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The £4,000 status symbols that are finding a home at a Shortstown rescue shelter

The owner of a dog rescue shelter in Shortstown has said that since the pandemic, there are a huge number of dogs needing loving homes, but fewer people are willing...

New Cardington Gate site manager wins regional house building award

Shortstown site manager Alan Holmes has won a regional Pride in the Job award for his work at New Cardington Gate and will now go forward to the national finals. A site manager working on a new homes...

1,100 homes approved near Shortstown despite environmental objections

Plans for up to 1,100 homes south of Shortstown have been approved, despite a warning from Anglian Water that the Bedford Water Recycling Centre is already exceeding its permitted flow...

Teenage drug dealer jailed after Shortstown raid

A teenage drug dealer has been jailed for two years and 10 months after officers discovered drugs and weapons while attending a property to make an arrest...

Shortstown couple banned from keeping animals after 115 rabbits found living in ‘overcrowded squalor’

A Shortstown couple have been banned from keeping animals for five years after RSPCA officers found 115 rabbits living in cramped, filthy conditions at their home near Bedford...

Two men charged with kidnap and rape in Shortstown

Two men have been charged with rape and kidnap in connection with an incident in Shortstown, near Bedford on Monday (26 August). Robert Balcan, 22, and Adrian Madarasz, 25, both...

Second teenager arrested after boy shot in Shortstown

Police have arrested a second teenager after a 16-year-old boy was shot during a fight in Shortstown, Bedford last week. Officers were called to the scene shortly before 11pm on Friday (2 August)...

Teenager in hospital with serious injuries after “fight involving weapons” in Shortstown

Bedfordshire Police are investigating after a “fight with weapons” in Shortstown on Friday (2 August) left a teenage boy with serious injuries.…

“Rest in peace our sweet boy”, tributes for 14-year-old killed in Shortstown road accident

The family of Jonathan Debnam, 14, from Shortstown, who was killed when he was involved in a collision with a bus on the A600 High Road, just outside the village on Thursday (4 July), ...

Appeal for witnesses following fatal collision in Shortstown

A teenage boy was pronounced dead at the scene of a fatal road traffic collision in Shortstown yesterday (Thursday). Officers were called to the A600 High Road shortly before 12pm following reports...

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