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11,000 animals ‘lured’ on to scales at Bedfordshire zoo for annual weigh-in

Butterflies, lemurs and bears were a part of Whipsnade Zoo’s weigh-in on Monday.

The Independent UK

‘Absentee MP’ Nadine Dorries faces campaign to force her out

The MP for Mid Bedfordshire remains in post despite vowing to resign in June

Evening Standard

Tony Mitchell obituary

Other lives: Teacher, union activist and Bedfordshire county councillor

The Guardian - UK

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Captain Sir Tom Moore’s family object to spa demolition notice

Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband Colin’s retrospective planning application was refused by Central Bedfordshire Council in July

Evening Standard

Two pensioners charged in connection with woman’s death in 1981

The body of Carol Morgan, 36, was found at Morgan’s Store in Finch Crescent, Linslade, Bedfordshire, on August 13 1981.

The Independent UK

Extensive Mesolithic discovery in Bedfordshire shows the importance of pits for understanding early Britain

In Britain, the Mesolithic period (10BC to 4000BC) was the last time people lived exclusively as hunter-fisher-gatherers. The recent discovery and excavation of a series of large Mesolithic pits at Linmere, Bedfordshire, is important for rethinking how historians have previously considered life and society during this period.

The Conversation

Starmer posts leaflets in Bedfordshire to maintain by-election momentum

The constituency of Mid Bedfordshire is currently held by Nadine Dorries.

The Independent UK

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Sarfraz Manzoor says he will use new role to make Luton ‘cool’

Greetings from Bury Park author announces initiatives to ‘bang drum’ for town as he is named chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire

The Guardian - UK

Captain Tom 'would have hated what is going on' says neighbour amid daughter's spa controversy

Other residents of Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, who knew Covid hero Captain Tom Moore, have shared their thoughts on the controversy surrounding his family

Daily Mirror

Fuming neighbours of Captain Tom's daughter say 'she duped us' over 'eyesore' home spa

The reputation of Covid hero Captain Tom Moore remains at threat as what was supposed to be a small charity office in his name in Bedfordshire became a spa and pool building

Daily Mirror

Archaeologists baffled as 25 pits dating back thousands of years found in UK countryside

Archaeologists are investigating the reason for 25 massive pits that have been found in Bedfordshire and date back up to 8,500 years as they hope to shed light on a little known period

Daily Mirror

The heat is on the Captain Tom Foundation spa complex – and it’s not coming from the indoor pool

You thought this story couldn’t get weirder: but now Central Bedfordshire council wants the building to be torn down, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Captain Tom's daughter 'fighting spa demolition order to avoid rebuilding tennis court'

The daughter of inspirational Captain Tom Moore were unhappy after being told to get rid of the building, which has no planning permission, on the grounds of their home in Bedfordshire

Daily Mirror

'Shameful' daughter of Captain Tom shares smiling holiday snap amid row over spa

Hannah Ingram-Moore posted a picture of her and her family sunning it up abroad amidst an ongoing scandal over whether Captain Tom's name was used to build a luxury pool and spa at their Bedfordshire mansion

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Captain Tom's daughter fighting order to tear down spa 'built in hero dad's name'

Hannah Ingram-Moore, 52, and her husband Colin have confirmed they are fighting an order from Bedfordshire Council to tear down a large pool and spa complex built near their home

The Independent UK

Council responds after Captain Tom Moore ‘pool complex’ plan revealed

Central Bedfordshire Council has confirmed the now ‘unauthorised’ building will be demolished

Daily Record

Captain Tom charity halts donations after daughter ordered to tear down spa hut

Central Bedfordshire Council said a retrospective planning application to turn the "Captain Tom Building" into a private spa had been refused.

Evening Standard

‘Significant’ 8,000-year-old Mesolithic pits with animal bones discovered in Bedfordshire

The pits could have been dug for ‘spiritual or special significance’, scientists suggest

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The Guardian - UK

Discovery of up to 25 Mesolithic pits in Bedfordshire astounds archaeologists

Linmere site has more monumental pits in a single area than anywhere else in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: An oasis of orchids on an industrial estate

Sandy, Bedfordshire: And not just any old orchids – these are the famously fickle bee variety, growing in great numbers by the asphalt

Irish Mirror

Missing English teenager believed to be in Dublin

Thomas was last seen in Sundon in Bedfordshire, however, he is now believed to be in Dublin

Daily Mirror

Cat swallows needle and thread and is miraculously rescued WITHOUT needing stitches

One-year-old ragdoll cat Lulu narrowly avoided catastrophe when she swallowed a needle and thread left on a windowsill by her owner in Westoning, Bedfordshire

The Independent UK

North American black bear cubs brave their new surroundings at safari park

Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire said the four cubs were ‘a little hesitant’ when they entered the main reserve.

Manchester Evening News

Center Parcs puts up all six sites across the UK for sale

The company runs six sites in all; Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, Elvedon Forest in Suffolk, Longleat Forest in Wiltshire, Whinfell Forest in Cumbria, Woburn Forest in Bedfordshire, and Longford Forest in County Longford, Ireland, the most recent to open in 2019

Golf Monthly

A True Sport For All - My Experience Of The G4D Open At Woburn

The G4D Open made its debut at the Bedfordshire course and I personally think it's an event that everyone should be watching!

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