📰 "Beavers return to county for first time in 400 years" 🦫

🗒 "Beaver dams slow water flow, helping to retain water in the landscape, a critical function in Bedfordshire, one of the driest counties in the country.

"By attenuating peak flows, they contribute to natural flood mitigation within the River Ivel chalk stream catchment."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2dy2r8y08o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

#Beavers #nature #rewilding #animals #wildlife #goodnews #Bedfordshire #england #Biggleswade

‘Gifted’ Liverpool fan, 13, killed in bike crash with man arrested for drink driving

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/05/gifted-liverpool-fan-13-killed-in-bike-crash-with-man-arrested-for-drink-driving-27864971/

Bedfordshire railway to greet a giant Easter Bunny http://dlvr.it/TRpn87 #Bedfordshire #LeightonBuzzardRailway #narrowgauge #RailNews
Bedfordshire railway to greet a giant Easter Bunny http://dlvr.it/TRpmCF #Bedfordshire #LeightonBuzzardRailway #narrowgauge #RailNews
‘It’s not Robocop’: UK police embrace AI ‘efficiency’ in complex investigations

Detectives say tools supplied by Palantir were integral to convictions of a criminal gang that stole £800,000

The Guardian
English Heritage launches ‘bonding benches’ to tackle parental isolation

Charity to also offer activities for young families and host NCT volunteer-led sling and buggy walks at selected sites

The Guardian
I'm reading through the 1974 Bedford Record centenary edition, and this article on our county's traditional pasty, the Bedfordshire Clanger, is interesting.
#LocalHistory #Bedfordshire
William Packwood was a tailor and #Baptist preacher in #Northamptonshire and #Bedfordshire. In 1848, he took his family to #NewYork to start a new life, but sadly died on arrival. Read the full story here https://www.amazon.co.uk/William-Packwood-Tailor-Baptist-Preacher-ebook/dp/B0CNSC6MYT/ @histodons #genealogy @genealogy