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Letter: An open letter to our readers on our fifth birthday

Five years ago this week, the Bedford Independent (BI) website went live. In those (what seems like epically long and at the same time blisteringly fast) five years so much has changed personally...

It’s official: Bedford Independent most-read news source in Bedford Borough

It's been revealed that the Bedford Independent is "smashing it" with local news readership across Bedford Borough after figures for the two other news sources in the area were published. On Friday (28 May)...

I’m so proud to be able to help celebrate Bedford’s everyday heroes

About 20 years ago, give or take, I moved to Bedford. Having come from a not-too-exciting small town a bit further south, Bedford seemed quite the upgrade. I am sure there will be a few people...

Happy Birthday to us! Bedford Independent turns three

Today marks the third anniversary of turning on BedfordIndependent.co.uk and beginning to provide, fact-checked, unbiased and comprehensive news about Bedford Borough. Since 28...

OPINION: 11 million pages read as we reach our third birthday, we must be doing something right

The Bedford Independent's pages have been read 11 million times since its launch in November 2018. The data provided by Google Analytics show that since our launch we've grown steadily...

It’s time to get behind Bedford’s brilliant everyday heroes

Bedford's everyday heroes living next door, up the road, or in a village nearby are to be celebrated once again, with awards that recognise those people who make Bedford brilliant. Entries...

Bedford Independent awarded journalism grants to fight fake news

The Bedford Independent has been awarded two grants, worth £26,500 apx, to continue fighting 'churnalism' and fake news, so Bedfordians have access to a reliable...

One year, 1,700 stories, and 1.9million hits – happy birthday Bedford Independent

Today the Bedford Independent celebrates its first birthday and we're delighted to share this milestone with you. In the past year we've published 1,700 stories and had just under 1.9 million...

Police investigating as Bedford Independent receives death threats

Bedfordshire Police are investigating after death threats were made to online news desk the Bedford Independent, after we reported on a court case in which five people were found guilty of murder...

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