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Civic dignitaries, Armed Forces representatives and community members gather with poppy wreaths during Bedford Borough's Remembrance Sunday commemorations.

Mayor Wootton joins residents in honouring those who made the ultimate sacrifice

Flitton & Greenfield Village Hall

Village hall under threat of closure unless new volunteers are found

Just some of the items incorrectly dumped in the orange-lidded bins (Pictures: Bedford Borough Council)

Bedford residents kick off after council gives wheelie bin advice

The French Horn, Steppingley

Village pub overwhelmed by support after £1 children's meals branded 'desperate'

Crews from Kempston Community Fire Station and Bedford Community Fire Station were on hand to help a horse in need.

No horsing around for firefighters called to animal rescue

Ampthill residents in brightly coloured musical parade this week

Under the Big Tent: How Ampthill Conquered a Cultural Void with Music and Memori...

Flitwick train station

Flitwick train station to get step-free access as part of £12.6m project

Bedford Borough Hall and, inset, a screenshot of the post

Council refuses to comment after backlash over AI generated 'world cup' image

A woman from Milton Keynes led a farmers’ choir to victory on the finale of Britain's got Talent. Photo: The Hawkstone Farmers Choir/BGT Press Team

Retired Bedford farmer sings in choir crowned Britain’s Got Talent winner

Bedford Borough Council and inset, MP Mohammad Yasin and councillor Nicola Gribble

'Poor communication' blamed for confusion over new multi-storey car park

Inside Oakley Dog Barn

Oakley Dog Barn: New indoor dog play barn opens in Oakley
A new indoor dog play barn is now open in Oakley.
Laura Saunders

The Manor creative hub will meet at The White Horse, in Bedford

New hub in Bedford calls on designers, artists and writers

The Sharnbrook Hotel

Sharnbrook Hotel to no longer house asylum seekers

The site of the former Great Denham Golf Course (Screenshot Google My Maps Map Data (C)2026 Imagery (C)2026 Airbus, Maxar Technologies Image: LDRS)

Plans submitted to convert part of former Bedford golf course

Bedford mayor, Tom Wootton, has promised there will be no additional charge for residents to have their garden waste collected for the duration of this administration

It's official: Garden waste collection across Bedford to remain free - FOR NOW

The homecoming event, celebrating 30 years, takes place at Esquires on Friday, March 21

Competition time: Win tickets as Bedford's Good Times celebrates 30 years

Bedford Cat Cafe in Bedford's High Street

Bedford Cat Cafe defends decision to increase entry fee

Central Bedfordshire Council's headquarters and inset, cllr Steve Owen

Councillor told to make 'sincere public apology' by standards committee

The map released by the government and inset, Mohammad Yasin MP and mayor Tom Wootton

'Red rating for Bedford roads is wrong' says mayor as he hits back at MP

The tea room at Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre is closing this Saturday (December 20) (Google)

Vintage tea room near Bedford to close due to "increasing costs"

Campaigners against the Grace Church development (Picture: Bill Ogle)

Angry residents hold 2nd protest against church plans for hub and 79 homes

Bedford Borough Hall and inset, cllr Jim Weir

'We can, and must, do better' councillor apologises to Bedford people

DownDetector has recently seen a huge spike in problems with major apps including Twitter and Facebook. (Photo: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty)

Major social media app goes down for users

Dunelm Bedford is set to unveil a major store makeover

Dunelm set to unveil new look tomorrow - and there are goody bags on offer

Queen's Bridge in Kempston was closed in August after it was deemed unsafe following an inspection

Council warn children not to climb on unsafe Queen’s Bridge following closure

The council is proposing charging residents to collect their garden waste

Fancy paying for your green waste?: Have your say from TODAY

The leak at Dudley Street (Picture and video: Bobby Allender)

Bedford Foodbank closed following water leak

Wixams sign.

