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(l-) Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, known as Zandile, and daughters Nala and Natalie. Image: Supplied by Bedfordshire Police

Family of Great Denham murder victims release statement following Johannesburg hearing

The family of Zandile Nothabo Khumalo has released a statement following the postponement of court proceedings in South Africa. The bodies of Zandile and her two daughters were...
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A purple textile and clothing recycling bank in a council car park in Bedford

Increased operating costs and fly-tipping signal removal of textile recycling banks in Bedford

Bedford Borough Council has announced it will be removing five textile recycling banks in response to changes in the sector and challenges to keep sites clean and well-managed...
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Blunt force trauma caused Great Denham family deaths, post-mortem finds

A forensic post-mortem has revealed a mother and her two children found dead in Great Denham died of blunt force trauma, as a suspect appears in court charged with three counts of murder...
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Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma. Image: Supplied by Bedfordshire Police

Man arrested in South Africa over Great Denham murders

A triple murder investigation into the deaths of a mother and her two young daughters in Great Denham has led to an international arrest in South Africa, as police work to return...
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(l-) Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, known as Zandile, and daughters Nala and Natalie. Image: Supplied by Bedfordshire Police

Family thanks Great Denham community after triple murder

The family of a mother and two daughters found dead in Bedford Borough thank the community as schools pay moving tributes to the sisters. Although formal identification is...
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(l-) Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, known as Zandile, and daughters Nala and Natalie. Image: Supplied by Bedfordshire Police

Photo of Great Denham triple murder victims released as international manhunt continues

Police have released images of a mother and two daughters killed in Bedford Borough as an international manhunt continues for the suspect. Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, known as...
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Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma. Image: Supplied by Bedfordshire Police

Police release images of Great Denham triple murder suspect

Bedfordshire Police are hunting a Bedford man believed to have fled to Zimbabwe after a mother and her two children were found dead in Great Denham. Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma...
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Carnoustie Drive road sign in Great Denham

Murder investigation launched after mother and two children found dead in Great Denham

Bedfordshire Police has launched a murder investigation after three people were found dead at a property in Great Denham. After concerns were raised on Monday (6 July) when the mother...
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Great Denham Golf Club

Great Denham Golf Club demolition plans spark fears of wider redevelopment

Residents have objected to plans to demolish the former Great Denham Golf Club clubhouse and build up to five homes, warning the scheme could pave the way for wider redevelopment of the site...
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Mayor Tom Wootton was elected in 2023. Image: Bedford Borough Council.

Third time lucky for mayor’s Special Area Charges decision

Bedford’s mayor has signed his third executive decision on Special Area Charges in less than a month. The latest decision, signed on Friday, 30 January, was made after a call-in hearing...
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