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28 August 2026
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Foresters Arms

Cocktails and brunch on the menu as Foresters Arms reopens in time for summer

After being closed for six months, the Foresters Arms pub will reopen on Saturday 9 June with a new landlady behind the bar. Keshell Pamphille began her career with Wells & Co. as a...
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The Pheasant pub has been transformed after an extensive refit.

A very pleasant Pheasant as Bedford pub reopens

The Pheasant pub on Kimbolton Road, Bedford is reopening this weekend after an extensive refit by local pub company Wells & Co, and we were given an exclusive first look. It's been hailed...
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Wells & Co plant a tree for each of their 200 pubs to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee

Bedford pub company, Wells & Co. has contributed 200 trees to the Queen's Green Canopy initiative, one for each of their pubs. The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) is a project to get...
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Exclusive: The Pheasant pub will return as “life and soul of the area”

Bedford brewer Wells & Co have said they're going to reestablish The Pheasant pub on Kimbolton Road as the "life and soul of the area" after announcing they're taking it back into their...
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Devonshire Arms

Pubs and bars in Bedford hit back at Tier 2 restrictions

A number of Bedford's pub landlords and bar owners have hit out at the latest government coronavirus restrictions, which place Bedford Borough in...
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Boris Johnson PMQs

Latest coronavirus restrictions: 10pm pub curfew, more mandatory masks and work from home

This afternoon (Tuesday), the Prime Minister made a speech in parliament, outlining the latest coronavirus restrictions for England...
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The Cock at Pavenham

Two months since re-opening and Bedford pubs say business is good

Pubs around Bedford Borough say business is picking up and they've seen brand new customers joining their loyal regulars in the two months since re-opening after lockdown. The government...
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Devonshire Arms

Bedford pub landlord fronts national ‘support your local’ campaign

The landlord of a much-loved Bedford pub has been chosen to front a national campaign asking people to support their local. Ronnie Toms, who runs the Devonshire Arms with his wife Rebecca...
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Pictures, like this one taken outside the Pilgrim's Progress pub in Bedford Town Centre, have forced the council to issue a reminder of social distancing guidelines. Image: @kevin27677521/Twitter

Council issues social distancing reminder in response to Bedford pub queue

Bedford Borough Council has issued a reminder to Bedfordians to maintain social distancing after the Mayor was tweeted images of long queues outside a Bedford Pub by a Bedford Independent...
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restaurant booking

Bedford businesses must record customers’ personal details for coronavirus ‘track and trace’

If you're planning on visiting any of the businesses re-opening in Bedford Borough today, you must be ready to hand over some personal details - or you could be turned away...
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