UK media law: Why journalists can’t always report names, descriptions, or case details in crime stories
What are the rules of UK media law? Why don’t journalists always name suspects, describe people in police appeals, or report all case details? These questions come up regularly…
Man arrested after teenage girl followed home from lifeguard job
Bedfordshire Police say they have arrested a man after an “alarming incident” in which a teenage girl was followed home from her lifeguard job at Robinson Pool earlier this…
Bedford Ian writes…
14 February 2025: Gimme Moore, Kempston character, and Roadwork woes, Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and has told us what he thinks of it all…
Bedford Blues to complete cup group stage at rivals Ampthill
The final round of the Premiership Cup pool stage is due to take place this weekend, and while Bedford Blues cannot qualify for the quarter-finals, a mouth-watering local derby…
Questions over fire chief’s reappointment not “properly answered”
A member of the public has challenged the Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority’s response to her question about the chief fire officer’s reappointment. Yesterday’s…
Monthly column: BedsGOVET – Getting the bigger picture
The Great Ouse is the fifth longest river in the UK and to get a fuller understanding of the contaminants in the Great Ouse, we have been working with other science citizen…
Central Bedfordshire Council “better off” after government’s financial settlement
Central Bedfordshire Council will be “£373,000 better off” following the announcement of the government’s financial settlement, a meeting heard. But Cllr John Baker (The Independent Alliance, Aspley and Woburn) the executive member for finance and highways, told the Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday). “That’s approximately 0.15 per cent of the revenue budget. It’s essentially an accounting […]