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Letters: “Public transport is supposed to serve the public”

I'd like (if possible) for some attention to be brought to the rapidly declining bus service in and around the Bedford area. I'd like to particularly highlight the Route 41 from Bedford to Northampton...

Letters: We need change to support young people in Bedford properly

Everyone’s Gang is at the very forefront of what is happening on the youth front in Bedford Borough. Through our referral programmes, Resist and Breakout, we meet those young people most...

Letters: “We have lived in Kempston since 1998 and the buses just get busier”

The letter from Stagecoach states that less than 80 passengers a day use the 53 and that there is an 11 per cent drop in bus usage. I think that Stagecoach needs to look at the accuracy...

Letters: Is Grace Church planning refusal the last chapter?

Grace Community Church’s hybrid planning application, seeking full permission to build a church and outline permission for 79 houses on a site by Cemetery Road in Kempston, has finally been...

Letters: Bromham Parish Council’s claim they are listening to residents is a “distortion”

At the recent meeting (8 December) of Bedford Borough's Planning Committee, the Chairman of Bromham Parish Council spoke in favour of the application before the committee for...

Letters: New town centre shop is a delight

A Bedford Independent reader and local town centre shopper has written in to tell us they think a new shop that has opened up on Silver Street selling fruit and veg is a delight...

Letters: “I will always stand up for an open and honest council chamber, our residents deserve nothing less”

After reading the Bedford Independent article, Deputy Mayor says over-running meetings and political point-scoring show 'troubling disregard' for the electorate, yesterday (1 December)...

Letters: A dim view of street light cost saving

In July, Bedford Borough Council dimmed the street lights by 50% to cut energy costs, reduce carbon emissions, and lower light pollution. This decision is already having a negative impact...

Letters: “A coat of paint and pressure wash would do wonders to brighten the town centre”

I live in a small village 10 minutes' drive from the town centre and try to make time to visit as much as possible to support the local businesses. I'm not a Bedford native, but having lived...

Letters: Bedford campaigners mount roadside protest against the “genocide” in Gaza

On Saturday, 27 September, more than 60 Bedfordians held a roadside protest and peace rally on Bedford High Street. The protest was organised by Bedford Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC)...

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