Mixed response to Grace community hub planning application in Kempston
A planning application for a community hub in Kempston has been welcomed by the Borough Council, but local councillors and the MP are opposing the project. A hybrid planning application by the…
Guns and gangs squad seizes drugs and 10″ zombie knife in Biddenham raid
Bedfordshire Police’s specialist guns and gangs unit has sized thousands of pounds worth of drugs and a 10-inch zombie knife in coordinated raids across Bedford and Luton. Last week, officers executed a warrant…
Reapplication for new homes in Harrold described as “nonsense” by objector
A planning application for new homes in Harrold is the “same rejected application dressed up as a change of use”, an objector has claimed. Last month an application for 17 new homes – including the six…
Letters: Selfish parking is endangering school children
I’m a volunteer on the School Street initiative by Castle Newham School in Bedford and I live beside an under-fives nursery. Both places have yellow zigzags or double yellow lines, indicating these are not…
Wells & Co and Bedford Independent team up with water quality campaigners
A dedicated band of citizen science volunteers have been joined by family brewer Wells & Co and the Bedford Independent to support and highlight BedsGovet, a new environmental charity dedicated…
“I will fight tooth and nail” says councillor to stop PCC taking over fire and rescue service
A Bedfordshire councillor has said he will “fight tooth and nail” to stop the current police and crime commissioner (PCC) taking over the county’s fire and rescue service. But the PCC, Festus Akinbusoye…
Drone footage helps show full scale of flooding across the Borough
Just up the A6 from Bedford, the residents of Radwell have seen the recent deluge of rainfall in Bedfordshire cause flooding in their village to the point where Radwell Bridge was almost…
Giveaway: Celebrate Bedford’s new Starbucks drive-through and grab a barista bear with your coffee
Bedford is getting a new coffee drive-through with Starbucks opening at St John’s retail park on Rope Walk tomorrow (Thursday) and the first customers are in for a treat. The team behind the new store…
“Some of the worst conditions ever seen” says inspector of “neglected” Bedford jail
Nearly 250 years after John Howard published his book on prison reform, the jail in his home town of Bedford has been described as holding prisoners in some of the worst conditions inspectors have…