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Indie News Week: Good news gathering this Sunday

Spearheaded by the Public Interest News Foundation (PINF), this month's Indie News Week campaign aims to show how fundamental local news is to a healthy democratic society. Local news encourages people...

Indie news week: Tell us what you think of news in Bedford Borough and win £50

Today marks the start of the first-ever Indie News Week and we're really excited to use this time to tell you more about the Bedford Independent and The Bedford Clanger, and why...

Opinion: We’re ranked number two in the UK, but what does that mean?

The life of a news editor is never dull. Each morning it's impossible to predict what you'll be doing that day, and what you'll be writing about in your latest column. I was supposed to write about fake...

Pick up your copy of February’s Bedford Clanger now

The latest edition of Bedford's arts and culture magazine, the Bedford Clanger is out now, featuring music, theatre, film and arts highlights from across the Borough this February. Launched in 2011, the...

Join the Bedford Clanger’s New Year’s Revolution

Back in 2014, The Bedford Clanger launched the manifesto for its New Year’s Revolution and 10 years on, the intention still seems relevant and the artwork, designed by Kristina Bullen, is still marvellous and always...

January 2024: the return of the Bedford Clanger

Due to popular demand, January 2024 could see the return of the Bedford Clanger. We've been working hard behind the scenes to bring a print version of the arts and culture magazine back...

What’s on Bedford: 27 July – 6 August 2023

Your weekly what’s on guide for Bedford and the surrounding area from The Bedford Clanger. Never miss a thing in Bedford ever again. From theatre to film, live music to art exhibitions, The Bedford...

Get your news and culture fix with the March issue of the Bedford Clanger

Now in its ninth year, the Bedford Clanger was established to shine a light on the cultural life of Bedford, giving a platform to the artists, musicians...

Your Bedford weekend starts here: 31 May – 2 June 2019

It’s festival fever this weekend with two street food events, the Kite and Motoring Festival, the Run Bedford 10k plus the Brand New Heavies are live...

We Are Bedford reaches 17,000 members

The We Are Bedford facebook group has reached a significant milestone today, welcoming its 17,000 member. Created as part of the We Are Bedford event in 2010, that helped...

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