A parent who lives near a planned Universal Studios theme park fears their children's safety could be put at risk if the plans are carried out – warning that large numbers of strangers in the area could make it unsafe for children to play outside.

One resident told Stewartby and Kempston Hardwick Parish Council Extraordinary General Meeting (July 24): "We're talking about a whole community here... the children can play out safely in the evening.

"Are they still going to be able to do that while 55,000 random people at times are going to be walking in and out this village? Would you want your children out playing because I wouldn't."

The Local Democracy Reporting Service asked Bedford Borough Council whether the Bedford Borough Safeguarding Partnership had been consulted, if any safeguar

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