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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.

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Letters: Planning fiasco

The development in Sharnbrook is site 238 in the Sharnbrook Neighbourhood plan. As the Sharnbrook Neighbourhood Plan has yet to be adopted it seems...

Traffic death worries over homes plan near Wootton Upper School

Campaigners fear that children’s lives will be put at risk on even busier roads if 81 new homes are built next to a school.

Villages being ‘savaged’ by developers as more houses given planning permission

Bedford’s villages are being “savaged” by developers who are exploiting a massive breach in the borough’s planning defences.

Bedford Borough Council fined £300k following bus station death in 2015

A bus company and a council were fined a total off £650,000 today (Friday) after a woman was killed when she was hit by a lorry during the redevelopment...

Homelessness: 97.5% of rental properties in Bedford are unaffordable to those on benefits

From unaffordable rental properties to the under-funded implementation of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, central government funding cuts are prevent...

Empty Homes Week 2019: taking action on empty homes

As part of Empty Homes Week, Bedford Borough Council is shining a spot-light on long-term empty homes that have successfully been brought back into use.

Brickhill Parish Council takes on lease for Mowsbury Walk play area

The Bedford Independent is able to allay concerns of Putnoe residents, following the news that Bedford Borough Council was intending to sell part of an...

Town Centre consultation still needs more people to take part

Bedford Borough Council's Town Centre consultation has had over 900 respondents already but more people are being urged to take part so a true reflection of views across Bedford are...

Planning Inspectorate says Bedford’s ‘Local Plan’ needs further review

The Planning Inspectorate has sent back Bedford Borough Council's Local Plan 2030 for further review, saying it needs to do more to take into consideration future housing growth. This review includes a Borough wide...

Help shape the future of Bedford Town Centre

Bedfordians are being asked to help Bedford Borough Council develop a future plan for our town centre. The consultation wants to know how people use the town centre, how often they visit, and...

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