Europe’s first Universal theme park is to open in Bedford in 2031 under a deal that will bring in an estimated £50bn to the UK economy. Visitors are likely to see rides based on the studio’s ...

The prime minister declared that a new Universal theme park will "put Bedford on the map". Universal Destinations & Experiences will build its first UK resort south of the town, on the site of a ...

It's the first one across Europe. “And that is really incredible., and it's going to put Bedford on the map for millions of people, film lovers, people coming here for fun, people building their ...

Up to 20,000 jobs are projected to be created just during the huge construction process and Universal revealed there would be 5,000 people directly at the Bedford site at its peak. The local area ...

The park will lie between the towns and villages of Stewartby, Wooton, Wixams and Kempston, just south of the centre of Bedford. Universal, which is owned by Sky News' US parent company Comcast ...

Heavy smoke poured out from a shed fire in New Bedford Tuesday morning. Fire Chief Scott Kruger said a wooden storage shed containing cardboard boxes, propane cylinders and lithium-ion batteries ...

The incidents Alvarado was charged in connection with happened on March 19. It all began when, police said, a Bedford Park police squad car was stolen while officers were responding to a call for ...

Jacob Zuco, of Kimble Drive, Bedford, said he asked a friend to order a knife for him because he was "meant to be" 18. He told Luton Crown Court he used the knife in a "tussle" with Leon Penman in ...

Bedford Borough Council will have to return over £460,000 to the government due to unclaimed grant funding. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Bedford ...

The Bedford Humane Society celebrated the groundbreaking of its new adoption center on Sunday. (SUSAN PRATT, Bedford Humane Society) The Bedford Humane Society celebrated the groundbreaking of its ...