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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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Quick turnaround for the Blues as Bristol Bears visit Goldington Road

Just five days after a much talked about clash with Premiership leaders Bath, Bedford Blues will be back in Premiership Cup action on Friday (7 February) as they welcome another in-form...

Real Bedford co-owner floats ideas for the future at merger fans’ forum

Real Bedford co-owner, Peter McCormack raised some eyebrows as he floated some 'ideas' at the fans' forum about the proposed merger between Bedford Town FC and Real Bedford FC...

Bedford Town lose at Royston while Real Bedford dumped out of county cup

Both Bedford Town and Real Bedford were back in action on Tuesday night (4 February) in league and cup action respectively, but both came out on the losing side in the...

Colmworth Golf Club leading the way on tackling the sport’s environmental impacts

We all know that golf is great for meeting friends, enjoying the outdoors, and immersing ourselves in nature. But have you ever wondered if golf is good for the planet?

Excellent Bedford Blues cause Bath problems in Premiership Cup loss

Bedford Blues once again made Bath sweat, securing a losing bonus point, as the Premiership Cup resumed on Sunday (2 February), but fell short on a pulsating afternoon of rugby...

Real Bedford fight back to extraordinary 5-5 draw against Flackwell Heath

Joey Evans scored a 95th minute penalty as Real Bedford and Flackwell Heath shared ten goals between them in a quite unbelievable game of Southern League football that ended 5-5...

Bedford Town bounce back to exact revenge on Barwell

Bedford Town bounced back from a dour midweek performance at Telford to beat Barwell 1-0 thanks to a second half winner from substitute, Bruno Andrade in Southern League Premier...

Cup rugby action returns as Bedford Blues travel to Premiership leaders Bath

A week on from Bedford Blues' sensational victory against Coventry under the Goldington Road floodlights, Mike Rayer's men have the chance to cause an upset or two against the current...

Applications are now open for the 2025 Bedford Junior Aquathlon

Bedford's hugely popular Junior Aquathlon is back for 2025, and the window for signing up for the first event on 30 March is now open. The two Junior Aquathlon events in 2024 saw...

Bedford’s Nick Tandy becomes first ever to win ‘Grand Slam’ of endurance races

History was made in the world of motorsport on Sunday (26 January) as Nick Tandy from Bedford became the first person ever to win all four of the world's major endurance races...

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