Opinion: fed up Bedfordians deserve urgent update to planning process
The way Bedford Borough Council engages with local people during planning applications is outdated, not fit for purpose and it’s keeping taxpayers in the dark. For quite…
Grimoldby starts as Blues host Hartpury on Remembrance Day
Louis Grimoldby will start at fly half as Bedford Blues return to league action on Saturday against Hartpury, looking to kick on from an impressive away victory in Penzance a fortnight ago…
Family flees in terror as man walks along Stanley Street brandishing a machete
A family with a young child was seen fleeing in terror as a man brazenly walked along Stanley Street carrying a huge machete last weekend (Sunday, 5 November) “looking for…
Letters: Bedford Town Centre needs a proper supermarket
Further to Mr Neale’s letter (Bedford Independent, 9 November 2023) stating we don’t need any more shops in the town centre – we definitely don’t need any more takeaways, coffee shops…
16-year-old changes plea and admits murdering man in Jubilee Park
A 16-year-old boy has changed his plea and admitted murdering a man in Bedford’s Jubilee Park. The teenager, who cannot be named because of his age, had pleaded guilty to the manslaughter…