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A packed 53 bus at the Marshal Court stop on Hillgrounds, Kempston at 09:56 on 20 April 2026. Image: Jason Gurr

Letters: A new future for buses in Bedford 

David Boden, Commercial Director, Stagecoach East, has written an open letter to Bedford Borough bus users, which we have agreed to publish to keep our readers fully informed...
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Stagecoach local bus service. Image: Stagecoach

Bedford Borough Council breaks silence on bus service changes

Bedford Borough Council has responded to planned bus cuts, saying the changes are “deeply disappointing” as concerns grow across the borough. The response follows growing criticism of the changes...
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Stagecoach local bus service. Image: Stagecoach

Bedford Borough Council breaks silence on bus service changes

Bedford Borough Council has responded to planned bus cuts, saying the changes are “deeply disappointing” as concerns grow across the borough. The response follows growing criticism of the changes...
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Bedford bus company criticises planned service changes

Bedford bus operator Grant Palmer has criticised planned route changes, as councillors and residents raise concerns and the council remains silent. Grant Palmer, which operates...
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Stagecoach local bus service. Image: Stagecoach

Bus cuts to hit Putnoe and Goldington as Stagecoach reshapes Bedford network

Parts of Putnoe, Goldington and north Bedford face bus cuts under Stagecoach changes, while other routes will be extended or improved from 31 May. Changes to Bedford’s...
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Land Adjacent 10 Parklands, Bedford. Image: Screenshot Google StreetView (C)2026 Google Image capture July 2024

Council considers planning application for new house on patch of land in Goldington

Bedford Borough Council has received an application for Permission in Principle for a single dwelling house on land in Parklands, Brookfield Road, Bedford. The applicants said this land was...
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson speak to Bedford mothers at the St Mary's Church Hall Family Hub, Church Lane. Image: Bedford Independent.

Prime Minister and Education Secretary praise Bedford’s “trailblazing” Family Hubs at Goldington visit

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson visited Bedford’s trailblazer Family Hubs in Goldington, highlighting £1.1m support to help local families with early...
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Co-op delivery robots at Queen's Drive

Bedford’s robots need holidays too

As the summer holidays approach, it seems that even our friendly local automatons need an annual break for some R and R. On Sunday (16 June), the Co-op robots will be taking a pause from Queen's Drive...
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Northern Lights over Stevington. Image: Don Weerasirie

Bedford bedazzled: Watch as northern lights fill Borough skies with colour

In what was a rare display of nature's beauty, the skies of Bedford Borough were awash with colour last night as a solar storm created a stunning display across the UK and parts of the world not normally...
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Plans submitted for Bedford’s latest drive-thru coffee shop

Another drive-thru coffee shop could open in Bedford  – if new plans are approved. Bedford Borough Council has received plans for a Costa Coffee on land within the existing B&M Bedford (Goldington)...
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