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Coronavirus and the law: Restrictions on movement

We are all still adapting to the significant restrictions on our movement which were brought in by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 (“the Regulations”)...

Bedford Tidy Tip to reopen ‘by appointment’ from Monday 11 May

The much-anticipated re-opening of the Barkers Lane Tidy Tip has been announced for Monday 11 May, but bookings to visit the site must be made in advance...

Confusion over location of temporary coronavirus testing site in Bedford

Confusion arose today after patients who had booked coronavirus tests in Bedford weren’t given any information about the location of the testing site...

Council prepares to reintroduce services as lockdown eases

The Prime Minister has announced we have passed the peak of coronavirus infections, and we all hope this is the case. Later this week we will be hearing...

O2 phone mast vandalised in Barkers Lane, Bedford

O2 users in Bedford have experienced connectivity issues throughout the day, after a mobile phone mast was vandalised. Engineers were called...

Celebrate VE Day safely at home this bank holiday Friday

VE Day celebrations this year will be unique for a number of reasons. The early May bank holiday has been moved to Friday to allow for a three-day...

More than 1,000 Bedford Borough households get their council tax bills fully paid

More than 1,170 households in Bedford will have their council tax bills fully paid off to help them get through the coronavirus lockdown...

View from the villages: The importance of local

As life in lockdown continues and we are all stuck at home it is no wonder that what is ‘local’ has become incredibly important...

International students in Bedford “starving” in coronavirus lockdown

Bedford based SEVA Trust UK have been carrying out emergency food drops to international students who are "actually starving" after being trapped here by the coronavirus...

Bedford Lions show support for local Foodbank thanks to national fund

The Bedford Lions Club has shown its support for Bedford Foodbank, thanks to being awarded a share of a £100,000 fund set up by the Lions Clubs Foundation of the British...

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