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Map showing area of Bedford High Street closed due to water leak repairs 19 May 2026. Image: Anglian Water/Mapdata ©2026 Google

Breaking news: Bedford High Street closure tonight for urgent water leak works

Bedford High Street will close overnight from 10pm on Tuesday while Anglian Water carries out emergency repairs to a water leak. Anglian Water says the work is needed to fix an issue near...
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Drone photo of the Bedford Dragon Boat Race on the River Great Ouse. Image: Harvey Greenwood - Greenwood Drones

BedsGOVET welcomes tougher Environment Agency action on water pollution

BedsGOVET has welcomed a major increase in Environment Agency enforcement teams in the Anglian region, as new figures show thousands of inspections and action...
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Flood Action Week stand in Harpur Square, Bedford October 2025 Image Bedford Borough Council

Free Flood Forum to help Bedfordians prepare for future flooding

Bedford Borough Council will host its 2026 Flood Forum on Thursday, 26 March 2026 at Great Denham Community Centre, helping residents learn about local flood risk, resilience measures...
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Approximate site location for the development on the Former Hazlewood Foods Ltd Site Screenshot Google My Maps Map Data (C)2025 Imagery (C)2025 Maxar Technologies

Drainage culvert forces Dallas Road development redesign

A major Bedford housing development must be redesigned after a large drainage culvert was discovered beneath the former Hazlewood Foods site. In a letter to Bedford Borough Council...
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Cllr Jonathan Abbott during the planning committee meeting on 17 November 2025. Image: Bedford Borough Council via LDRS

1,100 homes approved near Shortstown despite environmental objections

Plans for up to 1,100 homes south of Shortstown have been approved, despite a warning from Anglian Water that the Bedford Water Recycling Centre is already exceeding its permitted flow...
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Protesters from the Citizen's Arrest Network surround Anglian Water CEO Mark Thurston at a London Train Station 15 October 2025. Image: Citizen's Arrest Network

Bedford Ian writes…

17 October 2025: Water palaver, Empty trail, No excuse, and 90s revival? Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…
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Protesters from the Citizen's Arrest Network surround Anglian Water CEO Mark Thurston at a London Train Station 15 October 2025. Image: Citizen's Arrest Network

Police called after activists attempt ‘citizen’s arrest’ of Anglian Water CEO

Police were called after environmental activists attempted a citizen’s arrest of Anglian Water CEO Mark Thurston during a protest over sewage discharges and rising water bills....
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Rowers on the River Great Ouse near the Bedford Swan Hotel Image- BedsGOVET

Monthly column: Updates from Riverfield community meeting about River Great Ouse water quality

Our recent presentation by Alan Horn, Chair of The Bedfordshire Great Ouse Valley Environmental Trust to the Riverfield community at Barkers Lane Reading Room was very...
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Alan Horn of BedsGOVET testing water at a site along the River Great Ouse. Image: BedsGIVET

Monthly column: Pollution levels reach new high

Each month BedsGOVET has been telling you more about the work we are doing to save the River Great Ouse, our beautiful river that is slowly dying due to aggressive contaminants and sewage...
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A field off Keeley Lane, Wootton where the homes will be built. Image: supplied by LDRS

20 new homes approved for Wootton despite flooding concerns

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