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Poor timekeeping nearly lands Bedford man in jail

Poor timekeeping landed Bedford's Gary Martin in trouble and almost in prison, after his failure to be back indoors for 5pm, on more than one occasion, meant he was in breach...

Jail for Bedford robber who targeted elderly and vulnerable women

A woman who suffered a broken thigh bone when an intruder burst into her flat, took 30 minutes to crawl across the floor to reach her phone and call her family for help...

HMP Bedford social visits set to resume for ‘most vulnerable prisoners’

HMP Bedford is easing its coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions from June 21 and will allow access to the gym, visits and key work for its ‘most vulnerable prisoners’.

Bedford drug dealer put away after police find drugs in car

Twice police found David Barnett driving through Bedford with drugs in a vehicle, he is now counting the cost as he faces up to the next sixteen and a half months behind bars. That was the sentence...

Bedford Prison mobile phone smuggler ‘caught by own fishing line’

A man who tried to smuggle mobile phones into Bedford jail was caught when an alert prison officer saw a fishing line dangling over a wall. Abdul Allen, 33, ran off when the police were called but gave up after...

Bedford man jailed and banned from mother’s Kempston home

A Bedford man was today (Tuesday) jailed for four months and banned from going to his mother’s home in Kempston for a year. But the length of time Shane Bavister, 32, has spent in custody means he...

Coronavirus outbreak at HMP Bedford leads to 24 hour lockdown and ‘mini riots’ by inmates

A residents' group, representing owners of properties adjacent to HMP Bedford, has said that a Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak at the prison has made their lives intolerable...

Canine crackdown on crime at HMP Bedford

Bono, a specialist sniffer dog, will soon be joined by a new canine colleague in the effort to crackdown on crime behind bars at HMP Bedford. The pair...

Obituary: Imam Mir Irshad Ali (1950-2020)

Imam Mir Irshad Ali passed away at home on Wednesday 7 October aged 80. He had led a life dedicated to the service of God and the communities in which...

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