Bedford Ian writes…
5 June 2026: WTAF? Dirty business, Off air, and Brucie bonus. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…
Councillors approve Bedford gaming centre after finding concerns were ‘real and credible’
A Bedford Borough Council licensing panel approved a new 24-hour gaming centre in Silver Street despite describing concerns about crime, disorder and vulnerable people as “real and credible”…
Mid Bedfordshire MP says he was not invited to Universal resort announcement
Mid Bedfordshire MP Blake Stephenson has questioned why he was not invited to a government announcement marking the next stage of the planned Universal United Kingdom Resort development…
Monthly column: Summer of fun and safety
Over the next few weeks, we should hopefully be enjoying some super Bedfordshire summer weather. We shall also be enjoying the World Cup and, next month, the Bedford River Festival…
Bedford woman subject to county’s first Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order
A Bedford woman has become the subject of Bedfordshire’s first Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order, designed to protect children from criminal exploitation. The interim order was granted…
Bedford council cuts agency social worker numbers as permanent workforce grows
New figures show Bedford Borough Council reduced the number of agency social workers in children’s services from 50 to 31 in a year, while permanent staffing increased…
Bedfordshire hospital theatre staff vote for strike action in overtime pay dispute
Operating theatre staff at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have voted for strike action in a dispute over changes to overtime payments. UNISON said staff at Bedford and Luton & Dunstable…
Monthly column: From Timor-Leste to Bedford: The community builder honoured by the King
When Azito Da Silva arrived in Bedford in 2016, he could never have imagined that less than a decade later, he would be attending a Royal Garden Party in recognition of his contribution…
Monthly column: Don’t Lose the Ouse
In the recent heatwave, with the hottest temperature in May on record, some will have enjoyed time in their parks and gardens (perhaps seeking shade). But others might, like us Greens…
Marathon cycle challenge headlines another summer of fundraising at Bedford Cricket Club
Four members of Bedford Cricket Club will be embarking on a marathon 160-mile charity cycle ride this Summer in aid of a charity close to the club’s heart, the Ruth Strauss Foundation…