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Editorial Column, Tom Carr

Tom Carr is the Bedford Independent's Sport Editor, covering all sport in the Borough.

Tom has been front and centre of sport in the town since 2016, writing for various publications before joining the Bedford Independent team, primarily as the Bedford Blues reporter in August 2019.

Tom later stepped into the new role of Sport Editor in 2022, and has since written about a wide variety of sports across Bedford Borough, incorporating professional, semi-pro and grassroots sport.

As the Sport Editor of the Bedford Independent, Tom leads the title’s sporting coverage, with relationships across clubs, community groups and individuals who have gone on to make the professional game.

Born in Bedford, Tom has lived in the town all his life and has been part of multiple community clubs over the years, including Bedford Cricket Club, Bedford Park Rangers, and Riverside Tennis Club, among others.

He is also a qualified football referee and cricket umpire.

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Opinion: I won’t sit back and accept bigotry as the new norm; so why should Ofcom?

After GB News allowed another segment to air that included unfounded tropes against LGBT+ people, Bedford Independent's Sport Editor, Tom Carr asks why the authorities won't act...

Opinion: The latest LGBT+ campaign arrives in football, but there is a far easier way to be supportive

February is LGBT+ History Month, and some of the focus is once again on the world of football, who kick off their latest LGBT+ awareness campaign this weekend, but we ask, what can you do to help...

Opinion: Why are local newspapers digging their own graves by advertising Amazon products?

Some local news outlets are posting increasing amount of adverts from multi-national billion-dollar companies such as Amazon, so we asked: Why would they do such a thing..?

Opinion: The growing problem of racism in football. Why is it happening and what do we do to fix it?

Examples of football matches getting abandoned for alleged incidents of racism are more common than ever in 2025, so the Bedford Independent Sport Editor, Tom Carr asks "Why? And how do we fix it?"...

Opinion: Don’t let its glow up go to waste, we must all look after Midland Road

It may have taken the best part of ten months, and a lot of noise, disruption and traffic diversions but finally, the first part of the Midland Road regeneration is complete, helping to revitalise...

Opinion: Come out and support Bedford’s football teams on Non-League Day

Saturday 22 March is Non-League Day, the annual celebration of non-league football in the UK, with Bedford Town and Real Bedford facing season-defining clashes towards the top of the table...

Opinion: If this is the last ever Bedford Town, they’re leaving us on a high

Bedford Town kick off a Southern League double header this weekend with both the Eagles and near neighbours, Real Bedford in action on the 3G-laden turf with ongoing merger talks hovering...

Opinion: Non League Day is a chance to reignite your love of the beautiful game

This Saturday 23rd March is Non-League Day, another chance for football fans to give non-league football a go as the best players in the world embark on another international break...

Opinion: Squaring the LGBT+ circle of the Qatar World Cup

Today is Men’s World Cup Final day. It’s an occasion that comes around once every four years and encapsulates the imaginations of football fans around the planet, although once again, we find...

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