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Armed Forces Day parade on Bedford High Street. Image: Bedford Borough Council

Parade and festivities planned this month for Armed Forces Day

Bikers will lead a parade down Bedford High Street on Sunday, 29 June, to begin the annual celebrations of Armed Forces Day in the town centre. 150 people will be taking part in...
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Bedford Town Centre from above

Council urges Bedfordians to help lead “transparent and collaborative” future of town centre

Bedford Borough Council is calling on local business leaders to help shape Bedford Town Centre's future as recruitment opens for a new Town Centre Advisory Board to...
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Cycle Ban sign about 10ft high on a lamp post on Silver Street, Bedford Town Centre. Image: Bedford Independent

Time running out to have your say on Bedford town centre cycling ban

Time is running out to respond to Bedford Borough Council’s consultation on the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) in the town centre, with Bedfordians being urged to...
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A shark shaped kite and a deep sea fish shaped kite take to the skies in front of the fair ground in Russell Park at Bedford Kite and Motoring Festival. Image: Bedford Borough Council

Bedford Kite and Motoring Festival returns for ‘spectacular weekend’ of family fun this June

Bedford’s skies will once again be filled with colour and creativity as the Bedford Kite and Motoring Festival returns on Saturday, 21 and Sunday, 22 June 2025, offering two days of free...
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The former Bedfordshire Police station building at Greyfriars, with the roundabout in the foreground. Bedford. Image: Bedford Independent

Bedfordians invited to have their say on Greyfriars reconfiguration project

Bedford Borough Council is encouraging residents and visitors to share their views on the reconfiguration of the Greyfriars Junction, as part of the wider Transporting Bedford 2030...
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Hemlock Morris dancers will be perfoming in the St George's Day celebrations. Image: Assan Tu

Dragons, dancing and local pride: St George’s Day comes to Bedford town centre

Bedford will come alive with music, dance and community spirit next month as the Borough Council hosts a St George’s Day celebration on Saturday, 26 April 2025, in Harpur Square and the...
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The climate desk at Bedford Borough Council's Earth Day

Celebrate Earth Day 2025 with series of events in Bedford

"Our Power, Our Planet" is the motto for this year's Earth Day, and Bedford Borough Council are celebrating the day with a series of events in the town, aiming to inspire the community...
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Police on the beat on Bedford High Street. Image: Bedfordshire Police/Facebook

Bedford business owner tells Bedfordshire Police ‘tackle crime or we’ll do it ourselves’

A local business owner has told Bedfordshire Police that he can no longer 'stand by and allow the continued decline of our town centre due to inaction by Bedfordshire Police'...
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Misty. Dogs at Polling Stations July 2024. Image: Bedford Independent

Bedford Ian writes…

7 March 2025: Democracy denied, Everyday heroes, Wonky fence, Miamian vice, Reh-al roast, and Take a break. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough...
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Workers working on the St Paul's Square improvement works March 2025. Image: Bedford Independent

Councillor says we all have a part to play in improving Bedford Borough’s town centres

The councillor in charge of economic growth has said that everyone has a part to play in improving Bedford Borough’s town centres during an update on the council’s Town Centres Vision...
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