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28 August 2026
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Greyfriars Police Station

Greyfriars leading to River Street and Midland Road. A bus has stopped at the bus stop just before the traffic lights, there are multiple cars driving along the road and a cyclist is riding in the bus lane on the left. The Pilgrims Progress pub can be seen at the end of the road and Borough Hall can be seen in the distance. Image: Bedford Independent

Greyfriars Junction overhaul to create ‘better gateway’ into Bedford town centre

Major Greyfriars Junction works will begin on Monday, 05 January 2026 as part of Bedford’s £22.6m Town Deal, creating a safer gateway into the town centre...
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Planning permission secured for redevelopment of Greyfriars police station

Bedford Borough Council has said that the development of the former police station on Greyfriars is key to the regeneration of the wider area, but Green Party councillors have said opportunities to improve cycle...
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St Paul's Square, Bedford Bedford town centre

Town centre boost as Greyfriars and St Paul’s Square join Midland Road regeneration project

Four new town centre regeneration projects will take place this year after central government funding was approved for business cases put forward by Bedford Town Deal Board...
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“I will be unforgiving if another hurdle is placed in our way” says PCC over Greyfriars sale

A “laser like focus” will be directed at a local authority in the weeks ahead over the sale and redevelopment of a former Bedfordshire police station. Planning permission was granted by Bedford Borough Council for a change of use for the Greyfriars site...
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Covid crisis is latest set back to Greyfriars Police Station redevelopment

Plans to rejuvenate a prominent town centre site in Bedford have stalled because of the impact of the pandemic on the local authority’s finances...
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Change of use permission granted to PCC for Greyfriars police station to achieve ‘the top price possible’

Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Kathryn Holloway, has won change of use planning permission which should settle the future of Greyfriars...
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PCC pushing through planning application for Greyfriars police station development

A prominent town centre eyesore in Bedford is edging closer to having its future resolved, insists Police and Crime Commissioner, Kathryn Holloway...
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