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Survey shows over 90% of Bedford parents want to ditch their car on the school run

A survey of over 900 parents by walking and cycling charity, Sustrans, has revealed that more than nine out of ten would prefer not to drive their kids...

‘Do not drink your tap water’ Turvey residents warned

Until further notice, Turvey residents are advised by Anglian Water not to drink their tap water. It follows third party damage to a nearby water...

Tidy Tip reopens to vans and trailers as capacity increases

For the first time since the end of March, vans and most trailers will be able to return to Bedford's household waste recycling centre...

WATCH: Summer storm time-lapse over Bedford

Bedford film-maker, Don Weeraserie, turned storm chaser this summer, when he set himself the challenge of capturing a time-lapse of a storm making its way across the Bedfordshire...

Help make Bedford part of the national Living with Mammals survey

Have you noticed more wildlife activity in your garden or local park since lockdown? If so, wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES)...

Bedford’s Olympic hero Etienne Stott backs Planet Earth Games

Bedford's Etienne Stott, who won gold in the 2012 Olympic Games, has backed a new international competition featuring virtual and sustainable challenges. The Planet Earth Games is a...

Warnings after Lyme disease cases in Bedford Park

People are being warned to stick to clearly defined paths in Bedford's local parks and open spaces after two two cases of Lyme disease from tick bites in Bedford Park were reported. Lyme disease...

Anglian Water served notice over Riverfield Drive stink

Anglian Water have been served an abatement order notice after Riverfield Drive residents complained about smells coming from a nearby sewage treatment plant. Long-suffering residents of the...

Sunshine and flowers on Bedfords’s beautiful Embankment

Visitors to Bedford’s Embankment will be met with a riot of colour this summer, as 20,000 sunflowers, marigolds, petunias, geraniums and verbena...

Council seizes music equipment of nuisance Kempston neighbour

A Kempston man has had stereos, speakers and a TV seized after blasting his neighbours with contnuous noise from early morning to late at night. Residents of Eastdale Close, Kempston...