Mayor accused of “wasting taxpayers’ money” over paused Local Plan legal fees
It cost Bedford Borough Council £3,500 to learn that pausing the Local Plan 2040 would be a “huge risk” to borough residents. During his campaign, Mayor Tom Wootton called for the Local Plan 2024 to…
With less than a week to go, Bedfordians get behind BookTastic crowdfunder appeal
In just under a week’s time, the BookTastic children’s book festival will begin a new chapter at the University of Bedfordshire Theatre, kicking off five days of action-packed events designed to inspire…
Sponsored scoot raises over £1,000 for cancer charity
A nine-year-old from Brickhill has raised over a thousand pounds on her own for a Bedfordshire cancer charity.
Lola Murphy, supported by her dad George, decided to do a sponsored scoot after her grandmother…
Reprieve for Cricketers Arms in latest planning application
A revised planning application to convert a Bedford pub has been submitted to Bedford Borough Council. In November, an application to demolish The Cricketers Arms, Goldington Road, to…