9 November 2026

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Local football sides learn fate as clubs dream of FA Cup run

729 teams have entered the world's oldest football knockout tournament, with local teams once again dreaming of a big-name tie against one of the big clubs...

Warning to stop covid coming home

Public health chiefs in Bedford believe they will struggle to get covid safety messages across to the public in advance of Sunday’s football final. A meeting yesterday (Thursday) heard...

Football’s coming home! England fans (and a Dane) give their verdict on tonight’s match

England's footballers are hoping to make history tonight when they face Denmark in the Euro 2020 semi-final. If they beat the Danes, it will be the first time England have played in a major men's final since...

Forza Italia! Bedford’s Italian community give their predictions for tonight’s match

This evening, Bedford's 14,000 strong Italian community will be on the edge of their seats as their team takes on Spain in the semi-finals of the Euro 2020 tournament. The last time Italy won a European Championship...

Bedford wheelchair racer wins national medals on historic day for Bedford Athletics Club

Bedford and County Athletics Club’s Varun Bandi competed in the National Junior Wheelchair Racing Championships at Coventry on Saturday 3rd July., winning three medals on a historic weekend for the club...

Bedford Under 13 cricketers reach regional finals with county cup victory

The Under 13's at Bedford Cricket Club have a rich history, with the 2017 side reaching the last 4 nationally, and the current crop are on their way to emulating them...

No relegation possibility for Bedford Blues next season

There will be no relegation from Bedford Blues’ division next season and the 11 current Greene King IPA Championship clubs will be competing for a prized fourteenth Premiership spot...

Former Bedford School pupil to represent Team GB at Tokyo Olympics

A former pupil at Bedford School is preparing to represent Great Britain in the track cycling Team Pursuit event at the Olympics this August. Ethan Vernan, who left the school in 2018, will travel to Tokyo this summer...

13-year old golf sensation gains national selection with England Schools bronze

13-year old Roisin Scanlon continues her meteoric rise up the Women's game, with national selection earned in a coveted fixture against Wales in August...

Bedford Town raise valuable charity funds as pre-season campaign kicks off

Bedford Town kicked off their pre-season campaign last night against this season's tenants, Biggleswade FC, and raised a grand total of £783 for two local charities in the process...

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