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All the latest Bedford town centre news from across Bedford Borough. Everything you need to keep you up to date with what’s happening in sport 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.

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Bedford Town Centre from above

Council urges Bedfordians to help lead “transparent and collaborative” future of town centre

Bedford Borough Council is calling on local business leaders to help shape Bedford Town Centre's future as recruitment opens for a new Town Centre Advisory Board to...
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Bamberg Beer Festival returns to Bedford for 10th anniversary edition

Bedfordians can kick off the late May bank holiday weekend in style at the Harpur Suite as the return of the Bamberg Beer Festival takes centre stage in the town centre for its 10th anniversary...
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Bedford Corn Exchange exterior

Town centre regeneration continues with £2.5m Bedford Corn Exchange improvements

Bedford Borough Council has approved a £2.5 million refurbishment of the Corn Exchange, with work scheduled to begin in early 2026. The plans, part of a wider town centre regeneration...
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Cycle Ban sign about 10ft high on a lamp post on Silver Street, Bedford Town Centre. Image: Bedford Independent

Time running out to have your say on Bedford town centre cycling ban

Time is running out to respond to Bedford Borough Council’s consultation on the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) in the town centre, with Bedfordians being urged to...
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Workers working on the St Paul's Square improvement works March 2025. Image: Bedford Independent

Councillor says we all have a part to play in improving Bedford Borough’s town centres

The councillor in charge of economic growth has said that everyone has a part to play in improving Bedford Borough’s town centres during an update on the council’s Town Centres Vision...
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“Reckless” or “regeneration”? Councillors divided over purchase of Lloyds bank building

Bedford Borough Council has said buying a building on Bedford’s High Street shows that town centre regeneration is a “key priority”. But opposition councillors have urged a rethink of the “reckless” property purchase. A borough council spokesperson...
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Four hours free parking in Bedford Town Centre to be extended until 2025

Bedford Borough Council has announced it will extend its four-hour free parking initiative until the end of January 2025 to support local businesses over the festive period. The idea is that...
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Mayor Tom Wootton outside the former Debenhams building. Image: Bedford Borough Council

Open letter: Mayor Wootton, make Debenhams a legacy Bedford can be proud of

Congratulations on the purchase of Debenhams. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create meaningful change in Bedford and to imaginatively future-proof the town centre as an...
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The fallen masonry on the pavement at Allhallows in Bedford town centre. Image: Peter Element/Castle Residents Association/Facebook

Man sustains serious injuries after being hit by falling masonry in Allhallows

A man was hospitalised with serious injuries today (Monday) after being struck by falling masonry from a building at Allhallows in Bedford town centre. Police and ambulance crews were called to the area...
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Bedford’s newest independent shopkeeper credits £6.5m High Street improvements for his decision

The owner of Not Other Jungle - scheduled to open on Silver Street on 6 April - says he decided to open his business in Bedford thanks to the improvements to the High Street. Tony Le Britton told the...
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