Kempston

Garry Lewis, Councillor Nawaz and Phil Holyoak at The Newells

Mayor of Kempston meets homeowners at new retirement community

KEMPSTON & BEDFORD EVENING OF EXCELLENCE

Kempston and Bedford evening of excellence

Volunteers helping residents in Bedford. Picture: REACT Disaster Response

Team of volunteers help 'vulnerable households' in floods

Kay Burley retired from frontline politics last year, and in November was honoured for decades of public service by being made an Honorary Alderwoman

Colleagues pay tribute to longstanding former Bedford councillor Kay Burley

The former gasworks site off Ford End Road

Former gasworks site in Bedford to be transformed in £125million project

Viking Kayak Club removing Balsam from Priory Country Park

Bedford's Priory Country Park cleared of Himalayan Balsam

The Range, Dreams and ScS stores at the Interchange Retail Park, Kempston (Photo: LDRS)

Could The Range at Kempston's Interchange Retail Park be about to expand?

Michael Steward, from Kempston, was fined £5,640 after being caught on CCTV fly-tipping garden waste in a layby near Wootton

Fly-tipper fined £5.5k after being caught red-handed dumping waste in a layby

A horse and its rider were trapped in a ditch in Sunderland Hill, Ravensden

Trapped horse rescued from a ditch just outside of Bedford

Mohammad Yasin MP

COLUMN: A summer of contrasts

Two crews were called to a fire in Lurke Street, Bedford, on Friday (Picture: Pixabay)

Arsonists set fire to doorway in Bedford's Lurke Street

Two crews from Bedford and Kempston were called to a blaze at a commercial building.

Clare Turner

Crews were called to a caravan on fire in Kempston on Sunday night (Picture: Pixabay)

Arsonists set fire to caravan in Kempston's Ampthill Road

Emergency services news.

Four people injured after 'serious collision' between Toddington and Brogborough

1A Tempsford Street, Kempston Screenshot Google Streetview (C) 2024 Google Image capture June 2023

Business unaware it didn't have planning permission until noise complaint

Resurfacing. Image: Central Bedfordshire Council.

Three damaged roads near Bedford will be resurfaced this summer as a 'priority'

The two-vehicle collision happened on Friday on the A507 Ampthill to Clophill road (Picture: Pixabay)

Fire crews rescue two people following car crash on the A507 near Ampthill

Families in Bedford can get free support for their pets

Charity providing free pet support and advice to families in Bedford and Kempsto...

wrapX

Carlton Packaging revolutionises the industry with wrapX

Firebugs set light to a donation bin in Hillgrounds Road, Kempston, at 2.22am today (Wednesday)

Arsonists set fire to charity donation bin in Kempston

Discussing homecare services with MP Mohammad Yasin

GoodOaks Bedford raising homecare awareness at local community event

The fire happened at 4.57pm on Wednesday in Dane Lane, Wilstead

Two separate fire crews tackle arson at derelict building in Wilstead

The accident happened in Greenfield Road, Westoning

Woman rescued from ditch after two-car crash in Westoning

Fire crews were called to an arson at a derelict farm building in Limbersey Lane, Maulden, on Sunday (July 7)

Three separate fire crews tackle arson at derelict building in Maulden

Mohammad Yasin MP. Photo: LDRS

Live General Election 2024: Labour holds Bedford with huge majority

A muntjac deer (Picture: Pixabay)

Unlucky muntjac deer trapped in metal gate in Kempston

Paul House, new headteacher at Kempston Academy

Paul House becomes new headteacher at Kempston Academy

The fire at Robert Bruce School (Picture: Steven Swaine)

Crews called to arson at old Robert Bruce School ahead of demolition

Did your favourite restaurant make the list? Picture: Burak The Weekender via Pexels

New report ranks Top 10 rated Bedford restaurants

Struggling to pick a place to go for a romantic dinner, celebrate a special birthday, or just fancy a night off from washing up? We’ve got you covered.

Olga Norford

Henry Vann Photo: Bedford Lib Dems

Lib Dem candidate will "fight tooth and nail for the constituency"

Bedford bus station

Passengers hit out over Stagecoach cuts to Bedford buses

Mohammad Yasin Photo: Mohammad Yasin's Office

Labour candidate says party's national policies will have local impact

Pinder Chauhan Photo: Conservative Party

Bedford needs East West Rail says Conservative candidate

Fire and Rescue news.

Firefighters battle blaze at commercial building in Kempston

Land Adjacent To 14 Lincoln Road Kempston Screenshot Google Street View (C)2024 Google Image capture June 2023

Plans submitted to build new house in Kempston

Pinder Chauhan Photo: Conservative Party

"I know what hardship is" says Conservative MP candidate

Premier Inn Bedford South Screenshot Google Streetview (C)2024 Google Image capture June 2023

Kempston Premier Inn submits plans to add 25 more bedrooms

One-year-old toddler, Archer, his dad, Sam Philipps, 37, and his mum, Stacey Jenkins, 29. Picture: Stacey Jenkins© SWNS

Watch cheeky Kempston toddler calling dad by his real name to get what he wants

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Firefighters rescue four trapped men after car crashes into ditch near Bedford

A previous plant sale at The Higgins

Fancy getting your eco on?: The Great Big Green Week returns to Bedford

Bedford MP Mohammad Yasin. Picture: Richard Townshend

Bedford's MP will stand for for Labour again in July's General Election

Kerri Rennie; Marc Coombes; Rhian Castell

Local heroes honoured at Downing Street reception thanks to community nomination...

Phoebe (left) and Will (Right) at their new studio

Creative duo known for their candles and workshops secures new premises

St John's School receiving £20,000 cheque

Trincaria charity donates £20,000 to St John's Special School in Kempston

Land adjacent to 19 Rosedale Way, Kempston Screenshot Google Street View (C)2024 Image capture June 2023

Plan to build house on this patch of land in Kempston resubmitted to council

An artist's impression of the new SEN school which will open in the autumn

Opening of new Rivertree Free School SEN school in Kempston delayed

The planned opening of the new special education needs (SEN) school in Kempston has been put back due to delays with building work.

Olga Norford

Seeking this couple!

Bedford businesswoman hopes to reunite vintage clutch find with owner

Artist Shree Desai at a consultation workshop

Residents & schools invited to engage with the River Great Ouse in a new Kempsto...

Grange Academy, in Halsey Road, Kempston

Bedford special school Grange Academy overcrowded

Daubeney Academy and Kempston Academy are both staying open after the merger consultation

Chiltern Learning Trust withdraws plans to merge two Kempston academies

This 3-bed cottage is our Property of the Week (Picture courtesy of Lane & Holmes, Bedford)

This former lodge house sitting next to a spinney is bursting with charm

Pinder Chauhan, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Bedford and Kempston

Conservative candidate for Bedford and Kempston welcomes £1.1m Health Tech inves...

Young Riders Workshop

Motorbike workshops launched in Kempston to combat young adult injuries

Friends go diving.

New Scuba Diving Centre coming to Kempston with open day

Robert Bruce Middle School Kempston.

Demolition of Kempston school delayed due to pregnant bats

Members of HG Fit in Kempston with over 60 bags as part of Love in a Bag Bedford (Picture: Carl Ahearne photography)

Kempston gym donates toiletries as part of Love in a Bag Bedford initiative