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Clapham Post Office reopens at new location with longer opening hours

Clapham’s Post Office has reopened at 76 High Street, offering 60 hours of service each week, almost 20 more than before, with improved access and parking for the local community...

Celebration for popular village postmaster to mark 37 years of service

A celebration has been held for postmaster Bill Chandi, who has not only loyally served the Marston Moreteyne community for 37 years, but played a special role in Captain Sir Tom Moore’s epic...

Parcels and pizza could be on the cards as Post Office counter applies for planning permission

A Bedford convenience store that also houses a Post Office counter has applied for planning permission to expand its services by offering pizzas. Nakshatra Limited, based on Queens Drive...

Clapham Post Office to move to new High Street location with extended opening hours

Clapham Post Office is set to move to a new home on the village High Street, following confirmation that its current operator is stepping down. The Post Office has announced that...

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...

Clapham’s fight to save Post Office intensifies with petition hand delivered to Post Office HQ

The campaign to keep Clapham’s Post Office in its dedicated building has gathered further momentum, as local cllr Jon Abbott (Lib Dem, Clapham and Oakley) hand-delivered a petition...

Clapham campaign grows to keep Post Office in dedicated building

A community campaign has been launched to oppose plans to relocate Clapham’s historic High Street Post Office into a nearby convenience store, with Bedford mayor Tom Wootton...

Bedfordshire Police ask anyone caught up in the Post Office Horizon scandal to come forward

Bedfordians who may have been caught up in the Post Office Horizon scandal are urged to contact Bedfordshire Police so they’re involved in a police investigation. During last month’s...

Former Post Office chief and ex-Bedford School governor hands back CBE following IT scandal

The former Post Office chief, Paula Vennells, has handed back her CBE following increasing scrutiny of the Post Office/Horizon IT scandal. In 2021, Ms Vennells, who lives in a Grade II listed property in...

Post Office move agreed for Brickhill Drive

After consultation with local people, the move for Brickhiil Drive's Post Office to a shop next door has been agreed. The move has been made after the new operator of the Post Office...

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