Sharnbrook runner raises £3,600 for cancer charity after daughter’s leukaemia battle
Sharnbrook mum Jude Goodacre completed the TCS London Marathon and raised more than £3,600 for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust after it supported her daughter following leukaemia…
Third bid submitted for flats behind Bedford High Street shops
Plans to build four flats behind Bedford High Street shops have been submitted for a third time after two earlier planning permissions expired without work starting. The latest application…
Turvey Primary becomes first Bedfordshire school to win national character award
Turvey Primary School has become the first school in Bedfordshire to receive the nationally recognised Character Education Quality Mark. The award recognises the school’s work in developing…
Developer with 66-home plan says Wootton neighbourhood plan ‘overtaken by events’
A developer behind plans for up to 66 homes in Wootton claims the village’s neighbourhood plan has been “overtaken by events”, citing housing pressures and Universal Studios…
Monthly column: Celebrating the best of Bedford and Kempston
One of the privileges of serving as MP for Bedford and Kempston is meeting people doing extraordinary things for others every day. In politics and the news more broadly, it can often feel as though…
‘Bed rotting’ and doomscrolling among East of England’s top mental health coping habits
New Mental Health Foundation research shows more than half of people in the East of England are using unhealthy coping habits such as doomscrolling and ‘bed rotting’…
Bedfordshire policing roles increase but questions remain over visibility on streets
Government figures show Bedfordshire has gained around 28 neighbourhood policing roles, including additional officers and PCSOs funded through the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee…
Bedford council introduces AI tool to transcribe meetings and generate assessments
Bedford Borough Council says more than 300 staff are using an AI system to record meetings, transcribe conversations and generate assessment reports across Adults’ and Children’s Services…
Bedford Indies: SAY Doughnuts
This month, the Bedford indie spotlight is on SAY Doughnuts, which has been serving up the good stuff on Mill Street for the last four years. We asked the owners, Aaron Shade and Sarah Ball…
Queen’s Park Westfield two from two in the Premier Division after thrashing Lutonian
Queen’s Park Westfield’s 1st XI have two wins from two in the early stages of the Bedfordshire County Cricket League Premier Division after a convincing 97-run victory at Lutonian…