Universal to build theme park in Bedford

Entertainment giant Universal has agreed to build a new theme park and resort in Bedford.
Work is scheduled to start next year creating 20,000 construction jobs with 5,000 on site at the peak.
The site of the former Kempston Hardwick brickworks will be transformed during a five-year construction programme with the new theme park due to open in 2031 and 8.5m visitors expected in its first year.Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: “Today we closed the deal on a multi-billion-pound investment th