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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.

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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Bedford’s Castle Mound gets much needed repairs

Repairs are being carried out on Bedford's Castle Mound this week to repair damage to the canopy roof and also install climbing deterrents to areas around the site...

GALLERY: Bedford’s River Great Ouse is looking lovely today

The River Great Ouse in Bedford is looking lovely today. We took these quick pictures on a walk this morning (14 May) and though we'd share them with our readers. The river enters...

New climate change committee for Bedford Borough

In one of his first actions as the re-elected mayor, Dave Hodgson has announced the creation of a Bedford Borough Council Climate Change Committee. The cross-party committee...

1/2 of adults in Bedfordshire won’t make changes to save the environment

Recent research has revealed that just under half of Bedfordshire's adult residents are prepared to make lifestyle changes to help save the environment. This may include...

Bedford Borough Council declares ‘climate emergency’

Bedfordshire's Extinction Rebellion (XR) group have welcomed Bedford Borough Council's declaration of a 'climate emergency', but want assurances the decision isn't just gesture politics...

£300 fine for dumping rubbish in Bedford, even if you didn’t do it

Bedford Borough Council say they'll issue fines of £300 to people whose rubbish has been dumped, even if they didn't dump it themselves. The new Fixed Penalty Notice...