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The Central Bedfordshire Council building in Chicksands

Trading Standards introduce new cross-border scheme

Central Bedfordshire Council is preparing to extend its successful Trading Standards Approved (TSA) scheme to traders who are based outside the area.

Director of girl's sport appointed for Bedford Modern School

Bedford Modern School’s new Director of Girls’ Sport, Emma Rumbold

Bedford Modern School have appointed Emma Rumbold as Director of Girls' Sport with the responsibility for the development and management of girls' sport from Years 3 to 13. "I have been heavily

Benefit cheats ordered to repay £20k

Bedford Magistrates Court

Two women have been found guilty of fraudulently claiming benefits.

Big Tidy Up campaign's last push

Litter picking

After 66 litter picks and more than 1,400 bags of rubbish, Bedford Borough Council's Pride in Bedford team are counting down the final month of the Big Tidy Up campaign in the borough.

Council staff raise money for Pakistan flood appeal

Council

Staff at Bedford Borough Council raised �755.68 to go to the Disaster Emergency Committee for the Pakistan Floods Appeal. The collection took place at Borough Hall, Town Hall and Conduit Road Day

CCTV image of injured man released

Man who was found with serious head injury leaving Tesco in Cardington Road, Bedford

Police hope that this image of a 26-year-old man who was found with serious head injuries in a lay-by after leaving Tescos in Cardington Road, Bedford, will help people come forward. The young man of

Cricket club regains world record

Cricket

A cricket club has reclaimed the world record for the longest cricket match - after 105 hours of playing. Blunham Cricket Club has won the title back after losing it in 2008. The club's first and

Features


  • A bronze medal forEmma shows just how far she’s come after kidney failure

    Jubilant schoolgirl Emma Beeden from Oakley has just returned from a weekend of sport with a bronze medal in tow. However, for the nine-year-old and her family, the victory is so much more poignant

  • Hi-tech vans are out to catch motorists who are going too fast . . .

    Most of us have seen them on the roadside; some of us may have even been caught out by them.

  • Lisa has a knack for turning junk into art

    For most of us 80-year-old magazines, second-hand knick-knacks and broken suitcases are just junk ready for the scrapyard. But for inspired Bedfordian Lisa Tilley, it is art in the making. Reporter

  • Crime is on the up in town centre - but it’s not all bad news

    Crime in Bedford town centre is on the increase, according to latest figures issued by Bedfordshire Police. Compared with April to June last year, the average number of offences taking place this year

  • TaeKwon-Do teenager lives up to the tradition of her family’s success

    A schoolgirl has just got back from South Korea after competing in the Tae Kwon-Do World Championships - and it turns out it is a real family affair.


Sport Headlines


Luton Town crest

Taiwo re-signs for Hatters

Taiwo Atieno has re-signed for Luton Town on a year long deal

Jake and Matthew get England call ups

Matthew Barnes-Homer

England C Manager Paul Fairclough has named Luton Town stars Matthew Barnes-Homer and Jake Howells his 16-man squad for the side's opening game of the season, a friendly with Wales at Newtown FC

Atieno set for Luton return

Luton Town crest

Taiwo Atieno could be set for a return to Luton Town on a year long deal, according to reports

Holmes tips Town for title over Red Devils

Peter Holmes in his time as a Luton Town player

Former Luton Town midfielder Peter Holmes has tipped his old club to beat moneybags Crawley Town to the Blue Square Bet title having played both of the bookmakers' favourites over the Bank Holiday




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National News

Man battered wife and girl to death

Man battered wife and girl to death

A businessman who battered his wife and daughter to death with a mallet professed his love for his family repeatedly in the moments after their brutal killings, an inquest heard.


National Sport

Bulls snare Hargreaves

Bulls snare Hargreaves

Bradford have snapped up prop forward Bryn Hargreaves from St Helens on a two-year deal.


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