Bedfordshire

American

[bed-ferd-sheer, -sher] / ˈbɛd fərdˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

a county in central England. 477 sq. mi. (1,235 sq. km).

Bedfordshire British

/ -ʃə, ˈbɛdfədˌʃɪə /

noun

Beds. a county of S central England, administered since 2009 by the unitary authorities of Bedford and Central Bedfordshire: mainly low-lying, with the Chiltern Hills in the south: the geographical county includes Luton, which became a separate unitary authority in 1997. Area (excluding Luton): 1192 sq km (460 sq miles)

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Ami Clarke, 28, from Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, started experiencing endometriosis symptoms aged 13 but was not diagnosed until a decade later.

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McGrath, of Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, was charged with three offences on Monday following a 10-month investigation, reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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Shannon Jade travelled from her home in Bedfordshire to the Hope Road property on the day of the first raid.

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O'Sullivan, 45, of Wixams, Bedfordshire, said there was nothing to warn him of the car on the motorway, with signs and alerts defective for days before the crash.

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In early 2024, Sasha Dean, from Bedfordshire, was left in a coma after receiving a liquid BBL.

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