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One from the archive. Erica Roffe & Julia Course pictured sitting outside The Higgins Bedford. Image Cat Lane

Great Bedfordians: Erica Roffe and Julia Course

As part of our 15th birthday celebrations, our Great Bedfordians this month are The Clanger’s editor, Erica Roffe, and Julia Course, its commercial director. Erica and Julia have been working...
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A photograph of Ronnie Toms, landlord of the Devonshire Arms holding a glass of beer and wearing a t-shirt that says Bedford Isn't Shit

Great Bedfordian: Ronnie Toms

In keeping with this month’s pub theme, the Bedford Clanger's February Great Bedfordian is Ronnie Toms, the landlord of the Devonshire Arms on Dudley Street. As a trained actor, Ronnie...
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Ronnie and Rebecca Toms of the Devonshire Arms and quiz masters Jim and Moira are pictured handing over a cheque for £1,555 to Louise Ritchie, CEO of SMART, Bedford’s charity for the homeless.

Bedford pub’s quiz night raises £1,555 for homelessness charity

The organisers of a monthly quiz night at the Devonshire Arms have handed over a cheque for over £1,500 to SMART, Bedford's homelss charity after fundraising throughout the year...
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Sam Price, CEO at Beyond Detention. Image: Sam Price

Great Bedfordian: Sam Price

This month’s Great Bedfordian is someone who has spent many years working with people in some of Bedford’s most vulnerable communities. Recently appointed as CEO of Beyond Detention...
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Superhero Awards

I’m so proud to be able to help celebrate Bedford’s everyday heroes

About 20 years ago, give or take, I moved to Bedford. Having come from a not-too-exciting small town a bit further south, Bedford seemed quite the upgrade. I am sure there will be a few people...
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Heidi with cuddly toy

Obituary: Heidi, local newshound and ‘prettiest dog in Bedford’ (c2006-2022)

Heidi, a rescue Staffordshire bull terrier/Collie mix, who was once crowned the ‘prettiest dog in Bedford’ and helped form a collective of local ‘newshounds’ has died aged 16. Heidi first came...
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Exterior of the Fox at Carlton with its thatched roof and surounded by roses

Carlton pub takes CAMRA crown as North Bedfordshire pub of the year

The Fox at Carlton has been named the North Bedfordshire Pub of the Year, with judges saying the free house is "a fine establishment ". Dan Veal, North Bedfordshire CAMRA...
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A sell-out crowd at Bedford Esquires

Government policy on coronavirus restrictions “kick in the teeth” for Bedford’s hospitality sector

With Bedford entering Tier 3 on Saturday (19 December), local business owners have called the Government's coronavirus (COVOD-19) restrictions policy a "kick in the teeth"...
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Devonshire Arms

Pubs and bars in Bedford hit back at Tier 2 restrictions

A number of Bedford's pub landlords and bar owners have hit out at the latest government coronavirus restrictions, which place Bedford Borough in...
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Devonshire Arms

Bedford pub landlord fronts national ‘support your local’ campaign

The landlord of a much-loved Bedford pub has been chosen to front a national campaign asking people to support their local. Ronnie Toms, who runs the Devonshire Arms with his wife Rebecca...
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