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Mayor tight-lipped as Bedfordshire takes centre stage in government’s Ox-Cam growth corridor plans

Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire are being promoted to international investors as part of the government’s vision for an Oxford-Cambridge “growth corridor”. The updated official...
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Bedfordshire’s Cranfield University could become part of UK ‘super-university’

Cranfield University and King’s College London have announced plans to merge by 2027, creating one of the UK’s largest universities and boosting Bedfordshire’s role in science and technology...
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Nearly 350 scientists call for reversal of funding cuts to world-class Bedfordshire FAAM research aircraft

Nearly 350 scientists urge the Government to reverse the sudden closure of the FAAM research aircraft at Cranfield, warning of major risks to UK climate and emergency science...
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High Sheriff of Bedfordshire Bav Shah, Damian Hopkins CBE, HM Lord-Lieutenant Susan Lousada. Image: HM Lord-Lieutenant

Bedford’s King’s Honours recipients recognised by HM Lord-Lieutenant

The King’s representative of Bedfordshire, HM Lord-Lieutenant Susan Lousada, has honoured Damian Hopkins for his award of a CBE for his services to Retail and Fashion at a recent presentation...
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Cranfield students win global prize with innovative biodegradable packaging for the fashion industry 

Five students from Cranfield University’s MSc in Management and Entrepreneurship course have won the prestigious Hult Prize Global Summit 2023. The INNOVIOUS team - consisting of Chenali...
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Win tickets to Cranfield University’s annual entrepreneur and small business owner conference

On 15 June, Cranfield University is hosting its annual conference for budding entrepreneurs, small business owners, investors and academia - and we have a pair of passes to give to one lucky...
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Longholme Way to be site of Borough’s first volunteer-planted ‘mini forest’ project

Longholme Way will be the site of a new 3,200-tree urban forest in the heart of Bedford, and the borough's first Miyawaki planting project. The Miyawaki method...
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Energy crisis: “We have gone through covid, but this feels much worse” say Bedford business owners

New prime minister, Liz Truss, has announced a £150b plan to relieve the stress from Britain’s soaring energy prices. However, businesses will get support with bills capped for six months...
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Project launched to get more Bedfordshire students into top universities

Three Bedford Borough schools will benefit from a sixth form project aimed at getting more Bedfordshire students into leading universities. The ‘Raising Sixth Form Aspirations’ project will...
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Bedford Sixth Form is on the site of the former Bedford High School for Girls on Bromham Road. Image: Google Streetview October 2021

Bedford College to receive share of £30m eco improvements funding

Bedford College is among a number of public buildings across the East of England to benefit from nearly £30 million of government funding to cut fossil fuel use and save…
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