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Sir Bruce Forsyth arriving for the Strictly Come Dancing 2012 Launch, Television Centre, London. Image: Henry Harris/Shutterstock

Bedford Ian writes…

5 June 2026: WTAF? Dirty business, Off air, and Brucie bonus. 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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Maison Le Votre. Image: maisonlevotrebedford/Instagram.

Maison Le Votre, Kashmir Peri Peri and others prosecuted in environmental crime cases

Maison Le Votre and Kashmir Peri Peri are among businesses prosecuted by Bedford Borough Council as part of an environmental crime crackdown that resulted in more than...
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Bacchus the boat dumped on Odell Road February 2026 Image Bedford Borough Council

‘You’re gonna need a bigger… bin lorry’ – Council’s appeal to find owner of fly-tipped boat

A white and burgundy boat named ‘Bacchus’ has been found abandoned on Odell Road near Sharnbrook and is being treated as fly-tipping. Council officers are appealing for information...
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Fly tipped rubbish by the side of the road

£7,000 fines for environmental crimes awarded to Bedford Borough Council already this year

This year, Bedford Borough Council has already secured £7,000 in fines for environmental crimes, including fly-tipping, vehicle abandonment, and highway obstruction after multiple...
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a Fly Tipping incident in Bedford Borough shows a variety of rubbish dumped by a country road.

Bedford MP backs tougher fly-tipping enforcement amid new government plan

Mohammad Yasin, MP for Bedford, has promoted Labour’s anti-fly-tipping plans on social media. Some of the measures he outlined are already in force. In a Facebook post published on...
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a Fly Tipping incident in Bedford Borough shows a variety of rubbish dumped by a country road.

Five prosecuted for fly-tipping as Bedford Borough Council cracks down on enviro-crime

Bedford Borough Council has secured five successful prosecutions for fly-tipping and related offences, with offenders ordered to pay more than £11,000 in total. The cases...
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Cauldwell Labour councillors Abu Sultan, Fouzia Atiq and Harish Thaper. at the CCTV on Endsleigh Road. Image Bedford Labour Groupjpg

Endsleigh Road has CCTV installed to tackle anti-social behaviour and fly-tipping

People living on Endsleigh Road, Bedford will see a CCTV unit on their street to help tackle anti-social behaviour and persistent fly-tipping. The area has been designated...
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A blue van near a skip at Foster Hill Cemetery. Image: Bedford Borough Council

Prison for fly-tipper who dumped asbestos at cemetery

Following an anonymous tip-off from the public, the person responsible for dumping asbestos and other materials into a burial skip at a cemetery in Bedford has received a 12-month custodial sentence, In the summer of 2022, Bedford...
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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...
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Central Bedfordshire Council HWRC Tidy Tip. Image: CBC

Central Bedfordshire Council plans to charge for use of tidy tips

Central Bedfordshire Council has defenced plans to charge for the use of their tidy tips from next year, saying it is to “protect Central Bedfordshire taxpayers” from funding people...
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