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14 October 2026
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Mental Health

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Rugby club urges Bedfordians to fight the flab in Man vs Fat weight loss programme

A local club created for overweight men in Bedford is on the hunt for new members, as it looks to spread its wings and help more of the town's rugby-mad players get into sport, all while losing weight...
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Sexism is damaging the mental health of young women across East of England

A new study reveals 87% of young women in the region face sexism, with one in three reporting direct harm to their mental health and over a third altering how they dress...
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Rees Bettell. Image: Supplied by University of Worcester.

Bedford physiotherapist highly commended for pioneering mental health care work

Bedford mental health physiotherapist Rees Bettell has been highly commended in the University of Worcester Alumni Awards for his work in psychiatric care...
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Jubilee Park training programme offers Bedfordians a pathway into employment

Adults looking to progress into training or work can join a free eight-week course at Jubilee Park, combining environmental conservation with mental health support and employability skills...
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Kelvin House mental health crisis centre in Bedford opens its doors. Image: ELFT

New mental health crisis house “designed by service users, for service users” opens in Bedford

A new crisis house, designed with input from people with lived experience of mental ill health, has opened in Bedford. The new service at Kelvin Grove, off Rothsay Road, will offer...
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Bedford wellbeing organisation added to NHS directory to support young people

A Bedford-based wellbeing organisation supporting young people has been added to the NHS MiDoS directory, allowing GPs and healthcare professionals to signpost patients to its services…
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A line up of headshots of four men with coloured backgrounds like a Neapolitan ice cream to promote The Wake Up Call campaign featuring Bedfordian John Walsh (l) and actor Will Mellor (r). Image: Beneden Health.

Bedford community leader urges men to stop ignoring health symptoms

Bedford local John Walsh is opening up about family cancer diagnoses that transformed his health outlook, as new regional data reveals six in 10 men in Eastern England ignore...
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Bedford farmer celebrates Britain’s Got Talent victory as Hawkstone Farmers Choir’s message reaches millions

A retired Bedfordshire farmer who helped lead the Hawkstone Farmers Choir to victory in Saturday's final of Britain's Got Talent says the emotional win has given farmers across the country...
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‘Bed rotting’ and doomscrolling among East of England’s top mental health coping habits

New Mental Health Foundation research shows more than half of people in the East of England are using unhealthy coping habits such as doomscrolling and ‘bed rotting’...
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Tom Grennan backs social media ban for under-16s ahead of Bedford homecoming gig

Ahead of his Bedford Park show, Tom Grennan tells the Bedford Independent why he believes under-16s should be banned from social media. Speaking to the Bedford Independent ahead of his...
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