Sign up for daily news
10 September 2026
Facebook-f Threads Instagram Linkedin Youtube
Search

Environment

All the latest environment 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.

Anglian Water van livery

Anglian Water refuses to face questions over four-year Kempston leak losing 540 litres an hour

A Kempston resident fears his home is at risk of subsidence from a four-year water leak losing 540 litres an hour. Anglian Water has repeatedly failed to take action...
Read more
Cardboard being put into containers at the Barkers Lane Household Waste Recycling Centre. Image Bedford Borough Council

Number plate checks brought in at Barkers Lane tip to stop out-of-towners dumping waste

Bedford Borough Council says its new vehicle registration system will protect the Barkers Lane tip from misuse by businesses and people from outside the borough...
Read more
An image of a clear plastic bag of old batteries ready for recycling

“Don’t bin batteries or vapes,” says council following last year’s waste depot fire

Bedford Borough Council has repeated their warnings not to put old batteries and vapes in ordinary household bins, following a fire at a materials recovery depot in Elstow last year...
Read more
A drought-induced blue-green algae formation (stock photo). Image Juergen Wackenhut ShutterstockImage: Juergen Wackenhut/Shutterstock.

Bedford mayor says council is holding water regulators “to account” over River Great Ouse pollution

Mayor Tom Wootton has blamed external agencies for blue-green algae on the River Great Ouse following recent hot weather, while staying silent on calls for tougher enforcement against water companies...
Read more
Burst water main on Bedford high street has pumped water all over the road and even lifted the tarmac. Cars are driving through carefully. Image: Jo Casey

Monthly column: Heatwave and broken pipes

The heat is on, literally, for water companies to start to fix all the broken pipes where thousands of litres of water are pouring out over hot tarmac across the UK...
Read more
Bedford Borough wheelie bins for recycling, green waste and landfill

Nearly 12,000 tonnes recycled as Bedford Borough residents make a difference

Bedford Borough residents recycled an impressive 11,774 tonnes of household waste from April 2025 to the end of March 2026, helping to reduce disposal costs and protect…
Read more
The 2026 solar eclipse just prior to its maximum from Bedford. Image: Darren Jehan/BAS.

Bedford looks up: Hundreds join Astronomical Society to witness rare eclipse

Hundreds of residents turned out to watch the solar eclipse with the Bedford Astronomical Society, where local experts handed out 300 pairs of solar glasses and demystified stargazing for all ages...
Read more
Total solar eclipse of 8 April 2024 in the USA, with the sun peaking from behind the moon creating a diamond ring effect. Totality with bright corona visible against dark blue sky with a few clouds. Image: Thomas Roell/Shutterstock

Rare partial solar eclipse to ‘light up’ Bedford skies this evening

Bedfordians can witness a rare deep partial solar eclipse this evening, with the Moon obscuring around 90 percent of the Sun. Here is how local families can enjoy the event safely...
Read more
Kochi the Red Panda with lots of fine read hair around his face, and big black eyes staring right into the camera. He has long white whiskers. Image Zoo du Bassin Arcachon La Teste

Red panda travels 800 miles to Woburn Safari Park for breeding program

A young male red panda has arrived at Woburn Safari Park from France as part of a European breeding programme to help safeguard the endangered species. Visitors can now see him in his home...
Read more
Trees and landscape along The Greensand Ridge with a Greensand Ridge way marker added on top of the image and the words '@ 40'. Image: The Greensand Trust

Celebrate 40 years of the Greensand Ridge with countryside walks this September

There is no better way to experience the beauty of Bedfordshire’s countryside than on foot, and this September offers the perfect opportunity to lace up your walking boots and discover one...
Read more

Get the latest Bedford news first

Subscribe to our free daily email for our lead story each morning before we publish it anywhere else, plus the key Bedford Borough headlines from the last 24 hours – without having to log into social media.

I've already subscribed (dont show again)