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Letters: Investing for those who come after

There is an old and famous Greek proverb, “A community grows great when people plant trees in whose shade they may never sit.” That simple idea captures what public service should be about...

Letters: The mayor is asking the electorate to judge him on his record – he might as well just resign

In the Green Party, we were interested in the Mayor’s comments about the next election, that “the town should go Green”. Whether he was talking about Bedford or Kempston, he’s right...

Letters: Bus cuts leave Kempston residents feeling abandoned

In an open letter, a Kempston North councillor warns that plans to axe the 53 and 53A bus routes will leave residents, particularly older people, without access to vital services...

Letters: I’m writing from Pothole Lane, Biddenham

Inspired by the recent homemade signage for ‘Potholesville’, otherwise known as Old Bridge Way, Shefford, I was sorely tempted to make some new signs myself for Gold Lane, Biddenham...

Letters: More discussion about knife crime with those working on the coalface is needed

Everyone’s Gang has been operating since May 2024 and, from our base in Kempston, since Jan 2025, during which time we have been working closely with several agencies, including, but not...

Letters: Every petty sniping councillor should be ashamed of helping to run this Borough’s affairs into the ground

Oh, the joy of reading Paul Hutchison's delicious take-down of Tom Wootton's pompous, disastrous tenure at the helm of our council. It's long overdue that someone should point out the emperor...

Letters: Thank you to Bedford businesses and organisations for supporting the Road Victims Trust’s counselling room

I am writing to express my gratitude to the local Bedford family-run businesses and community organisations that stepped forward to support The Road Victims Trust and our recent project to...

Letters: Future of Italian Immigrants Memorial must respect its historical and cultural significance

We, the undersigned opposition councillors, are writing together to share our thoughts on the proposed re-siting of the statue honouring Bedford’s Italian community...

Letters: Employment Rights Bill joins the lengthening list of Labour’s well-intentioned but foolish ideas

On 7 January, you published a Monthly Column by Cllr Abu Sultan, leader of Bedford Borough Labour Group, which sought to defend the government’s new employment-protection...

Letters: What to do if you find suspected bird flu

Over the Christmas period, I have had the unhappy duty of reporting three dead cygnets to Defra for suspected bird flu. We all do it, including me, but at present I would ask those feeding...

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