Sign up for daily news
28 August 2026
Facebook-f Threads Instagram Linkedin Youtube
Search

Litter

Volunteers clearing up Russell Park during the Bedford River Festival. Image: Bedford Borough Council

Keep Bedford tidy as River Festival weekend draws near

With the arrival of thousands of visitors to Bedford to take part in the River Festival this month, it's not surprising that litter and food waste are issues at such a popular event...
Read more

Letters: What about the rest of the Crown?

Like many in town I enjoy walking along the embankment and appreciate it as a major leisure asset of our town, however, does it really deserve to be elevated above many other...
Read more
Roadside litter pick. Image: National Highways

Drivers told “clean up your act” as thousands of bags of litter collected from major Bedfordshire roads

Drivers using some of Bedfordshire's major roads have been told to clean up their act by National Highways after thousands of bags of litter were picked up over the last year. 3277 bags were...
Read more
Litter left by the bank after flooding in Bedford Christmas 2020

Bedfordians encouraged to take part in this year’s Million Mile Clean

This week sees the launch of the Million Mile Clean, mobilising 100,000 volunteers across the UK to each clean 10 miles of blue, green or urban...
Read more

Letters: “Aspects car park is the graveyard of litter and the bins aren’t helping”

I am reaching out to my local newspaper to address an issue that has concerned me and I'm sure fellow Bedfordians. It seems such a minute problem but it all feeds into the bigger...
Read more
Bedford Town Centre from above

New town centre enforcement officers appointed to tackle anti-social behaviour

A new contract for enforcement officers, preventing anti-social behaviour in Bedford, has been awarded to District Enforcement Ltd...
Read more
Litter

View from the villages: littering

Why would anyone? Since the beginning of lockdown, as I have discussed before, it’s been wonderful how many people have been enjoying our beautiful...
Read more
Bins overflowing

‘Bedford’s bin better’ anger at overflowing bins

Bedfordian's doing their best to beat lockdown boredom and entertain themselves and their families during half-term have been dismayed to find bins overflowing in some of Bedford's...
Read more
HWRC litter 1

Concerns raised over creation of “mugger’s paradise” with realigned footpath

A Bedford resident has raised concerns over a recently realigned footpath that they are concerned could become a "mugger's paradise". Tim Durrant of Tennyson Road, walks regularly...
Read more

Anger over mess left by event organisers in Bedford parks

Bedfordians on both sides of the town have reacted angrily to mess caused by event organisers, one of which wasn't even being held in the Borough. Dogfest which took place...
Read more

Get the latest Bedford news first

Subscribe to our free daily email for our lead story each morning before we publish it anywhere else, plus the key Bedford Borough headlines from the last 24 hours – without having to log into social media.

I've already subscribed (dont show again)