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Yellow Warning 15 16 December
The Met Office has warned Bedfordians to be prepared for freezing rain, widespread ice and dangerous travelling conditions this weekend. Weather experts say...
Traffic Police making enquiries
Vehicles that are untaxed for more than eight weeks can now be seized by the police after the DVLA grave some its powers to the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and...
Bromham Road Sign
A new fence on Bromham Road has caused a bit of a stir this week after it was put up around a roadside warning sign. The sign warning motorists of a...
Mill Street Gas Leak
Mill Street in Bedford will be closed until tomorrow (7th Dec) due to emergency repairs on a gas main. Cadent Gas were already carrying our routine maintenance when a gas leak was detected...
Bedford Station Sign
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) have announced their winter timetable changes saying most current services remain unchanged and they'll bring an extra 12 night time services for Bedford passengers from 7 January. You can view your timetable...
Thameslink Train
This morning we broke the news that the Transport Select Committee have recommended serious changes to the way train timetables are adjusted and communicated. They said...
Bedford Train at Station
The Transport Select Committee says commuters, including those in Bedford, worst affected by the new train timetable chaos in May, should have discounts to their 2019 tickets equivalent to the prices rises announced on 30 November.
Bedford Station Sign
The lifts at Bedford train station are finally operational today after being out of action for almost two months. The lifts were taken out of service for what Network Rail called "essential works". But at the time...
Transporting Bedford 2020
https://youtu.be/EWvkcafA9xE Bedford Borough Council has announced plans to tackle the traffic congestion on Manton Lane and surrounding areas, including re-installing a footbridge removed by the former Bedfordshire County Council 10 years ago. The plans are part of...
Govia Thameslink Train
From today, part-time workers and other regular travellers on Thameslinkand Great Northern affected by disruption following the introduction of the May 2018 timetable can claim additional compensation.
Ben Foley
https://youtu.be/KYLGyXQ0LLY The lifts at Bedford Train Station are now out of action for two months, and the message from Network Rail for commuters unable to use the walkway to platforms 2 to 4, get a taxi. Ben...
Dave Hodgson
Mayor Dave Hodgson has told Bedford Independent that the build for the proposed railway station at Wixams could start as early as 2019, if proposals to bridge the funding gap...