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9 November 2026
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The Wellington Arms

Red Cuthbert's Morris standing by the Silver Faces

Morris dancers’ Mummers Play pits good against evil in post-pandemic tale

Bedford's Red Cuthbert Morris began the festive season with two sets of performances in the town, including the return of their Mummers Play on 1 December. According to..
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After 16 years behind the bar, landlady Liz takes the reins at The Welly

The future of one of Bedford's most beloved pubs, the Wellington Arms, is in safe hands as landlady Liz Blackford-Sutton has taken on the lease of the building...
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What’s on Bedford: 13 – 23 October 2022

It's a bumper guide this week, with a brand new exhibition at the Higgins, some stellar live music whatever your genre, plus a round-up of of things to do during half term...
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A sell-out crowd at Bedford Esquires

Government policy on coronavirus restrictions “kick in the teeth” for Bedford’s hospitality sector

With Bedford entering Tier 3 on Saturday (19 December), local business owners have called the Government's coronavirus (COVOD-19) restrictions policy a "kick in the teeth"...
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Devonshire Arms

Pubs and bars in Bedford hit back at Tier 2 restrictions

A number of Bedford's pub landlords and bar owners have hit out at the latest government coronavirus restrictions, which place Bedford Borough in...
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Liz Sutton welcomed as new landlady of Bedford’s ‘Welly’

Twelve years after she pulled her first pint at the Wellington Arms, Liz Sutton is now taking her rightful place behind the bar and with her name above the door. “I started...
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