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vaccine

Bedford MPs comment on demand for anti vax misinformation legislation

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School Meals

Borough’s MPs respond to school meal vote as charities step in to feed families

Bedford Borough's MPs have spoken of their decision to vote for or against a Labour motion to offer frees school meals during holidays until Easter 2021. Labour MP for Bedford and Kempston...
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CQC Report: Bullying and harassment rife at East of England Ambulance Service

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published its damning report into ongoing and deep-seated issues at the East of England Ambulance Service...
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Regulators step in after concerns about troubled East of England Ambulance Service

The East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) has reiterated its commitment to patient safety after regulatory action has been taken against...
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L&D receives almost twice as much A&E funding as Bedford Hospital

The Luton and Dunstable Hospital (L&D) has today been awarded a £5.7m funding boost to their A&E department, almost twice that awarded to Bedford...
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North Bedfordshire MP calls for review into ‘airline slots’

Richard Fuller MP, has called for a fast-track review of airline slots at major UK airports so the industry can recover from the economic consequences of coronavirus as quickly as possible...
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Fuller welcomes international trade protection for Bedfordshire farmers

Richard Fuller, Conservative MP for North East Bedfordshire, has welcomed the creation of a new Trade & Agriculture Commission, which will protect Bedfordshire farmers when Britain...
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coronavirus testing

Exclusive: Bedford’s coronavirus cases could be twice as high

The Bedford Independent has joined forces with local health bosses and MPs to demand Health Secretary Matt Hancock publishes the Borough's Pillar 2 testing data, after believing the true...
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Matt Hancock

Government hasn’t shared coronavirus data with Bedford health teams

The Health Secretary has been accused of 'inaccuracies' after he said coronavirus data had been shared with Bedford Borough Council's health teams, when it has not. In the House of...
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chicken farming food standards

Beds farmers joined by Jamie Oliver to protect post-Brexit food standards

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