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View of Midland Road after Town Deal roadworks in June 2025.

Man in serious condition after “violent assault” at Bedford takeaway

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man in his 50s was seriously injured following a violent altercation at a takeaway shop on Midland Road in Bedford. Officers were called to Midland Road...
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The Bear pub on Bedford High Street with a police cordon after a break‑in in the Early hours of Thursday, 9 April 2026. Image: Bedford Independent partner

Man arrested after burglary at Bedford town centre pub

A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of burglary after a break-in at The Bear pub in Bedford town centre. Police were called to High Street just after 2.15am on Thursday...
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Public safety concerns over Midland Road supermarket’s late night alcohol licence

A new Bedford supermarket has applied for permission to sell alcohol and hot food late into the night, prompting objections from police and local councillors over public safety concerns...
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Greyfriars leading to River Street and Midland Road. A bus has stopped at the bus stop just before the traffic lights, there are multiple cars driving along the road and a cyclist is riding in the bus lane on the left. The Pilgrims Progress pub can be seen at the end of the road and Borough Hall can be seen in the distance. Image: Bedford Independent

Greyfriars Junction overhaul to create ‘better gateway’ into Bedford town centre

Major Greyfriars Junction works will begin on Monday, 05 January 2026 as part of Bedford’s £22.6m Town Deal, creating a safer gateway into the town centre...
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Albert Jarosz Image Bedfordshire Police

Four-year jail term for Bedford driver who killed pedestrian in town centre

Albert Jarosz, 27, of Bedford, has been jailed for four and a half years for causing the death of 25-year-old Rodrigo-Vasile Cosma in a crash on Midland Road, Bedford, in March 2024...
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B&M Midland Road (Harpur Street Entrance). Image: B&M

B&M told to tidy up town centre store after breaching planning conditions

B&M has lost its appeal against a Bedford Borough Council enforcement notice over unauthorised signage on Midland Road, with the planning inspector calling the design...
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The former Paddington pub on Midland Road

FOI reveals former pub lease was signed without councillor sign-off

Bedford Borough Council confirmed that a senior officer signed a lease for the former Paddington Pub on Midland Road – without the decision being approved by councillors, the executive, or the...
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View of Midland Road after Town Deal roadworks in June 2025.

Bedford Ian writes…

13 June 2025: Midland Road rage, Zebra sequel, and Meeting mayhem. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all...
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View of Midland Road after Town Deal roadworks in June 2025.

Opinion: Don’t let its glow up go to waste, we must all look after Midland Road

It may have taken the best part of ten months, and a lot of noise, disruption and traffic diversions but finally, the first part of the Midland Road regeneration is complete, helping to revitalise...
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A bus waits patiently as it holds up Bedford High Street traffic while waiting for a pedestrian to cross the road at the Embankment's zebra crossing

Bedford Ian writes…

6 June 2025: Crossing chaos, Keyboard cruelty, Attempted delivery, and Ethical edge. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks...
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