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• Police seize 272 vehicles in crackdown

  10-04-2025 15:16 via bbc.com
  
  More than 100 vehicles were seized for having no tax and 49 from people without a driving license
  
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• 'Saving caged big cats was a race against time'

  20-04-2025 08:24 via bbc.com
  
  Twenty-three of the 28 big cats left at the Cat Survival Trust were saved by Cam Whitnall's team.
  
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• 'My charity shop challenge feels joyous this time'

  20-04-2025 07:08 via bbc.com
  
  A Harpenden woman repeating her charity clothes challenge a decade on wants to give hope to others.
  
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• Archive: Zoo welcomes UK's first polar bear twins

  20-04-2025 06:51 via bbc.com
  
  Newsreel footage from 1960 shows cubs Aurora and Polaris playing in their enclosure at Whipsnade.
  
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• 'Why I hesitate to tell people I'm a Gypsy'

  20-04-2025 01:57 via bbc.com
  
  Romany women share their experiences of hiding their heritage for fear of prejudice.
  
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• Police seal off part of town after grenade found

  19-04-2025 08:17 via bbc.com
  A police cordon is lifted after the suspected WW1 device was made safe.
  
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• Bafta winner keeps award hidden from young daughter

  19-04-2025 08:00 via bbc.com
  Games developer and House of the Dragon actor Abubakar Salim says the trophy is "like a weapon".
  
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• Champions wanted for treasured city park

  19-04-2025 07:27 via bbc.com
  Friends of Verulamium Park launches to help preserve the site’s landscape and Roman history.
  
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• Man found on motorway suspected of woman's murder

  18-04-2025 18:33 via bbc.com
  The man from High Wycombe told officers about the death of a woman in Havant, police say.
  
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• Crash causes long delays on northbound M1

  18-04-2025 13:22 via bbc.com
  Drivers are asked to allow extra time to travel.
  
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• Ofsted report on Central Bedfordshire Council due to be published next week - Bedford Independent

  18-04-2025 12:20 via news.google.com
  Ofsted report on Central Bedfordshire Council due to be published next week  Bedford Independent
  
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• Woman, 78, left without toilet for two months

  18-04-2025 07:15 via bbc.com
  
  Jane Camfield says she rung her housing association every week for two months to get her toilet fixed.
  
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• New activities engage children in art of sculpture

  18-04-2025 07:15 via bbc.com
  
  The Henry Moore Studios employs a family co-ordinator to attract more young people.
  
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• Rail worker nearly hit by high speed train

  18-04-2025 06:59 via bbc.com
  
  The train was travelling at 104mph and the driver performed an emergency brake, investigators say.
  
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• Young authors describe 'awesome' town in new guide

  18-04-2025 06:58 via bbc.com
  
  The Book of Bedford, compiled by 265 local children, is a colourful, positive guide to the town.
  
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• Central Bedfordshire house prices hold steady - MSN

  18-04-2025 03:40 via news.google.com
  Central Bedfordshire house prices hold steady  MSN
  
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• Fire beside railway tracks causes major disruption

  17-04-2025 21:45 via bbc.com
  
  Trains out of London Kings Cross and through Hertfordshire are cancelled or delayed.
  
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• Disappointed Central Bedfordshire councillors voice concerns over mental health service changes - MSN

  17-04-2025 19:16 via news.google.com
  Disappointed Central Bedfordshire councillors voice concerns over mental health service changes  MSN
  
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• Grieving mother found vandalised graves in Herts

  17-04-2025 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating the damage to Muslim graves at Carpenders Park Lawn Cemetery.
  
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• Luton understand 'implications' of Derby game - Bloomfield

  17-04-2025 15:44 via bbc.com
  
  Luton Town boss Matt Bloomfield says his team understand the likely implications if they fail to win at Derby County on Friday.
  
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• Grave vandalism 'as bad as it gets', meeting told

  17-04-2025 14:51 via bbc.com
  Police are treating damage to 61 graves in Hertfordshire as an Islamophobic hate crime.
  
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• Trust in Central Bedfordshire Council lowest in its history, survey suggests - MSN

  17-04-2025 14:11 via news.google.com
  Trust in Central Bedfordshire Council lowest in its history, survey suggests  MSN
  
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• Ex-Radio 2 newsreader and DJ Colin Berry dies at 79

  17-04-2025 13:35 via bbc.com
  The broadcaster was also the UK's jury spokesman at the Eurovision Song Contestfor 25 years.
  
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• Historic windmill looks set to be restored

  17-04-2025 12:12 via bbc.com
  About £470,000 will be spent on the Grade II-listed mill to restore it to its former glory.
  
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• Bedford clubs will not merge ahead of next season

  17-04-2025 12:11 via bbc.com
  Real Bedford and Bedford Town end merger discussions and will continue to play as separate entities next season.
  
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• Who will avoid relegation from the Championship?

  17-04-2025 09:31 via bbc.com
  BBC Sport looks at the eight teams still in danger of relegation from the Championship with four games to play.
  
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• Woman left without working toilet felt ‘invisible’

  17-04-2025 06:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Jane Camfield from Letchworth has been unable to flush her loo for two months.
  
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• Police probe Pride bench fire as funds raised

  17-04-2025 06:33 via bbc.com
  Police are investigating a suspected hate crime after an LGBTQ-themed bench is set on fire.
  
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• Woman sent letter to herself to show postal delays

  17-04-2025 06:32 via bbc.com
  Residents in one part of Luton say they only received a single delivery of post in March.
  
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• New boss Warne sees MK Dons potential

  16-04-2025 19:45 via bbc.com
  New MK Dons boss Paul Warne says the League Two club have the potential to be promotion challengers again despite their disappointing season.
  
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