Your Bedford Weekend starts here: Friday 28 February – Sunday 01 March 2020
Blimey spring is (kinda) here and it seems like it was only Christmas yesterday. Maybe we should just get on with the year and celebrate? Here’s your weekend round up for all you beautiful people…
Letters: Emmerdale actress, Katherine Dow Blyton, highlights Stroke Association Tribute Fund after loss of her mother
Three years ago my wonderful Mum, Diana, suffered a severe stroke. She died four weeks later. I had left her that morning; she had walked her beloved…
Arts, entertainment and recreation among Bedford’s predicted growth areas over next three years
Bedford is predicated to have 1.5% GVA (gross value added) growth over the next three years, according to the annual economic forecast by EY, with the highest growth in the arts and entertainment sector. The report compares regional growth around the country, and Bedford is pitched marginally below both the regional average and the UK […]
Bedford hockey victories boost promotion chances
With Bedford’s first teams at either end of their respective tables, it was all to play for on Saturday, the Ladies having the potential for promotion to Division 1, whilst the Men are focusing on remaining in National League…
Freedom of Information Request reveals £22m cost of NHS restructuring
The NHS restructuring programme to integrate heath and social care providers across Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes has cost over £22 million over the past two years. The full figure was revealed following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by Mayor Dave Hodgson. Speaking during the latest Full Council meeting, he confirmed that he only received […]
Best-selling author Sophie Kinsella launches Schoolreaders’ Book Club Quiz on World Book Day
Schoolreaders, the Bedford-based charity that aims to give every child the chance to read well, is launching its 2020 Book Club Quiz, where book clubs…
British Retail Consortium urge police to prioritise retail crime as 3.2% increase in shoplifting in Bedfordshire
Today (5 March), the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed the results of its annual Retail Crime Survey, highlighting the dramatic impact of violence and abuse against retail workers and the huge cost of crime to the retail industry. The survey shows that incidents of violence and abuse have risen to 424 each day, up […]