Councillors across the parties have welcomed the Borough's latest active travel grant, but Green party councillors are urging the Council to aim high to make Bedford a "truly cycle-friendly town"...
Bedford Borough Council has confirmed that magnet fishing is not permitted in any of the Borough's rivers or lakes, after two unexploded devices have been dredged from the river since the...
A Bedford photographer has captured an incredible mix of lightning, dark clouds, sunshine and a rainbow in the skies over the Borough last night (Tuesday). Daniel Churchill, who shares...
A combination of lorry driver shortages, vastly increased alcohol consumption and closed charity shops are putting council waste collection services under growing pressure. Councillors were…
Bedford and Kempston MP and former Queen's Park councillor, Mohammad Yasin, has welcomed new signage in the area, saying that Queen's Park is finally getting the recognition it deserves...
A £5,000 grant has been awarded to Thurleigh Playing Field through Bedford Borough Council's Rural Grants Scheme to help improve the site’s facilities and accessibility...
Bedford's first 'living wall' has been installed on St Cuthbert's Street, thanks to a collaboration between businesses and a grant from Bedford Borough Council. Over 11 square metres of over 1,000 plants...
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has "warmly welcomed" legislation proposed by Conservative North Bedfordshire MP, Richard Fuller, to tackle the crime of hare coursing...
The start of this year's fishing season at Priory Country Park lake has been delayed following an investigation by the Environment Agency after an unusually large number of dead fish were found...
The popular Priory Country Park has had its County Wildlife Site status extended to now cover the whole park, including the woods and the various meadows around the historic site. Sites...
Bedfordshire Police have confirmed that a man has been arrested and charged after he destroyed a swan's nest on Bedford Embankment on Friday evening (4 June). The 18-year-old was also charged with assault...
A species of moth caterpillars have set up home in around 100ft of trees and hedgerow in Elstow, creating a ghostly, but totally harmless, spectacle. The blanket of caterpillar webs is the work of ermine moth caterpillars...