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Captain Sir Tom Moore's family lose spa planning appeal

Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband had appealed against a demolition order by Central Bedfordshire Council

Evening Standard

‘People are just so fed up’: Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire voters on a mood for change

On the streets of Labour’s new constituencies, there was anti-Tory feeling – but also much apathy

The Guardian - UK

Biggest by-election swings of all time: Labour shocks Tories in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire

Labour achieved a great swing of 23.9 points in Tamworth, Staffordshire, which is high enough to be ranked as the second highest swing by Labour at a by-election since 1945.

Evening Standard

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Unbelievable moment as Tory minister downplays by-election defeats

TORY MP Andrew Bowie has claimed by-election defeats in Tamworth and Mid-Bedfordshire were “not gigantic” as he blamed the results on people…

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak and Tories seem to have yet more low expectations for byelection fortunes

Leaked memo suggests party’s votes could halve to 30% in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire

The Guardian - UK

Spa block in Captain Tom’s daughter’s garden is an eyesore, says neighbour

Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband applied in 2021 for permission for a Captain Tom Foundation Building in the garden of their Bedfordshire home.

The Independent UK

Unauthorised home pool was spa complex for elderly, say Captain Tom’s family

Relatives appeal against Central Bedfordshire council’s order that complex be demolished

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Spa pool at home of Captain Tom’s daughter ‘could be used for rehab sessions’

Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband applied in 2021 for permission to build a Captain Tom Foundation Building at their Bedfordshire home.

The Independent UK

Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter appeals against order to demolish spa pool

Central Bedfordshire Council said in July that an enforcement notice requiring the demolition of the ‘now-unauthorised’ spa block was issued

Evening Standard

Appeal to be heard against demolition order at home of Captain Tom’s daughter

Central Bedfordshire Council said in July that an enforcement notice requiring the demolition of the ‘now-unauthorised’ spa block was issued.

The Independent 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

Luton: Three teenagers arrested over fatal stabbing of 16-year-old boy

Police were called to Nunnery Lane, Bedfordshire, following reports that three teenagers had been stabbed at around 7pm

Evening Standard

Three teenagers arrested over fatal stabbing of boy, 16

Police were called to Nunnery Lane, Bedfordshire, following reports that three teenagers had been stabbed at around 7pm.

The Independent UK

‘It’s almost magical’: how robotic pets are helping UK care home residents

Animatronic cats and dogs have helped staff at a Bedfordshire care home to avoid medicating some residents with dementia

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The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries formally quits as MP

The former culture secretary finally handed in her resignation over the weekend, with a by-election now set to be scheduled in Mid Bedfordshire.

Evening Standard

Mid Bedfordshire residents say Dorries ‘should have gone long ago’

The Conservative former culture secretary resigned on Saturday, 11 weeks after she vowed to go

The Guardian - UK

‘As useful as a chocolate teapot’: voters’ verdict on awol Nadine Dorries

The Mid Bedfordshire MP has finally resigned 11 weeks after she first said she would – but patience among her constituents had already worn thin

The Independent UK

They sphinx it’s all over: Wizz Air and easyJet square up with flights from Luton to the pyramids in Egypt

Both budget airlines will connect Bedfordshire with Cairo from October

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The Guardian - UK

Country diary: The sound of silence in the meadows

Sandy, Bedfordshire: I can no longer hear the chirruping of grasshoppers and crickets

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

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

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

The Guardian - UK

Tony Mitchell obituary

Other lives: Teacher, union activist and Bedfordshire county councillor

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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 Conversation

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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