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9 November 2026
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Thanking our volunteers

This week is Volunteer Week 2020, (1 - 7 June) and I wanted to take the opportunity to thank all of the volunteers in the Borough. This year my thank you is even bigger than...
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School

Schools’ reopening thrown into confusion as Borough Council reviews risk assessments

The Bedford Independent has received information confirming that at least three primary schools in the Borough will not open as intended tomorrow. In line with Government...
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Dominic Cummings - REUTERS:Hannah McKay

Letters: He is in public office and needs to be held to account

A week on and the dust has settled on a story that has distracted at a time we needed no confusion or distraction. The bare facts are Dominic Cummings panicked. Like millions of...
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Dominic Cummings - REUTERS:Hannah McKay

Letters: Can anyone say they would have behaved differently?

"Municipal Man" chooses to give his slating of Dominic Cummings and the Prime Minister. You claim to be an independent unbiased news provider so I'm giving an alternative opinion. Can anyone...
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Richard Fuller speaking in Parliament

Richard Fuller MP accepts Cummings decision despite own personal lockdown anxiety

North East Bedfordshire MP, Richard Fuller says he "understands and accepts" the Prime Minister's decision to not sack Dominic Cummings, despite not being able to see his...
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Dominic Cummings - REUTERS:Hannah McKay

OPINION: When it comes to Cummings – the media fails

Journalism, has, on the whole, had a good crisis. My former trade has held the government's feet to the fire and highlighted key failures. But on Dominic Cummings it's fallen down - badly...
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‘Time to end Clap For Our Carers’ says founder ahead of tonight’s final tribute

From opera singing to banging pots and pans, Bedfordians have shown their thanks for the NHS and key workers every Thursday for the last nine weeks...
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MART Prebend Rotary Club virtual cheque

£2k boost for SMART Prebend Centre from Rotary Club of Bedford Park

The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating affect on charitable donations and the SMART Prebend Centre is among many charities that have lost income...
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Newborn baby

Letters: It takes a village to raise a child. Our village has been taken from us

I have sent this letter to my MP. Several babies I know, across multiple counties, have been unable to access tongue tie clinics as they are closed. Their babies could not feed. They paid...
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Cranfield University

In letter to FT, Cranfield University academics call for a new approach to UK resilience

Leading academics from Bedfordshire's Cranfield University are calling for a new approach to UK resilience following the coronavirus pandemic...
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