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Monthly column: Time to crack down on anti-social behaviour

There is not a neighbourhood or village in Bedfordshire which does not experience anti-social behaviour. Frankly, this is unacceptable. No community should have to...
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Councillor questions whether town speed cameras are “enforced”

Letting people know which Bedford borough average speed cameras are not in use could see drivers “potentially speed up”. But a Lib Dem councillor said the cameras along Bedford’s Embankment are “not enforced”...
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#TooManyNames event remembers women’s lives lost to male violence

This Friday (29 November), Bedford Borough Council is calling on the community to come together for a minute's silence to honour the women whose lives have been lost to male violence as part of the #TooManyNames event...
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Bedford dealer involved in “significant drugs supply line” jailed

A dealer who supplied crack cocaine and heroin in Bedford as part of a "significant drugs supply line" has been jailed. Jackson Prescod, 21 was caught after CCTV showed him dealing in Bedford town...
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‘Dangerous’ man who caused explosion at his Sharnbrook home jailed

A man described as 'dangerous’ and who caused an explosion in a makeshift bedroom lab at his Sharnbrook home has been jailed. Matthew Haydon, 48, suffered life-changing injuries...
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Tributes paid to man stabbed to death in Bedford

A ‘deeply saddened' family have paid tribute to a man who died following a fatal stabbing in Bedford last week. A murder investigation was launched after emergency services responded to a report of a...
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Displaced Cleat Hill residents to be asked what would help them feel safe to return home

People living in and near Cleat Hill, whose homes were evacuated last month (19 October) after an explosion killed two in the area, are to be asked what would help them feel safe enough to return...
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Murder charge for Bedford man after stabbing

A man has been charged with murder following a stabbing in Brereton Road, Bedford last week. Emergency services were called shortly before 3am on Tuesday (5 November) to an address...
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Firefighter’s vehicles vandalised in targeted attack on Goldington Avenue

Bedfordshire Police are investigating after some vehicles have been vandalised in what appears to be a targeted attack aimed at someone living on Godlington Avenue, Bedford. Firefighter Karl Packham...
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Cleat Hill locals updated on explosion investigation as homes stay empty and road remains closed

People displaced by the explosion in Cleat Hill, Bedford two weeks ago have been given further updates about the investigation into the incident at a public meeting. People who live in the evacuation area...
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