Ashburnham Road man found with groceries – and half a million pounds – in his car
Police officers who stopped Shane Cameron found groceries on the back seat of the car he was driving – and nearly half a million pounds in the boot. Cameron, a court heard today, was a “cash courier” for an organised crime network…
Vaccination of cohort six to begin in Bedford Borough next week
GP teams in Bedford are ready to vaccinate cohort six of the nine highest Covid-19 (coronavirus) risk groups from next week, a meeting heard. Teams running the local vaccination sites in the borough have been vaccinating at the rate of more than 1,000 people a day…
Luton Council given £35m government bail-out as Bedford Borough must find £10m savings
Richard Fuller, MP for NE Bedfordshire, has criticised the government’s £35m bail out of Luton Council as ‘unfair’ to his constituents and stated that, instead, council tax should have been raised to meet the shortfall…
Pot holes and nature combine to create spectacular ice sculpture in Haynes
Residents and motorists in Haynes have been treated to an incredible ice sculpture thanks to the combination of sub zero temperatures and some perfectly placed pot holes…
As temperatures plummet, outreach teams support rough sleepers in Bedford Borough
Outreach teams are responding to and supporting reports of rough sleepers throughout the Borough as temperatures are set to drop below -7 tonight. The teams make regular patrols of the Borough and offer accommodation…