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Bedford auction house sells free NHS lateral flow tests in bulk amid national shortage

The morality of a Bedford auction house has been questioned after bulk lots of free NHS lateral flow tests were discovered for sale on their website. This raises questions of ethicacy...

Bedford Blues New Years Day fixture at Doncaster postponed

Bedford Blues had been hoping to build on Boxing Day's superlative win against Jersey Reds, but Covid has reared its ugly head...

Monthly Column: Christmas message from Mohammad Yasin MP

The ongoing pandemic has been awful for everybody. And it’s difficult for all of us to face the prospect of making alternative plans. But too many families have lost loved ones this year...

Bedford Heights Covid vaccination centre to close over Christmas and New Year

The Bedford Heights vaccination centre will temporarily close from 25th – 26th December and 1st-2nd January.Large vaccination centres across Luton, and Milton Keynes will also close...

32 care home staff leave roles because of mandatory COVID vaccine

32 care home staff in Bedford Borough did not get vaccinated by November’s deadline, but it is not known how many were redeployed within the sector. Kate Walker…

Number of omicron cases doubling every two to three days in Bedford Borough

It’s too early to say whether the omicron variant is more severe than other variants, but if cases rise rapidly it could be enough to overwhelm the NHS, a meeting heard...

Breaking News: First case of Omicron COVID-19 variant found in Bedford

Bedford Borough Council has said the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in the Borough and is linked to international travel. Vicky Head, Director of Public Health at Bedford Borough Council...

University of Bedfordshire plant ‘living memorial’ for Covid-19 victims

Trees, forming part of a 'living memorial' have been planted at the University of Bedfordshire's Bedford campus to remember those impacted by and lost during the Covid-19 pandemic...

Controversial Covid guidance for Bedford schools to be reviewed as cases fall across Borough

Controversial Covid advice issued to schools, colleges, parents and carers at the end of the half-term holidays is to be reviewed as it's announced that Covid rates across the Borough...

Bedford health chiefs answer parents’ vaccine concerns at Covid Q&A session

The Covid vaccine might not stop you from catching the virus – but its purpose is to prevent you from getting severely ill, attendees on a Q&A Zoom call were told. On Thursday (4 November)...

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