Central Bedfordshire news

• 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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• Man pleads guilty to fatal attack at football club

  08-01-2026 17:10 via bbc.com
  David Lewis admits manslaughter after Olly Frogell dies following event at Hemel Hempstead Town FC.
  
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• Cash crisis puts Dunstable & LB Theatres at risk

  08-01-2026 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Central Bedfordshire Council has the venues in its sights as it tries to save money.
  
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• Theatres in firing line for council funding cuts

  08-01-2026 14:48 via bbc.com
  Central Beds is considering a review of spending on two theatres - in Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard.
  
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• Businesses want work on new railway fast-tracked

  08-01-2026 13:33 via bbc.com
  Businesses are urging government to speed up building East West Rail between Cambridge and Oxford.
  
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• Speed skater Smeding selected by Team GB for Games

  08-01-2026 13:32 via bbc.com
  Ellia Smeding has been selected to represent Team GB in long track speed skating at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
  
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• Four weekends of rail delays for signalling work

  08-01-2026 13:01 via bbc.com
  Passengers are being advised to check before they travel as major engineering work takes place.
  
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• Hospital shop to close for restaurant expansion

  08-01-2026 08:47 via bbc.com
  A restaurant built more than 30 years ago needs to be updated, a hospital trust says.
  
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• Residents fear village will treble in size by 2040

  08-01-2026 07:17 via bbc.com
  People fear up to 5,000 new homes would mean their village gets lost in "urban sprawl".
  
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• Club to mark death of former player Latif Ayodele

  08-01-2026 07:00 via bbc.com
  Aylesbury United will honour the player who went on to become part of boxer Anthony Joshua's team.
  
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• Second lorry of care home aid reaches Ukraine

  07-01-2026 14:44 via bbc.com
  Nataliya Lawson says the items will "definitely benefit" the recipients of a Ukraine hospital.
  
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• Heated cover used to stop football pitch freezing

  07-01-2026 12:18 via bbc.com
  The cover has been loaned to the club by the EFL to ensure Saturday's televised fixture can go ahead.
  
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• Kayembe heading home after DR Congo exit Afcon

  07-01-2026 11:30 via bbc.com
  Watford midfielder Edo Kayembe features for DR Congo as they are beaten by Algeria in the Africa Cup of Nations last 16
  
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• Spike in 999 ambulance calls as cold weather hits

  07-01-2026 07:06 via bbc.com
  South Central Ambulance Service says it needs to prioritise the sickest patients as demand rises.
  
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• Rare WW2 images of snowy Bletchley Park revealed

  07-01-2026 06:46 via bbc.com
  A charity spokesperson says "staff sometimes bent the rules" and took photos.
  
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• Airport baggage handlers accept new pay offer

  07-01-2026 06:43 via bbc.com
  EasyJet baggage handlers and check-in staff employed by DHL Group vote to accept a 5.5% pay rise.
  
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• Village ‘a sacrificial lamb’ to housing targets

  06-01-2026 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  People in Redbourn near Hemel Hempstead fear a tripling in size.
  
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• Luton striker Nordas agrees Netherlands loan move

  06-01-2026 15:15 via bbc.com
  Luton Town striker Lasse Nordas joins Dutch club Heerenveen on loan as Taylan Harris returns to the club from a spell with Tranmere Rovers.
  
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• Alleyne recalled from Watford loan

  06-01-2026 10:55 via bbc.com
  Watford defender Max Alleyne returns to Manchester City after being recalled from a season-long loan at Vicarage Road.
  
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• Motorway closed after vehicle overturns in crash

  05-01-2026 22:37 via bbc.com
  Drivers are warned to expect delays on the A1(M) in Hertfordshire, with a diversion in place.
  
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• Airport drop-off charges: how does yours compare?

  05-01-2026 17:54 via bbc.com
  As the fees to park at Bristol Airport rise to £8.50, we look at how that compares nationwide.
  
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• Watford 'were ready to play' Hull game

  05-01-2026 14:12 via bbc.com
  Watford insist they did not agree with the decision to postpone Sunday's Championship game at Hull City.
  
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• 'Decisions like this must be made sooner'

  05-01-2026 14:03 via bbc.com
  Watford fan writer Christian Fuller says frustration reached a whole new level after Sunday's postponement at Hull City.
  
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• Jellycats breaking records in Bedfordshire

  05-01-2026 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Hope Robert’s collection took hours for Guinness World Records officials to count.
  
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• School to open £450k Send unit as demand surges

  05-01-2026 13:18 via bbc.com
  Buckinghamshire Council approves plans for a new specialist unit alongside Iver Junior School.
  
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• Bowel cancer plea from dad-of-two diagnosed at 33

  05-01-2026 13:01 via bbc.com
  James Rogers is urging other young people to get themselves checked if they notice symptoms.
  
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• Huggins delighted to 'make impact' for Wycombe

  05-01-2026 11:16 via bbc.com
  Wycombe Wanderers full-back Niall Huggins hopes injury problems are behind him after scoring his first goal for the club.
  
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• In pictures: Snow in the East amid weather warning

  05-01-2026 10:02 via bbc.com
  Snow, ice and frost early on Monday makes it a chilly return to work and school.
  
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• Lane closures on A6 for 30 days due to road works

  05-01-2026 07:10 via bbc.com
  Lane closures will be in place, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the council says.
  
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• What's next for Beds, Herts and Bucks politics?

  05-01-2026 07:08 via bbc.com
  A look ahead to elections, the East West rail link and special education by our political reporter.
  
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