Missing: Herts Police appeal for help to find Abdul Khaher
Hertfordshire Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a teenager missing from St Albans who has links to Bedfordshire. Abdul Khaher, aged 16, was last seen in St Albans on Friday (19 March)…
Tributes paid to outgoing PCC, Kathryn Holloway
Around £16m has been secured in special grants to help fund and support policing in Bedfordshire during the last five years, a meeting heard. Outgoing Police and Crime Commissioner Kathryn Holloway…
Kempston resident petitions Council over Fusion Lifestyle contract
A petition from a Kempston resident calling for an end to the Council’s contract with Fusion Lifestyle was debated at Full Council this week. Steve Clark, who has been a member of Kempston Pool since it opened in 1978…
Local business owner “proud to be selfish” as he attends anti-lockdown protest
A local business owner has said he is “proud to be selfish” after attending an anti-lockdown protest in Russell Park, Bedford on Sunday (21 March). Around 50 people attended the…
Care home staff pause for National Day of Reflection and celebrate second vaccine day
Staff at a Bedford care home have today taken part in the National Day of Reflection, observing a minute’s silence to remember the 15 residents who are among the 126,000 others who lost…
Six year sentence for man found guilty of knifepoint robberies across Bedford
A man faces six years in prison after pleading guilty to several knifepoint robberies that took place in January across Bedford. Christopher Powell, 32, of no fixed abode, was sentenced on Wednesday…
Young Bedford Writers: Nicholas Goldwin speaks to Romesh Ranganathan
In our ongoing support of younger writers and future journalists, Milton Ernest teenager, Nicholas Goldwin has spoken to comedian Romesh Ranganathan for the Bedford Independent. Romesh…
Bedford’s everyday heroes to be announced this week
This Thursday, the Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards, in partnership with The Harpur Trust, will celebrate those who make Bedford brilliant. The awards were established to…
Sharnbrook father and son star in new turbo-charged TV documentary
A father and son from Sharnbrook, who took an abandoned 1930s car and lovingly restored it into a land speed record-breaker, are the stars of a new documentary series…