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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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The Championship resumes with the Battle of Bedfordshire at Goldington Road

Goldington Road will see the resumption of the Championship on Saturday (18 January) as Bedford Blues welcome local rivals Ampthill for the second time this season, and for the...

Real Bedford take control of title race against ten-man Berkhamsted

Real Bedford leapfrogged ten-man Berkhamsted in the race for the Southern League Central Division One title after completing a 5-1 win over their league rivals at the Ledger...

County squash champions crowned at Bedford’s Club Towers

Club Towers crowned a host of winners at the annual Bedfordshire Squash County Closed Championships over the course of a long weekend at the beginning with January, with number...

Real Bedford one point off the top after Ware fightback win

Real Bedford fought back from a 1-0 half time deficit to win 3-1 at Ware in Southern League Central Division One to reduce the gap to a single point to Berkhamsted at the top of the division...

Bedford Town second after fifth consecutive league win at Bishop’s Stortford

Bedford Town's rollercoaster season continued into the new calendar year as Lee Bircham's men completed a league double over Bishop's Stortford in winning 2-1 at Woodside Park...

Exclusive: Meet Bedford’s globetrotting football coach – From Bedford Town to the Danish top flight

Jack Cassidy began life in the brutal world of non-league football but has since forged a career that has seen him travel to the likes of Denmark, Sweden, the UAE and of course, The Eyrie...

Real Bedford smash Barton to keep up the pace with Southern League leaders

Real Bedford were back to their goalscoring best on Saturday (28 December) as they hit five past Barton Rovers to keep pace with Southern League Central Division One...

Bedford Blues serve up festive feast in Cambridge thrashing

Bedford Blues treated a sell out 5,000 crowd at Goldington Road to a festive treat as they scored seven tries in beating a lacklustre Cambridge side 50-7 in the latest round of Championship...

Goldington Road set for festive sell out as Cambridge come to town

It's been a longer wait than usual, but Goldington Road is set to welcome its largest crowd of the season as the Championship season continues with a derby against Cambridge...

Evans winner helps Real Bedford squeeze past AFC Dunstable

Joey Evans' 53rd-minute strike helped Real Bedford to a tight 1-0 win at AFC Dunstable on Boxing Day to keep them within touching distance of Southern League Central Division...

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