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26 June 2026: Quiet heroes, Black marker, Mayor's mumblings, ベッドフォードはクソじゃない。and Bregret. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us...

Letters: “Farage has been holding the map while recent PM’s have driven UK into a ditch”

In their letter published on 24 June, Mr. or Ms. J. Whiten is mistaken on several levels. There has only been one ‘scheduled’ general election in the UK: that of 7 May 2015 upon the expiration of the Tory-Lib Dem...

Letters: “Bafflingly underdeveloped” views of Nigel Farage

A recent letter said that Nigel Farage had shown "authentic leadership and vision" and I was somewhat confused by that. I note that the letter writer didn't cite any examples of leadership that Mr Farage had shown...

True and Fair Party candidate says “It’s time to rejoin the EU”

The True and Fair Party is telling Mid Bedfordshire voters that they are the party that wants to rejoin the EU. During her visit to Flitwick and Ampthill on Thursday, 7 September party leader, Gina Miller...

Monthly column: Government’s Retained EU Law Bill weakens laws without proper parliamentary scrutiny

The Government’s retained EU law passed its third reading on Wednesday by 297 votes to 238. This reckless bill risks vital workplace protections like holiday pay, maternity leave...

Monthly column: Tories in danger of breaking triple-lock pension manifesto pledge

Last week in Parliament, only one Tory MP voted with Labour’s Motion to protect the Pension Triple lock. Despite it being a Tory manifesto pledge for the state pension rate...

Ban on religious dress upheld by the European Court of Justice

A recent ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that an employer can have a neutral dress policy preventing workers from wearing any political, philosophical or religious signs...

Bedford residents urged to apply to EU Settlement Scheme by 30 June deadline

Amid concerns that some residents might miss the deadline, Bedford Borough Council is urging all EU, EEA or Swiss citizens and their families, who lived in the UK on 31 December 2020, to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme...

Bedford MP invites Minister to meet local businesses dealing with complexity of Brexit

Bedford and Kempston MP, Mohammad Yasin, spoke in Parliament this week regarding the impact of Brexit on local businesses. Mr Yasin asked a question in Friday's Cabinet Office Questions...

Environmental protections post-Brexit: the race to the bottom begins

The watering down of workers' rights, standards and environmental protections was at the heart of my concerns over Brexit. Just weeks after our final ties with the EU were severed and my concerns are already being realised...

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