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Luton Borough cllr Jacqui Burnett (Labour) chair Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority beside a fire engine. Image: BFRSA.

Bedford Borough councillor re-elected to fire authority leadership

Bedford Borough councillor Michael Headley and Jacqui Burnett secure re-election to fire authority roles. Find out what this means for local safety. The leadership overseeing emergency...
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Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service red fire trucks in a row.

Bedford Fire and Rescue Authority defends record as inspectors flag leadership concerns

The chair of Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority said the authority had “done its job” after a national inspection found its governance arrangements were effective. But the inspection also...
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Bedford Borough Council workers filling potholes on De Parys Avenue March 2026 Image Bedford Independent

Bedford Ian writes…

20 March 2026: Left hand/right hand, Royal precision, Fire denial and Irish-ish. 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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Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service red fire trucks in a row.

Fire service improves response and prevention, but report warns of “broken and toxic” culture

Inspectors praised Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service for improving public safety, but warned it must urgently tackle serious leadership and culture failings. Bedfordshire Fire...
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Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service red fire trucks in a row.

999 staff verbally abused during Bedfordshire’s “biblical floods” last month

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service control room staff received verbal abuse while answering emergency calls during last month’s flooding, a meeting heard. At the height of the floods, 356...
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