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75–79 Tavistock Street. Image: Planning & Heritage Statement via LDRS

New plans for Bedford flats eight years after permission granted

A developer has revived plans for four new flats above a commercial block in Bedford, eight years after the scheme was last approved and never built. The application seeks permission...
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Cllr Henry Vann at Kempston Mill bridge. Inset: Queens Bridge in Kempston. Image: Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats

Monthly column: Stopping council waste, supporting the most vulnerable

I was delighted that the Liberal Democrats, alongside other opposition councillors, successfully stopped the Council from spending millions on a Conservative proposal to make...
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The former Paddington pub on Midland Road

Failed lease of former pub leads to hefty bill for Bedford Borough taxpayers

Bedford Borough Council has confirmed that an internal audit did not take place on the decision to lease the former Paddington Pub on Bedford’s Midland Road, leading to the taxpayer...
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Bedford Hospital Image: Dr Robert Oakley

Planning application for new Elective Care Hub at Bedford Hospital submitted

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has submitted a planning application for a new Elective Care Hub at Bedford Hospital. The application proposes demolishing the...
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Proposed Development site at Poddington Image: Screenshot Planning Justification Statement via LDR

New proposal for Podington nine-home development

Nine new homes could be built in Podington if a new proposal is accepted. A planning application has been submitted to Bedford Borough Council to build up to nine homes on land...
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Bedford Borough Hall Bedford Borough council signage and entrance

Letters: “I will always stand up for an open and honest council chamber, our residents deserve nothing less”

After reading the Bedford Independent article, Deputy Mayor says over-running meetings and political point-scoring show 'troubling disregard' for the electorate, yesterday (1 December)...
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A close up of a United Kingdom local authorities Council Tax bill with bank notes, Pound coin and bank cards.

Emotional debate sees councillors reject plans to overhaul Council Tax Reduction Scheme

Bedford borough councillors rejected plans to overhaul the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) after a heated and, at times, emotional debate. The Conservative administration’s proposed...
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Cllr Jim Weir Screenshot Budget and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee Thursday, 13th March, 2025 Image- LDRS

Deputy mayor says over-running meetings and political point-scoring shows “troubling disregard” for the electorate

A senior Bedford borough councillor has publicly apologised to residents and council officers following a Full Council meeting that “ran until midnight”, saying the way the meeting...
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Polling Station church red brick building. Image: Peter Fleming/Adobe Stock

Bedford Ian writes…

28 November 2025: Petty politics, Crossing catch-up, and Birthday surprise. 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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Dom Polski on Ashburnham Road Bedford

Councillors vote to create “strongest possible case” against EWR demolitions

Bedford borough councillors have voted to back a motion requiring the authority to build the strongest possible case against the demolition of homes threatened by East West Rail (EWR)...
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