Elstow paedophile jailed for 26 months after thousands of images found on phone
A paedophile from Elstow who took two indecent images of a three-year-girl and had stored hours of child abuse videos was today (Wednesday) jailed for 26 months…
Mayor accuses government of refusing to invest in Bedford Borough road safety

Mayor Dave Hodgson has slammed the government’s decision to continue to retain all revenue from fines generated by average speed cameras. His view was echoed by Green…
Monthly column: Mortgage rates and inflation are rising – the damage has been done

This week the emergency Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, made an emergency statement to calm the markets by reversing most of the Prime Minister’s main policy platform that…
Bedfordshire Police launches week of action to target retail crime as cases triple
Police have started a crackdown on things like shoplifting as part of a week of action targeting retail crime. Community officers from Bedfordshire will be joining retailers…