Planning, it’s never far from the headlines nationally, or locally. The rule book rewritten in 2012 and the Regional Spatial Strategies abandoned. Eight years on and the headlines are full of talk...
Kathy Brown's beautiful gardens at the Manor House in Stevington have reopened to the public, just in time for Father's Day.
Cycling and walking is having a ‘moment’ since lockdown with the decrease in traffic as many residents in the Borough, me and my family included...
As life in lockdown continues and we are all stuck at home it is no wonder that what is ‘local’ has become incredibly important...
Starting today, Cllr Phillippa Martin-Moran-Bryant begins her regular monthly column for the Bedford Independent, looking at issues that particularly...
An experienced rigger who plunged nine and a half metres to his death from the roof of a temporary stage in a film studio in Bedfordshire died as a result on an accident, an inquest...
A farmer’s use of buildings for storage and distribution – and the lorries associated with the business – has split the community in Pavenham.
A board game cafe in Sharnbrook, has been selected as one of this year's 100 trail-blazing small businesses in the official count-down to Small Business...
Roads were closed in Harrold on Sunday evening following the discovery of two mysterious devices. Bedfordshire Police were called to the property in Odell...
Residents of a Bedford Borough village are demanding action to improve road safety following a collision that left a nine-year-old girl fighting for her life. Over 200 parents and...
Two fly-tipping sites in Bedfordshire are being investigated after a two day operation involving Bedfordshire Police’s Rural Crime Team and all three councils across the Bedfordshire...
For the second year running, Bedford has featured in the Sunday Times’ top ten best places to live in the East of England. The list takes into account schools and house prices...