What’s on Bedford: 18 – 28 January 2024
Your weekly what’s on guide for Bedford and the surrounding area from The Bedford Clanger. Never miss a thing in Bedford ever again. From theatre to film, live music to art exhibitions, The Bedford…
Bedford Modern student signs new USA rowing scholarship
2023 ended on a positive note for Year 13 Bedford Modern student, Olivia Johnson who confirmed her signing for a rowing scholarship at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma, United States…
Monthly column: Nobody thinks police funding formula is working
This week in Parliament, I joined fellow Bedfordshire MPs in raising the issue of Bedford’s defective police funding formula. I wrote to the Minister for Crime and Policing, Chis Philip to ask if his…
Festus Akinbusoye says he’s seeking a second term as Bedfordshire PCC
Festsus Akinbusoye, Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), has said he wishes to stand again as the Conservative PCC candidate in the forthcoming elections this May…
Location of breast screening unit could be putting women off attending appointments
A Bedford Borough councillor has said she was “horrified” when she discovered the location of a mobile breast screening unit. Adding that she is concerned the location may put women off…
Photo of ‘ghost sign’ on Prebend Street added to Historic England Archive
A photo of Prebend Street in Bedford has been selected to join the Historic England Archive, the nation’s archive for England’s historic buildings. Since September 2022, people across England have…