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A firefighter takes a sponge to the face at one of the Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service 2025 charity open days. Image: BFRS

Open days and car washes raise over £10,000 for firefighters’ charity

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has raised more than £10,000 for the Fire Fighters Charity through open days and car washes, thanks to community support. More than £10,000 has been...
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We Are Bedford collage in a shop window Image Shaun Armstrong

Bedford pride on show as We Are Bedford reaches 100k members

We Are Bedford has hit a staggering milestone this month, soaring past 100,595 members, a number nobody could have imagined when the group first appeared back in 2011...
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A volunteer helping teach reading to a young boy Images Schoolreaders

Bedford literacy charity pledges 1.5 million reading sessions to inspire a nation of readers

Bedford-based charity Schoolreaders pledges to deliver 1.5 million one-to-one reading sessions during the National Year of Reading 2026, helping children rediscover the joy of books...
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Trees at the 'far end' of Goldington Road which may have been planted to honour former players who served during WW1 but didn't return home. Image: Bedford Blues.

Watching over every match: The trees that may honour the Blues’ fallen heroes

As Bedford marks Armistice Day, Blues historians Tim Jones and Geoff Read reveal the hidden stories behind trees at Goldington Road that may have been planted to honour players who died...
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A banner reads Bedford Friends of Al Walaja, a village in the West Bank that is 'twinned' with Bedford

Bedford group to host Palestinian children as part of national tour

A group of Palestinians, including two 14-year-old boys, will be visiting Bedford at the end of this month as guests of Bedford Friends of Al Walja. The group, which has established a friendship...
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Piggybank savings money cash finance Image: Braňo/Unsplash

House of Industry trustees approve funding deal for Citizens Advice and support for Bedford Credit Union

Bedford’s House of Industry Estate trustees have agreed a three-year funding deal worth more than £262,000 for Citizens Advice Bedford (CAB). But they delayed a separate...
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EEAST CEO Neill Moloney in front of a Remembrance Ambulance at Longwater Ambulance Station, with (L-R) Kyle Hampshire-Smith, Head of Clinical Operations for Norfolk and Waveney; Nick Smith, Local Area Manager for Central Norfolk; and Lewis Smith, Deputy Local Area Manager.

New EEAST ambulances honour service and sacrifice of veterans

The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust has unveiled six ‘Remembrance Ambulances’ featuring poppy designs to honour the Armed Forces ahead of Armistice Day, rotating across...
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Sad boy in Christmas hat sits by the window. Image: Elen Nika/Shutterstock

Family Action warns thousands of children across East of England could wake up without presents this Christmas

Family Action warns that thousands of children across the East of England could wake up without presents this Christmas, as its Toy Appeal seeks to bring hope and dignity to struggling families...
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A crowd of people at the Harpur Centre in Bedford to mark the #TooManyNames event aimed at ending male violence against women and girls

#TooManyNames event honours women whose lives have been lost to male violence

On Friday, 28 November, Bedford Borough Council is joining the #TooManyNames event as part of the 16 Days of Action against Gender-based Violence campaign. This powerful initiative...
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Mohammad Yasin MP

Sponsor Mo’s Mo: Bedford & Kempston MP takes on Movember challenge for men’s health

Bedford MP Mohammad Yasin is taking part in Movember 2025 to raise awareness and funds for men’s health, including prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health...
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