Central Bedfordshire news

• Coventry City 1-1 Luton Town (5-6 pens): Hatters win shootout to reach Premier League

  27-05-2023 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Luton beat Coventry 6-5 on penalties following a 1-1 draw at Wembley to win promotion to the Premier League.
  
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• Charlotte Edwards Cup: Thunder beat Sunrisers as Liberty Heap stars

  27-05-2023 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liberty Heap stars with the bat as Thunder ease to a seven-wicket win over Sunrisers in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.
  
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• Luton community speaks of play-off final fever ahead of Wembley match

  27-05-2023 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Excitement builds on the streets of Luton as the town's football club bids for the top-flight.
  
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• Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua: Eddie Hearn says no contract sent from Fury for September fight

  27-05-2023 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Promoter Eddie Hearn says there has been no contract sent from Tyson Fury to Anthony Joshua for a fight in September
  
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• Graham Alexander: MK Dons appoint ex-Motherwell boss as new head coach

  27-05-2023 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MK Dons appoint former Motherwell boss Graham Alexander as their new head coach.
  
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• Bedford restaurant Foxy Wings 'devastated' by kitchen fire

  27-05-2023 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the directors at Foxy Wings in Bedford says "we are devastated" following the blaze.
  
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• Luton manager praises fans ahead of Wembley tie

  27-05-2023 09:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "All of the fans, they deserve it, they've been incredible since we've come in," says Rob Edwards.
  
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• BBC Rewind: Luton Town 1959 FA Cup run sees hat sales soar

  27-05-2023 07:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Rewind footage shows inside a busy boater hat factory as the Hatters prepared for the cup final.
  
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• Fury v Joshua: Tyson Fury claims to have 'sent contract' to Anthony Joshua over September fight

  26-05-2023 22:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury claims he wants to fight fellow Briton Anthony Joshua at Wembley in September and has sent him a contract.
  
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• Monaco Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton 'felt improvements' in practice

  26-05-2023 20:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lewis Hamilton says he "felt the improvements" of his upgraded Mercedes after finishing sixth fastest in practice at the Monaco Grand Prix.
  
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• High Wycombe man jailed for travelling to Syria to join IS

  26-05-2023 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shabazz Suleman was 19 when he disappeared while on a family holiday to Turkey in 2014.
  
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• Coventry City v Luton Town: The hard-luck 'story for the romantics' Championship play-off final

  26-05-2023 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Coventry and Luton compete for the honour of who has suffered the most going into Saturday's Championship play-off final.
  
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• East-West Rail: Route for £5bn Bedford to Cambridge link announced

  26-05-2023 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  EWR confirms the route of the new Bedford to Cambridge section of new railway line.
  
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• Derrick Kinyua: Second teenager charge with Luton murder

  26-05-2023 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old is remanded in custody after being charged with the murder of Derrick Kinyua.
  
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• Central Bedfordshire Council's new Independent Executive cut ... - Biggleswade Today

  26-05-2023 16:10 via news.google.com
  Central Bedfordshire Council's new Independent Executive cut ...  Biggleswade Today
  
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• Luton Town: Club reveals new stadium pictures and plans

  26-05-2023 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ahead of their Wembley trip, Luton Town says the target for completion of their new stadium is 2026.
  
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• Luton Town: How Hatters rose from National League to Championship play-off final

  26-05-2023 07:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nine years after escaping non-league, Luton Town are 90 minutes from returning to the top flight.
  
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• Teenager charged with terrorism offences

  25-05-2023 20:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested in December 2022, police say.
  
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• New Watford General will be 'fully funded' and built by 2030

  25-05-2023 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Health secretary confirms that the new Watford General will be government-funded and built by 2030.
  
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• Monaco Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes close to agreeing a new contract

  25-05-2023 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Lewis Hamilton says he has not been in talks with Ferrari, adding he and Mercedes are close to a deal to keep him at the team beyond this season.
  
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• Met Police officer charged with rape in Beaconsfield appears at court

  25-05-2023 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Callum Utley's lawyer told High Wycombe Magistrates' Court his client would be pleading not guilty.
  
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• Radlett Aerodrome rail freight depot land can be sold by council

  25-05-2023 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liberal Democrat councillors fail in bid to derail project by asking to have the terms of sale reviewed.
  
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• Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu: Luton Town midfielder's remarkable journey to brink of Premier League

  25-05-2023 11:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Luton midfielder Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu hopes to become the first player to go from non-league to the Premier League with the same club.
  
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• Luton Town: Bunting and big screen for Championship play-off final

  25-05-2023 10:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bunting abounds and a big screen is planned for Saturday's Championship play-off final at Wembley.
  
