Gallery: Bedford River Festival 2026
What a fantastic weekend celebrating everything brilliant about Bedford at this year’s Bedford River Festival. From local charities to local bands, we were entertained and inspired across…
Bedford friends new to running raise £1,860 for East Anglian Children’s Hospices
A trio of Bedford friends who only took up running a few weeks ago have smashed their charity target by raising £1,860 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices…
Fire at Kelpie Marine, Roxton closes A1 in both directions
Both carriageways of the A1 between the Black Cat Roundabout and Tempsford have been closed while emergency services deal with a fire at Kelpie Marine in Roxton…
Queen’s Park Westfield extend lead at the top with tense win over Lutonian
Queen’s Park Westfield’s lead at the top of the Bedfordshire County Cricket League Premier Division now stands at 14 points after a tense nine-run victory over basement club, Lutonian…
Bedfordshire Police thank Bedford River Festival crowds and football fans
Bedfordshire Police have thanked football fans and Bedford River Festival visitors for a safe weekend of celebrations, though two people remain in custody following arrests in the town centre…
Campaigners at Bedford River Festival demand Westminster action on electoral reform
Electoral reform campaigners paraded through the Bedford River Festival on Sunday, 19 July 2026 to demand a proportional representation voting system during a nationwide day of…
How people in Bedford spend their evenings with Europe’s biggest theme park underway
Construction on the Universal theme park at Kempston Hardwick started on 12 January 2026. Three miles south of Bedford town centre, on 476 acres of former brickworks land…