Further consultation called for as opposition grows to chosen East West Rail route

Bedford residents, councillors and MPs have called for further consultation on the rail link between Oxford and Cambridge as opposition to the proposed route mounts…
Yelden village pub rescue plan dismissed as unviable

A plan to bring a dead village pub back to life by building four houses on the same site and injecting the profits into a big refurbishment have been reluctantly dismissed by councillors…
Two Bedford men charged on firearms and drugs charges after police crackdown
Two men have been charged in separate incidents by Bedfordshire Police’s guns and gangs Boson unit. Last week a man in his 20s from Bedford was charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence…