Breaking news: Fire breaks out at Nissan Technical Centre in Cranfield
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service says crews are currently attending an incident in the Nissan Technical Centre, Cranfield. A spokesperson has said that people should “Please “avoid the area…
Bedford Ian writes…
09 January 2026: Baby talk, Cleaning up, Scorchio speedio, and Backlash backfired. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…
Bedfordshire Councils respond to removal of two-child cap on benefits
Legislation to abolish the two-child limit on benefits has been introduced to Parliament, with the government saying the move will lift thousands of children in Bedfordshire out of poverty…
Letters: Employment Rights Bill joins the lengthening list of Labour’s well-intentioned but foolish ideas
On 7 January, you published a Monthly Column by Cllr Abu Sultan, leader of Bedford Borough Labour Group, which sought to defend the government’s new employment-protection…
Bedford Borough mayor rejects “fire sale” claim as public assets approved for sale
Bedford borough’s mayor has rejected opposition claims of a “fire sale” of public assets after approving the sale of four council-owned commercial properties earlier this week…
Monthly column: Listening, responding and improving
Last autumn, More In Common, one of the country’s leading professional opinion polling companies, undertook a comprehensive survey of public opinion in Bedfordshire relating to…
Council executive approves improvement plan to tackle Borough’s financial pressures
Bedford Borough Council’s Executive has approved a wide-ranging plan aimed at overhauling how it operates as it struggles with growing financial pressures and a projected…
Beales clean-up to be completed by “end of next week”
The landlord of the former Beales building on Silver Street has confirmed that its clean-up will be completed by “the end of next week”. The building, whose frontage occupies half of Silver…
Bedford Business Lunch offers fresh take on local networking
Bedford-based Simply Creative Agency has launched Bedford Business Lunch with the Bedford Swan Hotel, offering small, premium networking events that help local businesses build…
Will UK regulated bookmakers die off due to the black market’s popularity?
Gambling is one of the oldest pastimes in the history of humankind. Whether you’re having a flutter on the horses, building your weekly accumulator for the football at the weekend, or trying your…