Letter: An open letter to our readers on our fifth birthday
Five years ago this week, the Bedford Independent (BI) website went live. In those (what seems like epically long and at the same time blisteringly fast) five years so much has changed personally...
Letters: Join us and take part in Sue Ryder’s December Dash...
We lost my Dad to cancer in 2015, just 18 months after we’d lost my Mum to the same illness. Dad was cared for by the excellent Sue Ryder Nurses in his last days and we wanted to give something back to...
Letter to the Editor: We will be paying for Mayor’s “spending...
In a recent article (Bedford Independent, 2 November), the Mayor tried to defend his reckless spending spree funded by a staggering £53m of borrowing; the equivalent of over £280...
Letters: Bedford Town Centre needs a proper supermarket
Further to Mr Neale's letter (Bedford Independent, 9 November 2023) stating we don't need any more shops in the town centre - we definitely don't need any more takeaways, coffee shops...
Letters: Bedford town centre needs more homes not shops
My heart sank as I read the current plans for the redevelopment of the Beales and Debenhams site with more retail, leisure, and food & beverage (Bedford Independent, 6 November). It really looks...
Letters: Demise of local BBC radio
I have tried to stay loyal to this station following a national restructure of local radio. In effect, local radio is now Weekday Breakfast, Weekday Mid Morning and some sports...
Letters: NSPCC calls on government to fund mental health teams in...
Every year World Mental Health Day arrives in October and serves as a reminder for all of us to prioritise our own emotional health and wellbeing and those of our children too. From 2022/23 our counsellors...
Letters: EWR – “Both sides are throwing out incorrect information”
While I sympathise with your correspondent regarding EWR's sham attempts at public consultation it does not throw much light on the situation if both sides throw out incorrect information...
Letters: “Sham survey by EWR had ambiguous questions shaped to provide...
With regard to your article of 23 September, Disbelief as EWR chief claims most people support new rail route, I think I may have found the source of Beth West's trumpeted support data...
Letters: It “should serve the public not the bus company” readers...
Three times this week I have waited at Bedford bus station for the Grant Palmer 68 bus to Ampthill at 1.20pm. It has not turned up even 15 minutes after that time. Luckily I have an alternative...
Letters: “Sporadic service” led to low custom on 21 bus
Re: your article of 26 September ‘Grant Palmer blames “low custom” for withdrawal of Brickhill bus service’. Most of the "low custom" on this route has been due to the sporadic service over the...
Letters: Get baking in support of Deaf Awareness Month
To celebrate Deaf Awareness Month and the start of the baking season, RNID are encouraging everyone to support people who are deaf or have hearing loss by hosting a bake sale.
Whether you’re a seasoned...