Bedfordshire

Our election coverage for Bedford & Kempston, North Bedfordshire and Mid Bedfordshire will begin on the evening of 4 July 2024...

The Charity Commission has disqualified Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband Colin from being charity trustees.

A record number of firearm licences were revoked in Bedfordshire last year, new figures show.

Drivers are being urged to find an alternative route following a crash in Marston Moretaine.

Once again, the Bedford Independent will be at the heart of the action on Thursday night and Friday morning as the General Election count gets underway. As ever, our co-managing editor, Paul Hutchinson...

Bedfordshire Police is on the lookout for more people to sign up to become Police Community Support Officers – and help "build relationships and solve problems in their local areas every day".

Police are upping patrols in the area following multiple reports of a man exposing himself.

Bedfordshire Police have confirmed that they are investigating possible electoral fraud in Bedford & Kempston after the Bedford Independent was tipped off several people had offered...

Boundary changes mean a shake-up of Parliamentary seats in Bedfordshire for the 2024 General Election. While the Mid Bedfordshire seat remains largely unaltered, North East...

The number of council-owned football pitches in Bedford has increased over the last 14 years, new figures show.

Since 2015, Bedford’s Muslim community has been celebrating Eid with a festival at Addison Howard Park and the event has now become a summer staple in many Bedfordians’ calendars...

Fire crews were called to Kempston to help free a muntjac deer.

I write in response to Ben Foley’s letter advocating for a bilateral ceasefire and immediate recognition of Palestine. While advocating for peace is commendable, it is...

He is accused of setting up fake free WiFi networks to steal personal data 😨

Do you know your rizz from your yap? 😅

Grant Palmer Ltd, Bedfordshire’s family owned bus company since 1999, is gearing up for the busiest weekend in the Bedford calendar with additional bus services from Elstow Park and Ride.

Beds Fire & Rescue has asked people to avoid Cleat Hill in Bedford.

For the first time ever University of Bedfordshire's fashion design students were selected to take part in the annual Graduate Fashion Week, showcasing their innovative designs. Alphy Roy and Justyna Jagielnik...

Suggestions that Bedford's private schools could "collapse" if an in-coming Labour government imposes 20% VAT on school fees have proved unfounded. Labour's manifesto states it will raise £1.5billion from...

Plans for up to 500 new homes in Great Barford are moving forward as an application for a ‘screening opinion’ has been submitted to Bedford Borough Council.

Only 10 months after the first win on Pick My Postcode of £665.53, Val and Jeff Hollingsworth, a retired couple from Putnoe in Bedfordshire, won £1,094.29. Pick My Postcode is an free online lottery...

An officer has been sacked – and banned from ever returning to the profession – after shouting at a former partner while she was in her garden.

Plans for 179 new homes in Brohman have been submitted to the council – but one objector has said they are “not materially different” to an application turned down in 2017.

A reduced Stagecoach bus service will run in Bedfordhire on dates in July and August after bus drivers turned down a pay offer. The affected dates include the weekend of the Bedford River Festival...

The recall affects Waitrose Chocolate Mini Cupcakes

The Green Party candidate for Mid Bedfordshire says recent local election results have shown that there is a growing number of people who want change in their politics.

Two more Central Bedfordshire Council executive members have left their roles on the Independent ruling administration at the local authority. Independent Sandy councillor Simon Ford and Independent...

An event aimed at inclusion in sport is returning this Summer with the Bedfordshire Games celebrating its 35th year with competitors from across the county converging on Bedford...

Plans for 179 new homes in Bromham have been submitted to the council – but one objector has said they are “not materially different” to an application turned down in 2017. And they added that the...

Two more Central Bedfordshire Council executive members have left their roles on the Independent ruling administration at the local authority.

On Sunday, Grammy-award winning pop star Jess Glynne wrapped up the first weekend of the Bedford Summer Sessions.

The Bedford Clanger's resident designer, Ben Graham, has been named art and design Student of the Year at the Bedford College end-of-year awards ceremony. Ben, who is in the second year of the...

Jakob Whiten criticises me for raising the issue of Gaza in the General Election. In this country, foreign policy is determined by the Government, which is in turn selected by General...

The Conservative candidate for North Bedfordshire has said he is the ‘only candidate’ to oppose East West Rail – blasting it as “utterly incompetently managed”.

Drivers for Stagecoach East in Bedford have voted to go on strike after turning down an offer of a 15.14% increase in wages over two years, with 11.16% in the first year.

Drivers for Stagecoach East in Bedford have voted to go on strike after turning down an offer of a 15.14% increase in wages over two years, with 11.16% in the first year.

Nothing makes us happier at Clanger HQ than the news of a collaboration between Bedford businesses, so when we heard that the team at Cibo were taking their Airstream food truck on the road - including...

The country’s problems are not caused by people crossing the Channel, the Green Party’s Bedford candidate has said. Reform UK has claimed this is the “Immigration Election”, but Ben Foley...

Primary school children across Bedford will soon be setting up stalls alongside seasoned market traders this week, to sell their fresh, school-grown fruit and vegetables as part of a nationwide initiative..