Cost of Wyboston by-election revealed
A by-election triggered by Bedford’s mayor standing for the role as well as in a ward election is estimated to have cost taxpayers over £12,000.
The Wyboston by-election had to be held last week as the…
POP Bedford comes to life on Midland Road
If you’ve been along Midland Road in the last few days, you’ll have already seen the changes beginning to take place in number five. The former Virgin Media building was…
Conservatives win Wyboston by-election but poll puts Labour favourites for Mid Beds seat
The newly elected Conservative councillor in the Wyboston by-election, Julie Cox, has vowed to champion the issues of the ward to get “residents’ voices heard”. The by-election, called after the…
Monthly sketching group celebrates new exhibition at the Higgins Bedford
Work by a roving artists’ collective is currently on display at The Higgins Bedford. The new exhibition features the work of Beds Urban Sketchers who meet at a different location each month to sketch ‘in situ’…
“Town centres aren’t dead,” says Damian Hopkins CBE
Earlier this month, Bedford-resident and retail chief executive, Damian Hopkins was awarded a CBE for his services to the retail sector and the enormous amount of charitable work that he does alongside…