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Stagsden florist brings back Bedford’s giant Silver Faces Christmas wreath

Independent florist Hay Lane Flowers in Stagsden has once again created Bedford’s giant Christmas wreath at the Silver Faces statue on Silver Street, with Costa Coffee sponsoring this year’s installation...

Vote for Bedford Borough businesses and organisations in the 2023 Living Countryside Awards

A diverse array of businesses and community organisations in Bedford Borough have been shortlisted for this year's CPRE Bedfordshire’s Living Countryside Awards which celebrate the people and projects making...

Letters: 19p for a bag of potatoes is destroying the livelihood of the farmers that grow them

Last week Sainsbury’s had an offer for 2.5 kg bags of potatoes for 19p. You could also get a kilo of carrots, a swede or half a kilo... of parsnips for the unbelievably...

Bedford’s giant festive wreath is removed but more ‘flower flashes’ planned

It was an early start for Jane Hutcheon and the team from Hay Lane Flowers yesterday (Monday) as they arrived in Bedford town centre to dismantle the enormous...

Opinion: Be part of the solution, not the problem

This week I interviewed Jane Hutcheon of Hay Lane Flowers as she prepared to install the best Christmas decoration Bedford - or indeed most towns - could imagine...

Four-metre festive ‘floral flash’ to mark Small Business Saturday

Bedford town centre's Silver Faces will be the backdrop for an enormous four-metre festive wreath installation as part of the nationwide Small Business Saturday celebrations...

Locally-grown ‘flower flash’ kicks off Bedford’s Great Big Green Week in style

Bedford's Silver Faces will be given a floral make-over to kick off this year's Great Big Green Week. The 'flower flash' is just one of dozens of events being held in Bedford from...

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