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Everyday Heroes Awards: Help us find Bedford Borough’s best fundraiser

As we go through each category for this year's Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards, in partnership with The Harpur Trust, it's been really good to look at who has won the award in...

Holocaust Memorial Day event to take place at Anne Frank tree in Russell Park

Holocaust Memorial Day will be commemorated in Bedford this month to honour those who lost their lives during Nazi persecution. Hosted by the Bedford Council of Faiths, a short ceremony will take place...

Bedford’s Italian heritage celebrated in TV documentary

Bedford's Italian heritage is under the spotlight tonight (Tuesday) in the BBC2 documentary, Inside the Factory, hosted by Gregg Wallace. As well as investigating the production of filled pasta at a factory...

RSPCA and fire team rescue Kempston cat from 40ft tree

Tommy, a 10-month-old cat from Kempston, had a lucky escape after he became trapped for over 24 hours in a tree on St John's Avenue in Kempston. He had made his way up the 12.2m (40ft) tree...

Everyday Heroes Awards: Help us find an Excellence in Education everyday hero

The Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards recognise people who have made a difference to our Borough and who make Bedford brilliant. We're taking a closer look at each category and...

Everyday Heroes Awards: Who is helping Bedford punch above its weight?

The nominations for this year's Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Award, in partnership with The Harpur Trust, are in full swing, helping you to recognise people who have made a difference...

Bedford Christmas Tree Festival smashes previous fundraising total by £3,000

A whopping £23,500 was raised at the 2023 Bedford Christmas Tree Festival, topping the previous year's grand total by over £3,000. The festival attracted around 8,000 visitors over five days...

Everyday Heroes Awards: Which team is helping raise the profile Bedford?

Now in its fourth year, the Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Award, in partnership with The Harpur Trust, recognise people who have made a difference to our Borough and who make Bedford brilliant...

Sports programme for young people in Bedford Borough awarded £10K National Lottery grant

A sports programme dedicated to serving the needs of young people in the Borough has been selected to receive a £10,000 grant from the National Lottery. Sporting Aid is a non-profit organisation...

Everyday Heroes Awards: Who should be Bedford’s Volunteer of the Year 2023?

Entries for the Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards 2023, in partnership with the Harpur Trust, are now open, and we're looking for individuals and teams who you think are brilliant Bedfordians...