Work starts on new custody suite at Bedfordshire Police HQ
Work has started on a new £18 million custody suite for Bedfordshire Police at its Kempston headquarters. The suite, due for completion in 2022, will include…
Fortnightly green bin collections to resume in Bedford Borough
Gardeners rejoice – Bedford Borough Council have announced that from Monday 17 August, they will be reinstating fortnightly green bin collections…
Bedford charity, FACES receives £1k donation to tackle child poverty
A donation of £1,000 will benefit a Bedford charity’s scheme to feed underprivileged children during the school holidays…
Local boy Rene Howe returns home as Bedford Town secure coup
“I think this was always going to happen!” says Rene Howe, as the prolific striker re-joins Bedford Town a whole fourteen years after leaving The Eyrie for a successful career in the Football League…
Everything Everything to play fundraising concert at Bedford Esquires
A campaign to raise money for grassroots music venues will see Everything Everything playing a gig at Bedford Esquires as soon as live music is…
Letters: Council sits on hands while Fusion fails Bedford
The petition to remove Fusion as the provider of Bedford Borough Council’s (BBC) leisure facilities is understandable but will not have any effect on…
Bedfordshire Police Mental Health Hub celebrates its first anniversary
In the year since it launched, more than 1,500 detentions have been avoided thanks to a pioneering partnership between mental health professionals and Bedfordshire Police. The mental health hub partnership between East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) and Bedfordshire Police provides support and NHS help for the public and officers experiencing a mental health crisis. […]