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Bedford Station side entrance.

East Midlands Railway says customers should expect travel disruption as temperatures soar

High temperatures forecast for Wednesday (12 August) and Thursday (13 August) have forced East Midlands Railway (EMR) to introduce a temporary timetable that may impact Bedford train users...
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Close up view of J13 M1 highway (A421 Bedford MK) signs against cloudy sky in England Image Pajor Pawel Shutterstock

Petition calls for M1 Junction 13 upgrades ahead of Universal Studios opening

A new petition demands urgent government funding to upgrade M1 Junction 13, warning local drivers face total gridlock when Universal Studios opens in 2031 alongside major housing...
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Luton Airport - night time close up

Bedford families offered free bus travel to Luton Airport this August

Bedfordians jetting off this August can bypass parking charges and taxi fares as London Luton Airport funds free bus travel across key local routes, including the Stagecoach MK1 service...
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Bedford rail users warned of RMT strike action affecting services throughout August

Members of the RMT union have announced that they will strike on three Saturdays in August, directly affecting anyone travelling on East Midlands Railway (EMR) services between...
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Tree branch fallen on a car on Shaftesbury Avenue, Russell Park, Bedford Image

Shaftesbury Avenue, Bedford partially blocked as tree branch falls onto car

Shaftesbury Avenue, running alongside Russell Park in Bedford, is partially blocked this afternoon after a large branch fell onto a parked car. No injuries have been reported...
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East West Rail (EWR) jacket

Complaint against Bedford mayor’s East West Rail declarations dismissed

Bedford Borough's monitoring officer has dismissed a formal complaint against Mayor Tom Wootton regarding his East West Rail declarations, concluding no failure occurred...
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Members of the Bedford Youth Cabinet speaking to an EWR Co. spokesperson in front of a display board about the prokect. Image: EWR Co.

Young Bedfordians focus on East West Rail’s shorter travel times, environmental issues and ticket costs

East West Rail plans to link Oxford and Cambridge through Bedford, promising faster journeys, but the multi-billion-pound scheme faces criticism over environmental impacts and home demolitions...
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Shaun Burton the EMR train driver who tragically lost his life in the Bedford train collision on 19 June 2026. Image: Burton family via BTP.

Bedford train crash driver died from traumatic injuries inquest hears

An inquest has opened into the death of 60-year-old train driver Shaun Burton, who died in the Elstow rail crash near Bedford. The hearing detailed his cause of death and has been adjourned...
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Grant Palmer and Stagecoach bus at Bedford Bus Station. Image: Bedford Borough Council

Bedford councillors unite in unanimous vote to tackle ‘savage’ bus cuts as 2,000 residents sign petitions

More than 2,000 residents have signed petitions reacting to “devastating cuts” to bus services across Bedford Borough, prompting a plea for cross-party unity at a full council meeting...
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Fire crews being looked after and served food by Rapid Relief Team (RRT) volunteers during the response to the Bedford train collision 19 June 2026. Image: RRT.

Bedford Borough councillors honour emergency responders after “Bedford’s darkest day”

Bedford Borough Council has praised the multi-agency rescue response to last month's fatal train crash near Kempston Hardwick, labeling the incident "one of Bedford's darkest days"...
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