Wixams councillors dismiss claims of judicial reviews as unsubstantiated
Wixams councillors have dismissed talk of judicial review as unsubstantiated.
John Guinn, Local Democracy Reporter

Kempston Pool & Fitness (Picture: Bedford Borough Council)

Kempston Pool still closed due to power cut

Dom Polski Club in Ashburnham Road, Bedford

Club employees discovered East West Rail demolition plans on Facebook

Bedford Mayor Tom Wootton

Mayor asks council to see if asylum hotel ruling could be used in town

The Coffee Shop, Kempston, will open in late September.

Sample free coffee, cake and ice cream at grand opening of new Kempston café

The service began with a traditional rendition of the "Last Post" on the bugle

Ampthill residents commemorate fallen heroes on VJ Day

Mayor Stephen Addy in front of the HGV. Pic: Cllr Stephen Addy

Ampthill mayor stands in front of HGV in protest over lorries

How the new Bedford Borough-based Universal Studios UK theme Park might look.

Concerns raised over traffic management for Universal theme park

Facebook has been deleting millions of accounts in a purge on 'spammy' content

Facebook deletes millions of accounts in major purge

Bedford Mayor Tom Wootton

Mayor 'bitterly regrets' sofa jab about council home workers

Small Business Awards UK

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Suncream application

Almost half of Brits ignore guidance for suncream application – new research

Central Bedfordshire Council

Council denies it accused parents of 'fabricated or inducing' kids' illnesses

Habibur Masum is on trial at Bradford Crown Court

Breaking Husband who stabbed wife as she pushed baby in pram guilty of murder

Charity Fun Day

Family fun day for all at Stockwood Park Rugby Club

Yungblud on stage at The National Bowl in Milton Keynes on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Photo by David Jackson.

Yungblud celebrates Idols album release at 'bigger and better' Bludfest

Borough Hall, Bedford Image LDRS

Council meeting cancelled over "thin" agenda and "half-baked paperwork"

Arwen and Elaine

Cat returns home after going missing for NINE months
A missing tabby cat has turned up safe and sound after going missing for NINE months – even though her owner had moved house 20 miles away.
Clare Turner

Eminem is suing Meta, the owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, over 243 cases of copyright infringement on their platforms.

Eminem to sue Meta for $109 million over copyright infringement

It comes as a campaign to end shadow banning on social media has been launched

Social media more likely to suppress women’s health content over men’s

From left, host Lola Lamour, last year's winners Jon Stevens and Keri Bettis, and host Mark Ewing (Picture: June Essex Photography)

Free tickets for Bedford's Twinwood Festival up for grabs

Jimmy diving in Cyprus

Award winning scuba diving centre in Kempston is celebrating its 1st Birthday

Rebecca McBride, chaperoning a dog.

Woman earns £300 a day chaperoning pets at weddings in 'best job ever'

Wootton Upper will also have open afternoons for alumni to visit the school and relive memories together.

Wootton Upper School Alumni reunite to celebrate 50th anniversary

The arrest of Jason Savage. Chilling footage shows a Muslim convert who dubbed himself 'Lone Wolf' carrying out reconnaissance trips as he plotted terror attacks in Birmingham.

Muslim extremist convert plotted terror attacks in chilling video

Children are often our best climate and nature ambassadors

Join 1 million others during Great Big Green Week 2025, the UK’s biggest event f...

Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue

Fire & Rescue Authority debates dropping overseas banks

The row over deleted WhatsApp messages continues to dominate the headlines (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

WhatsApp to get major AI update and you can’t turn it off

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Maryam Moshiri will appear in Taskmaster’s New Year Treat after becoming known for a viral BBC News moment in which she was accidentally shown making a middle-finger gesture during a studio countdown.

Maryam Moshiri joins Taskmaster after cancer battle

Is a Sudden Stratospheric Warming about to deliver a massive cold snap in the UK? It could, but it’s not that simple.

Explainer Sudden stratospheric warming: What could it mean for the UK weather?

Kevin the Carrot and Chantenay launch a search for missing Cauli Dog in Aldi's 2026 Christmas advert.

Shoppers hail Aldi's Christmas advert 'the best' one - watch it here

A Ryanair flight from Madrid was caught up in Thursday’s disruption (photo by Jaime REINA / AFP via Getty Images)

Plane bomb threats: all flights and airports affected

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