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Castle Newnham Students 2021 GCSE results day

GCSEs live: The latest results and advice from across Bedford as they come in

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers are receiving their GCSE, BTEC and Cambridge Nationals results, with live updates coming in from schools across Bedford Borough throughout the day...
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Amal Ahamed Mohamed Safrask collecting his results at Bedford Sixth Form on 13 August 2026. Inset top (l-r) Shelby Robinson and Phoebe Brooks, inset bottom students and parents collecting results at Bedford Sixth Form. Images: Bedford independent.

A-levels live: The latest results and advice from across Bedford as they come in

It's A-level results day 2026 and we'll have the latest from across Bedford Borough as students collect their grades. Results day is always an emotional roller coaster. The envelope gets opened...
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The Princess Royal inspecting cadets of Bedford's CCF at Bedford School 18 March 2026. Image: Bedford School

Princess Royal inspects Bedford Borough cadets and unveils new war memorial for former pupils

The Princess Royal visited Bedford School to inspect Combined Cadet Force contingents from four schools and unveil a new memorial to Old Bedfordians killed in the First World War...
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Image Bedford School

A decade of The Quarry Theatre celebrated with gala performance

To celebrate 10 years of its iconic Quarry Theatre, Bedford School hosted a gala performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a world premiere of the abridged schools’...
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A graphic image of the Quarry Theatre at St Luke's in cerise pink with a turquoise sky to celebrate the theatre's 10th anniversary

From sacred space to centre stage: A decade of The Quarry Theatre at St Luke’s

Ten years ago, a quiet transformation took place in Bedford School. Where once stood a 19th-century Moravian church and its adjoining 18th-century Minister’s House, a new kind of sanctuary...
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A rowing boat on the River Great Ouse at the 159th Bedford Regatta

Rowing fans line the River Great Ouse to soak in the 159th Bedford Amateur Regatta

Rowing fans from across the UK and abroad lined the banks of the River Great Ouse on Saturday (10 May) as Bedford welcomed the nation's rowing community to the 159th Bedford Amateur Regatta...
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First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Ben Key, KCB, CBE, ADC and Emily Borner

Bedford Girls’ School student appointed First Sea Lord Cadet for 2025

A Year 11 student from Bedford Girls' School is celebrating being appointed as a First Sea Lord Cadet (CCF RN/RM) for 2025, marking a significant moment in her cadet career. Emily Borner is one of only three appointments awarded...
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Bedford’s Maddie Axford celebrates first senior England hockey call up

This week could turn into a special occasion for one of Bedford's biggest hockey prospects, with Maddie Axford celebrating a call-up to the senior England squad for the first time...
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Revée Walcott-Nolan (left). Image via Bedford Girls School

Bedford Girls’ School alumna to represent GB at Paris Olympics

Bedford Girls’ School alumna, Revée Walcott-Nolan, is set to compete in her second Olympic Games this summer in Paris. Revée, who graduated from Bedford Girls’ School in 2013, will join a star-studded....
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Young Achiever Maddie Axford (r) with Lindsay Ephgrave from Bedford Heights at the Quarry Theatre for Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards 2022

Bedford Girls’ School celebrates success of sporting alumnae sisters

Two sisters who studied at Bedford Girls' School (BGS) are continuing to make waves on the international sporting stage. Kate and Maddie Axford are achieving success in athletics and hockey...
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