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Business
Increase of independent shops in Bedford highlighted by BBC Radio 4 investigation
Erica Roffe
Letters to the editor
Letters: If you think Bedford town centre is ’empty’, join me for a tour…
Letters to the editor
Business
Have yourself a Bedford indie Christmas
Erica Roffe
Business
Opinion: Shop local this Christmas to support vital independent Bedford businesses
Erica Roffe
Business
Celebrate Bedford’s brilliant independent shops with the return of Fiver Fest
Erica Roffe
Coronavirus
Bedford Town Centre prepares for post-coronavirus ‘new normal’
Erica Roffe
News
Bedford’s Old Arcade ‘almost full’ after three new shops are set to open
Erica Roffe
Business
Independent shops: saviours of the high street…
Erica Roffe
Business
Independent innovation at the heart of Bedford
Paul Hutchinson & Erica Roffe
News
Urgent action required to help UK’s High Streets, says report
Erica Roffe
Food & Drink
New cafe collaboration in the heart of Bedford
Erica Roffe
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Police launch murder investigation after man found dead at Kempston home
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