Peter Blakeman tagged articles - Bedford Independent

Letters: Through traffic should be banned on Bedford’s High Street

In Bedford Ian's weekly report of 6 June 2025, in his first article, he writes about 'Crossing Chaos' with particular reference to the new crossing just inside The Embankment from...

Letters: Cycle ban is helping destroy the town centre and local environment

Bedford has always been until recently a ’Town of Cyclists’ since the invention of the safety cycle, not to the extent of Cambridge or Oxford but nevertheless in the top quartile of UK cycling...

Letters: Don’t let inaccessible cycle shelter put you off getting on your bike

Re: your article of 21 July 2023 on 'Frustration as Bedford cycle shelter closed to new users until August'. Read: Frustration as Bedford cycle shelter closed to new users until August...

Letters: Cycling campaign group disappointed at missed opportunities for routes across Borough

The current cycle network is not perfect and is not all up to the latest quality standards but it at least does allow a new/inexperienced cyclists to safely ride to almost any location...

Letters: Cycling ban affects economic vitality of the town

Cycling Campaign for North Bedfordshire (CCNB) is concerned that the recommendation on the renewal of the PSPO ban on cycling in the town centre is to extend it for a further three...

Letters: Global threat of climate change means we need less cars not cheap parking

Re: your article in your 19 October edition of Bedford Independent on ‘Bedford Borough Council’s decision to freeze car parking charges for the fifth year’. Cllr Rigby’s said...

Letters: Cycling Campaign for North Bedfordshire endorses Green comments

Ground-breaking smart technology at Harpur Square’s new bike shelter

The UK’s first-ever cycle hub to feature an app-based locking and booking system has been opened in Bedford town centre. The new bike storage shelter is just off Harpur Square and access is gained...

Letters: Join the summer cycling campaign and get out on your bike

Bedford is and has always been a ‘Town of Cyclists’. This summer Cycling Campaign for North Bedfordshire (CCNB) would like to encourage even more residents to fetch that bicycle from the back of the shed or garage...

Bedford station has second highest number of bike thefts in the country

Bedford's train station has been found to have the second highest number of bike thefts in the country. Data collected found that in the past three years, out of 1,245 stations, Bedford had the second...

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