Why I’m standing down as a councillor
Dear editor, The full council meeting (20 March) was a significant event as it was the last before the Borough elections which take place in May…
Lack of signs at Bedford’s River Street Car Park leads to driver confusion

Motorists using Bedford’s River Street Car Park have been left confused after a new road layout opened with inadequate signage to tell drivers which way to go…
Brexit in Bedford: Parliamentary deadlock is an “unprecedented crisis”

Bedford and Kempston MP, Mohammad Yasin, has called the Parliamentary deadlock over Brexit an “unprecedented crisis” as a new poll reveals 58% of residents in his…
Appeal after attempted knife point robbery at Allhallows, Bedford
Witnesses are being asked to come forward after two teenage boys were almost robbed at knife point outside an Allhallows shop in broad daylight…
Exclusive: Rita Ora coming to Bedford Park this summer
Rita Ora is coming to Bedford Park this summer as part of the Bedford Park Concerts weekend in July. The internationally renowned singer is playing a small tour…