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Keysoe International announces plans to become ‘UK’s premier equestrian and well-being centre’

Keysoe International is submitting plans to make it “the UK’s premier equestrian and well-being centre” in the next few months. This announcement was made during the opening of a new...

Bedford bags two hole-in-ones at National Golf Awards

Currently, in one of their finest hours since they first teed off in 1891, Bedfordshire Golf Club were nationally honoured at this year’s England Golf Centenary Dinner & Awards on Tuesday...

Sign up now for this year’s Bedford Junior Aquathlon

Children in school years 3 to 11 are invited to sign up for this year's Bedford Junior Aquathlon which will return to Bedford Park and Reobinson Pool on Sunday, 15 October. The event, which attracts over...

Bedfordian wins Cycling World Championship gold in Glasgow

22-year old Ethan Vernon took home gold in the Men's Elimination Race in Glasgow on Monday night in an incident-filled race...

Keysoe Riding Centre student qualifies for national championships

A cancer–survivor, who attends a Keysoe Riding Centre in Bedford has qualified for the ‘Riding for a Disabled Association (RDA) National Championships’. At only 8 years old, Dylan Flack has undertaken...

Inline hockey player chosen to represent Team GB in Barcelona next year

An eight-year-old pupil from Scott Primary School has described his excitement at being chosen to represent Team GB at an inline skating tournament next year. Grayson Wood...

New netball club in Great Denham look to reach next level with a paid coach

From the world of lockdown, emerged a netball club and with 35 members already, the club are on the lookout for a new paid coach to take the club to the next level...

Squash superstars visit Bedford’s Club Towers to kick off grand tour

Two of the sport's biggest British names visited Club Towers to kick off their 'Back to Squash' tour and reignite the sport after the struggles of the pandemic...

Bedford Ladies Tug of War team to represent England on the world stage

The Bedford Ladies Tug of War team are one of the most successful in the country, and once again won the National Championships leading them to the world stage...

Keep on running: Bedford Running festival’s 10k return

Running has returned to the streets of Bedford with 400 athletes taking part in Bedford Running Festival's 10k last weekend, their first live event for almost two years. The event started...

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