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Mid Bedfordshire MP launches petition calling for rethink on winter fuel payments

Mid-Bedfordshire MP Blake Stephenson (Conservative) has called for local people to sign a petition urging the Government to U-turn on its decision to end winter fuel payments for what could...

Bedford pensioners could be missing out on thousands

Bedford pensioners could be missing out on £2700 extra pension credit per year and are urged by the local Liberal Democrats to check their eligibility. Latest figures estimate that 123 Bedford Borough...

Thousands of Bedford Borough pensioners set to lose their free TV Licence

4,470 Bedford and Kempston pensioners are set to lose their free TV Licence after the BBC changed the rules for those who are able to watch TV for free. The new rules...

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