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Lola Bracey celebrates winning the #LetGirlsPlay Lionesses' Legacy award with her team-mates in 2023

Young footballer takes on new challenge in promoting ‘biggest ever football session’

12-year old, Lola Bracey has already made a huge impact in local and national football circles in her aim to bring equal access to the game for girls, and now the Bedfordian footballer...
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Sharnbrook Academy defends ‘requires improvement’ Ofsted rating

An over-subscribed secondary school in Bedfordshire has defended its latest Ofsted rating, saying that had the inspection taken place after its latest exam results were published...
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Bedford Borough Council not advising schools to close in hot weather

Bedford Borough Council has said they have not issued blanket advice to schools to close ahead of next week's forecast heatwave. The Met Office is currently predicting temperatures...
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Monday 17 January saw Bedford schools record highest ever number of Covid cases

It has been confirmed that this week, schools in Bedford Borough recorded the highest number of Covid cases since the start of the pandemic...
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Marston Vale School

Vulnerable family face legal action after keeping child home over COVID concerns

A Bedford family have been told they may face legal action for continuing to home-school their son, despite being told catching coronavirus (COVID-19) could...
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