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What’s on Bedford: River Festival/Bedfringe/Bedford Park Concerts special

If you want to kick off the summer holidays in style, you've come to the right place! This month in Bedford sees one of the country's largest free festivals (the River Festival), over 120...

FiverFest is back with 75 Bedford businesses taking part

The FiverFest shop local campaign is back, and this year there are over 75 businesses taking part and offering something for just £5. The event, organised by Helen Patterson of the...

What’s on Bedford: 12 – 22 May 2022

Welcome to this week's what's on guide - your indispensable calendar of the best of Bedford's live music, theatre, art, film and family fun over the next 10 days. Enjoy!

What’s on Bedford: 31 March – 10 April 2022

Spring is in the air (now it's stopped snowing) and there are new exhibitions at the Higgins, the return of Bedford Flea, the seventh annual Dr Who Charity Convention and lots of...

Everyday Heroes Awards: Time to say “thank you” to Bedford Borough’s covid heroes

Nominations for this year's Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards close next week and so we've been looking at all the categories more closely. Today we're looking at a special category created...

The lockdown project that saw one man run every street and footpath in Bedford

We all had our lockdown projects, but one man's self-confessed 'geeky obsession with maps' saw him run along every single footpath and street in Bedford to help him get to know his hometown...

Everyday Heroes winners: These are the people who make Bedford brilliant

The wait is now over and the winners of the 2020 Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards, in partnership with The Harpur Trust, have now been announced. Thank you to all of...

NOMINEES ANNOUNCED: It’s almost time to celebrate Bedford’s Everyday Heroes

The Bedford Independent, in partnership with The Harpur Trust, is delighted to announce the nominations for the inaugural Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards 2020. Along with...

John Bunyan Boat returns to the River Great Ouse this Bank Holiday Monday

After months off the water, the John Bunyan Boat has announced a series of 'Socially Distanced Cruises' beginning on Bank Holiday Monday (31 August)...

‘Bloke from Yorkshire’ visits Bedford and reminds us all what a great town it is

We're often guilty of taking for granted what's right on our doorstep, and never more so than when it comes to the beauty of Bedford...

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