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NHS Digital figures show 5.59% of the available full-time equivalent working days were classified as absent in the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – the highest since April 2020, shortly after the pandemic reached England

Health Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust staff absence reaches highest point since April 202... By The Newsroom

Read This Major new rule change could allow 1.5m workers to take on extra jobs Isabella Boneham

Read This Brits going to Spain face booze crackdown as officials warn of rule change Claire Schofield

Read This How to save £336 on household appliances that sky-rocket your energy bills Isabella Boneham

Politics £4.9million from the Government to help Central Beds communities grow and thrive Jo Gravett

People Leighton Buzzard man trying to bring Ukrainian family to safety slams Government Lynn Hughes

News One-year cancer survival rate continues to increase in Bedfordshire – but early ... By The Newsroom

Read This Nando’s set to make major change to drinks menu Hiyah Zaidi

Health Fewer midwives at Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust as union warns of recruitment cri... By The Newsroom

Read This 7 ways to save on gas and electric ahead of Ofgem energy price cap rise Henry Sandercock

People Bedfordshire's firefighters attend more false alarms than fires Reporter

Read This Lloyds Banking Group to close 60 branches as customers continue to bank online Rhona Shennan

Health Almost 100 tuberculosis cases a year in Bedfordshire Reporter

Read This Pensioners could get £770 boost in 2023 as triple lock policy returns Henry Sandercock

Read This Martin Lewis’ warning over energy bill direct debit payments ahead of price rise Hiyah Zaidi

News Most oversubscribed GP practice in Bedfordshire revealed Reporter

Read This Working life today - short lunch breaks feature but so do day naps Sally Burton

Coronavirus Major changes to UK Covid travel rules come into effect Group Reporter

People Bedfordshire care home visitors face heavy costs for Covid tests says charity Lynn Hughes

News Bedfordshire ceremony honours residents awarded New Year Honours By The Newsroom

Health Just three in five suspected dementia cases in Bedfordshire get formal diagnosis Reporter

Health At least 151 child self-harm admissions at Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust last yea... Reporter

People 400 jobs boost as Luton Airport sees boom in passenger numbers Lynn Hughes

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

Cars Calls to cut VAT on fuel as petrol price set to hit £1.60 a litre Matt Allan

Cars Gridserve to surrender monopoly on motorway EV charging Matt Allan

Read This Government launches pay transparency pilot to break down barriers for women Nigel Booth

Read This Jet2 becomes first UK airline to drop major Covid rule on some flights Hiyah Zaidi

People Bedfordshire fire service in appeal for more on-call firefighters as crews take ... Reporter

Read This Under-25’s could be banned from buying cigarettes under government plans Hiyah Zaidi

Education Huge shake-up to student loan payments to hit millions of young people Isabella Boneham

Weather Flood alerts in place in Bedford and Central Bedfordshire Reporter

Health More than 150 operations cancelled at Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust at last minut... Reporter

Cars Paved driveways could be banned as house builders face new restrictions Alex Nelson

Read This Four million homes missing out on £144 saving on broadband bills Hiyah Zaidi

Cars Car industry demands EV charging watchdog to ‘level up’ public network Matt Allan

Cars All cars could be fitted with black box trackers under new tax plans Matt Allan

Health MP reveals a healthy increase in primary care staff for Leighton Buzzard, Dunsta... Steve Sims

Lifestyle Travel column with Katie Butler: Australia to ease its Covid travel restrictions... Jane Chippindale

People Leighton Buzzard and Dunstable MP welcomes government support for households nee... News Reporter

News More than 90,000 Central Bedfordshire households eligible for £350 boost to help... By The Newsroom

Education Plan to ban mobile phones in English schools has been ditched by the Government Hiyah Zaidi

Cars Government urged to cut VAT on public EV charging Matt Allan

Coronavirus See protest footage as Luton nurse expresses relief at Government vaccination u-... Lynn Hughes

Coronavirus Hundreds of Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust staff not vaccinated as Government reco... Reporter

Read This UK marks 2 years since first UK Covid case officially recorded Henry Sandercock

Read This Time to find a job cut from three months to four weeks under Universal Credit ch... Matt Brooks

Lifestyle Travel column with Katie Butler: No Covid tests required to enter England and Sp... Jane Chippindale

Health Bedfordshire dementia patients missing out on "vital" care reviews due to pandem... Reporter

Cars Self-driving car owners ‘won’t be to blame for crashes’ Matt Allan