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Mayor says Bedford is a “town on the up” where people will want to “shop, live, work and socialise”

Bedford’s mayor has said the purchase of the Lloyds Bank building on Bedford’s High Street is part of his election pledge to make the town centre a place where “people want to shop, live, work and socialise”...

Breaking news: BedfordBID voted out after businesses lose faith in their plans for town centre

BedfordBID has lost its renewal ballot and will no longer be looking after Bedford's business from March 2025 after failing to convince their levy payers that they were acting in their best interests....

Letters: Here’s how BedfordBID can get everyone behind them

For months, leading up to the current ballot for a new term of BedfordBID (BID5), I’ve been speaking directly to the people behind the BedfordBID, the directors, drawn from businesses...

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...

Great Bedfordian: Tim Edwards of Beerfly

This month’s Great Bedfordian is Tim Edwards, the host with the most at Bedford’s favourite craft beer shop, Beerfly on St Cuthbert’s Street. Tim is passionate about Bedford’s indie businesses and loves nothing...

Bedford Homebrewers’ competition-winning beer goes on tap this Friday

A Christmas-themed barley wine which was the winning beer in the Bedford Homebrewers' fifth anniversary brew-off, will be on sale from Friday (15 December) at Brewpoint and Beerfly...

Opinion: As another chain store collapses we’re left to pick up the pieces

Well, another one bites the dust then! With the news of the collapse of the HMV owner’s rescue attempt of Wilko we stand in front of yet another empty space in our ever-diminished town centre and ask ourselves...

Live music, food, drink and fun at St Cuthbert’s Street Festival

As part of the weekend's Coronation celebrations, the independent businesses on St Cuthbert's Street will be welcoming visitors on Sunday to their very own street party. The St Cuthbert's Street Festival...

Welcome changes to business rates will benefit town centre retail and hospitality sector

Shop and restaurant owners in Bedford will see their business rates reduced after the government chose not to increase rates by inflation. In what has been hailed as...

Energy crisis: “We have gone through covid, but this feels much worse” say Bedford business owners

New prime minister, Liz Truss, has announced a £150b plan to relieve the stress from Britain’s soaring energy prices. However, businesses will get support with bills capped for six months...

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