Letters to the editor

Whether it’s something that’s bothering you or something you want to praise, our letters page will give you the chance to tell the rest of Bedford Borough what’s on your mind.

Maybe you’ve got something to say about one of our recent articles. Even if you disagree with what we’ve published, we want to hear from you.

Simply email letters@BedfordIndependent.co.uk and your opinions, rants, ideas, compliments or criticisms could soon feature on our pages.
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  • Only letters from Bedford Borough residents will be accepted unless they are from a nationally recognised charity or public body with a subject that may be of interest to our readers.
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  • We reserve the right to refuse publication without a reply.

Further terms & conditions for reader letters and comments can be found on our ethics and editorial policy page.

Updated: 01 January 2024

Letters: There is a desperate need for a holistic review of the form and function of the town centre

Bedford Borough Council needs to have a reality check regarding the town centre. This continual political posturing is doing the town absolutely no good at all because the problems...

Letters: East West Rail is a failure of tiers of Government as well as anyone else

This is a failure of tiers of Government as well as anyone else. On the one hand, English Regional Transport Association (ERTA) takes a view the Northern Route E between Bedford-Tempsford...

Letters: High petrol prices in Bedford

The cheapest petrol in Bedford is £1.86 per litre, whereas in Biggleswade Sainsburys, only 11 miles away, you can get unleaded for £1.76 per litre which is a huge price difference...

Letters: Park and Ride – well that’s a contradiction

Park and Ride - well that’s a contradiction. I arrived from Luton, hoping to go and see my grandsons play guitar on the community stages. However arriving at 1pm I waited for an hour with...

Letters: How will Bedford Borough Council limit negative environmental impact of East West Rail?

I watched the recent Borough Executive meeting and was disheartened by the new Rail Strategy. This failed to mention how the Borough Council is going to limit the negative environmental...

Letters: I am unimpressed with Bedford Borough Councillors backtracking over EWR support

I was one of the residents who recently attended the Borough Council’s Executive to participate in the item that discussed East West Rail. I came away unimpressed. It is obvious that...

Letters: Abandoned car celebrates one year anniversary while council ‘investigates’

Do you ever notice something amiss in Bedford and think “Somebody should report that to the council”? Do we just rely on council staff to notice things for themselves? Do we trust our...

Letters: Protect Poets campaigners respond to MP’s meeting with rail minister

We, Protect Poets campaign group were, to say the least, very disappointed with Mr Yasin’s feedback following his meeting with [Wendy Morton MP]. This was a pre-arranged...

Letters: Never mind the Bus Station, what about the loss of our Ox-Cam services?

Reading a recent post about the unsavoury nature of the Bus Station I recently visited to look myself. For sure there's no comparison between the reasonable railway station...

Letters: Spare some Embankment polish for the Bus Station

I can only assume our Mayor and some of the Borough councillors are blind and deaf, if they really think that suddenly finding £1.5 million for the Embankment and further grants for children's...

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