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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.

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a Fly Tipping incident in Bedford Borough shows a variety of rubbish dumped by a country road.

Five prosecuted for fly-tipping as Bedford Borough Council cracks down on enviro-crime

Bedford Borough Council has secured five successful prosecutions for fly-tipping and related offences, with offenders ordered to pay more than £11,000 in total. The cases...
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Volunteers from the Viking Kayak Club are pictured in their canoes/kayaks on the River Great Ouse near St Mary's Gardens

Volunteers collect 153 bags of rubbish at embankment Rivercare Clean Up

Bedford Borough Council has thanked all the volunteers - on land and on the river - who took part in the 2025 Rivercare Clean Up. The 168 volunteers gave up their Saturday morning on...
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A ghostly, swirly shape in the night sky which has been attributed to the dumping of fuel by a Space X rocket

Spooky spectral sight spotted over Brickhill attributed to Elon not aliens

A Brickhill resident got a shock last night (Monday) when they looked to the sky and clearly saw a neat spiral of glowing clouds. Amy Adair of Pippit Rise was chatting to her in-laws in her...
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Cigarette butt on the floor. Image: Jan Zinnbauer/Unsplash

4,700 fines issued to people spitting, urinating, and dropping cigarette butts in Bedford town centre

More than 4,700 fines were issued for street littering in Bedford between 2022 and 2024 — with the majority for discarded cigarette butts, a council committee has heard. At a meeting of Bedford...
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Kempston Mill flooded on 26 September 2024 Image Cllr James Valentine

Communities encouraged to set up ‘flood resilience groups’ after successes in Stevington and Kempston

Bedford borough communities are being encouraged to establish flood resilience groups to help mitigate the impact of severe weather events, following successful initiatives in areas such as Stevington and Marina Court...
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volunteers carrying blue sacks and litterpicking equipment are walking across a bridge in Bedford as part of the Rivercare Clean Up event

Everyone’s invited to take part in this year’s community Rivercare Clean Up

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River Great Ouse. Image: BedsGOVET

New Water Management Alliance to monitor river pollution across Bedford Borough

A new Bedford Borough Water Management Alliance will monitor river pollution and help to trace “where the naughtiness comes from” Bedford’s mayor has said. The council's...
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Lucas Tatek and a BedsGOVET volunteer testing at Houghton Mill. Image BedsGOVET

Monthly column: BedsGOVET – Getting the bigger picture

The Great Ouse is the fifth longest river in the UK and to get a fuller understanding of the contaminants in the Great Ouse, we have been working with other science citizen...
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(L-R) Tilly & Julie Vesely at the England Golf Centenary Awards Image: Tilly Vesely

Colmworth Golf Club leading the way on tackling the sport’s environmental impacts

We all know that golf is great for meeting friends, enjoying the outdoors, and immersing ourselves in nature. But have you ever wondered if golf is good for the planet?
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Diggy Stardust a long tunnelling maching shaped like a tube with a green metallic end that has teeth to cut rock. It has a fierce mouth on the side and the logos for HB Tunneling and Cadent. It has been helping to secure Bedford's future gas supply right under our feet. Image: Bedford Independent

Diggy Stardust working hard under our feet to help secure Bedford’s future gas supply

A significant gas infrastructure upgrade is underway in Bedford, right under our feet, and it's helping to improve and secure the town’s energy supply, support future growth...
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