Bedford Independent

All the latest news from across Bedford Borough. Everything you need to keep you up to date with what’s happening in Bedford Borough on your mobile or desktop via the Bedford Independent.

The Bedford Independent was founded to provide the people of Bedford Borough with a modern news desk that would give them easy access to genuine and unbiased Bedford news. We are independent in ownership and opinion.

Our mission is to inform and inspire the people of Bedford. To do this we will work hard to bring them the news that matters to them from our town centre to the most rural of the Borough’s villages.

Our editorial team are NCTJ trained and follows a standards code set out by the independent press regulator IMPRESS Standards.

Bedford Ian writes…

14 August 2026: Burnham down, Sun dog, and Pound of paint. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…

Bedford Ian writes…

Mayes 'school' Yard, River rivalry, and Lieutenant pride. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…

Bedford Ian writes…

Watered down, Simply great, Just say "no", and Careful what you wish for. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…

From Putnoe paper round to First-Class Honours for Bedford Independent journalist

Former Putnoe paper girl Sophie has graduated with First-Class Honours and a Dean's Award, returning home to Bedford Borough to champion real community stories...

Bedford Ian writes…

17 July 2026: Hove actually, Flagging spirits, and Street springs. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…

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Water torture, Motion sickness, Clean sweep, Caught shorts, and Office outing. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…

Media watchdog demands tougher standards for online press

The Press Recognition Panel has criticised a new government Green Paper, warning that plans to define trusted news online ignore weak regulation in the mainstream press...

Bedford Ian writes…

26 June 2026: Quiet heroes, Black marker, Mayor's mumblings, ベッドフォードはクソじゃない。and Bregret. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us...

Opinion: Local news, supported by Bedfordians, not billionaires

This week, as part of Indie News Week, we've done something that doesn't come naturally to us, and that's why it's taken me so long to find the right words to write this piece. We're asking our...

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