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...
Eight months ago we launched the Bedford Independent on social media, with the promise that we would continue to grow and deliver exactly what the people of Bedford...
Bedfordshire Police are appealing for motorists who may have dash cam footage of a cyclist on Bedford Road in Ravensden at around 1.35pm on Saturday to come forward...
A local author says Bedford needs to make more of its most famous son, John Bunyan and his book The Pilgrim's Progress, which is the third most published book in history...