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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.

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Bedford nurse takes life-changing job on remote island where birds outnumber humans

A specialist palliative care nurse from Bedford has been offered a life-changing opportunity on a remote Scottish island. Tammy Hine, who has worked as a nurse for 26 years, will...

Volunteers say “it feels like home” as One YMCA earns national recognition

One YMCA has renewed its Investing in Volunteers standard, with assessors praising its inclusive culture, strong support for volunteers and plans to grow volunteering across Bedfordshire...

Historic Bedford Railway 200 special to air on Bedford Radio this Christmas

Bedford Radio’s award-nominated Historic Bedford series returns on Sunday, 28 December 2025 with a Railway 200 special exploring how the railways came to Bedford...

Bedford Borough village ditches Christmas cards to raise £1,000 for cancer charity

Little Staughton villagers raise nearly £1,000 for The Robin Cancer Trust by ditching Christmas cards in a long-running festive fundraiser that has topped £15,900. Sixty households...

Bedford to mark Holocaust Memorial Day with events at Russell Park and the Higgins

A ceremony will take place by the Anne Frank Tree in Russell Park in January to once again mark Holocaust Memorial Day in Bedford. The council and the Bedford Council of Faiths...

Bedford pub’s quiz night raises £1,555 for homelessness charity

The organisers of a monthly quiz night at the Devonshire Arms have handed over a cheque for over £1,500 to SMART, Bedford's homelss charity after fundraising throughout the year...

Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Volunteer of the Year: “I just do what I do because I love it”

Janet Dickinson from Putnoe, was amazed as she received the ‘Volunteer of the Year’ award at last year's Everyday Hero Awards ceremony. The Bedford Independent Everyday Hero...

Christmas church services in Bedford 2025

Christmas will soon be upon us, and many of us will want to celebrate at Bedford Borough's church services. The month of December always seems to pass so very quickly, and there...

“There were so many heroes in the room that day,” Unsung Hero reflects on winning an Everyday Heroes Award

Since 2020, the Bedford Independent Everyday Hero Awards have been held to celebrate individuals and organisations who go the extra mile to help those in our local community...

Watch: Bedford’s Tom Grennan backs RSPCA winter appeal with emotional new film

Bedford singer Tom Grennan backs the RSPCA’s Big Give Back to Animals winter appeal with an emotional new You Are Not Alone video, highlighting rescue dog stories and rising abandonment...

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