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Celebrate Small Business Saturday in Bedford this weekend

Small Business Saturday is being celebrated this weekend throughout the UK, reminding shoppers to show some love to the independent shops and businesses...

Shop local with Bedford indies this Christmas and help save the Amazon

Three independent Bedford businesses are teaming up to help your gift go further this Christmas by donating to the Rainforest Trust.

Pop up shop is a dream come true for young Bedford entrepreneur

A former River Island employee has created his own fashion brand and opened a pop up shop just in time for Christmas. Tauseef Nawaz created Dreamware to...

Narnia Fancy Dress shop closes its door on Bedford High Street

A fancy dress shop on Bedford High Street has confirmed that it will close at the end of November when its lease expires. Narnia Fancy Dress has been...

Eagle Gallery joins bookshop at their new premises on St Peter’s Street

The Eagle Gallery has moved, along with the Eagle Bookshop, from Castle Road to their impressive new premises in Peter Street. 

Tolchard’s is now open for business in Bedford

The latest business to open its doors in the Old Arcade might seem familiar to some, as it's owned by the former managers of one of the town's oldest...

Leaves for Change window display to raise money for women’s refuge

The clocks have gone back and Autumn is definitely in the air - and in the windows of Made in Bedford at Number 13 St Paul's Square.

The Eagle Bookshop has finally landed on St Peter’s Street

The much-anticipated opening of the Eagle Bookshop's new premises on St Peter's Street took place on Monday (22 October), adding another unique...

Bedford’s Old Arcade ‘almost full’ after three new shops are set to open

There is just one empty unit remaining in Bedford's Old Arcade as three unique new independent shops are opening there in the next two weeks.

Bedford’s Fiver Fest is back – and it’s the biggest in the UK

Fiver Fest is back this October and thanks to the Town Centre Champions, there are more independent businesses taking part in Bedford than anywhere else...

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