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People experienced severe flooding across parts of Central Beds last winter

One in five flood defences in Central Beds below required standard this winter

All poultry in England must be kept inside to limit further outbreaks, and keepers have to follow strict biosecurity rules

How much should I worry about bird flu - as control measures announced

Funding for automated barriers at tidy tips in Central Bedfordshire has come from a Defra grant

New tidy tip barriers in Central Bedfordshire not funded by local taxpayers

(Clockwise from top left) Green woodpeckers, lapwings, great crested grebes and red grouses were all amongst the species trending downwards

3 birds new data shows are declining - and 3 that are bouncing back

NFU President Tom Bradshaw.

Bedfordshire farming leader cautiously welcomes government’s Spending Review but...

Lioness, Winta, with her cub. Picture: Whipsnade Zoo

Whipsnade Zoo welcomes new rules to increase animal welfare

NFU Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire Chair Freya Morgan.

Bedfordshire farming leader slams government’s removal of nature incentive sche...

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The rules, fuels and regulations around wood burners for 2025

NFU Regional Policy Manager for the East of England Charles Hesketh.

Calls for fair treatment of Bedfordshire farmers tackling bluetongue

NFU Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire Chair Freya Morgan.

Back Bedfordshire's farmers with more British food in schools and hospitals

Asian hornets are smaller than native hornets, but deadly to our bees and other pollinators (Photo: Wildlife and Countryside Link/PA Wire)

Breaking Killer insects invade UK
The government has a unit standing by to find and destroy nests, if the invasive hornets are spotted.
Amber Allott

XL Bullies will be banned from Februrary 2024.

XL Bully Ban: Everything you need to know as ban comes into place

Brucella canis can spread from dogs to humans in rare cases (NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

BreakingExplainer Three people in UK test positive for bacterial disease spreading in dogs

Asian hornets have been spotted near Dover in Kent

Government issues urgent warning after ‘killer’ Asian hornets spotted

Sam and her dog Flo

Legislation is coming, and here's all Home Counties Dog walkers need to know

The measures were made per 10,000 of the population.

The 10 UK towns and cities with the worst air pollution

Left: One of Lime Grove's pavements covered in moss. Right: Sandy with her broken wrist.

Linslade couple urge CBC to take action over ‘danger pavement’

A dangerous Asian hornet queen has been spotted in Britain for the first time - ...

UK wet wipe ban is our opportunity to end '˜flushaway' culture

Woburn resort named DEFRA Bees' Needs Champion for green roofs

Mike Tustin, a chartered forester with John Clegg & Co

FARMING MATTERS: Trees as a farm crop

National Farmers Union president Meurig Raymond speaking to our columnist Heather Jan Brunt last year

FARMING MATTERS: Guaranteed support for farmers following Brexit

Daily air quality index from DEFRA

Health warning as Saharan dust cloud set to send air pollution levels soaring

Farming and Countryside Education SE coordinator Louisa Devismes with the new Farm Education Pack

FARMING MATTERS: Free education packs for primary schools

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Symposium’s aim is to improve productivity in food sector

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Subway to open 70 new stores inside major supermarket

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Dean Mayhew, left, got his unusual Clubcard tattoo in July 2022 after months of considering the idea. He’s here with tattoo artist Dan Rossetter

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A snake spotted in a sewer pipe by Thames Water.

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