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10 April 2026: Emergency parking, Motor madness, BBC blunder, and Sleep crime. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he...

Bedford Ian writes…

27 February 2026: BBC negative, BBC wrong, Pedantic rubbish, and Water laugh. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…

Latest series of BBC’s Gone Fishing shines a spotlight on local businesses

Two local businesses were recently featured in the BBC's hit show, Gone Fishing, when hosts Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse visited a stretch of the River Great Ouse in Turvey. Originally broadcast...

Sue Ryder St John’s Hospice to appear on BBC Lifeline Appeal

Sue Ryder, the charity who operate Sue Ryder St John's Hospice in Moggerhanger, is due to appear on a BBC show this weekend (18 August) in order to raise awareness of the growing difficulties...

Were you in the BBC’s 1973 documentary about Bedford Italians?

Were you one of the children from St Gregory's Middle School who was featured in a documentary film for the BBC's Nationwide programme in 1973? If so, Bedford Music Club would love to hear from you as part of their Festival of Italian Music...

“I think he said ‘No it isn’t’ when he saw the t-shirt,” says Tom Grennan Glastonbury fan

A Bedford schoolboy became a local sensation at the weekend after appearing on the BBC's Glastonbury coverage holding up the now-iconic 'Bedford Isn't Sh*t' t-shirt during Tom Grennan's set...

Blue plaque to commemorate WWII and BBC history of Bunyan Meeting

Bedford's historical World War II connection to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is being honoured with the unveiling of a blue plaque on the side of Bunyan Meeting on Mill Street...

Bedford Corn Exchange given Grade II listed status by Historic England

Its role during WWII has been cited among the reasons that Bedford Corn Exchange has today (Thursday) been listed at Grade II by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport...

Bedford family creates legacy for son through documentary and mental health awareness events

A family from Bedford whose lives have been devastated following the death of their son are taking part in two local initiatives to improve understanding of mental health and suicide...

Concerns for TV news coverage in Bedford as BBC closes Cambridge news desk

Concerns have been raised about TV news coverage in Bedford and the surrounding area after the BBC announced it is closing its news desk in Cambridge. The BBC's Look East programme...

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