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All the latest community and charity 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.

Care home residents combat loneliness with a Vintage Tea Dance

After two years of planning, a local members club has hosted its first Vintage Tea Dance to help combat loneliness and isolation among older people. The event was the result of a conversation in 2021 between...
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Kempston woman fundraising in her little sister’s name shortlisted for Pride of Britain award

A Kempston woman who has raised thousands for Keech Hospice after her little sister died from a rare ageing condition has been shortlisted for a Pride of Britain award. Lucy Tobutt has been...
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Bedford teenager shares cancer story as part of new national TV campaign

A Bedford teenager's journey through cancer treatment has taken centre stage in a new national advertising and fundraising effort by Cancer Research UK. Jake Salmon...
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Bedford MS Therapy Centre thanks music fans for donations at Bedford Park Concerts

The Beds and Northants MS Therapy Centre has given a "huge thank you" to music fans who attended this summer's Bedford Park Concerts series after they received a total of £8750 in donations...
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Thousands raised for robot equipment at Bedford Hospital in memory of much-loved brothers

A cheque for an "unheard of" amount of money has been handed to Bedford Hospital Charity and Friends (BHC&F) to support a new cutting-edge da Vinci Xi surgery robot. £27,520 was raised...
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Discover this Hidden Gem in the centre of Bedford

The Panacea Society was a Christian community founded and led by women, based in Bedford. They came to believe that their garden was on the original site of the Garden of Eden as described in the Bible....
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Bedford home being used as a ‘residential institution’ without council permission

Dial4care Children’s Services has submitted a change of use application to Bedford Borough Council after it was found they were using a Bedford home as a ‘residential institution’...
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Big-hearted hospice volunteers thank community for supporting family fayre and music festival

Last weekend, the return of The Country Fayre and Music Festival saw hundreds of revellers help raise over £7,500 for families needing Sue Ryder’s care.The event was volunteer-led and included...
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Carlton homelessness charity in finals for national award – and your vote counts

Bedfordshire homelessness charity Emmaus Village Carlton has made the final shortlist for a national award run by the Reuse Network. The Reuse Network is the UK’s only membership body dedicated to charitable...
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Bedford’s Kenyan community group hosts event to empower other women

A group of women from Bedford's Kenyan community are holding an event on Saturday (12 August) to celebrate their organisation's first anniversary. The group, Victorious Women, came together...
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