PPE tagged articles - Bedford Independent

Monthly column: Britain deserves better than political corruption

Chaos, cronyism and corruption stories continue to engulf the Conservative Government as the lobbying scandal continues with new stories each day of MPs making vast...

Bedford company named in legal challenge to ‘VIP lane’ Government contracts

A Bedford firm that was awarded six government PPE contracts totalling £160m has been added to the list of those being investigated by the Good Law Project as being in a 'VIP lane' for preferential...

Queens Park Community Orchard team extends coronavirus response to domestic abuse

Statistics suggest that more than 7,000 people in Bedford experience domestic abuse each year, and during lockdown, many people have been trapped in...

Exclusive: Almost a fifth of Bedford coronavirus deaths have been in care homes

The Bedford Independent can reveal there have been at least 183 COVID-19 involved deaths in Bedford Borough, with almost a fifth of the deaths...

COVID-19: Bedford schools, colleges and universities bolster PPE supplies

Several educational institutions in Bedford Borough have helped contribute thousands of PPE supplies to local healthcare services and charities, with...

How PPE shortages are affecting Bedford’s frontline staff

The national shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the escalating coronavirus pandemic has been well documented in the media and the...

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