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Fundraiser for Bedford ICU team in memory of mum and son who died of Covid

A brother and sister are fundraising for the ICU staff at Bedford Hospital who cared for their mother and brother before they lost their lives to Covid-19 (coronavirus). Akhlatun Miah, aged 66 and her son, Mohammed Imdad Miah, known as Imz, 40...

Local CCG: ‘Half of patients in hospital’ with covid as NHS creaks under ‘extreme’ pressure

Around half of the patients in hospitals across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes have covid, a meeting was told. Although the actual number of patients was not reported to the governing body of the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes...

100-year-old Norah gets best belated birthday present she could have asked for

In the week she turned 100, Bedford care home resident, Norah Gould has received the best belated birthday present she could have asked for. Today (Wednesday), Norah and the other residents and...

“Racism and lack of trust” could be helping cause high covid rates in Bedford – claim

Systemic racism and a lack of trust in authority could be helping push high rates of Covid-19 (coronavirus) infection in Bedford, a meeting heard. A Bedford Borough Council meeting yesterday (Monday) saw a league table of recent cases...

“I can’t remember what it feels like to feel fit,” says 42-year-old ‘long COVID’ sufferer

Before March 2020, Marianna Slivnitskaya was a fit and healthy mother of teenage twins with a job in London and a passion for running. She ran regularly with her friends from Transition Coaching, exercised six days a week and was...

Bedford businesses forced to close during lockdown paid £6.5 million

Bedford Borough Council has paid £6.5million to local businesses that have had to close during lockdown. The automatic payment made on Friday (15 January) is to support businesses with their premises costs and...

Warning as fraudsters target Bedford’s vulnerable with COVID-19 vaccine scam

People are being warned to be vigilant as a growing number of scams are appearing and asking for people's financial details to register for a COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccination Police forces across...

Bedfordshire University launches COVID-19 hardship fund

Students at Bedfordshire University are now able to access a COVID-19 (coronavirus) hardship fund if they are struggling due to the ongoing lockdown. The fund is open to all students...

Exclusive: All Borough care home residents to have first COVID-19 vaccine dose by 24 January

Bedfordshire CCG has confirmed to the Bedford Independent that it has begun a rapid campaign to vaccinate all care home residents within Bedford Borough. It follows a call from NHS England...

Councillors call for COVID-19 vaccine for teachers and school staff

A group of councillors have called on all teachers and school staff to have priority access to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine. At last night's full council meeting, Labour Councillors...

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