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Traffic chaos after head on collision

Motorists were being diverted this evening after two cars were involved in a head on collision on the A421. The collision took place at around 3pm this afternoon between the Lidlington turn and the

Firefighters tackle thatch roof blaze

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Nearly 60 firefighters are involved in tackling a thatched property fire in Old Ways Road, Ravensden. Following a 999 call just after 1pm on Thursday, crews from Bedford, Kempston, Sandy, Harrold were

Father acquitted of charge in headless body case

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One of the defendants in the body in the Blue Lagoon murder trial has been acquitted on the judge's direction of a charge of familial homicide.Antonio Watt, 70, was formally acquitted this morning of

Witnesses sought to aggravated burglary

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Bedfordshire Police are appealing for information after an aggravated burglary was reported in Pulloxhill, Bedfordshire, on Sunday night (March 14). The incident happened between 8pm and 8.15pm at a

Dawn raids in major police sting

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Bedfordshire Police have executed warrants at seven properties in Bedford this morning and arrested nine people as part of a long-running operation to dismantle an organised crime group suspected of

Teenager robbed of shopping in town centre

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Police are looking for witnesses or an identity for a pair of teenage robbers who attacked a 13 year old boy and stole one of his shopping bags yesterday afternoon (Monday March 15). The young victim

Man accused in bomb scare denies charges

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A man accused of planting a bomb in a residential street last November has appeared in court and denied two charges connected with the incident. Guiseppe Ammirato, 36 entered his not guilty pleas

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Interested in caring? Gill wrote the book

Having spent most of her adult life working in the nursing profession, Gill Pharaoh has recently dedicated her time to encouraging others to do the same

Ex-military men would make superb teachers

Many of the officers serving at the Chicksands or Henlow camps based in my constituency decide to set up home in Bedfordshire when the time comes to leave the Forces

Making a career by standing out from the crowd

Fed up of following everyone else’s fashion trends, independent designer Kiran Lall decided to start her own. Reporter Keeley Knowles spoke to the graduate about her success story and what is

There's more to Majorca

The beautiful coastal city of Palma offers tourists a taste of true Mallorcan life and culture, far flung from images of drunk sunburnt Brits lazing on a beach in Magaluf

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That man has done it again. Twelve years ago James Cameron provided us with the biggest movie of all-time in Titanic – now his pet project has changed the face of cinema for the next generation. With

End of the Rainbow

THEATRE REVIEW End of the Rainbow Royal Theatre, Northampton, until Saturday, February 20


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Blues set for play-off opener

The Championship season moves into the play-off stages this weekend and Bedford start with a long trip down to Plymouth for what will be a very testing fixture.The Blues have had mixed fortunes

Cook expects Broad to be fit

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England captain Alatair Cook expects Stuart Broad to be fully fit for Saturday's start of the second Test against Bangladesh after a bout of illness

Ed: Keep winning and we'll stay on tails of Stevenage

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Luton Town defender Ed Asafu-Adjaye believes they are doing everything they can to force an automatic promotion fight but must hope other clubs slip up

Dance earns draw for Waders

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BIGGLESWADE TOWN 1 BEACONSFIELD SYCOB 1: Bobby Dance rescued a point against Beaconsfield with a glancing header ten minutes from time



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