Letters to the editor

Whether it’s something that’s bothering you or something you want to praise, our letters page will give you the chance to tell the rest of Bedford Borough what’s on your mind.

Maybe you’ve got something to say about one of our recent articles. Even if you disagree with what we’ve published, we want to hear from you.

Simply email letters@BedfordIndependent.co.uk and your opinions, rants, ideas, compliments or criticisms could soon feature on our pages.
Terms and conditions:

  • Only letters from Bedford Borough residents will be accepted unless they are from a nationally recognised charity or public body with a subject that may be of interest to our readers.
  • You must include your full name and full address for your letter to be considered for publication.
  • Our editorial policy is to only publish your name, street name and/or town or village.
  • Names and addresses can be withheld but only with good reason.
  • If possible, please include a high-quality photo with your letter.
  • Letters may be edited for length, typos and formatting purposes.
  • Write respectfully, refraining from the use of personal comments or attacks, profanity, or remarks that may be considered offensive.
  • We reserve the right to refuse publication without a reply.

Further terms & conditions for reader letters and comments can be found on our ethics and editorial policy page.

Updated: 01 January 2024

Letters: Signage for new Town Bridge feeder lane needed

Would it be possible for Bedford Borough Council to give some instruction/new signage to drivers so that they use the new junction which comes along the Embankment and turns...

Letters: Correspondents regarding surplus Council Tax are missing the point

Further to the story published on 6 January 2022 regarding the £4 million surplus in Council Tax, the two letters subsequently published appear to have missed the point...

Letters: Stop overcharging those who actually PAY their council tax

Totally agree - the “democratically elected council” should stop overcharging the people who actually PAY their Council Tax (rather than the “users”) and refund it!...

Letters: Bedford Borough Council should give everyone a refund

So Bedford Borough Council has found £4m it wasn’t expecting? I had been overpaid I should expect to hand the extra back. Is that the council’s response? Not at all...

Letters: Banning cycling does not make pedestrians safer

My main concern is that banning cycling is not an evidence-based policy for two reasons: 1. the actual risk to pedestrians is very small and banning cycling does...

Letters: International Human Rights Day to be marked in Bedford with peaceful Palestine demo

People in Bedford may be interested to hear about the latest activities of Bedford Friends of Al Walaja, our twinning group with a village in the West Bank (Palestine)...

Letters: Who is more influential on Ox-Cam Arc proposal than Bedford’s own Mayor?

I read the Mayor’s latest published criticism of the government’s Ox-Cam Arc proposals with incredulity. At the Borough Council meeting, and in the local Liberal Democrats newsletter, the...

Letters: Govt breaching its duty to Bedford’s driving instructors

I am wishing to raise with you an issue surrounding the Bedford Driving Test centre, currently based at Manton Heights, Brickhill. The driving test centre moved here...

Letters: Council can support reducing their carbon emissions by using bikes

Rather than spending money on an enforcement vehicle for the borough's enforcement officers to travel round in to enforce parents illegal parking at schools which would have...

Letters: Due to climate change, should the council add an extra garden waste collection?

Take a look out of the window, or a walk through a park and it's plain to see that, thanks to climate change, we now have milder winters, with trees shedding their leaves...

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