Central Bedfordshire news

• Heritage body to consider protecting print works

  06-08-2026 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An MP says it would be a "tragedy" to lose a landmark printing plant after its recent closure.
  
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• Proms display plane crashes but music goes on

  15-08-2026 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is the second incident at the airfield in recent months following another crash in May.
  
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• Properties evacuated after bathroom showroom blaze

  15-08-2026 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A major incident was declared as the Kitchen and Bathroom Store went up in flames.
  
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• Why has a housing plan cut a county in two?

  15-08-2026 07:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People in the north of the county say they are having to take far more new houses than the south.
  
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• Family plea to help 97-year-old fix robot's ankle

  15-08-2026 07:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Malcolm Stern says Toby could be used to educate children once completed.
  
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• Pedestrian dies three weeks after being hit by car

  15-08-2026 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police appeal for witnesses or anyone with information or dashcam footage to contact them.
  
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• Petris leaves Watford for Aris Thessaloniki

  14-08-2026 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watford defender Jeremy Petris joins Greek side Aris Thessaloniki on a permanent deal.
  
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• Four men bailed after death of teenage boy

  14-08-2026 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say they were initially called to reports of a possible break-in.
  
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• Major fire 'disrupts' sun-care firm's operations

  14-08-2026 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Hertfordshire-based business says everyone is accounted for after Tuesday's fire.
  
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• Lamborghini and limousine seized by police

  14-08-2026 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say it is "cool" to lease a "Lambo for a wedding but "not cool" for not getting insurance.
  
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• Hammers & Boro to go up? Championship club-by-club preview

  14-08-2026 11:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport correspondents take a closer look at the 24 teams taking part in the 2026-27 Championship season.
  
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• Acrid smell stops villagers from sleeping

  14-08-2026 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A councillor claims the odour is caused by some people illegally burning commercial waste.
  
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• Senior councillor fined by his own authority

  14-08-2026 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Peter Geary, the deputy leader of the Conservative group, is fined for animal records offences.
  
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• Man dies days after explosion at bungalow

  13-08-2026 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man treated in hospital after a suspected gas blast has died, police say.
  
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• Middlesex 'appalled' by racial abuse at Sussex match

  13-08-2026 12:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Middlesex say a member of their team was racially abused by a spectator at the club's One-Day Cup match against Sussex.
  
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• Fire crews tackle roof blaze at community building

  13-08-2026 08:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A witness describes "black smoke" pouring from the roof of Futures House in Luton.
  
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• Could the UK's driest region run out of water?

  13-08-2026 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We put your questions to the water firm to find out what is being done to protect water supplies.
  
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• Hundreds gather to watch eclipse on hillside

  13-08-2026 07:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Letchworth and District Astronomical Society have handed out safety glasses to crowds.
  
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• Teens 'want to walk the streets without worrying about knives'

  13-08-2026 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Young people create a hard-hitting song and video in an attempt to tackle knife crime.
  
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• Drone footage shows progress on new 10-mile road

  13-08-2026 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Footage shows work on a new £1bn, 10-mile dual carriageway between Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
  
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• 'Two pigeon chicks have hatched in my makeup bag'

  13-08-2026 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mimmy Stranger names the chicks, now being reared on a shelf in her bathroom, Pluck and Norris.
  
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• Hundreds gather to watch solar eclipse

  12-08-2026 22:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An amateur astronomical society said the turn out for their solar eclipse viewing event was "amazing".
  
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• Watford sign goalkeeper Walker from Bradford

  12-08-2026 20:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watford sign goalkeeper Sam Walker from Bradford City for an undisclosed fee.
  
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• Anglian Water to look at restrictions on businesses

  12-08-2026 20:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It could mean businesses being restricted from using water for "non-essential" reasons.
  
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• Saints extend strategic partnership with Bedford

  12-08-2026 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northampton Saints director of rugby Phil Dowson says the partnership with Bedford Blues is "valuable" to both clubs.
  
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• Ex-West Ham striker Antonio training with Watford

  12-08-2026 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former West Ham United striker Michail Antonio is currently training with Watford before the start of the Hornets' Championship campaign.
  
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• Ram-raid severely damages village shop in dawn hit

  12-08-2026 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One villager says she heard a noise like an "explosion" at 04:45 BST.
  
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• Football match postponed 'due to solar eclipse'

  12-08-2026 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The non-league club says it is "surprised" and the match will be rearranged.
  
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• Pedestrian dies after collision with a lorry

  12-08-2026 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police confirm a man, 43, died and say his family is being supported by specialist officers.
  
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• Hay bales set on fire three times in one night

  12-08-2026 08:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firefighters from Shefford say the fires were started deliberately and police have been informed.
  
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