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Merger sees Central Beds College join The Bedford College Group

Central Bedfordshire College, with campuses in Dunstable, Houghton Regis, Leighton Buzzard and Luton, will merge with The Bedford College Group, bringing together the two...
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Levelling up at Bedford College Modern Construction Centre

A delegation from the Government's Levelling Up, Housing and Communities department visited the new construction centre at Bedford College this month. The VIPs were given a tour...
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Future NHS heroes start health course work placements at Bedford Hospital

Future NHS heroes are getting front-line experience at Bedford Hospital as part of their T-Level Health course at Bedford College. The 12 students taking their T-levels...
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Musical steps are back in business thanks to Bedford College engineering students

Engineering students from Bedford College have put their theory into practice, repairing the much-loved musical steps in the town centre...
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National Apprenticeship Week: Organisations celebrate the positive impact of apprentices

As part of the 15th annual National Apprenticeship Week (7 - 13 February), organisations in Bedford Borough are shining a light on the positive...
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How the Bedford College tower block will look if planning is approved.

College plans to upgrade Bedford skyline with new-look tower

Plans are underway at Bedford College to give their tower block a £9 million upgrade and create "a shining citadel of learning" that shows "the very best education is right here in the heart...
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University of Bedfordshire plant ‘living memorial’ for Covid-19 victims

Trees, forming part of a 'living memorial' have been planted at the University of Bedfordshire's Bedford campus to remember those impacted by and lost during the Covid-19 pandemic...
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The Connolly Centre of Modern Construction being opened by Mark Farmer, the Government’s champion of Modern Methods of Construction, and representatives from Bedford College and organisations who donated to the project.

The future begins in Bedford with opening of new construction skills centre

Thanks to funding from local and regional organisations, a new state-of-the-art centre, which will give access to skilled jobs from apprentices to degree-level roles in the construction...
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Bedford College students step in to repair musical chimes

The much-loved musical steps on Harpur Street in Bedford town centre are receiving some much-needed TLC thanks to engineering students at Bedford College...
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£750k funding boost to Bedford College construction facility

Up to 100 students a year will benefit from Bedford College's new construction facility which has received a three-quarters of a million-pound funding boost thanks to a charitable foundation...
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