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Bedford Ian writes…

30 May 2025: Policing politics, Car park clean up, and Thameslink trolls. 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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A police officer emptying a knife bin in Bedfordshire. Image Bedfordshire Police

Bedford leads county in knife drop-off numbers during national anti-violence campaign

More than 3,500 knives, in Bedford alone, have been taken off the streets of Bedfordshire in what police say is the county’s most successful weapon surrender in over five years...
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The new police hub at Bedford Bus Station being opened by the Mayor of Bedford and Bedfordshire PCC with other councillors and police officers present. Image: Bedfordshire Police/OPCC

PCC calls out Bedford mayor’s “wrong and damaging” remarks urging change of approach on town centre crime

Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has responded to mayor Tom Wootton’s warning that Bedford town centre is “under siege” by crime, emphasising the...
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(l-r) Tristan Tate and his brother Andrew speaking to media outside a Bucharest Court in January 2025. Image: LCV/Shutterstock.com

Bedfordshire Police file leads to CPS charging Tate brothers with rape and trafficking

Prosecutors have confirmed for the first time the complete list of 21 charges Andrew and Tristan Tate will face when they are returned to the UK, including rape, actual bodily harm and...
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PCC John Tizard speaking at the launch of his police and crime plan on 3 October 2024. Image: LDRS.

Mayor’s warning and £8.5m loans spark emergency meeting with Bedfordshire PCC

Bedfordshire’s police and crime commissioner (PCC), John Tizard, is to face questions at an extraordinary meeting of the Police and Crime Panel next week (4 June) following...
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A table full of stolen goods, including shoes and other items uncovered during a police raid on Midland Road on 23 May 2025. Image: Bedfordshire Police

Man arrested after police uncover major haul of suspected stolen goods in Bedford raid

Goods worth hundreds of thousands of pounds have been recovered from a property in Bedford, following a police raid on Friday afternoon (23 May). Officers from the Bedford...
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Knife Crime

Bedfordshire Police launches Sceptre – a national week of action to tackle knife crime

Bedfordshire Police is taking part in Sceptre, a nationwide week-long initiative that launches today (Monday) to tackle the rise of knife crime. The force will be working with parents, students and the community to face the issue...
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Hands on work experience with Bedfordshire emergency services at Wixams Academy

Bedford Giving launches first of its kind work experience project

Students at Wixams Academy were given a taste of work experience without having to leave their school, thanks to a first-of-its-kind project launched by Bedford Giving. The 'Taste of the Workplace' project brings organisations and businesses...
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Police on the beat on Bedford High Street. Image: Bedfordshire Police/Facebook

Bedford Ian writes…

16 May 2025: Mayoral maybe, Political policing, Scrutiny scrapped?, and Star nonsense. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he...
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Tyreese Kamau. Image: Bedfordshire Police custody picture

Man found guilty of manslaughter after fatal stabbing in Bedford

A man who fatally stabbed another man during an argument at a Bedford property has been found guilty of manslaughter. Tyreese Kamau, 25, was convicted today (Friday) at...
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