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A bus waits patiently as it holds up Bedford High Street traffic while waiting for a pedestrian to cross the road at the Embankment's zebra crossing

Bedford Ian writes…

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...
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Councillor Jon Abbott delivering the petition to save Clapham Post Office to a member of staff at the Post Office HQ

Clapham’s fight to save Post Office intensifies with petition hand delivered to Post Office HQ

The campaign to keep Clapham’s Post Office in its dedicated building has gathered further momentum, as local cllr Jon Abbott (Lib Dem, Clapham and Oakley) hand-delivered a petition...
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(l-r) Mayor Tom Wootton, NIsh and Clapham residents, and Phillipa Simms outside the post office on Clapham High Street. Image: Tom4Change/Facebook

Clapham campaign grows to keep Post Office in dedicated building

A community campaign has been launched to oppose plans to relocate Clapham’s historic High Street Post Office into a nearby convenience store, with Bedford mayor Tom Wootton...
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Pupils at Ursula Taylor CofE School drawing Christmas designs on a blue car at Suzuki Hilton Clapham 2024.

Colouring pen to the metal as local children leave cars covered in Christmas cheer

A Clapham car dealership gave local children a rare chance to add some Christmas cheer to their range of vehicles this week by allowing them to draw all over some of the...
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Professional worker using pan knife for building brick walls with cement and mortar planning new homes builder building Image Adobe Stock:aboutmomentsimages

500 new homes plus 3G sports pitch approved for Clapham site

Plans to build 500 new homes north of Bedford have been approved following an agreement on the location and funding of a sports pitch. In March, Bedford Borough Council’s Planning Committee deferred...
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Man hospitalised following Sainsbury’s brawl

A brawl in the car park of a supermarket in Clapham has left one man hospitalised with serious injuries and another arrested. Bedfordshire Police were called to the car park of Sainsbury's in Clapham...
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All-weather pitch proposal gives pause to 500-homes development in Clapham

A planning decision on 500 new homes north of Bedford has been delayed due to a sports pitch. Bedford Borough Council’s Planning Committee (March 25) was assessing an outline planning application...
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Temporary footbridge installed as Network Rail legal challenge still unresolved

Bedford Borough Council has installed a temporary raised footpath under a railway bridge in Clapham while it waits for a legal challenge with Network Rail to be resolved. The Council says it is having to pursue Network Rail under the Land Drainage Act in response to flooding under the railway bridge on Lovell Road in Clapham.
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Council and Network Rail at loggerheads over responsiblity for flooding under Clapham bridge

Bedford Borough Council says it has been left with no alternative but to take legal action against Network Rail regarding ongoing flooding issues under a railway bridge in Clapham. However, Network Rail maintains...
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Clapham Cars

Clapham gets new ‘village green’

A village near Bedford has a new ‘village green’ after satisfying a council committee that all the relevant criteria had been met. A report presented to the General Purposes Committee...
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