East West Rail briefing meeting to be live-streamed
Members of the public will be able to watch tonight’s East West Rail briefing via a live stream on the Council’s website. The meeting will be a presentation of reports that Mayor Tom Wootton…
State-of-the-art ‘Leisure Village’ returns to the drawing board
Mayor Tom Wootton’s bold ambitions for the Borough’s leisure facilities have gone back to the drawing board, with councillors asking for a business case to support the proposal. The new Leisure Village was…
Bedford’s netball stars find new homes as Super League resumes
The new season of the Netball Super League is just around the corner and for one Bedford star, a new club brings with it renewed hope of extending their England dream…
Local music promoters secure grant funding to help gig-goers with cost of living crisis
Arts Council funding has been secured by two local promoters to help music lovers who have been hit by the cost of living crisis. Promoters Rick Skilbeck and Ian ‘Milky’ Kemp, who put on events at…
Local artist explores “rich thread of mixed heritage” in new exhibition at The Higgins Bedford
A new exhibition in the Higgins’ Sir William Harpur Gallery is the result of a year-long journey that has taken artist, Sophie Gresswell, from Luton to the island of St Helena and finally to Bedford…
Exhibition of lockdown photography project opens at The Place Theatre
An exhibition of work by a photographer taken during her daily permitted hourly exercise will open at the Place Theatre on Bradgate Road next week. Between 24 March and 13 May 2020, Bedford-based…