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All the latest Political and politics news from across Bedford Borough. Everything you need to keep you up to date with what’s happening in Bedford Borough on your mobile or desktop via the Bedford Independent.

The Bedford Independent was founded to provide the people of Bedford Borough with a modern news desk that would give them easy access to genuine and unbiased Bedford news. We are independent in ownership and opinion.

Our mission is to inform and inspire the people of Bedford. To do this we will work hard to bring them the news that matters to them from our town centre to the most rural of the Borough’s villages.

Our editorial team are NCTJ trained and follows a standards code set out by the independent press regulator IMPRESS Standards.

The exterior of Safestore in Kempston

Council spent over £340k on external storage but reports “significant” reduction

Bedford Borough Council spent over £340,000 on commercial storage in 2023/24 - but a senior councillor said there has been a “significant” reduction in expenditure following a major service review...
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Russell park full of people at the River Festival

Bedford Borough Council says no legal requirement for DBS checks at public events

Bedford Borough Council has said there is no legal requirement for event workers to undergo criminal background checks. In response to questions from the Local Democracy Reporting Service...
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Planning application submitted to turn Bedford home into adult care facility

A planning application has been submitted to convert a four-bedroom house on St Alban Road, Bedford, into a residential care home for adults. The proposal, submitted by...
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Central Bedfordshire reveals plans for housing developments near villages on Bedford Borough border

A list of more than 450 potential Local Plan housing sites across Central Bedfordshire, including several on the Bedford Borough border near Stewartby, Kempston Hardwick, Wixams...
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Speaker of Bedford Borough Council, Cllr Tim Caswell. Image: Bedford Borough Council.

Council’s new deputy speaker is born and bred Bedfordian

The newly announced deputy speaker of Bedford Borough Council first visited the then County Hall when he was expelled from school, but following a career as a barrister is returning in more auspicious circumstances...
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Bedford Arms, Souldrop Screenshot Google Street View (C)2025 Google Image capture November 2021

Updated planning application for Souldrop pub conversion

Developers behind plans to convert the former Bedford Arms pub in Souldrop into a house say there’s no commercial future for the business, despite objections from residents who insist it could thrive. A new planning statement submitted to...
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Peter McCormack at CheatCode, Bedford 2025. Image: CheatCodeCon

Peter McCormack sets out bold vision for Bedford sparking 2027 mayoral questions

A new website launched by Bedford businessman Peter McCormack has sparked speculation about his political ambitions, after it laid out a vision for the town that reads more like a...
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A calculator and cash in coins and notes.

Bedford Borough Council accused of hiding debt rise as finance chief calls £5m loan ‘sound practice’

Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have said calling a loan “reprofiling” is just a “smokescreen” – but the council’s finance chief has defended the move as sound practice...
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Cllr Henry Vann in Bedford Park. Image: North Bedfordshire Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrats confirm Henry Vann as their 2027 Bedford Mayor hopeful

Bedford Borough councillor Henry Vann has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the 2027 Mayoral election, setting the stage for a political rematch just over...
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Plans to scrap two Bedford Borough Council committees spark democracy concerns

A proposal to remove two Bedford Borough Council committees would result in a “loss of strong governance”, an opposition councillor has claimed. But Bedford’s mayor said he was...
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