period products scheme Reporter

Education Catch-up tuition may not be reaching the most disadvantaged children - according... Helen Johnson

Read This Families might be able to access a £150 grant to help towards the cost of school... Matt Brooks

Coronavirus Schools could bring in ‘week in, week out’ rotas if Covid R rate starts to rise Ethan Shone

Coronavirus Schools in England will stay open even if Covid R rate rises above 1 - what mini... Claire Schofield

Cars Stay safe on the road with these post-lockdown checks Matt Allan

Read This This is how to claim and use your £1 World Book Day voucher Iain Leggat

Education These are the ratings of every Bedford secondary school inspected by Ofsted Claire Schofield