Man arrested in South Africa over Great Denham murders
A triple murder investigation into the deaths of a mother and her two young daughters in Great Denham has led to an international arrest in South Africa, as police work to return…
Bedford Ian writes…
Water torture, Motion sickness, Clean sweep, Caught shorts, and Office outing. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…
England rugby stars continue launch of new spirit range at Bedford’s Brewpoint
Local rugby fans were in for a treat on Thursday night (9 July), as former England stars, Mike Tindall and James Haskell were joined by broadcaster, Alex Payne to help launch their new gin…
Bedfordians urged to ditch hosepipes as regional ban starts
Bedford Borough residents must turn off their hosepipes from tomorrow morning as Anglian Water introduces its first regional restrictions since 2012 following three consecutive summer heatwaves…
Bedford sports photographer to feature in special exhibition at Lord’s for first ever Women’s test match
As part of a historical cricket occasion, the MCC welcomed photographers to submit their imagery from the Women’s community game, with one Bedford-based photographer making the cut…
Bedford Radio returns to FM for major summer festivals
Bedfordians can tune into local festival coverage on the FM dial this July as Bedford Radio secures a temporary broadcasting licence for the town’s biggest summer events…
Obituary: Michael Herd (1958-2026)
Tributes have been paid to a true champion of Bedford’s grassroots music scene, Michael Herd. The team at Esquires, and local record shop, Slide, were among the first to share their…
Bedford & Co. launches at The Arc to prove our town’s independent spirit is alive and kicking
We’ve all suffered the misfortune of hearing someone utter the phrase, “there’s nothing in Bedford”; but Gemma, the unstoppable force behind The Arc, is here to politely but firmly prove…
Bedford Town learn of first opponents as National League fixture lists released
Bedford Town are back in National League North ready for another fight to stay at step two, and today (Friday 10 July), they learnt of their opponents as the National League fixture lists…
Teenagers from the West Bank to visit Bedford and share their experience of living in Palestine
A Bedford group twinned with a village in Palestine is welcoming a group of teenage visitors from the West Bank. Bedford Friends of Al Walaja is bringing the group to Bedford on Thursday…