Calls to upgrade Embankment speed camera enforcement with suggestions not enough tickets issued
Dozens of drivers were ticketed for speeding down Bedford’s Embankment in January, a senior councillor has said, but there should have been more. A total of 54 tickets were issued for…
Councillors asked to include domestic abuse helpline numbers on calling cards
Bedford Borough Councillors should include domestic abuse helpline numbers on their calling cards, a councillor has suggested. At last night’s Full Council (Wednesday) cllr Caroline…
Councillors urged to talk with government over “deeply concerning” proposed constitutional change
Bedford borough councillors have been urged to raise concerns with the government over what they describe as a democratic weakness in the law, as the council updates its constitution…
Opinion: Come out and support Bedford’s football teams on Non-League Day
Saturday 22 March is Non-League Day, the annual celebration of non-league football in the UK, with Bedford Town and Real Bedford facing season-defining clashes towards the top of the table…
Man jailed for five years after stabbing outside Bedford Co-op
A knife attacker who left a man with life-threatening injuries in a broad daylight stabbing outside a Bedford supermarket has been sentenced to five years in prison. Nazim Uddin, 18…
Prolific Bedford burglar jailed after string of break-ins
A 24-year-old burglar has been sentenced to three years in prison after admitting to a spree of burglaries, thefts, and frauds across Bedford, Bromham, Clapham, and Greenfield…
Great Bedfordian: PK (Paul Kellett)
This month’s Great Bedfordian is PK (Paul Kellett) of the charity Bedford Giving. Originally trained in dance, PK shifted his focus to art in his late teens. However, after working with drug addicts in Hong Kong at the age of 20…