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• Whipsnade Zoo: Large team unites for rhino's dental check-up

  25-05-2023 06:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Southern white rhino Mikumi is examined under anaesthetic in her Whipsnade Zoo den.
  
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• Jake Reeves: AFC Wimbledon re-sign midfielder from Stevenage

  24-05-2023 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League Two club AFC Wimbledon agree a deal to re-sign Jake Reeves after his contract at Stevenage expires on 30 June.
  
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• Bedfordshire police officer charged with four counts of rape

  24-05-2023 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bedfordshire officer appears in court facing several charges against a woman between 2015 and 2022.
  
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• New £950m road plan is wonderful news - mayor

  24-05-2023 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The mayor of Bedford praises the building of a new dual carriageway, after it passes legal hurdles.
  
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• St Albans: Hospital theatre manager jailed over £600k fraud

  24-05-2023 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hasan Abusheikha, 47, took bribes and stole equipment donated to the NHS to sell on, a trial hears.
  
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• Biddlesden mum jailed for killing baby with paracetamol

  24-05-2023 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ellie Jacobs was 16 years old when she gave birth to her son Archie, who died five weeks later.
  
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• People on universal credit in Central Bedfordshire at an all time high - Leighton Buzzard Observer

  24-05-2023 17:35 via news.google.com
  
  People on universal credit in Central Bedfordshire at an all time high  Leighton Buzzard Observer
  
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• Luton Town: Promotion to Premier League would be 'monumental'

  24-05-2023 15:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Luton Town's chief recruitment officer looks ahead to their Championship play-off final at Wembley.
  
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• Hertfordshire: Former police sergeant barred for gross misconduct

  24-05-2023 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A disciplinary panel hears allegations against former Hertfordshire Police sergeant, Tom Daly.
  
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• Elliott List: Stevenage forward signs new deal after lengthy injury lay-off

  24-05-2023 11:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stevenage forward Elliott List signs a new contract despite playing only one game this season because of injury.
  
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• Carlton Morris: Luton Town striker looks to erase bad memory of Wembley

  24-05-2023 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Luton striker Carlton Morris hopes to erase the memory of past Wembley disappointment when they play Coventry in the Championship play-off final.
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in two-vehicle crash

  24-05-2023 09:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The driver of the second vehicle remains in hospital with serious injuries.
  
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• Luton fans say 'we've all been through the ups and downs'

  24-05-2023 07:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Luton Town fans on their remarkable return from non-league football to the brink of the top flight.
  
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• Boris Johnson referred to police over potential Covid rule breaches

  24-05-2023 00:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Cabinet Office made the referral after reviewing documents for the Covid inquiry.
  
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• Milton Keynes man, 77, in court charged with wife's murder

  23-05-2023 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He was arrested after police attended the couple's home in Buckinghamshire.
  
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• Overloaded extension lead fire badly damages Luton house

  23-05-2023 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The blaze began in a first-floor bedroom and caused "heavy damage", the fire service says.
  
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• Championship play-off final: 'If I didn't love Luton Town I'd back Coventry City,' says Nick Owen

  23-05-2023 15:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The voice of BBC Midlands Today - and lifelong Luton Town fan - Nick Owen admits he feels bad about not wanting Coventry City to win at Wembley.
  
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• New £950m road to be built as legal action ends

  23-05-2023 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The latest challenge to the road project by environmentalists gets refused by the Court of Appeal.
  
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• Three arrested after woman dies in M40 crash

  23-05-2023 07:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The collision happened between junctions two and three northbound, near Beaconsfield, on Monday.
  
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• Watford Church of England youth leader suspended in safeguarding probe

  23-05-2023 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The exact nature of the investigation into Mike Pilavachi has not been confirmed.
  
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• Money raised as Stewkley man battles terminal brain cancer

  23-05-2023 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Simon Penwright, 52, is given just a year to live after doctors find a tumour.
  
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• Luton Town-mad Nick Owen on his Sky Blues soft spot

  23-05-2023 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The teams play for a chance to return to the Premier League, leaving the BBC presenter with mixed feelings.
  
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• PCC wants sentence of teen who stabbed boy reviewed

  22-05-2023 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matthew Barber writes to the attorney general saying he things the sentence is too lenient.
  
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• Broxbourne council officer arrested for bribery offence

  22-05-2023 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Broxbourne council officer and two others are being investigated by organised crime specialists.
  
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• Milton Keynes: Man, 77, arrested after woman dies

  22-05-2023 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police discover an unconscious woman in her 70s, who dies in hospital.
  
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• Watford flats plan for car park site refused

  22-05-2023 09:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Planners say the proposed eight storeys of flats would affect a listed church and other buildings.
  
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