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

BBC: Bedford Free School opens despite planning refusal

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.

BBC: Enforcement notice against Bedford Free School withdrawn

School governors said legal advice suggested planning permission granted to Bedford College for the building's change of use was sufficient to allow them to open as planned.

BBC: Bedford Free School opens despite planning refusal