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Letters to the editor

The exterior of the East of England Ambulance Service Trust's Emergency Operations Centre in Hammond Road in Bedford.

Letters: The purported care for welfare is for the birds, we need more call handlers not fewer

As the East of England Ambulance Service UNISON Branch Chair, sitting in the most recent health and overview scrutiny committee was the most distressing and upsetting thing...
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Cars queuing for the Black Cat Roundabout, some several hours after they joined the A421 and A1 on 5 July 2025.Image: Isobel Frost

Letters: National Highways, what a complete and utter shambles

National Highways, what a complete and utter shambles! You should be totally ashamed of yourselves for the chaos you allowed to unfold on the A421 approach to the Black Cat roundabout redevelopment...
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Motorists stuck in the Black Cat Roundabout chaos on 5 July said there were no signs on the A421 indicating the A1 northbound was closed. The picture shows the view from a passenger seat of a car of cars in the jam and a road sign showing no details of any closures. Image: Helen Wheatley

Letters: Stuck in Black Cat chaos was not only distressing but posed significant health and welfare risks too

I am writing to raise a formal complaint regarding an incident that occurred on 5 July 2025, which involved severe delays caused by the closure or obstruction of the A1 near the Black Cat Roundabout...
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A bus waits patiently as it holds up Bedford High Street traffic while waiting for a pedestrian to cross the road at the Embankment's zebra crossing

Letters: Car is no longer king, so is zebra crossing placement really a big deal?

Much as I normally enjoy Bedford Ian's column, he should realise that we no longer live in the age where the car is king. (Bedford Ian, 6 June 2025). Is it really so terrible to position...
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Police on the beat on Bedford High Street. Image: Bedfordshire Police/Facebook

Letters: It’s not a political row to raise concerns about Bedford Borough policing

In a recent Bedford Ian column, it was said the police row was now becoming a political row. In my opinion, this is completely wrong. The Police and Crime Commissioner’s role is to advocate...
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Letters: “We witness daily young people’s disengagement with officialdom”

I am writing regarding the article PCC says police can’t deal with crime if people don’t come forward and report it. John Tizard is a good man and I have met him on a couple of occasions. So, I know when he talks about his desire to...
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A wheelbarrow and gardening tools on the overgrown path around the lake in Bedford Park

Letters: Guerilla gardeners are quietly making their mark in Bedford Park

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Bus Stop road marking in Yellow

Letters: “Bedford buses are getting worse”

Buses in Bedford are getting worse. Stagecoach will reduce our village to a small number of journeys per day whilst chasing passengers in Stevenage and Luton from the end of the month. The Borough are keeping quiet and...
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St Paul's Square, Bedford Bedford town centre

Letters: Are all the alterations around St Paul’s really necessary?

I'd like to say thank you to Mr Homer, who I think describes the situation in Bedford perfectly and I agree very much with what he has written. The real shame is people are not visiting...
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Workers wearing hi-vis jackets working on a rail line as part of the EWR project Image: EWR Co

Letters: It is time for us to think the unthinkable for EWR

Along with most other people I am very much in favour of restoring the rail link between Oxford, Bedford and Cambridge. But the way that EWR Co is going about it is now...
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