Police promise action as shoplifting offences reach all time high in Bedfordshire
One of the county’s top police officers has said they are taking retail crimes very seriously after figures revealed that there has been a dramatic rise in shoplifting offences in the last five…
Monthly column: Thank you – Telecare tax blocked… for now
I want to say thank you to the hundreds of residents of Bedford Borough who signed our petition calling for the implementation of the cruel Telecare Tax to be stopped. The good news is that the…
Art sale and exhibition ‘with a twist’ at Bedford’s Old Arcade
A thriving town centre art studio is launching a new studio sale and exhibition with a twist at this weekend’s ‘The Big Fat Salon Hang’ in the Old Arcade. Since moving into their space in The Arcade, the POP STUDIO4 artists have…
Wixams parish council vote to find “alternative cost-free” process over complaints
Wixams Parish Council has voted to find an alternative cost-free conflict resolution process after an estimate to resolve the current complaints was put at £55,000. Bedford Borough Council said it has no legal powers to require the parish…
Police and crime commissioner urges Bedfordians to report shoplifting incidents
Bedfordshire’s police and crime commissioner (PCC) said “shoplifting is an epidemic”, but if shops don’t report it, “the police aren’t going to act”. PCC John Tizard (Labour) was responding to a question from Bedford’s mayor…
Historical ringing of St Paul’s bells to commemorate Vicar’s retirement
The bells of St Paul’s church in Bedford rang out for three hours recently in a peal to commemorate the retirement of the Reverend Canon Kevin Goss as Vicar of St. Paul’s, Bedford. The Society of Royal Cumberland Youths, made up…