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Councillor says she doesn’t regret Winter Wonderland planning comments

“We will not please everybody”, a senior borough councillor said when asked about Winter Wonderland. During last week’s Full Council Meeting (January 15) councillor David Sawyer (Lib Dem, De Parys) asked councillor Andrea Spice if she...

Monthly column: Back into the swing of things

As we enter 2025, I want to wish everybody a very happy new year and hope you all had a relaxing break with your family and friends. Parliament returned from Christmas recess...

Monthly column: Free speech is important, the truth even more so

Ahead of the second reading of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill last week, a campaign of misinformation and smears emerged—seemingly orchestrated by a hostile foreign billionaire...

Thousands of complaints about Bedford landlords made to Borough Council

Bedford Borough Council said 2,001 complaints were made against Borough landlords in the past five years, with the complaints varying in severity and many being resolved through informal...

Developers seek permission for Wixams expansion plans

Up to 375 new homes could be coming to Wixams, if plans for a development on “land at Bedford Road ” are approved. This follows a request for a screening opinion for the proposed site...

20 new homes planned for “small” Bedford village

A developer hopes to build 20 new homes on “previously developed land” in a “small” Bedford village. The applicant said the site (off Butler Street in Ravensden) had been identified...

Objection to retrospective HMO planning permission for Denmark Street house

A Bedford house in multiple occupation (HMO) should not get retrospective planning permission as the once “typically peaceful” area now has “frequent noise from the property, or from visitors”, an objector has said...

Monthly column: Striving for high standards in policing

The Bedfordshire Police Service was inspected by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) in the autumn. This is also known as a PEEL inspection...

Internal review requested after council says Fusion Lifestyle report will remain secret

Bedford Borough Council has said its report into the end of its contract with Fusion Lifestyle will remain hidden from the public, claiming the balance of the public interest in the report “lays...

Breaking news: Council van drives into river

A Bedford Borough Council van has driven into the River Great Ouse along the Embankment. Eagle-eyed local Peter Element, who looks after the Castle Resident's Association...