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Bedford Borough Floods 2024 River Great Ouse and Butterfly Bridge from above. Image: Marcin Mioducki

Environment Agency steps up action to protect Bedfordshire from ‘weather whiplash’

Following a series of devastating flood events that have affected Bedfordshire in recent years, the Environment Agency (EA) is stepping up efforts to safeguard our local communities against...
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Testing at Little Barford. Image: BedsGOVET.

Monthly column: Our testing programme goes from strength to strength

Now in our fourth year, BedsGOVET has evolved and grown its reputation for providing invaluable data through our ongoing water testing in the River Great Ouse, from Turvey as it enters...
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70,000th passenger, Pat receives a bottle of Champagne from John Bunyan Community Boat purser Theresa. Image: B&MK Waterways Trust.

Champagne celebration on River Great Ouse as John Bunyan community boat welcomes its 70,000th passenger

The volunteer-run John Bunyan Community Boat has celebrated welcoming its 70,000th passenger on the River Great Ouse, marking a major landmark as the 2026...
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Heavy rain falling on a wooden roof structure.

Flooding on the River Great Ouse and what it means for homeowners

Discover how Great Ouse flood risks impact Bedford homeowners. Learn about flood zones, riparian duties, Flood Re insurance, and practical property protection.
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Louie Balen in his boat holding up Tina Appleford's veil after rescuing it from the River Great Ouse Image Laird and Lens Photography

Star Club rower rescues lost wedding veil during embankment photo shoot

When sudden gusts sent Tina Appleford's veil flying into the River Great Ouse during her wedding photos, a Star Club junior rower swept in to save the day for the Bedford newlyweds...
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Algae collected on the River Great Ouse in summer 2026 Image BedsGOVET

Monthly column: To nationalise or not, that is the question…

Every day there seems to be a harrowing report in the national and regional papers about the awful state of our rivers and seas, so much so that you wonder why the Government...
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A drought-induced blue-green algae formation (stock photo). Image Juergen Wackenhut ShutterstockImage: Juergen Wackenhut/Shutterstock.

Bedford mayor says council is holding water regulators “to account” over River Great Ouse pollution

Mayor Tom Wootton has blamed external agencies for blue-green algae on the River Great Ouse following recent hot weather, while staying silent on calls for tougher enforcement against water companies...
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Burst water main on Bedford high street has pumped water all over the road and even lifted the tarmac. Cars are driving through carefully. Image: Jo Casey

Monthly column: Heatwave and broken pipes

The heat is on, literally, for water companies to start to fix all the broken pipes where thousands of litres of water are pouring out over hot tarmac across the UK...
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The former Debenhams store on the corner of Bedford High Street and Silver Street. Image: Kirkby Diamond

Bedford Ian writes…

Mayes 'school' Yard, River rivalry, and Lieutenant pride. 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 copy of RJ Beynon's Murder as a Working Hypothesis book being dropped along the River Great Ouse. Image RJ Beynon

Local author launches Bedford-based cosy crime novel with riverside giveaway

A Bedford author has taken inspiration from their floating home at Priory Marina for their new cosy crime murder mystery series. And to celebrate its launch, they are dropping off free copies...
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