Bedford Ian's been looking ahead to the council vote on whether the elected mayor role should be abolished and tells us what ...

Compact housing designs could save the Bedford Borough countryside from sprawl while keeping local services within walking ...

Two businesses on Midland Road in Bedford have been closed by the council's Trading Standards team for supplying and ...

The popular Bedford Antiques, Decorative & Art Fair returns for its fourth exhibition, as father-and-daughter team ...

Most crime in England and Wales is falling – but the public thinks it's rising. In fact, they are wrong about crime on nearly ...

Bedford rail passengers face a mixed outlook this week as planned midweek strike action on East Midlands Railway (EMR) ...

The family of three murder victims from Great Denham has expressed their devastation following further court delays stalling extradition proceedings in Johannesburg, South Africa. The case against ...

This month’s indie spotlight is on The Eagle Bookshop, Bedford’s fabulous second-hand bookshop on St Peter’s Street. This treasure trove for bibliophiles opened in 1991 by Peter Budek and was a ...

A 45-year-old man wanted by British police over the murder of his wife and two daughters in Great Denham has pleaded guilty to firearms and immigration offences in South Africa ahead of an extradition ...

Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings-on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all… Despite their best efforts, it seems Bedfordians collectively aren’t going to stop asking ...

Bedford Borough Council manages an extensive 874-kilometre road network, balancing preventive resurfacing and emergency repairs across 543 miles of local highway. During the 2024 to 2025 financial ...

MP for Bedford and Kempston, Mohammad Yasin (Labour), has written directly to Anglian Water chief executive Mark Thurston to demand answers over persistent water leaks across the borough. The letter ...