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Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and gives us his satirical take on it all. Politics, roads, education, business, spelling mistakes on this website, he doesn’t miss a thing…

The former Bedfordshire Police station building at Greyfriars, with the roundabout in the foreground. Bedford. Image: Bedford Independent

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19 December 2025: Greyfriars grudge, Truss issues, On yer bike, Rollercoaster spin, and Pub etiquette. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us...
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The panettone from Damiano Hair's TikTok video nestled in a Christmas tree

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12 December 2025: Christmas hope, Long live good news, Content isn't just for Christmas, Christmas quiz. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us...
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Bedford Pipe & Drum Band opening the 25th Bedford Christmas Tree Festival at St Paul's Church. Image: Bedford Christmas Tree Festival Committee

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5 December 2025: Street stupidity, Christmas sparkle, Giddy for Grennan, and Point proven. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us...
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Polling Station church red brick building. Image: Peter Fleming/Adobe Stock

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28 November 2025: Petty politics, Crossing catch-up, and Birthday surprise. 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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A view from Horne Lane of Pilgrims House with the bright neon light of Taco Bell

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21 November 2025: Toned down taco, Consultation? What consultation?, and Water memory. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us...
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An amphibious bus on a road and river sightseeing tour arrives back on land in the Vauxhall district of London. Image: Ron Ellis/Shutterstock

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14 November 2025: Duck to the future, Commissioner chaos, Vintage embarrassment, and Harrold hero. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough...
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One of many. Squadron Leader Eugeniusz Horbaczewski, the CO of the No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron, standing by his new North American Mustang Mark III, FB387 'PK-G, at Brenzett, Kent. He was shot down and killed on 18 August 1944, after destroying three Focke Wulf Fw 190s to bring his score to 16 and a half victories. Image: Polish Official Photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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7 November 2025: Universal sacrifice, Normal for Norfolk and Vinyl values. 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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Map, or should we say illustration, of the incorrect EWR route. Image: DTB

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31 October 2025: Off track, Overexposed party, Indie spirit, and Need for speed (sign). Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us...
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Crowds at McFly at Bedford Summer Sessions. Image Rebecca Goacher

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24 October 2025: Positivity please, Homecoming King, Ticking boxes, Political pivot and Zero problem. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us...
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Protesters from the Citizen's Arrest Network surround Anglian Water CEO Mark Thurston at a London Train Station 15 October 2025. Image: Citizen's Arrest Network

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17 October 2025: Water palaver, Empty trail, No excuse, and 90s revival? 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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