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Fans, venues and local heroes shine in Bedford’s “love letter” to Tom Grennan

Bedford fans, businesses and community groups star in a new Tom Grennan ‘Remind Me’ video, created by Cuffe & Taylor ahead of his 2026 Bedford Park homecoming...

Over 60 bags donated to Love in a Bag thanks to Kempston gym

A Kempston gym has donated over 60 bags filled with toiletries and other essentials to Love in a Bag Bedford who support local women in need. Love in a Bag Bedford was founded by Mel Stratton in 2018...

Redwood Grove appeal reaches halfway mark in just three days

An appeal to raise money for Bedfordians affected by the Redwood Grove explosion has reached the halfway mark in just three days. Hearing how around 30 families were left with "absolutely nothing"...

Justgiving page aims to raise £10,000 to support Redwood Grove residents

A JustGiving page has been set up to support the former residents of the flats in Redwood Grove following yesterday's (Monday) devastating explosion. Fire tore through the two-storey...

Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards: Campaigner of the Year nominees

Today we're looking at Bedford Borough's tireless campaigners and giving you a short insight into why they've been nominated. The winners will be announced on 25 March 2021 at 7:30 pm on our website...

Love in a Bag spreads the festive feeling in Bedford once again

Bedford's businesses, organisations and individuals once again came together to make Christmas a little bit better for some of the town's most vulnerable...

Bedford Free School giving back to the community this Christmas

Bedford Free School says it will be giving back to the community thanks to two different projects involving pupils and staff. In one project, each tutor group is being challenged to create 'Christmas in a...

GALLERY: Leap for Lulu raises over 16k for brave Bedford girl

Some might call them crazy but by jumping off a 125ft platform on Sunday (22 May) 75 people aged 6 to 60 helped raise over £16,000 to help Lulu De Vries receive lifesaving cancer...

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