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Universal Studios planning first UK theme park as it buys huge site in Bedford

More than half of the UK population live within two hours of the potential Universal Studios site

Evening Standard

London leavers: 'we went from renting in Muswell Hill to buying a £250k Margate home off our landlord'

Lisa and Nathan Marley moved from Muswell Hill to Margate — via a minor blip in Bedfordshire

Evening Standard

You can now rent Martha Stewart's farmhouse for just $11.23 – and brunch with Martha is included

Martha Stewart has teamed up with Booking.com to rent out the guesthouse on her Bedford, NY farm. Fans can win a stay for under $12 including brunch with Martha

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Labour declares historic byelection wins a ‘political earthquake’

Party says it is redrawing the map after overturning large Tory majorities in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire

The Guardian - UK

Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth: Tories face tough byelection battles

Whether party can hold off Labour or Lib Dems will be crucial indicator of general election prospects

The Guardian - UK

High school students caught taking photos of girls’ bodies and grading them

Bedford High School Principal Bob Jozokos sent an email to parents on Thursday revealing that the shocking behaviour had come to the school’s attention

The Independent UK

PalmerSport review: The airfield circuit where amateurs can find the limit

Nestled deep in the Bedford countryside is RAF Thurleigh, a former Royal Air Force station used throughout the Second World War by British and American bombers. Following the war it helped in the development of a number of planes, including the Harrier and Bristol Brabazon. While the airfield closed in…

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‘Magnificent civic building’ recognised with upgraded listed status

Bedford Shire Hall, beside the River Great Ouse, was designed in 1878 by architect Alfred Waterhouse.

The Independent UK

Gedee Car Museum’s new section is an ode to Indian cars such as the Ambassador and Padmini

Gedee Car Museum showcases over 40 Indian cars, including a hybrid bus from 1940s, Morris Minor, Ambassador, Contessa Classic, Tata Nano, Bajaj PTV, Bedford studio van, and caravan bus.

The Hindu

Tony Mitchell obituary

Other lives: Teacher, union activist and Bedfordshire county councillor

The Guardian - UK

Record Rainfall In Nova Scotia Causes Devastating Floods, Four People Still Missing

Moisture-packed thunderstorms wreak havoc, damaging bridges and forcing evacuations

Zenger

Mother pays tribute to ‘deeply loved’ son after 16-year-old charged with his murder

25-year-old Ashish Sachdev Nahar died after being stabbed in a park in Bedford last month

The Independent UK

‘We need to know the child is safe’: why UK schools are hiring truancy officers

Since the pandemic, more parents are keeping children at home. Queen’s Park primary, Bedford, is one of the state schools trying to reverse the trend

The Guardian - UK

Proposed Oxford to Cambridge railway line compared with Britain’s bendiest road

The proposed track between Bedford and Cambridge was criticised for being ‘full of twists and turns’.

The Independent UK

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Evacuation order issued in Novia Scotia, Canada, after new wildfire -CBC News

Canadian emergency officials issued a mandatory evacuation order for parts of Bedford, Nova Scotia, after authorities noted a new wildfire and the potential for an ammonia leak in the area, CBC News reported on Tuesday.

Homes & Gardens

Martha Stewart's 'anti-trend' farmhouse color scheme proves that this 'deeply unfashionable' shade is still so elegant

Martha's Bedford estate epitomizes rustic-chic living – beginning with a color combination that was always meant to go together

Daily Mirror

'I quit my high-flying IT job for £20k-a-year side hustle and I've never been happier'

Ioannis Kapoukis, 38, from Bedford, has told how he started a side-hustle to make some cash while taking time off from his regular job as a web designer and it has become a lucrative business

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

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The Independent UK

Easter trains: no strikes – but how badly will you be disrupted by planned engineering works?

Some key rail lines will be severely disrupted during April

The Guardian - UK

Bedford rail project is a shambles

Letter: Ian Nicholls wonders how the scheme went from being one of the most expensive to one of the cheapest

Daily Mirror

Prisoner escaped on bike after nicking it from high-security jail's repair shop

Drives spotted the lad pedalling slowly along the A1 after he absconded from Bedford prison on two wheels - he was caught about 45 miles away

Birmingham Post

Belfast software company ProAptivity makes "six figure" acquisition in Bedford

The purchase will triple the firm's customer base

Daily Mirror

Woman who 'blew up flats by setting fire to property upstairs didn't like her neighbour'

Reena James, 42, did not get along with the neighbour whose flat she is believed to have set fire to at the Redwood Grove housing complex in Bedford, causing a huge explosion

InsideEVs

GM Expands Manufacturing Capacity For EV Drive Unit Castings In Indiana

GM announced a $45 million investment at its Bedford, Indiana aluminum die casting foundry to expand the production capacity of EV drive unit castings.

Motor1

GM Investing $45M In Indiana Casting Plant For Silverado, Sierra EV

The company said that it has already invested over $456 million in the said facility since 2011.

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