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Black History Month 2018 – ‘Paved with Gold’: Bedford’s Windrush Generation Exhibition at The Higgins Bedford

The Higgins Bedford will celebrate this year's Black History Month by hosting a variety of events and an exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Empire Windrush arriving with people from the Caribbean to Britain. The museum presents 'Paved with Gold': Bedford's Windrush Generation, a fascinating exhibition exploring the stories of people settling in Bedford from 1948, which will open on 6th October 2018 and is free to visit.

1 Oct 2018
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Liberal Democrats call for affordable and secure homes for all

Liberal Democrat conference has passed a motion calling for the Government to ensure everyone has a right to affordable, safe and secure homes in England. The motion included a commitment to build at least 50,000 new social homes for rent every year, as part of the long-standing commitment of the Liberal Democrats to build 300,000 homes a year over the next decade.

28 Sep 2018
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Mayor Dave Hodgson and other Liberal Democrat Campaigners at Bedfordshire CCG HQ to present the petition to save Putnoe Walk-In Centre

People Power wins for Putnoe Walk-in Centre

Bedfordshire NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) attended a meeting of Bedford Borough Council's Adult Services and Health Scrutiny Committee last night to discuss the future of the Putnoe Walk-In Centre. They confirmed the Centre will remain open following the award of a new two-year contract to the Putnoe Medical Centre, and it's thanks to everyone who joined the campaign and spoke up in support of the service

27 Sep 2018
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