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Letters: Cycle ban is helping destroy the town centre and local environment

Bedford has always been until recently a ’Town of Cyclists’ since the invention of the safety cycle, not to the extent of Cambridge or Oxford but nevertheless in the top quartile of UK cycling...

Councillor calls for “more signage” as debate rages on town centre cycling ban

The cycling ban in Bedford’s town centre is to keep people safe, a meeting heard – but a councillor questioned whether enough was being done to warn cyclists they could be fined...

Council concerned they’ll be seen as a “lighter touch” over level of fly tipping fines

Bedford Borough Council’s current fines for fly tipping might be seen as an incentive to illegally dump waste, as a fine could be cheaper than disposing of the rubbish properly, a senior council officer has said...

National Highways admits A421 will be closed for “several days” to clear 60 million litres of flood water

National Highways has admitted the A421 "is likely to remain closed for a prolonged period that could amount to several days" after heavy rain left the parts of the road submerged in flood water over...

Bedfordshire beverage business becomes first to use 100% prevented ocean plastic

A Bedfordshire beverage business has become the first in Europe to produce a 100% Prevented Ocean Plastic™ bottle to help stem the tide of plastic ending up in our seas and oceans...

Take part in The Great Big Green Week in Bedford this June

The Great Big Green Week is returning this June, a celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. From Saturday 8 - Sunday 16 June, Bedfordshire Climate Change...

Grab a bargain and raise money for charity at Brewpoint’s first Thriftathon

Bedford-based brewery, Brewpoint, is turning its Garden Bar into a pop-up thrift shop this month, to raise money for a children's cancer charity. On Saturday, 18 May, the brewery's first-ever Thriftathon will take...

Weekly food waste collections in Bedford thanks to £1.5m government funding

Bedford Borough Council is to get funding to introduce weekly food waste collections, the government has announced. Councils in England will be supported with up to £295 million in funding to introduce...

Opinion: 15-minute cities? Yes, please

Imagine, if you will, an alternate reality in which public transport and green infrastructure have been so widely invested in that the whole of Bedford Borough is served by clean, frequent, efficient and...

Letters: Concerns new evangelical church could increase flooding in Kempston

A planning application has been submitted by Grace Church, an evangelical church which currently meets in Kempston’s Addison Centre, to build a large complex on a field next to the River Great Ouse...

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