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Swan Hotel. Picture: Google Maps

Leighton Buzzard's Swan Hotel shuts after guest has ‘medical emergency’

Home Office figures show two firearms licences were revoked by Bedfordshire Police in the year to March – in line with 2021-22. Meanwhile, a further four shotgun licences were revoked last year

Multiple firearms licences revoked in Bedfordshire last year

Police and Crime Commissioner Festus Akinbusoye. Image supplied by Bedfordshire OPCC

Letter urging PCC to stand down during MP campaign was "borderline bullying"

28 casualties were recorded by Bedfordshire Police last year, up from 16 in 2021 and a significant increase from four casualties two years prior

More people and more people injured in e-scooter collisions in Bedfordshire

Ambulance service news.

Woman hospitalised after crash in Heath and Reach this morning

Rushmere Country Park.

Warning issued after puppy attacked by dog at Rushmere Country Park

Damage to the church wall (left), and right, Cllr Boyden has even installed a fake speed camera on his property to deter dangerous drivers. Images: Heath and Reach Speed Watch.

Heath and Reach 'held to ransom' over speed camera plans

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Maximum allowed increase agreed for Bedfordshire Police's slice of council tax

Do you have any doorbell or dashcam footage?

Driver taken to hospital after car 'goes into property' in collision

Flowers left at the scene of the fatal A505 bypass crash which claimed the life of Brandan Moriarty in March 2022

More than 50 accidents in less than 6 years on 'dangerous' southern bypass

The new policing hub for Leighton Buzzard was launched at Bossard House in September

'Significant' fall in anti-social behaviour in Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire Police says there has been a "significant" fall in anti-social behaviour in Leighton Buzzard as crime in the town comes under the spotlight again.

A sticker is placed on the windscreen of an uninsured car after it is seized by police

Thousands of uninsured vehicles seized in Bedfordshire

Road safety news

'Cost of living crisis should not stop road safety improvements in Central Bedfo...

Queen Elizabeth II by Dorothy Wilding

Queen Elizabeth: Books of Condolence will open tomorrow in Bedford, Luton and Ce...

Home Office figures show Bedfordshire Police recorded 459 assaults on emergency workers in the year to March

Rising number of attacks on emergency workers in Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire Police issued 727 fixed penalty notices for breaches of coronavirus regulations between March 2020 and January 2022, where an ethnicity was stated

Asian and black people more likely to get Covid fines than white people

The boat engulfed in flames. Image: Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Huge fire destroys narrow boat on Grand Union Canal in Heath and Reach

Flowers left at the scene of the incident which killed 26-year-old Brandan.

Report results on safety of Leighton Buzzard southern bypass due next week

Police news

Man killed on Leighton Buzzard's A505 bypass

The fake camera. Image: Leighton Buzzard Observer.

Fake speed camera in Heath and Reach leaves motorists reaching for brakes

Although growing in popularity, privately-owned e-scooters remain illegal on public roads

E-scooter casualties on the rise in Bedfordshire

Naloxone available here stickers (Photo by JEFF J MITCHELL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Bedfordshire Police pilot scheme to help save lives and counter drug overdoses

Flowers left at the scene of the incident

Road safety review on Leighton Buzzard bypass after a fatal collision

Milly. Image: Bedfordshire Police.

15-year-old girl missing from Leighton Buzzard

402 potential cases of modern slavery were flagged to Bedfordshire Police last year

Hundreds of possible slavery victims - including children - identified in Bedfor...

The incidents relate to the theft of caravans, vehicles, horseboxes and trailers, attempted thefts, burglaries and criminal damage at farms across the area

Eight people arrested after spate of rural crime at farms across Aylesbury Vale

Bedfordshire Police recorded 51,862 speeding offences in 2020-21

Nearly a quarter of speeding offences cancelled in Bedfordshire

The scene of the crash.

Van shields opticians from 'out of control' car in Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire Police has filed a report for careless driving

Did you see the accident this morning?

Driver taken to hospital with serious injuries following crash near Woburn

Toddington Road, Tebworth

Two killed and three detained following fatal crash in Central Bedfordshire

Police and Crime Commissioner, Festus Akinbusoye

Consultation launched over £10 a year council tax rise to fund Beds Police

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Former Bedfordshire Police officer 'would have been sacked' for gross misconduct

Home Office data shows 8,313 offences were recorded by Bedfordshire Police in 2020-21 - the equivalent of 12 for every 1,000 people in the area

Domestic abuse soars in Bedfordshire over last six years

Damage to the bike.

Linslade man warns public to stay vigilant after attempted motorbike theft

Police thanked the public for sharing the appeal

Missing woman with links to Leighton Buzzard found safe and well

More than 850 knives were handed in in Luton last week - Photo Beds police

Bedfordshire Police target young people in a week of action on knife crime

Community policing in Bedfordshire is understaffed

Community policing in Bedfordshire is understaffed by eight team members

Lorries photographed by Mike. He believes speed cameras and width restrictions should be in place.

Council under fire as safety measures ‘have not made a difference' on Leighton B...

PCC Festus Akinbusoye

Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner's reports 'not good enough'

The Flying Fox roundabout on the A5 (Google)

Four people now believed to have died in 'tragic, awful' incident on the A5 near...

Emergency services are at the scene

A5 closed near Hockliffe after serious incident

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Beggars and rough sleepers brought to court dozens of times in Bedfordshire

Ken McLeod with a pair of his old trousers

Former Bedfordshire Police detective sheds nine stone after his heart stops for ...

Floral tributes in Plymouth

Bedfordshire Police revoke gun licences more than 100 times in 13 years

There is no minimum age to hold a shotgun certificate in England and Wales, but a child must be over 14 to have a firearm certificate

More than a dozen children hold gun licences in Bedfordshire
Gun Control Network calls it "absurd"

Speedwatch

Were you one of the drivers caught over the limit by Leighton Buzzard's Communit...

Leighton Buzzard

Action Day promises to bring a 'marked improvement' to Leighton Buzzard area

14 people lost their lives due to collisions around Bedfordshire in 2020

More than a dozen died on Bedfordshire roads as traffic reduced during pandemic

Chief Superintendent John Murphy

Beds Police chief urges everyone to stick to the rules in fight against Covid

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Body found at Bedfordshire beauty spot in search for missing woman

Photo credit: Bedfordshire Police.

Leighton-Linslade lads praised after saving four-year-old child from potential d...

Anyone with information on Victoria's whereabouts is asked to contact Bedfordshire Police on 101

Appeal to find missing girl from Leighton Buzzard

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Two people injured in collision on A505 at Leighton Buzzard

NSPCC says certain types of sexual abuse have increased since the pandemic began

More than 400 child sexual abuse crimes recorded in Bedfordshire

Raheem Mcvey, 21, who died after battling lymphoma cancer

Bedfordshire Police fine mourners for attending memorial ride-out for dearly lov...