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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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Oliver Payne and Ewan Fawcett of Bedford School with their Coupe de la Jeunesse rowing gold medals

Bedford School rowing pair win international golds on “The Lake of the Gods” in Switzerland

A pair of Bedford School rowers have won international gold medals on the water for Team GB at the Coupe de la Jeunesse in Lucerne, Switzerland. Ewan and Oliver, who are upper sixth formers...
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The Harpur Trust boathouse on the River Great Ouse for Bedford School, Bedford Girls School and Bedford Modern School Image Bedford Independent

Four Bedford rowing coaches receive national commendations for preventing embankment tragedy

Four hero coaches from Bedford School and Bedford Modern School have been awarded Royal Humane Society Commendations for their brave, quick-thinking response to save a...
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Bedford School's International Baccalaureate Cohort of 2026 pictured on the school grounds. Image Bedford School

Bedford School’s “outstanding” International Baccalaureate results smash global average

Bedford School's headmaster has described the results of its International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme cohort as "outstanding". Of the ten pupils who completed the...
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Emilio Gay celebrates a century for Durham in the County Championship

Emilio Gay earns England call-up for first test against New Zealand

Bedford's Emilio Gay has been rewarded for a fine start to the new County Championship season with a first ever England call-up for the first test against New Zealand beginning on...
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Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards, finalists, highly commended and winners 2025. Image: Bedford Independent

Bedford’s Everyday Heroes celebrated during emotional awards night

Volunteers, fundraisers, young carers and community champions were honoured at the 2025 Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards at the Quarry Theatre. Hundreds of guests gathered...
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A mother and daughter are walking down a path decorated by balloons

Bedford School celebrates landmark opening of girls’ school in India

The Headmaster at Bedford School has described the official opening of its first international school and the first British International girls' school in Northern India as "a moment of...
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Bedford Borough Council workers filling potholes on De Parys Avenue March 2026 Image Bedford Independent

Bedford Ian writes…

20 March 2026: Left hand/right hand, Royal precision, Fire denial and Irish-ish. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…
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Bedford Symphony Orchestra perform at Bedford School. Image BSO

Review: Bedford Symphony Orchestra wow audiences again with sensational Sibelius Violin Concerto

On the last Saturday in February at Bedford School, audience members were once again left in awe after yet another breathtaking performance by the Bedford Symphony Orchestra...
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