SMART launches its annual Winter Appeal and aims to raise £60,000
A Bedford-based homelessness charity has launched its annual Winter Appeal today (Tuesday) and says that the need for its services is dramatically rising. SMART CJS aims to raise £60,000 to fund their…
Bedford MP defends intention to attend London protest on Armistice Day
Bedford and Kempston MP, Mohammad Yasin, has defended a video clip in which he tells a meeting that he intends to attend the Ceasefire Now March in London on Saturday (11 November)…
Bedford hotel could continue housing asylum seekers into 2024
It is unknown if a Bedford borough hotel is one of the properties that will stop housing asylum seekers by the end of January. Last month, the Home Office announced that 50 hotels across the UK…
Aurora Borealis sighted in Ravensden
Local photographer, Jon Pauling, captured the Aurora Borealis, also known as the northern lights, when the natural phenomenon was visible near Bedford last weekend (4 and 5 November)…
Council investigates ‘sleeping pods’ for rough sleepers
Bedford Borough Council is investigating the use of “sleeping pods” to provide immediate access shelter for people who would otherwise be sleeping rough, a meeting heard…
Family of Captain Tom ordered to demolish luxury £200,000 spa complex
Captain Tom’s daughter has been ordered to pull down the luxury spa complex she built in her garden. Hannah Ingram-Moore, 53, and her husband Colin, 66, have lost an appeal against Central Beds…
Victory for Great Ouse Primary’s newly formed netball team
Staff and pupils from Great Ouse Primary Academy are celebrating a sporting victory for their newly established Year 6 netball team. The team competed against six other schools in the School…