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30 Hookham's Lane, Renhold location plan Screenshot from Planning Committee presentation 23 March 2026 presentation Image LDRS

Hookhams Lane care home proposal refused due to ‘over-intensification’ fears

Bedford borough councillors refused plans for a residential care home for up to five cared-for adults in Renhold, despite an officer recommendation for approval. The application sought...
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Bedfordshire Police officers speaking with people congregating on St Peter's Green in Bedford Image Bedford Independent

Bedford Borough Council confirms £65,000 patrol funding but gives no detail on how scheme will work

Bedford Borough Council has accepted £65,000 for anti-social behaviour patrols in the town centre but did not answer questions about how the scheme will operate...
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Feet straddling the Prime Meridian at Greenwich, London, with longitude markers engraved on the ground, representing global time zones. Image: Igor Paszkiewicz/Shutterstock

Bedford Ian writes…

27 March 2026: East is east, Real plans, Lucky escape, and Farm to fame. 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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Bedford's Town Centre Task Force with representatives from Bedfordshire Police and Bedford Borough Council. Image: Bedford Borough Council.

Council and police create new team to improve safety in Bedford town centre

Bedford Borough Council and Bedfordshire Police have launched a new Town Centre Task Force to tackle anti-social behaviour and improve safety. The initiative was formally...
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A car passes through a pedestrian crossing on Manton Lane while the green man is still visible due to traffic light phasing issues. Image: Screenshot from video provided by Siobhán Woolmer-Brennan

Mayor orders urgent review after video shows child nearly hit at Manton Lane crossing

Bedford’s mayor has ordered an urgent review of traffic lights on Manton Lane after video footage showed a parent and child nearly being hit while crossing. The danger of crossing...
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SEND child in a wheelchair being shown and enjoying playing with colourful building tiles and toys. Image: AnnGaysorn/Shutterstock

Bedford Borough and Central Beds set for new SEND places funding

Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council are set to receive new Government funding to create more SEND places and improve support in schools. The Department for Education...
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How Bedford's new 'plaza style' Midland Mainline station on Ashburnham Road might look. Image: EWR

Bedfordians asked to comment on East West Rail plans without key disruption details

Bedfordians are being asked to comment on East West Rail plans for Bedford despite key details about construction disruption and traffic impacts not yet being available, Bedford Borough Council...
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Food Waste Caddy in a kitchen Image Bedford Independent

Bedford Borough nears end of food waste bin deliveries before weekly service starts

Bedford Borough Council is completing deliveries of more than 85,000 food waste bins ahead of the launch of weekly food waste collections on 30 March. The new service is due..
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Approximate site boundary of three drive-through cafés and a major employment development near Kempston. Image: Google My Maps Map Data (C)2025 Imagery (C)2025 Airbus, Maxar Technologies via LDRS.

Plans for drive-through cafés near Kempston withdrawn after Environment Agency objection

Plans for drive-through cafés and an employment development near Kempston have been withdrawn after the Environment Agency said the site lies within a functional floodplain...
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Queens Drive store makes second bid for fresh pizza

A Bedford convenience store and post office has submitted a fresh bid to add a pizza takeaway, two months after the council refused a similar plan. The applicant’s planning...
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