Longholme Cafe

Businesses urged to strengthen security against arson threats

Local businesses are being urged to “take arson prevention seriously” after recent bin fires throughout Bedford. Firefighters were called to a number of bin fires across Bedford Borough between...

Breaking news: Man arrested in connection with bin fires across Bedford

A man has been arrested in connection with a spate of bin fires across Bedford, including one that forced a popular Bedford cafe to close ahead of one of its busiest weekends of the year...

Popular café suffers serious damage as police investigate early morning arson attacks

Bedfordshire Police are appealing for information after three fires were reported in Bedford in the early hours of Wednesday morning (18 June), including one that caused severe damage...

Great Bedfordian: Sarah Fraser of John Medhurst Jewellers

This month’s Great Bedfordian is a champion of Bedford’s independent shopping scene and a great supporter of the Bedford Clanger. Sarah Frazer (nee Medhurst) grew up in Bedford but left to study history and politics...

Bedford Borough Council hires ecologist and drainage experts to help Longholme Lake

Bedford Borough Council has confirmed that it is working with an ecologist and drainage experts to ensure that the much-loved Longholme Lake is returned to a 'self-maintaining condition.'..

Letters: Bedford Borough Council needs to invest in Longholme Lake

Like many people who live in Bedford, I enjoy walking, sometimes running, around the embankment. I often meet friends there, grabbing a coffee at Longholme cafe. I was so excited...

Longholme Lake (finally) gets some lockdown love

While the team at Longholme Café have dedicated hours of their time and effort over the past three years, to keep the boating lake clear of weeds, this year, thanks to coronavirus...

Companions Real Bread to take over Delices bakery

Companions Real Bread on Mill Street Bedford has announced it will be taking over Delices bakery on Lurke Street from mid-January 2019. At a special event today, where the bakery...

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