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The aftermath of the explosion on Cleat Hill on 19 October 2024. Image: Paul Joshua

Homes around Cleat Hill evacuated after explosion

Bedfordshire Police have evacuated homes around Cleat Hill, Bedford after an explosion at a home in the area yesterday (Saturday). A man died and a woman was seriously injured in the...
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Man dies after Cleat Hill explosion and house fire

A man died this morning after an explosion and fire at a house in Bedford this morning (Saturday). A second person was taken to hospital to be treated for serious injuries. Emergency...
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London to Bedford ‘drugs line’ operator jailed

A drug dealer who "exploited vulnerable people, forcing them to sell drugs on his behalf" through his London to Bedford 'drugs line', has been jailed for more than three years. Memphis Phillips...
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A421 collision involved unmarked police car and pedestrian

Yesterday's (Thursday's) collision between a car and a pedestrian, which closed the A421 for several hours, is being investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct...
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Former Bedfordshire Police officer jailed for sexually exploiting teenage girls

A former Bedfordshire police officer, who preyed on two teenage girls by ‘befriending’ them online and then sexually exploiting them has been jailed for 3 and a half years. Elliot Wright, 29, was...
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Police promise action as shoplifting offences reach all time high in Bedfordshire

One of the county's top police officers has said they are taking retail crimes very seriously after figures revealed that there has been a dramatic rise in shoplifting offences in the last five...
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Police dog helps send Bedford drug dealer to prison

A Bedford drug dealer, who was tracked down by a police dog, has been sent to prison four years and six months after pleading guilty to the supply of drugs. Naimur Ahmed, 25, was...
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Bedfordshire police officer dismissed for inappropriately touching a woman on a night out

PC Kayleigh Long, a Bedfordshire Police officer, has been dismissed after she was found to have inappropriately touched a woman while on a night out. Long was found to have breached the...
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James Barratt-Barnett. Image: Bedfordshire Police

Jail for former Bedfordshire police officer who sexually assaulted woman on night out in Bedford

A former Bedfordshire Police officer who sexually assaulted a woman while on a night in Bedford has been sent to prison for three and a half years. James Barratt-Barnett had already been...
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PCC John Tizard with Ms Umme Ali. Image: Labour Party

“Stalking must be taken seriously by police” says Bedfordshire’s Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner

Umme Ali, Bedfordshire's Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner says “Stalking must be taken seriously by the police". She made the comments in response to the 'super-complaint' investigation...
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