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Cllr Abu Sultan leader of Bedford Borough Labour Group

Monthly column: Bedford Borough’s future demands better leadership, not more political division

Bedford Borough Council is at a crossroads. Two major developments in recent weeks have brought some difficult questions into focus: the damning Best Value Inspection report...
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Start of a ghost story with parchment and quill Image Andy Turner Photographer Shutterstock

Bedford Ian writes…

30 October 2026: Horror hack, Slasher stare, and Dead man walking. 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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Bedford Borough Council political parties collage

Bedford Ian writes…

16 October 2026: Shape up or ship out, Happy hedgehog, and Insightfully inciting. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings-on across Bedford Borough...
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Tom Wootton (Conservative) and his supporters on 5 May 2023, the night he was elected mayor of Bedford Borough

Bedford Ian writes, mayoral vote special…

16 September 2026: Bedford Ian has been looking ahead to tonight's council vote on whether the elected mayor role should be abolished (or not) and tells us what he thinks of it all…
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England football flag at half mast outside Beards Estate Agents after the men's team's exit July 2026. Image: Bedford Independent.

Bedford Ian writes…

17 July 2026: Hove actually, Flagging spirits, and Street springs. 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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A photo of Andy Burnham, former Mayor of Manchester, speaking to a crowd of people

Six prime ministers in a decade: how Bedford views Britain’s political upheaval 

The UK continues its period of political uncertainty following the resignation of prime minister Keir Starmer, marking the sixth prime ministerial departure in 10 years and causing Labour...
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Mayes Yard, Bedford Town Centre artist’s impression. Image: Cityheart.

Monthly column: Positive developments are continuing across the Borough

In my last column, I wrote about the importance of investing in our Borough. That matters because councils should not just manage decline or leave key sites to sit empty...
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Construction taking plane on the new EWR line Image EWR Co

Bedford Ian writes…

29 May 2026: Track record, Ealing eagerness, and Congestion Clark. 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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Polling Station church red brick building. Image: Peter Fleming/Adobe Stock

May local elections 2026 – and why we’re not voting in Bedford

You can't have missed the news that tomorrow (Thursday, 7 May), local elections are taking place up and down the country. In addition, voters in Scotland and Wales will head to the...
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Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats Fake Newspaper leaflet, March 2026. Image: Bedford Independent

Bedford Ian writes…

13 March 2026: Third job?, No flawyer zone, and The Battle of Bedford. 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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