Nearly 200 pupils turned up to Bedford Free School, housed in a former Bedford College building in Cauldwell Street.

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On the scheduled first day of term nearly 200 pupils turned up to the free school, housed in a former Bedford College building in Cauldwell Street.

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"Cauldwell Street is one of the busiest parts of Bedford and we have got to be absolutely sure that no child is put at risk by having a school right in the middle of a busy one-way system, " he said.

BBC: Bedford Free School opens despite planning refusal