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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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emma garrett
Emma Garrett, the widely respected Bedford businesswoman behind Kiosk At The Park, Pavilion At The Park and SoupFest Bedford has been appointed as a Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire. The announcement was made in a tweet direct to Bedford Independent last night...
Michelle Frost
A Kempston Scout Leader, who became a world record holder after running this year's London Marathon on stilts, is now helping 36 Bedfordshire Scouts prepare for the 24th World Scout Jamboree - North America 2019 in West Virginia. Michelle Frost...
Bedford Visitor Information Centre
Bedfordians have reacted strongly to that survey by YouGov which claims Bedfordshire is England's least popular county. Now a new centre in Bedford will help promote the area far and wide. The Bedford Visitors Information Centre...
Coop Post Office
A Bedford Borough Councillor is calling on Co-op to save Post Office services on Queen's Drive, Bedford, claiming they are to blame for them now being at risk. McColl's on Queen's Drive currently provide Post Office...
Debbie Burrells is know to many people, as part of the well-known local family behind Kitcheners Marina and Garage. Late last year she was diagnosed with a deadly form of Motor Neurone Disease (MND). She...