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£18m of NHS spending in Bedford area goes to private profits, report claims

A report claims £18.2m of NHS spending in Bedfordshire went to private profit, while local NHS leaders say independent providers are needed. More than £18 million of NHS spending in...
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St Thomas More students working on their newspapers at The Guardian (Inset) their mastheads and the whole group. Image: St Thomas More School

St Thomas More media students get real newsroom experience at The Guardian

GCSE and A level Media Studies students from St Thomas More School in Bedford spent a day at the Guardian’s London newsroom, learning how to choose stories, write articles and design a front...
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Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy. Bedfordians have commented on the similarity between Bedford's Harpur Suite, (main image) and the Hill Valley Court House (inset) which was a pivotal location in the films. Image: Bedford Borough Council/Universal Pictures

Bedford Ian writes…

23 May 2025: Great Scott!, Guardian gaff, Floral finance, and Rent trap. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks...
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Council defends switch to LED streetlights after criticism of their environmental impact

An academic has claimed Bedford Borough Council doesn’t appear to be in “possession of all the facts” about LED streetlights’ impact on the environment. Councils, such as...
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Richard Fuller speaking in Parliament

Silence from North East Bedfordshire MP over ‘second job scandal’

Richard Fuller MP (Conservative) has ignored repeated calls to answer questions about jobs in addition to his parliamentary duties, which have brought him a reported £94,900 since being...
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