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Lockdown life – the everyday impact on Bedford: Part seven

Lockdown life: Jill and Tony tell us how their 60th wedding anniversary plans have been put on hold and they face another significant challenge. We’ve been together for so many years...

Lockdown life – the everyday impact on Bedford: Part six

Lockdown life: Tm Burns talks about how he has set up an online “virtual” choir for anyone who wants to sing together over the lockdown. It’s a free initiative with optional donations, and 50%...

Submit your lockdown memories for Higgins museum COVID-19 project

Lockdown life – the everyday impact on Bedford: Part five

Bedfordians have been sharing their experiences of the coronavirus ‘lockdown’. Giving emotional but also heart-warming insights into their experiences as we face the coronavirus...

Lockdown life: Bank holiday photos show a deserted Bedford

With the gorgeous weather this Easter bank holiday weekend you would imagine Bedford to be full of people making the most of the sunshine and time off. But that wasn't the case...

Lockdown life – the everyday impact on Bedford: Part four

As the coronavirus ‘lockdown’ continues, Bedfordians have been sharing their experiences of prolonged isolation and the impact this new 'normal' us having on them. In this chapter local film...

Lockdown life – the everyday impact on Bedford: Part three

As the coronavirus 'lockdown continues, Bedfordians have been sharing their experiences. Some emotional, some heart-warming all honest insights into how our neighbours are experiencing...

Buy local or bye local: let’s get behind Bedford businesses

Thousands of businesses in Bedford acing an uncertain future as the coronavirus crisis continues. We've pulled together a list of all the businesses that are remaining open within government guidelines...

Lockdown life – the everyday impact on Bedford: Part two

Bedfordians have been sharing their experiences of the coronavirus 'lockdown'. In this chapter, Nas Ahmed shares how his job as a doorman has taken a turn in a way he never thought it would...

Coronavirus: latest confirmed cases in Bedford Borough

We are regularly updating this blog with the latest coronavirus statistics from Public Health England and any further details we receive from Bedford Hospital. All data is correct at time of...