Bedford Borough councillors launch two more petitions calling for mayor’s resignation
After Bedford’s Liberal Democrats launched a petition on Friday (13 February) calling for the resignation of Bedford’s elected mayor, Tom Wootton (Conservative), two further ‘parallel’…
Bedford’s Raheem Jabar nominated for the People’s Puskas Award
When Raheem Jabar of Queen’s Park Crescents met a bouncing ball with a volley that flew into the roof of the net from 35 yards, winning a Puskas Award may have been the last thing on his mind…
Bedford-based company secures £6m funding to reduce cost of breakthrough gene therapies
A Sharnbrook-based company has completed a £6 million funding round for its ‘Smart Polymer’ technology that could significantly reduce the cost of life-saving cell and gene therapies. Tozaro, based at Colworth Science…
Bedford Ath bounce back from blank to post huge win against Old Coventrians
Bedford Athletic bounced back from scoring zero points at third placed, Broadstreet to post 13 tries against struggling Old Coventrians in RFU Regional Two Midlands East…
Hockey Men slip to narrow defeat at top of the table Blueharts
Being a slip date, and there having been many weather hit matches in recent weeks, all but a few of Bedford Hockey Club’s teams were in action over the weekend. It was a late night for the Men’s 1st…
Wootton GP surgery rebuild plan sees £96,000 shortfall
A borough council business case for a new GP surgery in Wootton estimates the capital cost at nearly £5 million, but councillors have raised concerns about a £96,000 income gap…
Letters: Every petty sniping councillor should be ashamed of helping to run this Borough’s affairs into the ground
Oh, the joy of reading Paul Hutchison’s delicious take-down of Tom Wootton’s pompous, disastrous tenure at the helm of our council. It’s long overdue that someone should point out the emperor…