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Polling Station church red brick building. Image: Peter Fleming/Adobe Stock

Bedford Ian writes…

28 November 2025: Petty politics, Crossing catch-up, and Birthday surprise. 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 bus waits patiently as it holds up Bedford High Street traffic while waiting for a pedestrian to cross the road at the Embankment's zebra crossing

Embankment right turn onto zebra crossing “an accident waiting to happen”

A Bedford Borough councillor has warned that a new pedestrian crossing on the town’s Embankment is “an accident waiting to happen”. At Wednesday’s Full Council meeting (26 November)...
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View of Midland Road after Town Deal roadworks in June 2025.

Bedford Ian writes…

13 June 2025: Midland Road rage, Zebra sequel, and Meeting mayhem. 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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Bedford High Street busy with traffic and pedestrians on a sunny day. Image: Bedford Independent.

Letters: Through traffic should be banned on Bedford’s High Street

In Bedford Ian's weekly report of 6 June 2025, in his first article, he writes about 'Crossing Chaos' with particular reference to the new crossing just inside The Embankment from...
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A bus waits patiently as it holds up Bedford High Street traffic while waiting for a pedestrian to cross the road at the Embankment's zebra crossing

Letters: Car is no longer king, so is zebra crossing placement really a big deal?

Much as I normally enjoy Bedford Ian's column, he should realise that we no longer live in the age where the car is king. (Bedford Ian, 6 June 2025). Is it really so terrible to position...
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A bus waits patiently as it holds up Bedford High Street traffic while waiting for a pedestrian to cross the road at the Embankment's zebra crossing

Bedford Ian writes…

6 June 2025: Crossing chaos, Keyboard cruelty, Attempted delivery, and Ethical edge. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks...
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