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Fitzbillies owners Alison Wright and Tim Hayward (l) with ACT Chief Exec Shelly Thake (r) with surgeon Atanu Pal. Image: ACT

Addenbrooke’s charitable trust celebrates its 30th anniversary

Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) celebrates 30 years of life-saving fundraising this July, with over £150 million raised since its creation in the 1990s. The world-leading hospital in Cambridge is used by residents of Bedford Borough...
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(l-r) Aileen and Stuart Minty at a proms event they are both smiling. Image: The Minty Family

“We need more time”, Bedford dad’s emotional plea for life-extending cancer treatment abroad

A Bedford father of four is urgently fundraising for life-extending cancer treatment in Germany, after being diagnosed with an aggressive and incurable form of stomach cancer...
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Doctor's desk and stethoscope. Image: Summit Art Creations/Shutterstock

“It must be horrendous” says councillor as cancer treatment times tackled

A Bedford borough councillor said she "can’t imagine" what it would be like to have cancer treatment delayed. Monday’s Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (November 4) was told...
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Podium winners at Core Performance's Battle Cancer event 2024. Image: Lisa Fuller

Bedfordians ‘battle cancer’ with fitness fundraising event

The global fitness fundraising event Battle Cancer came to Bedford recently with a team at Core Performance Gym raising almost £6,000 for the charity Battle Cancer Program...
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The new 'Check You Out' sticker, as part of an NHS campaign to check for signs of cancer

Leisure centres across Bedford Borough to host new ‘Check You Out’ cancer campaign

Gym-goers and swimmers across Bedford will notice a new campaign on the mirrors of their leisure centres in the coming weeks as GLL has become the first leisure provider in the UK to join a cancer awareness programme...
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Sue Ryder Starlight Hike. Image: Sue Ryder

Sue Ryder Starlight Hike returns for a magical evening under the stars in memory of loved ones

Bedfordshire residents are being called to join national palliative and bereavement support charity Sue Ryder this October for their annual 5k or 10k hike beneath the stars to celebrate someone...
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Be Active sessions look to support those with long-term health conditions

A new physical activity programme has been launched to help Bedford Borough's cancer prehab/rehab patients and anyone experiencing other long-term health conditions access...
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Three-legged Bedford rescue dog walks 100km to raise money for cancer charity

A three-legged Bedford rescue dog has walked 100km around the Borough to raise money for a cancer charity. Sunny Sandwich (Sunny for short) and owners Kat McGregor...
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John Dixon and Jim Francis of BPCSG

All men over 40 encouraged to attend Prostate Cancer testing event

Bedford Prostate Cancer Support Group is urging all men aged 40 and over to attend their blood testing event next month. According to the Prostate Cancer UK website, one in eight...
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Bedford & Kempston MP meets Paul Chuckle to launch Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal

Bedford and Kempston MP, Mohammad Yasin, met with comedian, Paul Chuckle this week to raise awareness of the charity that cared for his...
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