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Restaurateur’s herb growing bid gives planners food for thought

A Thai restaurant owner who wanted to grow his own herbs and vegetables gave council planners food for thought. But the planning committee decided that the application to build hydroponic greenhouses on land...

Living wall of over 1,000 plants comes to life on St Cuthbert’s Street

Bedford's first 'living wall' has been installed on St Cuthbert's Street, thanks to a collaboration between businesses and a grant from Bedford Borough Council. Over 11 square metres of over 1,000 plants...

Letters: Prevent food scraps going to landfill by signing up to ‘share’ app

We all need to do our bit to prevent so much organic waste from ending up in landfill. Bedford Borough Council does not currently have the facilities to recycle kitchen waste, so schemes such as ShareWaste...

Abbeyfields Roundabout Group need your votes for Living Countryside Awards

Voting closes on Sunday (23 May) for this year's CPRE Bedfordshire Living Countryside Awards Bedfordshire Choice award and there are a number of Bedford-based organisations in the running...

Nature-loving six-year-old urges PM to reconsider East West Rail route

A young resident from Rehold has written to the Prime Minister to ask him to reconsider the East West Rail route. Nature-loving Jacob Harker, aged six, who lives with his family in Renhold, sent the letter to Boris Johnson...

The Store creates Bedford’s first ‘living wall’ on St Cuthbert’s Street

Two local businesses are working together to bring Bedford's first 'living wall' to an overlooked corner of St Cuthbert's Street. The patch of wall, on the side of The Store at St Cuthbert's Arcade, will soon be home...

Letters: “Aspects car park is the graveyard of litter and the bins aren’t helping”

I am reaching out to my local newspaper to address an issue that has concerned me and I'm sure fellow Bedfordians. It seems such a minute problem but it all feeds into the bigger...

Oxford-Cambridge Arc: How will it impact Bedford’s environment?

In the final part of a series of articles on the Oxford-Cambridge Arc (OxCam Arc), the Bedford Independent looks at its possible impact on Bedford’s environment. The government’s Arc spatial framework...

On-street electric vehicle charging points to be installed for residents without driveways

30 electric vehicle (EV) charging points are being installed in streets across Bedford thanks to a £96,000 grant. The funding is from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) and the...

Cranfield Uni researchers are turning crop waste into high-value sustainable fashion

Researchers at Cranfield University and their partners at the University of York are working together to develop a greener way to manufacture textiles for clothing using biomass derived from crop waste...

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