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National Youth Theatre accepts three more aspiring local actors

The National Youth Theatre (NYT) has accepted three more aspiring young local actors, this time from Bedford School. On Tuesday we reported that two students from Bedford...

Watch: Time-lapse of the painstaking task to create display of Captain Tom’s birthday cards

Watch the incredible time-lapse video as tens of thousands of birthday cards for fundraising superhero, Captain Tom Moore, are painstakingly displayed...

Thousands of well-wishers say ‘Happy 100th Birthday Captain Tom’

An estimated 120,00 cards have been sent from across the world to Bedfordshire's Captain Tom Moore in a staggering outpouring of affection ahead of...

Bedford School becomes Captain Tom’s sorting office as thousands of birthday cards arrive

Bedford School might not be full of pupils this week, but the Great Hall was a hive of activity yesterday (Tuesday) as the school took delivery of over 40,000 birthday cards for Captain Tom...

Bedford School boy helps his grandfather, Captain Tom, on his way to £7.5m* NHS fundraising

A Year 11 pupil from Bedford School is the brains behind the amazing fund-raising story that is currently sweeping the nation...

Bedford’s international communities affected by continuing coronavirus lockdowns

With an estimated 40,000 families of Italian descent in the East of England - with the majority living in and around Bedford - many have been directly...

Let’s all celebrate Bedford’s unsung heroes

With our Everyday Heroes awards in April, we caught up with this year’s Host sponsor and Excellence in Education Award sponsor, Bedford School, to talk to them about why they wanted to support...

Former Bedford School boy shares the screen with Al Pacino in new TV blockbuster

Former Bedford School boy, Jonno Davies, is set to share the screen with Oscar-winning Al Pacino in Amazon Prime’s new 10-part blockbuster Hunters...

Nominate your Apprentice of the Year in the Bedford Independent Awards

The nominations for this year’s Bedford Independent Awards – in partnership with the Harpur Trust – are flooding in, so don’t miss the chance to nominate

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