Firefighters at Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service got creative to praise NHS workers for their service during the coronavirus pandemic. Watch Commander...
As pressure on the council's reduced workforce continues to grow, all Borough-run multi-storey car parks - apart from Queen Street - will close until...
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The Bedford Independent has learnt that JPI Media is suspending the Times & Citizen, Bedford's last printed news source, indefinitely and print copies will not be delivered, due to...
Major planning decisions will be taken behind closed doors until the coronavirus crisis is over. Bedford Council’s planning committee has decided...
Bedford Hospital NHS Trust has confirmed they are currently treating eight patients with confirmed COVID-19 (coronavirus) at the hospital...
Musician Tom Grennan is working with Bedford Kindness volunteers to deliver much-needed supplies to Bedford Foodbank. The singer/songwriter has...
An initiative to show support to the frontline staff working during the current crisis is taking place across the whole of the UK on Thursday (26 March)...
Bedford Borough Council has just announced that the tidy tip on Barkers Lane will close until further notice. In a statement, today (Tuesday) it said...
This morning, Michael Gove confirmed that children under 18 and with separated parents can visit both homes despite the government lockdown on movement...
The Prime Minister has this evening (Monday) announced a full lockdown.He said, in a pre-recorded statement that, "...without a huge national effort to...
As social distancing becomes a reality and more staff and customers enter self-isolation, many of Bedford's shops and businesses are temporarily closing...