Queen’s Park

Opinion: We are Bedford and we won’t be intimidated but there’s still work to be done

I'm not going to lie, last night I was concerned. Despite several off-the-record chats with police, the council and other organisations who gave me the impression that the chance...

Calls for calm and to stop spread of misinformation after Bedford appears on ‘EDL’ protest list

Community organisations and Bedford & Kempston's MP have called for calm and asked people to stop spreading misinformation after Bedford appeared on a list reportedly highlighting...

Letters: Speeding in Bedford, Biddenham and Queen’s Park

Good comments from your readers [regarding speeding drivers]. Read:Letters: Queen’s Park isn’t the only place in Bedford with dangerous driving. My daughter called...

Letters: “I couldn’t agree more about dangerous driving in Queen’s Park”

I couldn’t agree more with the letter I read regarding the dangerous driving in Queens Park. I live on Hurst Grove which is a 20 mph road and people regularly speed down it in their sports cars...

Letters: When will Queen’s Park have help controlling dangerous driving?

I am continually horrified at the state of driving in Queen's Park. On Saturday (25 May), whilst I was driving to the 20 MPH limit across Queen's Park, I was continually beeped by a white van...

Bedford becomes home to first Estrella Damm brewery outside of Spain

Almost 18 months after they bought Bedford's Eagle Brewery in Queen's Park, Spanish brewer S.A. Damm says they'll be now using the site to brew their world-famous Estrella Damm beer from scratch...

Palestinian corner flags force postponement of under-8s football match

A youth football match was postponed on Sunday morning after opponents of Queens Park Crescents Under-8s, Wixams Wanderers, forfeited the game because of Palestinian corner...

Queen’s Park hosts menopause awareness events

Queen's Park Community Centre hosted two community events in October with the aim of giving guidance and support to underrepresented women going through the menopause...

Trading standards officers seize £150k worth of illegal cigarettes from rogue retailers

Over 23,000 illegal cigarettes, with a street value of £150,000 have been seized by Bedford Borough Council's Trading Standards Officers, thanks to the help of trained sniffer dogs. Officers visited two...

Communication, community and unity celebrated in new mural in Queen’s Park

Residents and artists in Queen's Park have designed and painted a new wall mural to celebrate the themes of communication, community and unity. The mural is a...

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