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Bedford MP presses government to support independent news through Covid crisis

The MP for Bedford and Kempston, Mohammad Yasin, questioned the Minister of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, John Wittingdale...

Government support for the press shuns ‘vital’ local independent news publishers

Today the government has launched a public health campaign that will not reach you. It won’t reach you because the government has not included independently...

An open letter from Emma Meese of the Independent Community News Network

The Bedford Independent is a member of the Independent Community News Network, an organisation of 108 local news providers who are delivering vital...

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