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Fire crews being looked after and served food by Rapid Relief Team (RRT) volunteers during the response to the Bedford train collision 19 June 2026. Image: RRT.

Bedford Ian writes…

26 June 2026: Quiet heroes, Black marker, Mayor's mumblings, ベッドフォードはクソじゃない。and Bregret. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us...
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The entrance to the former The Sharnbrook Hotel Image Image capture Jun 2025 © 2026 Google

Home Office closes Sharnbrook Hotel asylum accommodation

The Home Office has closed the Sharnbrook Hotel in Bedford Borough as an asylum site, allowing the venue to return to normal business. The Sharnbrook Hotel has officially ceased operating...
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Dave Sharples who attended the 1,000th call out. Wearing his hi-vis jacket and standing near to his car.

Fears grow for future of Riseley Community First Responders

Riseley Parish Council has raised concerns about the future viability of its Community First Responder group amid fears that changes to emergency communications could affect volunteers...
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Tempsford village sign near Church of St Peter with the village cemetery in the background

Warnings A1 ‘won’t be fit for purpose’ under Tempsford new town plans

Councillors have warned plans for up to 40,000 homes around Tempsford could overwhelm roads, reshape nearby towns and permanently change the area around Biggleswade and Sandy...
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Tempsford village sign near Church of St Peter with the village cemetery in the background

Tempsford new town plan faces warning from Lords over leadership and infrastructure

A House of Lords report says places like Tempsford will fail unless ministers provide clear leadership, early infrastructure and meaningful local engagement. Plans for a new town at Tempsford...
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Stack of pound coins on financial graphs and figures balance sheet Image Brian A Jackson Shutterstock

Bedford financial advisor analyses local impact of Autumn Budget as MPs clash over tax and welfare

Local financial experts and Bedfordshire MPs have given sharply different reactions to the Chancellor’s Budget. We look at what frozen tax thresholds, wage rises, benefit changes and a possible...
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How Bedford's new 'plaza style' Midland Mainline station on Ashburnham Road might look. Image: EWR

East West Rail plan promises new Bedford station, hospital hub and Universal-ready line as leaders warn ‘big questions remain’

East West Rail has published a 277 page update including plans for a rebuilt Bedford station, a new Bedford St Johns next to the hospital, and major changes to the Marston Vale Line. Local leaders say...
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Some of the discarded screws, collected by a Clapham resident. Image: Clapham resident

Richard Fuller MP joins calls for action over screws scattered on local roads

Bedford MP Richard Fuller is urging residents in Clapham and Oakley to report incidents of screws being thrown across roads, following ongoing police investigations...
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BedsGOVET volunteers testing pollution levels in the River Great Ouse

Monthly column: BedsGOVET forms new partnerships for ongoing success

The past two months have seen our charity BedsGOVET moving forward with new partnerships with both the Environment Agency and Bedford Borough Council...
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NHS Staff celebrate the opening of a new look Gilbert Hitchcock House 2 October 2025 Image Robert Oakley

£24m Community Diagnostic Centre opens at Bedford Hospital Health Village

A new £24 million Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has been opened at Bedford Hospital’s Gilbert Hitchcock House, marking a major step in transforming health services for local people...
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