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Russell Park drugs arrest after residents report suspicious activity

A teenage boy was arrested yesterday (Monday) on suspicion of drug dealing, after residents in the Russell Park area of Bedford reported suspicious activity. A 16-year-old boy...

Tributes paid following the death of Kempston man

Tributes have been paid to a Kempston man who died at the weekend after becoming injured in the street. Flowers were left at the site in Bedford Road where he was found...

Bedford man charged with manslaughter following incident outside Dunstable pub

A man has been charged with manslaughter after a 28-year-old man died following an incident outside a pub in Dunstable. Police were called just before midnight on Saturday...

Top tips to grow your Bedford business post-COVID

Lockdown is over but the impact of COVID is still being felt across Bedford, so it’s vital you do all you can to get your business back on track. Of course, loyal customers will already be...

Man wanted in connection with harassment, stalking and death threats

Bedfordshire Police has issued an appeal to locate a man wanted in connection with offences including harassment, stalking and threats to kill. Detectives are looking to speak with...

Bedford man jailed for six years for harassing and assaulting his ex-partners

A 36-year-old-year-old man has been sentenced to six years behind bars for violently assaulting and harassing two women. Orville Anderson Burgess of De Parys Avenue was...

You could win a Foxy Wings voucher just by telling us what you think of news in Bedford

As a reader-first publication, the Bedford Independent is always striving to make sure it delivers exactly what you, our readers, want, so we'd like you to tell us. We're running a series of short...

Everyday Heroes Awards: Look at these brilliant Bedfordians

This is them, the Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Award winners 2021. They all do something special, something amazing that makes Bedford Borough brilliant and we're so proud...

Jail for Bedford burglar caught on CCTV

A man identified by officers through CCTV footage which linked him to two burglaries in Bedford has been jailed for almost three years. Marvin Lendor, 34, of no fixed abode...

Clapham man jailed for breaching sexual prevention order

A 60-year-old man from Bedford has been sentenced to over six years in jail for multiple child sexual offences and for breaching his sexual harm prevention order. Clive Burton, of...