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The Bedford Blues pitch at Goldington Road being prepared ahead of the Champ League play-off final on Sunday, 31 May 2026.Image: Bedford Independent.

Bedford Blues begin new Champ Rugby campaign at champions Worcester

Bedford Blues have learnt of their first opponents for 2026/27, as they look to go one better than last season's Champ Rugby final defeat to Worcester Warriors on the last day of May...
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Bedfordshire County Cricket Club players in a team huddle before the second game against Buckinghamshire in the T20 National Counties tournament

Bedfordshire CCC qualify for T20 Super 12s despite double Berkshire loss

Bedfordshire County Cricket Club are through to the knockouts of the National Counties T20 despite two losses out of two against group three winners, Berkshire on Sunday (5 July)...
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England cricketer, Emilio Gay on the left of a foursome of Bedford Cricket Club ladies celebrating Red for Ruth Day, wearing red caps at The Bury in July 2026

Bedford CC squeeze past Ickwell as club celebrates ‘Red for Ruth’ Day

Bedford Cricket Club 1st XI continued their good form in the Premier Division of the Bedfordshire County Cricket League by squeezing past Ickwell by three wickets in a low-scoring...
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Ethan Vernon (second from the left) with his England Cycling teammates at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Bedford’s Ethan Vernon on the hunt for gold as Commonwealth Games return to Glasgow

Ethan Vernon will be looking to go one step further than recent silver medals in the velodrome, as the cyclist prepares for the latest edition of the Commonwealth Games taking place in Glasgow...
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Bedford Town attacker Ellis Brown places the ball past the Telford goalkeeper en route to scoring against Telford at The Eyrie

Ellis Brown follows Marsh to Oxford City as Bedford Town head into season with new front line

Bedford Town attacker Ellis Brown has turned down the opportunity to stay at The Eyrie next season, opting to follow former teammate, Tyrone Marsh to National League North rivals...
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Team GB Transplant Games swimmer and gold medallist, Maggie Cotter with the Team GB flag

Bedford swimmer Maggie Cotter strikes gold at the European Transplant Games

A swimmer from Bedford has become a double European champion, after picking up two golds at the latest edition of the European Transplant Games, held in Arnhem, Netherlands...
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One of the many competitors with former Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Helen Nellis

The Bedfordshire Games return to celebrate inclusion in athletics

Bedford International Athletics Stadium is gearing up to host the latest edition of the Bedfordshire Games; the unique, inclusive event that allows people with learning disabilities to compete...
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A Queen's Park Westfield 1st XI squad photo, in their maroon Sunday kits.

Queen’s Park Westfield maintain winning run as Bedford CC secure Biddenham double

Queen's Park Westfield maintained their winning run with a dramatic win at Flitwick, but Bedford Cricket Club remain hot on their heels after completing a comfortable double against Biddenham...
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A group of seven Bedfordshire cricketers giving each other high fives after taking a wicket in the cricket

Bedfordshire share the spoils with Oxfordshire in high-scoring T20s

Bedfordshire County Cricket Club continued to compete in Group Three of the National Counties T20 tournament, as they shared the victories with Oxfordshire in the third round of fixtures...
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Queen’s Park Westfield rise to second after tight win at Ickwell

Queen's Park Westfield are up to second in the Bedfordshire County Cricket League Premier Division after sneaking home to a 10-run triumph at Ickwell on Sunday (21 June) in the seventh round...
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