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Ancient woodlands under less threat from housing than elsewhere, says council

Clockwise from top left: Bedford Borough Council, Luton Town Hall, Milton Keynes Council and Central Bedfordshire Council

Deadlock on devolution deal as deadline passes with councils still at odds

Clockwise from top left: Bedford Borough Council, Luton Town Hall, Milton Keynes Council and Central Bedfordshire Council

Councils urged to work together as devolution deadline looms

Image shows Bedfordshire Councils' personal injury claims infographic

Councils in Bedfordshire spent almost £900k on injury claims in three years

BeActive Beds Strategy Summary Brochure

New five-year strategy aims to get Bedfordshire more active

Caprinos Pizza

Caprinos Pizza opens today - with special offers and free food up for grabs

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has been called to 37 outdoor fires since the Government issued an alert message on August 14

Fire service issues warning after attending 37 blazes since government alert

A new Bedfordshire fostering hub is to be set up to help recruit more foster carers

New hub to recruit and support more foster carers for Bedfordshire

Luton & Dunstable Hospital

Staff walk out of Luton and Dunstable hospital again over pay dispute

Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital

If you get a text from hospital's new patient portal, it's not a scam

Surgeons conduct an operation. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Hospital operating theatre staff to walk out over overtime pay row
Staff working in operating theatres at hospitals in Bedfordshire have voted unanimously to strike after their overtime rates were cut.
Olivia Preston

Lesley Potter, Admiral Nurse at Dementia UK, is taking part in the scheme

Bedfordshire branches of Nationwide to host free pop-up dementia clinics

File photo of patients in a waiting room

Plea for more community engagement and less red tape around health services

Eligible patients across Bedfordshire are being urged to get their spring COVID-19 top-up jabs. Photo: Jacob King/PA Wire

Eligible patients across Bedfordshire urged to get COVID-19 vaccine top-ups

Tom Shadbolt is running the London Marathon in aid of Keech Hospice, which helped care for his wife Hannah before her death from cancer in May 2025. Pictured are Tom and Hannah on their wedding day, alongside the couple's daughter Mila

Runner tackles marathon for 'gentle and loving' hospice that cared for his wife

50 Gems of Bedfordshire: The History & Heritage of the Most Iconic Places by John Jackson & Jenny Jackson is available via http://www.amberley-books.com/

50 gems of Bedfordshire revealed in new book

Tributes have been paid to Eveline Wakely, 85, who played a vital role on her family farm

Tributes paid to Eveline, 85, who played vital role on family farm

Extra catch-up vaccination clinics are available across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.

Local general practices offer more appointments than the same period last year

Since her diagnosis, Denise has found running and exercise useful for her wellbeing.

Denise marks 10 years since her first breast cancer surgery

Depending on their level of risk, some patients will be offered a CT scan to take a detailed image of their lungs.

New lung cancer screening programme available to people in Bedfordshire

General practices in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes are offering many more appointments than this time last year.

Local general practices offer more appointments than the same period last year

File photo of a water vole (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Green light for bold strategy to restore nature and biodiversity in Bedfordshire

Ruth Baker Flowers. Picture: Olivia Preston

Flower shop calls on artists to send submissions for store showcase

Health Centre Comparison

Opinion: Big changes for health but not for Leighton Buzzard

Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust pays out £5m in gynaecology negligence claims

Children will be protected against chickenpox thanks to a change in the NHS vaccination schedule

Children to be protected against chickenpox following change to MMR vaccine

Alex Mayer MP

AI I tackles Bedfordshire A&E bottlenecks - MP reacts

NHS figures show there were about 16,190 hospital admissions which resulted in a diagnosis of anxiety in the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes area in 2023-24 – up from 12,780 a year earlier

Rise in hospital admissions for stress and anxiety
Latest figures shown more hospital admissions for stress and anxiety were recorded in Bedfordshire in 2023-24.
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Aaliyah McQuillan. Picture: Beds Fire and Rescue Service

Firefighters share their experience as applications open next month

Members of the Central Bedfordshire Youth Parliament have featured in videos for the BLMK Integrated Care Board promoting health services and messaging this winter

Youth Parliament hoping to go viral in health campaign video

Just some of the toys that will be heading to needy children this Christmas

How charity KidsOut will be spreading smiles this Christmas

The yellow weather warning for fog covers Bedfordshire and large sections of the country

Met Office issues yellow weather warning for fog across Bedfordshire

Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital

Doctors' five-day strike at Bedfordshire hospitals starts on Wednesday

Health authority staff within the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board are being offered voluntary redundancy as the first stage towards a 50 per cent staffing reduction

Beds, Luton and Milton Keynes health staff to be offered voluntary redundancy

New data shows the number of fire service staff injured while carrying out their duties

Nearly 150 Bedfordshire firefighters injured on duty in three years

Today (Tuesday) there will be rain and gusts of 40mph but the county should avoid Storm Bram for the remainder of the week (Picture: Pixabay)

Bedfordshire to avoid Storm Bram as it disrupts travel across UK and Ireland

Graphic designer. Picture: Kit (formerly ConvertKit) via Unsplash

Call for Bedfordshire young creatives to design anniversary mascot

Still from the video

Videos released to support cancer patients across Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes

Jamie Hull.

Army veteran joins Remembrance Day service in London

Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital (Tracey Goodacre/Google)

Doctors at Bedford and Luton hospitals set to go on strike this week

24 areas across Hampshire have been identified for new neighbourhood health plans as part of the government’s National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme (NNHIP).

New health body will cut costs by half - and care for 3.5million people

In Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes there were 2,095 fit notes per 100,000 people

More fit notes issued by GPs in Bedfordshire

The Keech Hospice Santa Run

Keech Hospice unveils festive line-up

Lea Manor school in Luton will have uniforms donated by easyJet.

easyJet is turning thousands of old crew outfits into school uniforms

More appointments are available at local practices than at the same time last year.

Local general practices offer more appointments than the same period last year
The number of appointments available at general practices in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes has shown a further increase.
Natasha Steven

Visitor climb secret stairs inside Bran castle. Photo by DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty Images)

10 spooky cities you can fly to from Luton this Halloween

These Bedfordshire schools were among the county's highest performers this year

Bedfordshire's 17 top state secondary schools for 2025 named

A new provider of GP appointments has taken over at Leighton Road Surgery this week

New provider of GP appointments takes over at Leighton Buzzard surgery

Staff at Allders Opticians in Leighton Buzzard celebrate the company's 120th anniversary

Bedfordshire optometrists celebrate 120th anniversary

Bandage practice on a workplace First Aid course

Leighton Buzzard neonatal nurse teaches lifesaving skills to children, families ...

Black people in Milton Keynes, Luton and Bedfordshire are almost three times more likely to be detained under Mental Health Act, new figures show. Photo: Radar

Black people in MK and Beds three times more likely to be sectioned

University of Bedfordshire students in Simulation spaces

University leads national drive to boost organ donation in minority ethnic commu...

Adrian Rogers, CEO of Chiltern Learning Trust; student at Aspley Guise Village School, Jamie Brown, Headteacher at Aspley Guise Village School, and Lorraine Hughes, Deputy CEO of Chiltern Learning Trust (L-R) at the school's induction event.

Chiltern Learning Trust welcomes Aspley Guise Village School to its family of s...

The Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership is urging patients to only go to Accident and Emergency if it is a genuine emergency

Bedford organisations urge patients to only go to A&E if emergency genuine

Chief executive of the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board Felicity Cox is urging people to take part in the health survey, which runs through to September 14

Have your say on future of health services in Bedfordshire

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