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World News Day: Regenerating the base layer of democracy – local news

Today is World News Day, and we're proud to stand in solidarity with newsrooms and journalists worldwide in highlighting the challenges facing modern news reporting and journalism...

Keeping conversations constructive: Our social media terms and conditions

Progress Publishing, the publisher of the Bedford Independent and Bedford Clanger, welcomes healthy, respectful debate on our social media channels. We fiercely defend responsible free speech...

Opinion: Not all publicity is good publicity

It’s not often that Bedford makes the national news. Every couple of years, The Times or The Telegraph includes us in their ‘best places to live’ guides, but they’re mainly puff pieces to do with...

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18 July 2025: Bruce McWayne, Paper thin, Small but mighty, Screw loose, and Class dismissed. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what...

Media Literacy Project: A guide to how journalism works and why it needs your support

Over the past few months, the Bedford Independent has been exploring how journalism works and why that matters. Through our Media Literacy Project, we’ve opened the curtain on...

Support local journalism and help keep trusted news alive

Local journalism matters. It informs communities, holds power to account, and strengthens democracy. But producing accurate, ethical and timely news isn’t free. In fact, it takes...

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6 June 2025: Crossing chaos, Keyboard cruelty, Attempted delivery, and Ethical edge. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks...

Bedford Independent celebrates 10,000th story milestone with continued commitment to ethical journalism

The Bedford Independent has reached a major milestone, publishing 10,000 stories since 2018 and becoming a trusted source of news for the Bedford community...

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14 March 2025: You all get satire, right?, Constitution clarification, and Bedford Independent Biased. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and has told us...

“Don’t let their efforts go unnoticed” it’s time to nominate a Bedford Borough everyday hero

The search is on for Bedford’s Everyday Heroes, as nominations continue to come in for the 2024 Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards, celebrating those who go...

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