There should be “some urgency” to develop a “prime” Bedford town centre site, a borough councillor has said. The Budget and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee was told on...
Bedford Borough Council has published its 'Town Centre Vision' which it says outlines its aim to create "town centres [in Bedford and Kempston] that people are proud to live in and excited to visit"...
In an effort to tackle street drinking and anti-social behaviour, the council is asking Bedfordians for their views on the potential extension of the current Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) in the town centre...
Bedford Borough Council has unveiled its latest initiative to encourage shoppers and visitors into Bedford town centre with a four-hour free parking trial in one of the multi-storey car parks...
After lying empty since 2016, the former BHS building on Midland Road is set to have a new tenant this August. Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM), the company that originally bought the building in 2017...
The penultimate renovation on Bedford High Street has been unveiled this week, with the traditional timber shopfront restored to the iconic double-height Salvation Army building on the corner of...
Bedford cyclists have been told they'll have to wait to use the bike hub in Bedford while the council updates the way it is managed. Sharon Allen got in touch with us to say she'd had no...
With keys in hand, artist and creative producer, Talia Giles, and Bedford Creative Arts (BCA) are launching Pride Of Place (POP) Bedford in an empty shop in the heart of the town centre...
Free parking in Bedford’s town centre is coming – but not yet, the new mayor has said. Four hours free parking every day in all council-owned multi-storey car parks was one of Tom Wootton’s...
A former fire station on Mill Street in Bedford is 'under wraps' while it undergoes essential renovation works. The building, which dates back to 1888, is owned by Bedford Borough Council, and new...
Bedford's skyline has been transformed following the unveiling of the new-look Bedford College riverside campus building which has been under wraps while work commenced...
Bedford's golden postbox has once again been given a seasonal glow-up thanks to the amazing talents of knitter, Steph Goldsmith. Steph's first post-box topper...