Council approves 321 coronavirus business grants and urges all relevant businesses to apply
Bedford Borough Council has been praised for being ‘ahead of the game’, already approving applications from 321 businesses accessing the government’s…
Lockdown life – the everyday impact on Bedford: Part two
Bedfordians have been sharing their experiences of the coronavirus ‘lockdown’. In this chapter, Nas Ahmed shares how his job as a doorman has taken a turn in a way he never thought it would…
GPs in Bedford to switch to phone and video appointments to protect patients during COVID-19 crisis
GPs in Bedford are protecting their patients and staff against coronavirus by reducing visits into surgeries and switching to telephone and video…
Hospitals merger completed today, forming the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The merger of Bedford Hospital NHS Trust and the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been completed today, creating a new…
Coronavirus: latest confirmed cases in Bedford Borough
We are regularly updating this blog with the latest coronavirus statistics from Public Health England and any further details we receive from Bedford Hospital. All data is correct at time of…
Are you the lucky £1m lottery winner in Bedford Borough?
An unclaimed National Lottery prize of £1,000,000 is waiting for a resident of Bedford Borough. Could it be you? Local players are urged to double-check…
Legal advice: COVID-19 self-employed income support scheme
In response to the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19, the government has introduced a self-employed income support scheme to assist those who are…
View from the villages: How to communicate during the coronavirus crisis
Starting today, Cllr Phillippa Martin-Moran-Bryant begins her regular monthly column for the Bedford Independent, looking at issues that particularly…