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Exclusive: Poets’ residents given opportunity to meet East West Rail CEO face-to-face this month

Bedford and Kempston MP, Mohammad Yasin (Labour) has today announced the date for a face-to-face meeting between residents of the Poets area of Bedford and the CEO of East West Rail...

“Oh, good grief” East West Rail announces £100k inclusion role

The East West Rail Company (EWR) have announced they're looking for a head of inclusion "who understands the needs of our local communities" to maximise accessibility at a salary...

Advance warning for overnight closures on Ampthill Road as resurfacing works to take place

Drivers are being given advance warning that a section of Ampthill Road will be closed overnight between Monday 4 and Monday 18 October while resurfacing works take place. Starting next week...

UK’s first SMART cycle unit opens in Bedford town centre

The UK’s first ever SMART cycle hub has officially opened on Horne Lane. The new unit features an app-based locking system that can be managed by a smartphone or tablet. It uses secure...

Trains to double between Bedford and London to support gradual return to ‘normality’

Govia Thameslink Rail has said trains between Bedford and London will double across all-station and fast train services to meet demand as 'normal' life returns following the pandemic...

EWR reports 9,800 responses to second consultation but campaigners remain sceptical

The East West Rail company (EWR Co) says they have 190,000 individual responses to their consultation into the controversial rail route through Bedford to analyse. But local campaigners...

Borough officials receive abuse after removing EWR protest signs from grass verges

Bedford Borough Council highways officers have received abuse from members of the public as they removed illegal signs protesting the proposed East West Rail routes from grass verges...

Richard Fuller MP and parish representatives join East West Rail chief for Route E ‘walkabout’

Richard Fuller, Conservative MP for North East Bedfordshire, was joined by parish council representatives on a walk through East West Rail's Route E with EWR Co's chief executive, Simon Blanchflower...

As casualties more than double, Beds Police slams the brakes on illegal e-scooter use

Over the last six months, electric scooter (e-scooter) related casualties on the roads of Bedfordshire have almost doubled, leading Beds Police to launch a new operation to tackle their illegal use...

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