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Monthly column: Bedford’s Great River Ouse e-coli levels hit new high

Local environmental campaigners, Bedfordshire Great Ouse Valley Environmental Trust (BedsGovet) who launched the Don’t Lose the Ouse campaign in March, were disbelieving when...

Anglian Water found guilty of failing to provide treatment records

As part of a criminal investigation into all of the UK's water companies, Anglian Water Services Ltd has been found guilty of failing to provide adequate records. The case was brought by the Environment...

Solar Can photographs capture the path of sun over Stewartby

An amateur astronomer from Stewartby has shared incredible photos of the path of the sun, taken over a year using a pin-hole camera mounted on the side of his house. Darren Jehan captured the...

Council confirms Bedford Park’s “dangerous” ‘wonky tree’ will come down

At 16 meters high and over 100 years old, Bedford Borough will soon say goodbye to Bedford Park's famous ‘wonky tree’ after five years of monitoring found it was no longer safe. Situated by...

Join nationwide waterways protest on River Great Ouse this weekend

Environmental activists will take to the River Great Ouse this Saturday (18 May) as part of a national protest at the state of the nation’s waterways. They will join thousands of protesters on coasts and rivers across...

Preparations underway for council to roll out food waste collections

Bedford Borough Council said it has already “commenced preparations” to collect food waste following the government’s new approach to waste collection. Last week (May 9) the government said new...

Themes announced for this year’s Harrold-Odell Country Park photo competition

Photographers of all ages and abilities are invited to submit their best shots of Harrold-Odell Country Park and the winning entries will be selected for the 2025 calendar. The theme of the competition is...

Bedford bedazzled: Watch as northern lights fill Borough skies with colour

In what was a rare display of nature's beauty, the skies of Bedford Borough were awash with colour last night as a solar storm created a stunning display across the UK and parts of the world not normally...

‘Smashing’ – glass recycling collection trial begins in Bedford Borough

It's been something Bedfordians have asked to have for years and it could divert 1,500 tonnes of glass from landfill sites - Bedford Borough Council is finally trialling glass recycling collections...

Monthly column: Don’t Lose the Ouse campaign expands testing programme thanks to new equipment

BedsGovet, the organisation behind the Don’t Lose the Ouse campaign, has now purchased its first Sonde water quality monitor using money generously donated by a few pioneer Bedford Borough...