Central Bedfordshire news

• Jethro Tull founding member dies aged 82

  24-12-2025 18:45 via bbc.com
  Lead singer Ian Anderson says Mick Abrahams was "vitally important" to the band's early line-up.
  
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• Four arrested after man stabbed at car park

  24-12-2025 16:30 via bbc.com
  Thames Valley Police says a 19-year-old remains in hospital with serious injuries.
  
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• Fire at pub being treated as arson, says force

  24-12-2025 14:59 via bbc.com
  Police are urging anyone with information or dashcam footage to come forward.
  
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• What to look out for in EFL's Boxing Day programme

  24-12-2025 14:53 via bbc.com
  BBC Sport takes a look at five things to keep an eye on in the EFL's Boxing Day fixture list
  
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• Train services resume after flooding at station

  24-12-2025 14:38 via bbc.com
  Greater Anglia says clean-up work has been completed at the station in Hertfordshire.
  
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• EFL Quiz of the Year: Who has been breaking records in 2025?

  24-12-2025 13:06 via bbc.com
  From record-breakers to dire financial situations, there's been much to talk about in the English Football League in 2025 - but do you remember the finer details?
  
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• The road sign washer cleaning up on TikTok

  24-12-2025 06:27 via bbc.com
  Sam Brown, aka the Ginger Cleaner, says people like to see the road signs from where they live.
  
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• Man vs Baby: Dog was 'scene-stealer' says Atkinson

  24-12-2025 06:25 via bbc.com
  Artie the terrier, from Buckinghamshire, stars in the Netflix comedy alongside Rowan Atkinson.
  
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• Trains disrupted by track upgrades for 11 days

  24-12-2025 06:24 via bbc.com
  A mile of track on the West Coast Main Line is getting £26m of improvement work.
  
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• Families not in hotels for Christmas, says council

  24-12-2025 06:23 via bbc.com
  A council says since 2024 it has acquired 35 properties to house homeless families in the borough.
  
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• Watch: How Italians in Bedford celebrated Christmas 40 years ago

  24-12-2025 06:22 via bbc.com
  Eels, a capon, and a Nativity scene taking over a living room, as seen on BBC Nationwide.
  
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• Man stabbed in abdomen in theatre car park

  23-12-2025 18:24 via bbc.com
  There will be "a large police presence" in a town centre to give "reassurance and gather evidence".
  
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• Man's murder conviction quashed on appeal

  23-12-2025 15:50 via bbc.com
  Sakeen Gordon is one of five people in jail in connection with the killing of a father-of-two in 2022.
  
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• ‘A.I. stole our music’

  23-12-2025 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Milton Keynes band Torus claims it happened after they shared a short teaser online.
  
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• Football club planning move 'for economic reasons'

  23-12-2025 14:32 via bbc.com
  The non-league side's chairman explains why he wants to swap its city centre ground for a new home.
  
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• Wizz Air launches six new routes at London Luton Airport

  23-12-2025 13:21 via bbc.com
  The airline is expanding after TUI moved its operations away from Luton.
  
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• No bids expected for Watford's Maamma

  22-12-2025 16:03 via bbc.com
  Watford assistant sporting director Valon Behrami does not expect any bids in January for 'wonderkid' forward Othmane Maamma.
  
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• Collins goals good news for MK Dons - Warne

  22-12-2025 13:17 via bbc.com
  Boss Paul Warne is delighted to see Aaron Collins back among the goals following an injury-disrupted start to the striker's MK Dons career.
  
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• Hornets keep fans hopeful of what 2026 may bring

  22-12-2025 10:22 via bbc.com
  BBC Sport Watford fan writer Christian Fuller on the Hornets’ 1-0 win against Stoke City.
  
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• Raising sunken boat is town's 'Christmas present'

  21-12-2025 07:44 via bbc.com
  The burnt-out boat , after eight months underwater, is refloated and pushed down the river.
  
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• More remains uncovered at medieval 'execution' site

  21-12-2025 07:24 via bbc.com
  Archaeologists believe the site in Buckingham was a burial ground for executed criminals.
  
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• The 'winners and losers' in Universal UK's plan to rival Disneyland Paris

  21-12-2025 02:18 via bbc.com
  Within its first 20 years, Universal is expecting more annual visitors than any park gets in Europe.
  
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• Joshua and Paul earn riches but deliver budget sporting spectacle

  20-12-2025 11:32 via bbc.com
  Anthony Joshua earns one of the biggest paydays of his career - but where does his victory over Jake Paul leave both fighters and boxing?
  
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• 'Paul was sitting there waiting to get hit' - Lewis leads big-name reaction

  20-12-2025 08:35 via bbc.com
  Former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis believes Jake Paul 's fitness played a role in his sixth-round stoppage defeat against Anthony Joshua.
  
