Mary Portas tagged articles - Bedford Independent

Opinion: Not all publicity is good publicity

It’s not often that Bedford makes the national news. Every couple of years, The Times or The Telegraph includes us in their ‘best places to live’ guides, but they’re mainly puff pieces to do with...

POP Bedford comes to life on Midland Road

If you've been along Midland Road in the last few days, you'll have already seen the changes beginning to take place in number five. The former Virgin Media building was...

Letters: An open letter to Bedford’s commercial landlords

Erica’s OpEd letter written to Mary Portas couldn’t have been timed better, and her reply was just the endorsement we need. Both she and Henry, Councillor Vann, have said...

Letters: “Landlords should be required to actively fill empty units in our High Streets”

For as long as Bedford has people who love and support its independents, and for as long as Bedford has the creative and inspiring people who lead so much business in the...

Letters: A reply from Mary Portas

Firstly thank you. For all you have done to reinvigorate and believe in great local community retail. I’m always happy to give a nudge to a landlord, to the Government...

Opinion: An open letter to Mary Portas

Dear Mary, Bedford was part of the Portas Pilot project 10 years ago and it is my belief that it had a long-term and transformational effect on Bedford. When Radio 4's You and Yours...

Increase of independent shops in Bedford highlighted by BBC Radio 4 investigation

The rise in the number of independent shops in Bedford town centre has been highlighted in an investigation by BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme...

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