Tom Grennan awarded Player of the Match for sensational Soccer Aid performance
Tom Grennan’s summer is going from strength to strength, with his latest achievement being awarded Player of the Match at yesterday’s Soccer Aid charity football match (12 June). Sharing the London Stadium pitch with superstars of sport, stage and screen, Bedford-born Tom represented England against the Soccer Aid World XI to raise money for Unicef. […]
Thieves break into Bedford fishmongers among spate of business burglaries
A Bedford fishmonger was broken into and numerous other town centre businesses reported attempted break-ins in the early hours of Saturday (11 June). Silks Hair and Beauty Salon…
BookTastic: Less than a month to go until Bedford goes bonkers for books
Young readers are counting down the days until the launch of the 2022 BookTastic children’s book festival which kicks off on Monday 4 July. For one exciting week, the biggest names…
East West Rail communication branded ‘abysmal’ and ‘disgraceful’ by Bedford councillors
The way East West Rail Company has communicated and delayed decisions is “abysmal” and “disgraceful” according to Bedford Borough councillors. At last week’s Executive Meeting…
Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group to be replaced next month
The Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a new statutory NHS organisation that will replace the CCG on July 1, 2022. It will be responsible for delivering the integrated health and…
Bedford skittle Eggington to jump in to division one promotion places
Bedford Cricket Club’s Sunday 1st XI are adjusting to life in Bedfordshire’s second tier well, with a big victory at Eggington at the weekend helping them up to second in the league…
Council double down on their opposition of East West Rail six-track proposal
A senior councillor said that Bedford Borough will continue to oppose East West Rail Company’s (EWR) six-track proposal. LibDem councillor Michael Headley, the portfolio holder for…
Bedfordians must talk more about what they want to happen when they die
Not being willing to discuss death leads to people spending their final moments away from where they wanted to, a meeting heard. A report presented to the Health & Wellbeing Board last week…
Cheers to beer this Father’s Day with Brewpoint
Looking for a last-minute gift for Dad? Have no fear, Brewpoint are here. Brewpoint will be running tours across the Father’s Day weekend with a special one-off breakfast tour…