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• Stationers move to correct 'stationary' shop sign

  20-12-2025 07:22 via bbc.com
  The firm says a spelling error "slipped through the net" and the sign will be reprinted.
  
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• Strictly shoe maker steps forward with technology

  20-12-2025 07:10 via bbc.com
  The firm says it has supplied the ballroom and Latin footwear for the show for more than 20 years.
  
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• Joshua stops Paul in sixth round of Miami mismatch

  20-12-2025 06:18 via bbc.com
  British heavyweight Anthony Joshua needs six rounds to stop boxing novice Jake Paul, who spends much of the contest in survival mode.
  
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• £342.7m extra funding to improve council services for Central Bedfordshire - Leighton Buzzard Observer

  19-12-2025 18:06
  £342.7m extra funding to improve council services for Central Bedfordshire  Leighton Buzzard Observer
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after crash with road sweeper

  19-12-2025 16:55 via bbc.com
  Hertfordshire Police is investigating after the rider of a black Honda died on Wednesday.
  
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• Central Bedfordshire Youth Parliament hoping to go viral in health campaign video - Bedford Today

  19-12-2025 16:33
  Central Bedfordshire Youth Parliament hoping to go viral in health campaign video  Bedford Today
  
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• Central Bedfordshire Council to seek new recycling contractor in new year - Biggleswade Today

  19-12-2025 16:16
  Central Bedfordshire Council to seek new recycling contractor in new year  Biggleswade Today
  
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• The ‘dangerous eyesore’ of burnt-out barge

  19-12-2025 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  It sank on the River Lea in Hertford and was there for eight months.
  
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• Pick of the stats: Watford v Stoke City

  19-12-2025 13:01 via bbc.com
  A look at some of the key statistics and facts ahead of the Championship match between Watford and Stoke City
  
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• Flooding stops rail services until Christmas Eve

  19-12-2025 12:37 via bbc.com
  Flooding from a burst water main causes "extensive damage" and disrupts services in Hertfordshire.
  
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• Man attempted to kill partner on woodland walk

  19-12-2025 12:18 via bbc.com
  A man is jailed having used his partner's phone to try to claim the victim had suicidal thoughts.
  
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• Wilshere frustrated by 'cheap goals'

  19-12-2025 11:21 via bbc.com
  Luton Town boss Jack Wilshere is frustrated by the 'cheap goals' conceded by his team in Thursday's 3-2 defeat 3-2 at Reading.
  
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• Life after Vauxhall: Workers thrive and struggle

  19-12-2025 10:57 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 1,000 people lost their jobs when the Luton van factory closed in March 2025.
  
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• Traffic wardens to work in groups 'for own safety'

  19-12-2025 07:39 via bbc.com
  Staff in Bletchley are experiencing physical abuse and threats, Milton Keynes City Council says.
  
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• Major gateway junction to get makeover in new year

  19-12-2025 07:01 via bbc.com
  The Greyfriars roundabout in Bedford will be removed and traffic lights will be installed.
  
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• Drug user convicted of killing dealer jailed

  18-12-2025 22:33 via bbc.com
  Kieran Roche is jailed for three years and seven months after being convicted of manslaughter.
  
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• Teen who unlawfully killed man in knife fight named

  18-12-2025 20:09 via bbc.com
  Nehemiah McIvor-Murray is jailed for eight years after being convicted of killing Daniel Ceidi.
  
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• Rollercoaster: Universal's Bedfordshire Journey

  18-12-2025 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The government gives the go-ahead for the theme park near Bedford.
  
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• Milton Keynes cuts back on pesticides

  18-12-2025 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  But a 26,250 signature petition is calling for a complete ban.
  
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• Universal to 'put Bedford on the map', say locals

  18-12-2025 13:17 via bbc.com
  The theme park is expected to attract more than 8m visitors and open in 2031.
  
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• New funding boost to create 130 specialist school places in Central Bedfordshire - Leighton Buzzard Observer

  18-12-2025 12:11
  New funding boost to create 130 specialist school places in Central Bedfordshire  Leighton Buzzard Observer
  
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• Burst water main shuts railway station for two days

  18-12-2025 09:45 via bbc.com
  Flooding from a burst water main causes "extensive damage" and disrupts services in Hertfordshire.
  
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• Soup kitchen serves 120 meals in 16 minutes

  18-12-2025 08:55 via bbc.com
  Volunteers say rising demand in Luton for their help sees people queuing down the street for food.
  
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• Mr John Lewis records his own Christmas song

  18-12-2025 07:45 via bbc.com
  A man from Leicester who has long been ribbed about his name pays a visit to a Hertfordshire studio.
  
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• Overturned car leads to closure of motorway exit

  18-12-2025 07:25 via bbc.com
  National Highways say the road was closed for about two hours.
  
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• New pesticides policy 'downplays the health risks'

  18-12-2025 07:16 via bbc.com
  A campaigner says the policy should include references to links between pesticides and cancer.
  
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