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A NEW way of making sure that the right people get selected for jobs has been launched by a standards body.

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Around 500 mourners attended the funeral of former Bedford Borough Councillor Celia Hanbury at All Saints Church in Turvey on Friday.

VILLAGERS are urging people to join them in their fight to keep a 500-year-old pub open.

Police officers and council enforcement teams have joined forced to combat the trade in stolen scrap metal.

PLANS to create new parish councils for areas in Bedford Borough have been shelved.

DAD Jayson Shaw is running eight marathons in eight days in a bid to highlight type one diabetes.

WALK your dog round the park and raise money for charity.

EIGHT people who ran a Class A drugs operation that saw the narcotics adulterated and repackaged in Bedford have been jailed.

Police are appealing for a potential victim to come forward after the theft of a wallet was reported to them by CCTV operators on Thursday.

Bedford Borough Councils Pothole Hit Squad service is celebrating its first birthday this month as new figures show they filled more than 5,000 potholes during 2011...

There's still time to register your demand for Superfast broadband before councillors debate the issue in February.

A BEDFORD Academy student has been named East of England Student of the Year after rubbing shoulders with Olympic athletes at a star-studded event held at Wembley Stadium.

A CREATIVE centre for Bedford youngsters hosted a special launch event on Saturday.

THIS week marked National Homelessness Sunday, a time to consider how best to help those who have nowhere to live.

REMEMBERING the Holocaust will be the order of the day on Friday across Bedford Borough.

A MAN who suffers from conditions including social phobia clenched his fists at a nurse who was trying to treat him at Bedford Hospital, a court heard on Tuesday.

RAF Henlow's First Response Team has been given a boost after the ejection seat manufacturer Martin-Baker donated the cash required to launch the service.

Alarge amount of gold jewellery including an 18 carat ring with three diamonds was stolen from a property in a raid on Saturday. Police have released pictures of some of the stolen property that was

College students have been presented with awards by Monarch Airlines to recognise their achievements in travel and tourism studies.

EDUCATION in a three-tier system ‘simply does not work’ according to Bedford College chiefs.

SCHOOL children are being “short-changed by an outdated funding formula” says Central Beds Council.

BEDS Police are appealing for witnesses after 11 cars had their tyres slashed at the weekend.