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Don't Light Bonfires

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue ask “please don’t light bonfires”

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service have issued a plea asking anyone using the Easter weekend to tidy their gardens to not light any bonfires. Highlighting the pressures on the...
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Bedford Park blue sky

Letters: Air quality and coronavirus

I’d like to raise the issue of air quality and why it’s a particularly important issue right now. The medical profession has long warned of the harm to health...
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coronavirus

Bedford Hospital prepares for increased number of coronavirus deaths this weekend

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Borough has now reached 139 and Bedford Hospital is preparing for the inevitable increase in the...
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Chris Robinson

Tributes paid to Bedford music legend, Chris Robinson, who has died after contracting COVID-19

Moving tributes have been paid to Chris Robinson, who sadly died yesterday (8 April) after contracting coronavirus. Chris, 59, was a fixture on Bedford...
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Coronavirus – farmers urge the public to stick to the rules on countryside access

With the long bank holiday Easter weekend ahead, the message from the Borough's farmers is, please follow the rules during the coronavirus pandemic...
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Chief Constable Garry Forsyth

Bedfordshire Police given national recognition for their approach to coronavirus penalty notices

The Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police, Garry Forsyth, thanked the public for adhering to government guidelines, after he addressed MPs...
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Bedford College volunteers

Bedford College lecturers volunteer in the fight against coronavirus

Two IT lecturers from Bedford College IT are putting their skills to good use, helping others in the current Covid-19 crisis.Tariq Hussain has been...
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Dr Norris

Bedford doctor returns from semi-retirement to help fight coronavirus

Dr Richard Norris, a semi-retired doctor, has gone from a few shifts per month to five shifts per week in order to help his NHS colleagues fight the...
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Bedford man charged for allegedly ‘coughing at’ police officers

A man has appeared at Luton Magistrates' Court, charged with three counts of assaulting an emergency worker following an incident in Bedford...
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Albany Road Art Collective

Lockdown life – the everyday impact on Bedford: Part three

As the coronavirus 'lockdown continues, Bedfordians have been sharing their experiences. Some emotional, some heart-warming all honest insights into how our neighbours are experiencing...
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