Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards: Excellence in Education nominees
Winners of the Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards, in partnership with The Harpur Trust, will be announced on 25 March 2021 and we can’t wait to celebrate their…
Council’s £10m to buy properties to house the homeless defended as councillor queries location
Councillors rounded on one of their colleagues when he queried how the council chooses which properties to buy to house the homeless. Bedford Council has £10million set aside to buy 80 properties to provide temporary accommodation…
Headteacher’s concerns over Covid vaccines for teachers dismissed by Matt Hancock
A Bedford headteacher and chair of governors have prompted a question in the House of Commons, urging the Government to give priority for vaccination to teachers and frontline staff…
After damning CQC report, Bedford Hospital appoints new Director and Head of Midwifery
In response to a damning report into maternity services at Bedford Hospital, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has made two key maternity leadership appointments to strengthen its leadership team…
Bedford care home staff found guilty of ill-treatment and neglect after secret film footage
Three members of staff at a Bedford care home have been found guilty of ill-treatment and wilfully neglecting an elderly resident after her family installed cameras to capture the treatment she was receiving. Willows Care Home on Shakespeare Road was home to the 88-year-old great-grandmother for two years after she began to suffer from dementia. […]
Letters: Campaign of misinformation around East West Rail route
Over the past few weeks there has been a growing campaign of misinformation surrounding the proposed route of East – West Rail Bedford to Cambridge section and Brickhill Parish Councils support for the route…
Riverside Tennis Club in the national spotlight for disability sport provision
Bedford’s Riverside Tennis Club has been in the media spotlight recently, thanks to their disability sport provision during lockdown. Within the space of a few days, head of disability tennis at the club, Neil Frankel…