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biggleswadetoday.co.uk | Laura Hutchinson
Stotfold Library is gearing up for a move to its new home – and is set to close on Saturday, May 17. But book lovers won’t have too long to wait, as the new library in Oak Hall in the Greenacre Centre is due to open at 2pm on Wednesday, June 11. The new venue will include a broader selection of books and improved IT facilities, including enhanced Wi-Fi coverage, additional self-service machine and upgraded security measures.
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bedfordtoday.co.uk | Laura Hutchinson
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA 19-year-old man has been convicted of murder after repeatedly stabbing his victim in a busy car park after a feud over a designer coat. Jacob Zuco was yesterday (Wednesday, April 16) found guilty of the murder of 20-year-old Leon Penman on May 24, 2024.
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biggleswadetoday.co.uk | Laura Hutchinson
The consultation over the future of a beloved site in Sandy is now open. And Central Bedfordshire Council wants your thoughts about plans for a new care home on the Sandye Place site – and your ideas on what it should do with the rest of the land. The council hopes to build a new £19million care home on the land to replace the current council-run Allison House residential home.
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biggleswadetoday.co.uk | Laura Hutchinson
Biggleswade’s new B&Q is set to open this week – and there will be special offers for the first customers. The store will open its doors on Thursday, April 17, and the first 50 customers through the door between 9am and 9.30am will get a gift card. Meanwhile, the first 100 people to make a purchase will get a free garden plant. There will also be live music and a guest appearance by the Dulux dog at 10.30am.
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miltonkeynes.co.uk | Laura Hutchinson
A bathroom showroom originally set up sas a gap-year project is celebrating its 20th birthday as it goes from strength to strength. PHS Bathrooms is marking two decades of growth, innovation, and commitment to providing high quality bathrooms to Milton Keynes and surrounding areas. The company was originally established in 2005 by Chris Leighton – and has gone on to become one of the area's leading, award-winning, one-stop shops for bathrooms.
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bedfordtoday.co.uk | Laura Hutchinson
A Bedford care agency has been put in special measures by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after its rating dropped from good to inadequate. The CQC inspected Aamevol Home Care Ltd in January after concerns over management were raised by whistleblowers – and says it has now taken steps to protect people. Aamevol Home Care Ltd, run by a provider with the same name, provides personal care to people in their own homes. At the time of this inspection, four people were receiving care.
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2 weeks ago | 
bedfordtoday.co.uk | Laura Hutchinson
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowBedfordshire’s police and crime commissioner has called for more funding as Universal’s theme park and resort near Bedford gets the green light. The Prime Minister has today (April 9) closed the deal on the new Universal theme park at the former Kempston Hardwick brickworks.
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2 weeks ago | 
bedfordtoday.co.uk | Laura Hutchinson
This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. A shoe shop is giving customers the chance to win a pair of shoes every month for a year as it gets ready to open its newest store. This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement.
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2 weeks ago | 
msn.com | Laura Hutchinson
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2 weeks ago | 
bedfordtoday.co.uk | Laura Hutchinson
Bedford’s newest school has won praise from the town’s mayor as a “vision of inclusion and excellence”Rivertree Free School, which caters to children with special educational needs and physical disabilities, invited mayor Tom Wootton and councillor Jane Walker, portfolio holder for valuing families: children’s services. The mayor said: “It fills me with pride to be here today, at what is set to become one of the largest SEND schools in the country.
