Bedford Ian writes…
17 July 2026: Hove actually, Flagging spirits, and Street springs. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…
Beloved Brickhill teacher retires after 39 years as children “doodle” the corridors in her honour
A beloved schoolteacher has retired after 39 years of inspiring children, spending her final 24 years at Brickhill Primary School where pupils and staff created a special art exhibition…
CBC leader suggests Bedford Hospital be turned into housing if Tempsford New Town gets the go-ahead
Early proposals for a new hospital at the planned Tempsford New Town development has led to the leader of Central Bedfordshire Council calling for a new major regional hospital…
Monthly column: Bedford’s Priory Sewage Plant upgrade ruled out until 2030
We at BedsGOVET are fighting hard to keep the River Great Ouse monitored so that we can inform all river users of contamination issues, especially the extremely high levels of E. coli…
WATCH: The River Festival is “a Bedford event,” says the Bedfordian who pulls it all together
The Bedford River Festival returns this weekend (18 and 19 July). While council staff manage the infrastructure, local independent businesses and community groups are running the main events…
Bedfordshire Police dismantle Bedford drug network as county line leader jailed
A 24-year-old Bedford man who directed a large-scale county drug line using a network of local runners has been jailed for six years and five months after police raided his property…
Bedford man jailed after raping woman he approached
Robel Gebremariam, 25, of Dudley Street, Bedford, has been jailed for nine years at Luton Crown Court after he was found guilty of raping a woman he approached in Greyfriars in the early…