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Letters: Air quality and coronavirus

I’d like to raise the issue of air quality and why it’s a particularly important issue right now. The medical profession has long warned of the harm to health...
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Albany Road Art Collective

Lockdown life – the everyday impact on Bedford: Part three

As the coronavirus 'lockdown continues, Bedfordians have been sharing their experiences. Some emotional, some heart-warming all honest insights into how our neighbours are experiencing...
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Lockdown ‘feel-good vibes’ broadcasting live every Sunday morning on In2Beats

Every Sunday morning, Mark Russell is taking to the airwaves of In2Beats Radio to bring a ray of sunshine to our lockdown weekends...
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Lockdown life – the everyday impact on Bedford: Part two

Bedfordians have been sharing their experiences of the coronavirus 'lockdown'. In this chapter, Nas Ahmed shares how his job as a doorman has taken a turn in a way he never thought it would...
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The Light Family

Lockdown life – the everyday impact on Bedford: Part one

Bedfordians have been sharing their experiences of the coronavirus 'lockdown'. Giving emotional but also heart-warming insights into their experiences as we face the coronavirus pandemic...
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Children of separated parents allowed to visit both despite coronavirus lockdown guidelines

This morning, Michael Gove confirmed that children under 18 and with separated parents can visit both homes despite the government lockdown on movement...
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BREAKING NEWS: PM announces full lockdown

The Prime Minister has this evening (Monday) announced a full lockdown.He said, in a pre-recorded statement that, "...without a huge national effort to...
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Letters: As the coronavirus crisis escalates, Dave the Mayor needs to close the town centre

In light of recent events I have sent an email urging the mayor to close the town center. I have sent the following email: Dear Mayor Hodgson...
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C-19 community response

Coronavirus response groups bring Bedford’s communities together

As the uncertainty of the coronavirus outbreak continues, many of Bedford's villages and communities are planning ahead, preparing to support vulnerable...
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