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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.

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Starmer posts leaflets in Bedfordshire to maintain by-election momentum

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

The Independent UK

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

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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

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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

Daily Mirror

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

Daily Mirror

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

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

The Independent UK

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.

Daily Record

‘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

Evening Standard

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

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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.

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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!

Daily Mirror

Best friends killed alongside one another in horrific accident as canoe capsizes

Pals Sarah Waller and Laura Pottinger were out canoeing on the River Ouse, Bedfordshire, when the pair ran into some trouble - following reports of empty, overturned canoes emergency services soon found their bodies

The Independent UK

Families ‘heartbroken’ after deaths of two women after canoes capsize

Sarah Waller, 56, and Laura Pottinger, 52, died after getting into difficulty in the River Ouse in Kempston, Bedfordshire.

The Independent UK

Two girls ‘raped on canal towpath’ over Easter weekend as teenager arrested

Seventeen-year-old boy from Bedfordshire released on bail after arrest

Chronicle Live

Social media users bamboozled by viral music video advertising house for sale on Rightmove

Just Knock Estate Agents went the extra mile when advertising a £700,000 property in Bedfordshire

Daily Mirror

Honeytrap killer caught on CCTV lying to son about why she couldn't come home

Surpreet Dhillon seduced and drugged her victim before calling two men to kill him in his own home. She was seen on camera weeping after being charged with murder before speaking to her son on the phone

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