lockdown

Exhibition of lockdown photography project opens at The Place Theatre

An exhibition of work by a photographer taken during her daily permitted hourly exercise will open at the Place Theatre on Bradgate Road next week. Between 24 March and 13 May 2020, Bedford-based...

Bedford’s Conservatives ignore questions about PM’s lockdown party investigation

Conservatives serving Bedfordians have repeatedly ignored requests for comment on the Prime Minister and partygate. Last week, we contacted Nadine Dorries MP, Richard Fuller MP...

Watch: Bedford MP asks PM if he agrees that “Lawbreakers should not be lawmakers”

Bedford & Kempston MP, Mohammad Yasin (Labour) asked a question to Boris Johnson in Parliament yesterday (Tuesday), saying, "Lawbreakers should not be lawmakers." The question related to the fixed penalty notices...

Mid-Bedfordshire MP called “delusional” after claims voters have “nothing but support” for PM

Mid-Bedfordshire Conservative MP, Nadine Dorries, has been called "delusional" after claims people she had spoken to had "nothing but support" for the Prime Minister over lockdown...

Voters criticise Bedfordshire Conservative MP’s silence over PM lockdown party

Conservative North East Bedfordshire MP Richard Fuller has ignored calls to tell his constituents his views on lockdown 'parties' held by the Government during lockdown. The Prime Minister...

The lockdown project that saw one man run every street and footpath in Bedford

We all had our lockdown projects, but one man's self-confessed 'geeky obsession with maps' saw him run along every single footpath and street in Bedford to help him get to know his hometown...

Bedford Rock Choir return to post pandemic real-life rehearsals

Bedford Rock Choir rehearsals resumed in person this week following the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions. Members of the Bedford, Milton Keynes and Hitchin choirs were delighted...

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...

Bedford Academy to close temporarily after “significant cases of COVID-19”

Bedford Academy has temporarily closed its doors and removed to remote learning after experiencing a significant number of cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) across their wider school community. In a...

Welcome news as Bedford Borough libraries reopen

It's been over a year since Bedford Borough's libraries were forced to close as part of the first national Covid-19 (coronavirus) lockdown. But from Monday 12 April, Bedford Central and Kempston libraries...

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