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A stethoscope is pictured in a General Practitioners surgery. Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images

200k extra appointments at GPs across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes

File photo of a teenage boy sitting alone in the dark

Call for clarity over mental health support for young people

Residents Margaret, Valerie, Albert and Sally at HC-One’s Capwell Grange Care Home enjoying their Mad Hatter’s themed tea party in celebration of National Tea Party Day

Luton care home celebrates National Tea Party Day

Andy Selemba is running the marathon for the sixth time!

10 running for Keech Hospice in London Marathon

PROVENCE COLLIERY: A "00" layout built and exhibited by a club member Theo Thomas.

Luton Model Railway Club on track for another exciting exhibition

Staff on a NHS hospital ward. Photo from Peter Byrne/PA Images

Bedfordshire NHS Trust pays out nearly £9m for misdiagnosis claims

The sun sets over Camber Sands.

Later time the sun will set in your area on day clocks change

File image of the silhouette of a woman.

National centres provide 'best support' for women affected by FGM

A stethoscope is pictured in a General Practitioners surgery. Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images

Study says BLMK patients have worst experience contacting their GP

Robbie Watson, 31, flew from Luton to Prague for 15 hours after bagging £36 return flights - and says it cost the same as a theatre trip to London.

Man flies to Prague for 15 hours - for same price as London day trip

Photo of a young girl using a mobile phone. Picture; Peter Byrne/PA

More than 150 young people waiting over a year for mental health support
More than 150 young people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes are being forced to wait over a year for a mental health appointment, figures show.
Adam Care, Data Reporter

NHS England figures show around 55 children and young people in the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board area were waiting to access eating disorder treatment as of the end of December (Picture: Pixabay)

Dozens of children waiting for eating disorder treatment face crucial delays

Alex Mayer MP

Great Daffodil Appeal: Leighton Buzzard shoppers spring into action

These sixth forms were among Bedfordshire's highest performers when it came to A Level exams in 2024

Bedfordshire's 8 best state sixth forms for A Levels

John Korchak, Inform Direct

Number of companies in Bedfordshire hits record high

Leader of Central Bedfordshire Council, cllr Adam Zerny

Local healthcare is worth fighting for

Man of the Match Wills Messum winning lineout ball

Leighton Buzzard are one win away from being crowned champions

A British Airways plane lands as two other grounded planes sit on the runway at Heathrow Airport.

The drop-off fees at every major airport in the UK unveiled

A patient's eye view, as a dentist poses for the photographer. Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Dentistry complaints rise at Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes ICB

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Bedfordshire academic celebrates pandemic-inspired book launch

Alex Mayer MP

Local MP welcomes extra dentist appointments

A target time of 13 weeks for those with suspected autism to be assessed was set by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (Picture: Pixabay)

1 in 50 patients with suspected autism got appointment within recommended time

A doctor measures a patient's blood pressure.

£184 million needed to bring Bedfordshire GP practices up to average capacity

One in six patients across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes have had a poor experience with their GP, according to data from the NHS Health Insights Survey

One in six patients across Bedfordshire, Luton and MK has poor GP experience

Zoe, left, and SunZone Tanning, Linslade. Images supplied by Zoe Pope.

Linslade tanning salon invites you to its ninth anniversary celebrations today

Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue

Fire Authority defends re-appointment of chief fire office amid criticism

Close up of a fire & rescue vehicle

Fire service faces growing risks amid rapid development in the county

Many of Bedfordshire's top performing schools will be familiar names to those who follow performance data closely

The 16 best state secondary schools in Bedfordshire for 2025
Many of these high-flying schools will be familiar names to local families 👀
Amber Allott

Inaugural lecture of Professor Angel Chater

University lecture to explore how health psychology can transform public health

A new-born baby lies in an incubator moments after her birth at a maternity ward (Photo by CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP via Getty Images)

More midwives at Bedfordshire hospitals since damning CQC report

These schools were among Bedfordshire's top primary schools last year

Bedfordshire's 16 top state primary schools named in new data

Central Bedfordshire, Luton and Bedford Borough council offices

Bedfordshire councils split over devolution plan

Central Bedfordshire Council headquarters - and inset CBC leader Cllr Adam Zerny. Images: CBC.

Central Bedfordshire Council officially expresses interest in devolution

Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital

Winter pressure: Nine in 10 beds at Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust occupied

Adrian Johnson makes his retirement speech during his final flight.

Watch: Loved pilot makes touching retirement speech on final flight

Dr Ian Reckless, chief medical officer at Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board.

Walk-in vaccinations to continue after closure of booking service for flu and CO...

'Your Voice Matters'. Image: Central Bedfordshire Council.

Have your say about Children and Young People’s Plan in Central Bedfordshire

Patra was abandoned in Luton. Picture: RSPCA

Hundreds of animal neglect cases reported in first nine months of 2024

Ollie Taylor was in good form for Buzzards at the weekend. Stock photo.

Taylor's nerveless kick secures last gasp victory for Leighton Buzzard

Bus driver drives the 762 night bus. Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Learn to drive a bus for free with new programme in Bedfordshire

A general view inside a branch of the DIY retail chain Homebase. Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Jobs at risk as Homebase goes into administration

The Mount Vernon Cancer Care Centre. Photo: Google Maps

Delay in relocating services from Cancer Care Centre labelled "appalling"

Dr Alison Tree, Consultant Clinical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden, treats patient diagnosed with prostate cancer

More men diagnosed with prostate cancer in Bedfordshire

There's nothing warming yourself with a hot drink walking around Christmassy stalls on a wintery evening! Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Best Christmas markets to fly to from Luton

David Messum Leighton Linslade Health Provision Group

COLUMN: Health Matters
A total of almost 3,500 signatures were collected and presented at the full meeting of the Central Bedfordshire Council with a request that the council escalate discussions for better healthcare provision in our town with the Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board.
David Messum

A pilot scheme using innovative phone app technology is revolutionising assessing pain control in care homes across Bedfordshire.

Innovative new phone app helps assess pain levels in Bedfordshire care homes

A nurse preparing to give a patient a vaccine Picture: David Cheskin/PA

HRT is more in demand among Bedfordshire women than since records began

Colleagues from the Luton-based Evergreen Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Inpatient Unit posing with their ‘Improving Service User Experience’ Award.

Bedfordshire & Luton winners announced for distinguished staff awards

Samantha travelled all over the world during her music career

Care home resident hopes to inspire young singers after illustrious career

Emergency services news.

Ambulance service in talks to use handover limit for patients coming to hospital

Tankers were brought in to remove flood water on the A421 near Marston Moretaine. Picture: James Linsell Clark / SWNS

Fire & Rescue staff verbally abused by callers during "Biblical" flooding

BLMK ICB says it's made big changes since the review by Luton pastor, the Reverend Lloyd Denny (inset).

Big changes for care board in wake of 'landmark' report

The Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has issued advice on sepsis following an ongoing storyline on Coronation Street that sees character Bethany Platt diagnosed with the condition

Health Board issues sepsis advice following Coronation Street storyline

From iconic bunk bands and vintage race days to fireworks and musical theatre; here's out 15 picks what to do in Bedfordshire before the end of 2024, with minimal Christmas involvement.

15 exciting events around Bedfordshire before the end of 2024

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