A family from Bedford whose lives have been devastated following the death of their son are taking part in two local initiatives to improve understanding of mental health and suicide...
In September 2021, Bedford barber Fabio Moliterno took his own life after years of struggling with his mental health. A year on, his family have opened up and collaborated with the...
22-year-old Katie lives in Bedford with their parents and sister. However, they may as well be on death row. For the last eight years, Katie has been living with diabulimia...
The mother of Wixams teenager Leo Toze has said that their family feels "re-traumatised" following the inquest into his death by suicide and that she will fight to see...
A local family are preparing themselves for the screening of a documentary about the loss of their son and brother after it was rescheduled following the Queen's death.
BBC1's We Are England begins its new series...
As some of our readers will know, Wixams is a relatively new housing development and parish located just outside of the main town of Bedford. It boasts lakes and vibrant brightly coloured...
A crisis cafe is being launched in Bedford this month, providing support and a safe place for anyone experiencing a mental health crisis...
Health chiefs are inching towards replacing a mental health inpatient unit in Bedford – three years after closing the town’s Weller Wing...
It's a weekday night and I've met a good friend for a pint or two in our favourite pub, this friend, and others, has been incredibly supportive of me over the last few years but here I am talking...
Bedford Borough has been chosen to be among the first areas in England to introduce a pilot scheme to offer maternal mental health services to women from next April...
A new £60m mental health building in Bedford is “a once in a generation opportunity for the people of Central Bedfordshire and Bedford borough”, a meeting heard. The potential investment on the site of the Bedford Health Village on Kimbolton Road would almost certainly lead to...
If there’s something Bedfordians are good at, it’s stepping up. When we can see something’s missing, we put our heads above the parapet, roll up our sleeves and give it a go...