Petition started to change “bad taste” Shortstown road name
A petition to change the name of a road near the Cardington Sheds in Shortstown has started with a campaigner saying it dishonours the victims of the R101 airship disaster whose…
Jail for man who robbed 96-year-old Bedford woman
A man who took advantage of an elderly woman’s kindness by robbing her in her home has been sentenced to four years in prison. Sabir Makein, 37, of Park Road West..
“Big shoes to fill” as popular councillor stands down
A long-serving and popular Borough Councillor who is standing down at the next elections says he has had many “proud and humbling moments” while serving the Borough for 26 of the last 37 years…
Bedford Blues close cup campaign against qualification chasing Knights
Bedford Blues are already out of the Championship Cup but will want to lay down a marker in the first of two Doncaster clashes inside a fortnight…
Monthly column: The culture of flagrant use of taxpayers’ money on Government Ministers’ expenses must end
Parliament is currently in recess which always gives me the opportunity to visit as many people as possible in Bedford and Kempston in the week I don’t have to be in Westminster. The cost-of-living crisis…