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Bedford bus boost as government announces additional funding for local transport

Bedford Borough Council is set to receive a £2.3 million share of the government’s bus services funding scheme, but won't announce how the funding could be used to benefit Bedford's bus...

Council says bus driver rumours are untrue as they promise to keep rural services running

The borough’s rural bus services are not being cancelled at the end of July despite rumours from bus drivers, a meeting heard. During last night’s Full Council meeting (Wednesday, July 10)...

Have your say on Stagecoach services in Bedford and Cambridgeshire

Bus users are being asked for their views on several Stagecoach East routes, including the 905 between Bedford and Cambridge. Customer opinions are being asked on the 905 between Bedford and Cambridge...

Letters: Still no Sunday service but Biddenham bus service will get better next month

I write to you in reply to Victoria Kahl’s letter which you published on 7 May. May we be the bringers of good tidings to Victoria and those who live on the No. 41 bus route between Bedford...

Letters: A regular and reliable bus service is needed in Biddenham

I moved to the Saxon Park development in Biddenham during the summer of 2023, and was disappointed at the minimal public transport in the area. When I was viewing the house...

Monthly column: Eight bus services in Bedford Borough have been cut since 2022

Buses are by far the most used form of public transport in the country, but the Conservative deregulated bus system has led to thousands of vital services being axed across the country, failing communities...

44 bus service extended to cover Elstow Park and Ride, Flitwick and Ampthill

From next week, (26 February) the Grant Palmer 44 bus service will be extended to pick up users of the Elstow Park and Ride site, as well as taking Bedfordians on to Flitwick and Ampthill. This expansion comes...

Letters: It “should serve the public not the bus company” readers write in over Grant Palmer Brickhill bus withdrawal

Three times this week I have waited at Bedford bus station for the Grant Palmer 68 bus to Ampthill at 1.20pm. It has not turned up even 15 minutes after that time. Luckily I have an alternative...

Services to increase for Shortstown and Stewartby bus users

Funding from land developers has been made available to increase the frequency of bus routes for Shortstown and Stewartby. From mid-April, the 68 service will become more frequent...

Electric buses branded “impractical” for Bedford Borough by councillor

Electric buses for Bedford borough are “impractical” and it is far better to encourage more people to use the current ones, a senior councillor has said. During a discussion on...

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