Bedford MP presses government to support independent news through Covid crisis
The MP for Bedford and Kempston, Mohammad Yasin, questioned the Minister of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, John Wittingdale…
Letters: why we need British Sign Language interpretations at all emergency briefings
There are ten indigenous languages in the UK. Nine of them are spoken, one of them is visual. English is our official spoken…
Beds and Herts Bloodrunner volunteers provide NHS support during COVID-19 crisis
Volunteers from SERV Herts and Beds Bloodrunners are giving up their time to provide support to the NHS during the coronavirus crisis…
Almost half of Bedford’s eligible businesses yet to apply for government coronavirus cash
Bedford Borough Council is issuing an urgent call for business ratepayers which may be eligible for a coronavirus support grant to request it, with…
BBC needs Bedford’s help with salute to mark Captain Tom’s 100th birthday
BBC Three Counties Radio is asking the nation to come together once again and send in photos of you and your family members saluting for Captain Tom Moore and his heroic fund raising efforts as he turns 100 on April 30. The station first reported on Captain Tom’s efforts to raise £1000, by doing 100 […]
Obituary: Tributes paid to ‘pillar of Bedford’s Sikh community’ Darshan Singh Garcha
Tributes have been paid to the “Pillar of the Sikh community in Bedford”Father-of-four, Darshan Singh Garcha, who was the President at Guru Nana…