John Manning

Driver jailed after killing two men on Bromham Road

A driver who mounted a kerb and drove at more than 50 miles per hour along a pavement killing two pedestrians was on Friday (18 August) jailed for eight years and nine months. Jason Campbell...

John Manning says education sector experience will help him as Lib Dem councillor

A Lib Dem candidate for Bedford borough’s new Clapham and Oakley Ward said his education sector experience is “very transferable” to the role of a councillor. John Manning...

Families pay tribute to men killed in collision on Bromham Road

Tributes have been paid to two men who died in a road traffic collision on Bromham Road, Bedford on Saturday (31 October). John Manning, 66, of Ashburnham Road, Bedford, and Mark Varney, 65, of...

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