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Number plate checks brought in at Barkers Lane tip to stop out-of-towners dumping waste

Bedford Borough Council says its new vehicle registration system will protect the Barkers Lane tip from misuse by businesses and people from outside the borough...

Increased operating costs and fly-tipping signal removal of textile recycling banks in Bedford

Bedford Borough Council has announced it will be removing five textile recycling banks in response to changes in the sector and challenges to keep sites clean and well-managed...

Bedford Ian writes…

24 April 2026: English Pride, Waste of space, and whoops. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…

£175k of cannabis plants seized in Barkers Lane drugs bust

Detectives have urged people to be wary of bogus road and electrical works which could be linked to drugs gangs. The warning comes following Bedfordshire Police’s...

Police investigate reports of man exposing himself in a Bedford park

Bedfordshire Police are investigating reports of a man exposing himself in and around a Bedford park over the Christmas holidays. Three incidents were reported. The first happened...

Booking ahead no longer needed for Barkers Lane ‘tidy tip’

The booking system for Bedford Borough's Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) on Barkers Lane will be "turned off" this weekend after almost five months. This will mean...

Police uncover cannabis ‘farm’ on Barkers Lane

Bedfordshire Police have uncovered a cannabis ‘farm’ taking up three rooms at a property on Barkers Lane, Bedford. The discovery yesterday (Friday) is the third ‘farm’ Police say they have found in the...

O2 mast in Bedford vandalised multiple times by misguided 5G conspiracy theorists

An O2 phone mast that delivers essential 2G, 3G and 4G connectivity to Bedford residents is being repaired after being vandalised numerous times in...

Council thanks residents for their patience as Bedford Tidy Tip booking line is swamped

The new booking line for the Barkers Lane Tidy Tip has experienced a high volume of callers since it opened this morning. Residents trying to book...

Bedford ‘tidy tip’ on Barkers Lane to close until further notice

Bedford Borough Council has just announced that the tidy tip on Barkers Lane will close until further notice. In a statement, today (Tuesday) it said...

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