Monthly column: The heat is already costing lives – we must prepare better for the hotter world we have created.
The East of England Ambulance Service Trust recently declared a critical incident as extreme heat placed unprecedented pressure on emergency services. It is yet another sign that the climate…
Monthly column: Say “no” to Male Violence Against Women and Girls
Male violence against women and girls (MVAWG) blights our society and creates grief, harm and even death for far too many. MVWAG includes a wide variety of crimes, from domestic abuse…
Blunt force trauma caused Great Denham family deaths, post-mortem finds
A forensic post-mortem has revealed a mother and her two children found dead in Great Denham died of blunt force trauma, as a suspect appears in court charged with three counts of murder…
Review: The HandleBards’ As You Like It – the perfect antidote to our troubled times
It was well worth braving the stifling temperatures in The Quarry theatre last Thursday evening to see a wonderfully energetic production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It, as performed…
Wetherspoon expands to Kempston ahead of Universal Studios arrival
JD Wetherspoon has confirmed the purchase of the former Brewers Fayre site in Kempston, with plans to redevelop the building into Bedford Borough’s second Wetherspoon pub by September…
Bedford High Street springs a leak as hosepipe ban comes into effect
A burst water main has ripped through tarmac on Bedford High Street, just two days after Anglian Water introduced a strict temporary hosepipe ban across the region due to prolonged heatwaves…
Queen’s Park Westfield and Bedford CC locked at the top after big Sunday wins
Queen’s Park Westfield and Bedford Cricket Club are locked at the top of the Bedfordshire County Cricket League Premier Division after two huge wins on Sunday (12 July). Westfield thrashed…
Bedford Borough landowners invited to put forward development sites for Local Plan 2050
Bedford Borough Council is calling on local people, landowners and businesses to suggest potential plots for housing, retail and renewable energy to help shape the area’s growth up to 2050…
Exclusive: Rosie Jones to host ‘Party, Not Pity’ at Bedford’s Inclusive Performing Arts Festival
The award-winning comedian, writer and disability advocate Rosie Jones will host a special event at this year’s Inclusive Performing Arts Festival in Bedford, bringing the Rosie Jones…