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Bedford’s Mayor calls for “safe and small” New Year celebrations

Bedford's Mayor, Dave Hodgson, has called for "safe and small" New Year's Eve celebrations at homes across the Borough, with Bedfordians asked to "play their part" in the fight against...

Tier 3: Business support grants for Bedford businesses

As Bedford enters Tier 3 at midnight tonight (Friday), businesses required to close will automatically receive a business support grant by Wednesday 23 December...

Acapella quintet releases charity ‘Advent Caroldar’ to support Bedford Hospital

A Bedford-based close harmony quintet is releasing one-minute videos of Christmas carols and songs this Advent to raise money for Bedford Hospital...

‘Don’t blame Luton for Bedford being in tier 2’ say council leaders

Councillors have hit back at claims that Bedford has been dragged into tier 2 coronavirus restrictions by Luton.Before the second national lockdown, which...

Bedford placed in Tier 2: High Alert from 2 December

Bedford has been confirmed as emerging from lockdown on 2 December in Tier 2: High Alert.Social mixing outside of households or support bubbles will...

Lockdown cyclist covers 1,000 miles to catalogue county’s remaining Festival of Britain signs

A Bedfordshire man has cycled well over 1,000 miles since April as part of a lockdown project to photograph unique signs in the county’s villages...

Eat, drink and shop local with Bedford’s indies

Many of Bedford's independent restaurants and cafes are still able to open for takeaways and deliveries - and they'd love to hear from you...

Bedfordians urged to help avoid tougher coronavirus restrictions when national lockdown ends

The threat of Bedford Borough emerging from the latest lockdown straight into Tier 2 restrictions is a very real possibility, based on current COVID-19 (coronavirus) infection rates. The existing...

Christmas light switch on cancelled in favour of COVID-safe festivities

Council officials have taken the decision to pull this year's big Christmas light switch on, in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus). With infection rates increasing and..

View from the villages: Families you are not alone

A few weeks ago I visited the new cafe in Great Barford for its opening day. There was a lovely friendly village atmosphere and whilst there I got...

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