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.

Opinion: If our redactions annoyed you yesterday, good. That was the point

The Bedford Independent and Bedford Clanger redacted stories for Indie News Week to show what happens when communities only get half the story. If it annoyed you, that was the point....

Bedford Independent and Bedford Clanger redact stories to warn “no news is bad news”

The Bedford Independent and Bedford Clanger are redacting parts of their stories today as part of Indie News Week, highlighting what Bedford could lose without independent local journalism...

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12 June 2026: Citizen Smith, Transport transparency, Italian Enough? and Tree-mendous. 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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5 June 2026: WTAF? Dirty business, Off air, and Brucie bonus. 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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29 May 2026: Track record, Ealing eagerness, and Congestion Clark. 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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22 May 2026: Sinking ship, Slim pickings, Poor timing, and Sock it to 'em. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it...

Bedford Independent unveils website upgrade focused on readers, accessibility and trusted local news

Bedford Independent readers can now access audio versions of stories, improved navigation and clearer journalist profiles as part of a major website refresh. The update includes faster-loading pages...

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15 May 2026: Lifeblood, Another round, Order order and Electric Avenue. 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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8 May 2026: River ooze, Brilliant Bedfordians, Swing vote, and Rubbish parking. 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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1 May 2026: Mayor Festus?, Tate nonsense, Tesla shame and Chris the saviour. 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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