Missing: Leah Smith
Bedfordshire Police have issued an appeal for help finding Bedford teenager Leah Smith. The 18-year-old was last seen at her Bedford home around 10.30am yesterday (Monday). She is 5ft tall, slim…
“Racism and lack of trust” could be helping cause high covid rates in Bedford – claim
Systemic racism and a lack of trust in authority could be helping push high rates of Covid-19 (coronavirus) infection in Bedford, a meeting heard. A Bedford Borough Council meeting yesterday (Monday) saw a league table of recent cases…
Four flood alerts in place throughout Borough as Storm Christoph approaches
Heavy rain forecast tomorrow (Wednesday) has seen four flood alerts put in place throughout Bedford Borough. The Environment Agency’s advice to homeowners is ‘be prepared’ as flooding is possible…
Community bakery seeks support from furloughed chefs
A community bakery which offers work experience and training to ex-offenders, is reaching out to furloughed chefs and kitchen staff to ask for their support. A number of the staff and volunteers at Companions CIC, based at The Gallery on Howard Street…
FOI reveals Bedford Borough currently has just 52 public electric vehicle chargers
A freedom of information (FOI) request by British energy company Centrica has revealed Bedford has only 52 public Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers, in streets and car parks. Based on the 2018 ONS borough population estimate, this equals a rate of 30…
1,000th call out for Riseley’s community first responders
Riseley community first responders (CFRs) marked a milestone this new year when they attended their 1,000th emergency call on 2 January. CFRs are a team of volunteers who work alongside the East of England Ambulance Service…