@bedfordindependent.co.ukBedford Ian has been looking ahead to tonight’s council vote on whether the elected mayor role should be abolished (or not) and tells us what he thinks of it all. Read his analysis at the link below...
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@bedfordindependent.co.ukA new report warns that low-density housing developments risk creating car-dependent sprawl near Tempsford, advocating for compact, walkable designs that preserve open countryside in Bedfordshire...
@bedfordindependent.co.ukWe first interviewed award-winning barber Kade Burgess back in 2012, so it was a pleasure to find out about the next phase of his barbering journey.
@bedfordindependent.co.ukThe recent exhibition at the Basement @ Bunyan celebrated the life of the pioneering prison reformer and Bedfordian, John Howard.
@bedfordindependent.co.ukDespite repeated interventions by the Council’s Trading Standards team, HMRC and Bedfordshire Police, criminal activity continued.
@bedfordindependent.co.ukThis month's Great Bedfordian is Sunday Times bestselling novelist Ruth Hogan. Ruth is appearing at the Write By the River literary festival this weekend, and her new book, The Stray Dogs, was published in August.
@bedfordindependent.co.ukBedford train commuters will see a full midweek timetable after the RMT union suspended planned strike action on East Midlands Railway, though potential weekend disruption remains...
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@bedfordindependent.co.ukThe popular two-day event takes place at King’s House, 245 Ampthill Road, Bedford MK42 9AZ, on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3 October 2026, from 10am to 4pm each day. Admission is £4, which includes entry for both days...
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@bedfordindependent.co.ukMonthly column: "...while mistaken beliefs about crime are not confined to one political party, political allegiance correlates with the degree of error..." The latest from Bedfordshire PCC John Tizard...
@bedfordindependent.co.ukThis month's Bedford Indies spotlight falls on the fabulous Eagle Bookshop on St Peter's Street.
Get behind the scenes with owner Peter Budek. Photographs by Cameron Scrimgeour.
@bedfordindependent.co.ukAllen's eighth goal of the season and another for Ponticelli earned Real Bedford a seventh straight league triumph...
@bedfordindependent.co.ukBedford Town's winning run is over despite taking the lead at newly promoted Spalding...
@bedfordindependent.co.ukThe Blues showed flashes of their best in an excellent first half, before the Prem heavyweights soared clear in the second...
@bedfordindependent.co.ukQuest Pit is an officially designated County Wildlife Site and a priority habitat under national environmental law. “Quest Park’s proposals need proper scrutiny, locally and environmentally, before any work begins..."
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@bedfordindependent.co.ukThe letter follows a Bedford Independent report on Cater Street in Kempston, where a leak has reportedly discharged around 540 litres of drinking water an hour for four years...
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@bedfordindependent.co.ukBedford commuters using Thameslink services will no longer see ironing-board seats from 2027. GTR is rolling out memory foam cushions across 115 trains following its return to public ownership.
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@bedfordindependent.co.ukThe probation service will supervise them within the county...
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@bedfordindependent.co.ukThe family of three Great Denham murder victims has expressed their heartbreak after South African court delays stalled extradition proceedings for suspect Ndodana Tshuma.
@bedfordindependent.co.ukBasil the cat became the unintentional star of Mike's YouTube channel, and fans have raised almost £3,000 in his memory.
@bedfordindependent.co.ukBedfordshire Police have warned drivers of evening delays as abnormal load convoys leave Kempston every Thursday and Sunday until mid-December, travelling on the A421 and M1...