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Interchange Retail Park
Traffic at the Interchange Retail Park has ground to a standstill this afternoon, with some customers reporting taking two hours to get out of the car...
Bedford’s High Street has had to be resurfaced after the new single-lane road was not laid to the correct specifications by the contractor. The new works along Bedford High Street, which...
Bromham Road Bridge
The replacement of Bromham Road Bridge is growing nearer, as the old bridge was demolished on Saturday 2 November. Network Rail has shared time-lapse footage...
traffic
People who use Bromham Road, Shakespeare Road and Ashburnham Road should give themselves more time to get to where they're going from tomorrow (17 February) as six weeks of...
Average Speed Camera Sign
Mayor Dave Hodgson says he's "slamming the brakes on reckless driving" after securing funding for 15 new average speed cameras that will be installed across Bedford Borough. These new cameras...
Bromham Road bridge
It's the news Bedford has been waiting for: Bromham Road bridge will reopen to motorists on Tuesday 9 June. Network Rail made the announcement this...
Bromham Road bridge
Network Rail have just announced that Bromham Road bridge will close to all traffic on 24 June, so they can prepare for its demolition and reconstruction. For this work to take place safely...
traffic
Bedford motorists have been reacting angrily to current and future roadworks across the Borough, saying those behind the upheaval aren't working together enough to minimise...
Bedford Station Sign
Bedford residents, councillors and MPs have called for further consultation on the rail link between Oxford and Cambridge as opposition to the proposed route mounts...
High Street improvements
In our three-part series on the redevelopment of Bedford town centre, we have spoken to residents, traffic experts and urban planners to find out how...
Bedford Station Sign
Ahead of today's announcement of the next stage of the East West Rail (EWR) consultation, residents of the Poets Area, near Bedford Station, have been left reeling at the news...
Bedford bus station
Local bus users have been told they're going to get a new bus network across Bedfordshire after travel habits changed after the COVID-19 pandemic. The new network of Stagecoach East services...