Sign up for daily news
15 October 2026
Facebook-f Threads Instagram Linkedin Youtube
Search

Farming

Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the Conservative Party addressing the audience at The Conservative Party on 4 October 2026. Image: repic/Shutterstock.

Monthly column: Conference season showed the Conservatives are the only party with a serious plan

Another party conference season is over, and the message was clear: if you want a country where hard work is rewarded, businesses can thrive, our borders are controlled, and people...
Read more
HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Susan Lousada enjoying a ride on the pedal-powered smoothie bike as schoolchildren attending the event look on. Image: BAEF

From bees to bikes, pupils discover how Bedfordshire farming feeds the country

More than 470 school children from 14 schools across the county gathered at Shuttleworth House for the inaugural Bedfordshire Food, Farming & Sustainability Schools’ Day...
Read more
Hawkstone Farmers Choir perform at Britain's Got Talent. Image Britain's Got Talent

From isolation to inspiration: Bedford farmer’s choir triumph on Britain’s Got Talent

A retired farmer from Bedford has advanced to the next round of Britain's Got Talent (BGT) after the choir he is in received the prestigious 'Golden Buzzer' from the celebrity judges...
Read more
View of English countryside from Dunstable Downs in the Chiltern Hills, Bedfordshire Image BBA Photography Shutterstock

Monthly column: Bedfordshire’s vital agricultural land must be protected 

The importance of food security and the protection of our rural communities must not be underestimated. That’s why I was so keen to speak in my neighbouring MP, Richard Fuller’s, debate in Parliament...
Read more

Get the latest Bedford news first

Subscribe to our free daily email for our lead story each morning before we publish it anywhere else, plus the key Bedford Borough headlines from the last 24 hours – without having to log into social media.

I've already subscribed (dont show again)