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Beales is now half clean after Panther Plc cleaned the part they own, but the council has yet to complete the job on the side they're responsible for. Image: Bedford Independent

Bedford Ian writes…

23 January 2026: Half clean, Monsieur Mangetout, Distressing times, and Blues superstition. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks...
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The windows of the deserted Beales building in Bedford town centre are daubed with paint and abandoned posters.

Beales clean-up to be completed by “end of next week”

The landlord of the former Beales building on Silver Street has confirmed that its clean-up will be completed by "the end of next week". The building, whose frontage occupies half of Silver...
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The windows of the former Beales store on Harpur Square have been left with paint daubed on the windows, ripped posters and fixtures and fittings left behind.

Beales building landlord confirms clean-up in the pipeline

The landlord of the former Beales building on Silver Street and Harpur Square has confirmed that it will be improving the exterior following the apparent departure of its most recent tenant...
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