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Alex Mayer MP (right) at Balguard Engineering

Local MP visits Balguard to discuss 'Steelzero'

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivers her speech at the Labour Party Conference.

Watch: Potential tax rises and who could be worse off following budget

Protester speaks at winter fuel cuts rally.

Watch: Rally against winter fuel cuts held outside Parliament

Shadow secretary of state for energy security and net zero Ed Miliband, during a visit to a 'Zero Bills' home in Stafford with Octopus Energy, while on the General Election campaign trail. Image: PA Images/Wire/Jacob King.

Central Bedfordshire households paying over four tenths more to fuel their homes

Man reacts to the government’s plans to make the winter fuel payment means tested.

Watch as members of the public react to the winter fuel cuts

Drivers can be fined up to £5,000 for vaping in vehicles

Drivers face £5,000 fine and nine points for vaping behind the wheel

File photo of an elderly lady adjusting her thermostat

More Central Bedfordshire pensioners received winter fuel payment last year

A general view of BBC Broadcasting House, in central London. PIC: Lucy North/PA Wire

Why women are more likely to be prosecuted for licence fee evasion?

A personal finance expert talks about what help is out there for the 10 million pensioners that won’t qualify for the winter fuel payments this year (Photo by Adobe Stock)

Alternative winter support payments if you're struggling with bills

Jess Phillips MP speaking at The Rally Against Violence Towards Women and Girls at Labour conference.

Minister says stopping VAWG should be everyone’s “core business”

Central Bedfordshire Council has agreed to sign a petition to protect the Winter Fuel Allowance for pensioners. The decision was taken at a full council meeting.

Central Bedfordshire Council to sign petition to protect Winter Fuel Allowance

Central Bedfordshire Council has agreed to sign a petition urging the Government to safeguard Winter Fuel Payments for pensioners.

Bev Creagh

The national curriculum review could shake up what young people learn in school (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

How to have your say on the new curriculum for England's schools

File photo of a Universal Credit sign on the door of a job centre plus

Number of families hit by benefit cap has risen by three-quarters

Rachel Reeves listens to Keir Starmer on the Labour general election campaign trail in May (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2024: when it is and what could be in it - as PM warns of pain

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1000s sign petition for MP expenses to end amid Fuel Allowance debate

Money. Image: Radar.

Disposable incomes in Central Bedfordshire lag behind rest of country

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Energy firm hands £200 grants to pensioners losing Winter Fuel Payment

Pensioners could lose bus passes, it has been claimed. Photo: National World - Sarah Standing (160566-180)

Bedfordshire pensioners could lose bus passes, according to Conservatives

A woman showing signs of depression. Picture: Anna Gowthorpe/PA

Fewer suicide deaths registered in Central Bedfordshire last year

Alex Mayer MP on a train at Leighton Buzzard Railway

Back on track: Passenger Railway Services

School classroom.

Watch: School absence fines rise details explained

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New swim school opens exclusively for children with Special Educational Needs (S...

File photo of a preschool age child playing with plastic building blocks.

Childhood development in Central Bedfordshire worse than pre-pandemic levels

A couple walk their dog in a park

Access to green space in Central Bedfordshire lower than East of England average

England's primary schools are ranked based on one key measure (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

How England's best performing primary schools are ranked

Thousands are eligible for a £500 support payment - but deadlines near

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson says the current curriculum is holding both schools and children back (Photo: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

How Labour could overhaul England's 'outdated' curriculum and exams

Jordan Parlour called for attack on asylum seeker hotel.

Watch: Police arrest man who called for attack on asylum seeker hotel

Watch the moment police arrest 28-year-old Jordan Parlour who called for 'every man and his dog' to attack a hotel housing asylum seekers.

Chris Burn

Teachers' unions have praised a proposed pay rise from the new government (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock)

What teachers say about government's new 'above inflation' pay offer

Childcare costs have forced parents to reduce their working hours

A car burns on Parliament Road, in Middlesbrough, during an anti-immigration riot. Credit: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

What being done to stop spread of misinformation amid UK Riots

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Household Support Fund decision looms as September deadline nears

Boomers save most, but Gen Z reckon they make their money work harder

Angela Rayner

New housing target for Central Bedfordshire cut by almost 150 new homes a year

Alex Mayer MP

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard sub-postmasters urged to help Horizon Inquiry

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Martin Lewis' alert as payments cut - pensioners can still get £1000s

Alex Mayer MP (left) with John Fairlie

England's "most powerful" turbine hits three million milestone

The British Dental Association said for millions accessing NHS dentistry "is just a nice idea rather that a reality they can depend on"

More than a quarter of people struggle to get an NHS dentist appointment

Alex Mayer MP with clean rivers campaigner, and former Undertones frontman, Feargal Sharkey

Let's turn tide on sewage crisis, says local MP

Persistent disruptive behaviour was a big cause of suspensions (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock/Getty/Canva)

Why record numbers of children are being suspended or expelled

File photo dated of students writing in their exercise books.

Record number of school suspensions in Central Bedfordshire

There's a lot of different support available for struggling families during the school holidays too (Photo: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

Three kinds of help available for families during the summer holidays

Figures from the UK Health Security Agency show there were 170 gonorrhoea diagnoses in Central Bedfordshire in 2023.

Record number of gonorrhoea cases reported across Central Bedfordshire

Sugary drink refills could be banned in proposals put forward by the Welsh government (Photo by Adobe Stock)

'Pointless': Diners slam plans to ban free sugary drink refills

Alex Mayer MP (right) with Sean Downey, Leighton Town FC Vice Chair and Head of Football

Alex Mayer MP backs grassroots football coming home

The next generation of three Lions stars could be living in the Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard constituency, says MP Alex Mayer so it’s vital to boost grassroots football clubs.

Alin Martin

The Labour Party already have a number of policies in the works focused on reforming education (Photo: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

Teachers and schools set for big changes under Labour

Andrew Selous, former MP for South West Bedfordshire

Selous 'grateful' despite losing seat he held for 23 years

abour leader and incoming Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria enter 10 Downing Street

Watch: Keir Starmer makes first speech as Prime Minister outside No 10

Results have been counted

Live Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard: 2024 general election results

Two curry houses are closing per week in the UK (Photo credit: NationalWorld/Joshua Resnick - stock.adobe.com)

'I own a curry house and I could be forced to close soon'

The Alliance’s manifesto calls on the new Government to deliver lasting change for wheelchair users

Wheelchair Alliance launches manifesto calling for lasting change in local wheel...

Junior doctors are striking for five days ahead of the general election. (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Junior doctors go on strike for 11th time - this is how much they make

A top teaching union has come up with a list of 10 post-election priorities that would help teachers and students most (Photo: NationalWorld/Getty Images)

Ten things teachers want from the next government

Promotional toys at the headquarters of Octopus Energy in London (Photo: LEON NEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Octopus Energy to repay £3 billion - what that means for customers

Actress Charlotte Riley plays with children at Warner Bros Studios at The WonderWorks, the first dedicated childcare facility at a UK film or TV studio (Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

When free childcare will be extended to 30 hours - and how to apply