£1000 reward for help to trace town centre robber
Crimestoppers is offering a £1,000 reward for information which can help identify a man police believe is connected to an unprovoked attack and robbery on a young man in Bedford town…
Felix the diabetic cat needs a ‘furever’ Bedford home
Stray cat Felix is on the lookout for a ‘furever’ home and needs a Bedford family who can help him manage his diabetes. He’s currently staying with the Cats Protection’s Bedford and Biggleswade…
Jail for man who assaulted teen girl in town centre
A man has been sentenced to seven years after sexually assaulting a teen girl in Bedford town centre. Zeshan Akhtar, 35, approached a teenage girl on 16 August last year after…
Kempston councillor elected as speaker for Bedford Borough Council
Councillor Mohammed Nawaz (Kempston Central & East, Labour) has been elected unopposed as the new speaker of Bedford Borough Council yesterday (2 May). His duties for the new municipal…
Guest editor: Homeless for 15 years but now housed and happy
I first became homeless when I was 15. At 16 I was put in a bedsit by social services and left to it – I had no idea of what to do. Then I spent the next 15 years living in hostels and…