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Reggae, rainbows, pandas and her friends: Sienna’s ‘happy’ song for children’s mental health week

A Turvey Primary School pupil's 'happy song' - written as part of the school's Children’s Mental Health Week - is guaranteed to brighten up your day...

‘Nearly 9,000 health and social care staff yet to have their covid jabs’ in Beds, Luton and MK region

Some 8,900 health and social care staff across the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) region are set to receive letters urging them to take their covid-19 (coronavirus) vaccines, a meeting heard...

Bedford River Festival postponed until 2022: “decision not taken lightly”

Bedford Borough Council has today confirmed that the River Festival - already postponed from 2020 until this Summer - and also the Kite and Motoring Festival are being postponed until 2022...

Captain Sir Tom Moore dies at Bedford Hospital after testing positive for Covid-19

The inspirational Bedfordian, Captain Sir Tom Moore has died at Bedford Hospital today, his family have confirmed. Sir Tom Moore raised over £38m for NHS charities during 2020, by completing laps of his garden...

Mayor’s monthly column: Vaccination video and roll-out update

Today we have seen a new national vaccination centre open at Bedford Heights. This new centre joins Kings House and the Gurdwara...

Breaking news: Captain Sir Tom Moore taken to Bedford Hospital after testing positive with coronavirus

Captain Sir Tom Moore has been taken to hospital with breathing difficulties after testing positive with coronavirus (COVID-19). How daughter posted the update on his official Twitter page at about 5 pm this evening. In the...

High Covid death toll expected for ‘several weeks’ but signs are that the tide is slowly turning

Public health experts in Bedford are expecting a high Covid-19 (coronavirus) death toll to continue for several more weeks as an infection bulge works its way through into hospitalisations...

Urgent appeal for more online activity sessions in Bedford

Government supply issues force Queens Park vaccine hub to temporarily close next week

The recently opened vaccination hub at the Queen's Park Gurdwara has been forced to temporarily close next week due to delays in receiving supplies. This comes as Bedford Borough has recorded its...

Bedford Borough records over 10,000 COVID-19 cases as national R-rate falls

Bedford Borough has now recorded over 10,000 positive cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. Government data says there have now been 10,595 positive cases of COVID-19 in...

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