Found: Missing 70-year-old Arif has been found
Police are appealing for help to find a missing pensioner, last seen in Kempston Hardwick at 10am this morning (Tuesday). 70-year-old Arif is described as Asian, of medium build and 5’9”…
New faces and new leagues as competitive football returns to Bedford
Everything you need to know ahead of the new non-league football season as the Borough’s teams embark on another mammoth journey towards glory…
Bedford RAF veteran campaigns for MoD recognition of nuclear test ‘guinea pigs’
When 18-year-old Jon Miles was conscripted to the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1958 he could not imagine that he’d become part of one of the British government’s longest-running scandals…
Expansion of Willington Lock Quarry if planning permission granted
A quarry near Bedford could grow if permission for its extension is granted. The application, which has been submitted to Bedford Borough Council, is to extend the existing…
Bedford Club members raise £8,000 for Road Victims Trust
Representatives of the Road Victims Trust have expressed their thanks to the Bedford Club, for raising over £8,000 for the charity. Club members held a fundraising lunch…
Tributes paid to “beautiful, happy” teen who lost his life at Stewartby lake
The family of a teenager who died after getting into difficulty in a lake in Stewartby have paid tribute to him. Kyron Hibbert, 13, was playing in a lake with friends at about 6.45pm…