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Bedford Council probe catches ex-housing officer illegally subletting property

A Bedford Borough Council Fraud Investigation has helped identify a £15,000 social housing fraud after a former housing officer was found to be subletting his social housing property...

Court orders Bedford man to repay £7,000 after social housing and Council Tax fraud

A court has ruled that a man from Bedford must repay more than £7,000 after failing to declare he no longer lived at his social housing property. Shaun Johnson, 41, who held a bpha tenancy...

£7,000 fines for environmental crimes awarded to Bedford Borough Council already this year

This year, Bedford Borough Council has already secured £7,000 in fines for environmental crimes, including fly-tipping, vehicle abandonment, and highway obstruction after multiple...

Woman charged over three attempted robberies in Bedford town centre

A Bedford woman has been charged with three counts of attempted robbery following incidents in the town centre. Police said the incidents happened at around 2.15pm on Monday...

Criminal record for woman who tried to avoid £2 parking charge with child’s disabled Blue Badge

A Great Denham woman now has a criminal record and has been ordered to pay almost £1,000 after she tried to avoid a £2 parking charge by misusing her child's Blue 'parking' Badge. Nasharie Oluwa...

Ampthill Road business fined £67,145 for breaching health and safety laws

A company on Ampthill Road has been prosecuted after an employee suffered serious and life-threatening injuries as a result of significant Health and Safety failings. Exclusive Oriental Classics Ltd and its...

Prolific burglar charged with five Bedford offences among others across the region

Following an investigation by Bedfordshire Police’s specialist burglary team, Operation Maze, a man has been charged in connection with burglaries at properties across the East of England...

Six Bedford men charged after dawn drugs raids

Six men from Bedford have been charged after a police operation targeting suspected enablers of serious and organised crime. It follows an operation by Bedfordshire Police’s Operation Costello...

Man charged with assault following incidents around Bedford School and De Parys Avenue

A member of Bedford School staff was spat at and threatened after a man entered the school site. Terrance Rydquist, 47, of Foster Hill Road, Bedford, was charged with assault...

29-year-old Bedford man charged with town centre sexual assault

A Bedford man has today (Wednesday) been charged with a sexual assault that took place on 31 May. Wright Tebeck, 29, of High Street, was charged with sexual assault in relation...

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