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Who’s on Bedford’s new Town Centre Advisory Board? Full list revealed as first meeting takes place

The Bedford Town Centre Advisory Board has held its first meeting, bringing together local business leaders, education representatives and councillors to help shape the future of the town centre...

Email suggests BedfordBID could be open to “refresh” of governance as council discusses withdrawing support

As Bedford Borough Council prepares to discuss if they should withdraw support for BedfordBID, the organisation set up to help promote Bedford Town Centre businesses, their CEO has said they are open...

“Time to go,” town centre campaigner says change at the top needed to create a Better BID

A local campaigner who wants to create a better Bedford Town Centre says change is needed at the top at BedfordBID if they are going to restore faith in their ability to support businesses who pay...

Time running out for BedfordBID as Borough Council withdraws support

Bedford Borough Council have indicated they no longer have faith in Bedford’s Business Improvement District (BedfordBID) after announcing they intend to vote against their...

Spiral Freerun find temporary home at former town centre Argos unit

A 'homeless' free running group, who were recently turned down for planning permission on their long-awaited site in Biggleswade, have found a temporary home at the Harpur Centre, right in...

Monthly column: Bedford Disability Awareness Week does Purple Tuesday

Between 21 to 25 September, Bedford Disability Awareness Week (BDAW) was held at The Higgin’s. The week was a long time in the planning and considering the challenges of Covid-19 it...

Bedford businesses raise cash for Captain Tom Foundation

To mark what would have been Captain Sir Tom's 101st birthday last week (30 April) businesses across Bedford have taken part in the Captain Tom 100 challenge for the Captain Tom Foundation...

Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards: Raising the Profile of the Town nominees

Over the last couple of weeks, we've looked at all the categories for the Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards, in partnership with The Harpur Trust, except one. Today, we’re taking...

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