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A student at the Bloxham Sustainability Challenge. Inset: A presenter opens the event. Image: BSC.

Bedfordshire mega-projects at centre of new student sustainability challenge

Students across the UK are using Bedfordshire's proposed Universal Studios site and the new East West Rail route as live case studies to develop real-world sustainability...
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Two Bedford Morris men queuing up at the Cider Bar at Bromham Apple Day at Bromham Mill

How d’you like them apples? Bromham Apple Day returns to Bromham Mill this October

Bromham Apple Day - a highlight of Bedford’s Autumn calendar - returns this month as an annual celebration of rural traditions, local crafts and the majesty of the humble apple...
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The Black Tom Litter Picking Team Image Melissa Peacock

Black Tom community unites for Saturday morning street clean-up

Neighbours of all ages in Bedford’s Black Tom area grabbed brooms and litter pickers to clean up their streets, collecting 12 bags of rubbish fuelled by bacon rolls from the local pub...
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Enterprise Vision Awards winners 2026 celebrating their wins. Inset: Jennie-Bayliss of Letterbox Cocktails. Image: EVA and Letter Box Cocktails.

Clapham cocktail founder wins national award for business growth

A Clapham-based female entrepreneur has been recognised at the 2026 Enterprise Vision Awards, celebrating the rapid nationwide growth of her Bedfordshire drinks business...
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Bedford Town's George Moncur holds off a challenge from a pink-shirted Wingate and Finchley defender

Bedford Town gain favourable FA Cup draw but face midweek replay first

Bedford Town will face another step three Isthmian Premier League club at home in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup, should they get past Tuesday night's third qualifying round replay...
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The door of an East of England ambulance emergency response vehicle showing the East of England Ambulance service Trust logo. Image: EEAST.

East of England Ambulance Service cuts response times by six minutes

The East of England Ambulance Service has shaved six minutes off Category 2 response times and met national targets for the first time since the pandemic, according to its latest annual report...
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Children on The Harpur Trust accelerator programme. Image: The Harpur Trust.

Harpur Trust awards £500,000 to tackle Bedford educational attainment gap

Thousands of children across Bedford Borough are set to benefit from a £0.5 million Harpur Trust investment, funding family support workers and tutoring to help lower-income families thrive...
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Stock image of Bedford Athletic rugby player taking a conversion in September 2025

Bedford Ath smash Nuneaton for their largest ever away victory

Bedford Athletic recorded their biggest ever away win in league history to triumph by 90-10 at Nuneaton. Scoring 14 tries in total and conceding just two in return, the result was never in doubt...
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Kathryn Brindley-Edwards, Principal of The Bedford Sixth Form. Image: The Bedford College Group.

Bedford Sixth Form principal appointed Sutton Trust regional ambassador

Kathryn Brindley-Edwards, principal of The Bedford Sixth Form, has taken up a prestigious regional role with the Sutton Trust to help break down background barriers for less advantaged...
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Staff and charity volunteers opening the new look Primrose Cancer Unit at Bedford Hospital. (Inset)The Primrose Cancer Unit entrance on Britannia Road, Bedford. Image: Bedford Hospitals NHS Trust and BHC&F.

Bedford Hospital’s Primrose Unit upgraded thanks to decades of community fundraising

The Primrose Unit at Bedford Hospital has unveiled its latest transformation, marking three decades of relentless community fundraising that built the vital cancer facility from scratch...
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