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Between 250,000 to 300,000 people descend on Bedford along the banks of the River Great Ouse for the Bedford River Festival

Leave the car behind: Plan your perfect Bedford River Festival weekend with our complete travel guide

The Bedford River Festival returns this weekend, bringing two days of spectacular river events and live entertainment. Here is our complete travel guide to make sure your journey runs smoothly...
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Grant Palmer Rural Services Bus Routes

44 bus service extended to cover Elstow Park and Ride, Flitwick and Ampthill

From next week, (26 February) the Grant Palmer 44 bus service will be extended to pick up users of the Elstow Park and Ride site, as well as taking Bedfordians on to Flitwick and Ampthill. This expansion comes...
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Stagecoach local bus service. Image: Stagecoach

Stagecoach say skills shortage to blame for inadequate River Festival service

Visitors using Bedford's Park and Ride service at Elsow to travel to the River Festival have been met with long waiting times and long queues, with some giving up and going home...
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Elstow Park and Ride. Image: Bedford Borough Council

Letters: Park and Ride – well that’s a contradiction

Park and Ride - well that’s a contradiction. I arrived from Luton, hoping to go and see my grandsons play guitar on the community stages. However arriving at 1pm I waited for an hour with...
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Elstow Park and Ride. Image: Bedford Borough Council

Car rental firm allowed to take over waiting room at Elstow park and ride site

A waiting room intended to help users of Bedford’s park and ride to keep out of the elements while they wait to hop on a bus into town is set to be taken over by… a car rental company...
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