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Shauna's Corner: The Podcast Album Art

Bedford writer starts Season Two of Podcast

The festival will take place in April (Pixabay)

Bella Ciao: New Italian festival is coming to Bedford

Adriatique

Swiss deep house duo Adriatique confirms open air Bedford date

Tom Jones. Picture: Cuffe & Taylor, Live Nation

Tom Jones and James announced as headliners for Bedford Park festival

Panjabi MC will headline

First indoor Asian music festival comes to Bedford at the end of the year

Pete Tong (Photo by Ian West - Pool / Getty Images)

Pete Tong to bring Ibiza to town with Bedford Park date next year

Hot Orange on opening night

An immersive coming-of-age story about love, identity and forgiveness comes to B...

Connection and creativity at Music24's Mind Our Music session in Bedford

Music charity receives significant National Lottery Funding

Sir Cliff Richard at the Blue Monk

Sir Cliff Richard pops into Bedford restaurant twice in one week

Fatboy Slim

Fatboy Slim confirms open air Bedford date as part of UK tour

Alistair Strathern MP outside The Rufus Centre, Flitwick Photo: LDRS

New MP reacts to being part of history “not once, but twice in a week”
Rishi Sunak welcomed Strathern to the Commons during Prime Minister’s Questions

Prince - Diamonds And Pearls Reissue

Remastered classic album reissue fit for Prince fans

Nile Rodgers and Chic are to headline Summer Sessions Music Festival at Bedford on July 7, 2024

Nile Rodgers & CHIC and Jess Glynne to headline Bedford Music Festival

There's plenty of spooky fun this Halloween

10 frighteningly fun Halloween events for families this half term

Joseph Fiennes as Gareth Southgate in Dear England (photo: Marc Brenner)

Review: Dear England puts Gareth Southgate on the West End stage

'Emotions are tested as sorrow turns to laughter': The cast of Calendar Girls

Review: Iced buns to the fore in cheeky and charming Calendar Girls

Our Bugsy cast, taken by Michael Heath Photography

Bugsy Malone is coming to Bedford this half term!

The Cultural Roots Sound System Museum. Picture: Bedford Borough Council

Iconic reggae and technological history exhibit arrives in Bedford

Performers on stage at The Cellar Bar

Junior open mic night set to start at The Cellar Bar in Bedford

Amur Tiger Dmitri exploring the block of ice

Carnivore team at Woburn keep tiger and bears cool with giant ice lollies

Margot Robbie poses on the pink carpet for the European premiere of Barbie in London (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Barbie mania comes to Bedford as icon brings box to Harpur Shopping Centre

Ed Byrne

Two pairs of tickets available for sold out Ed Byrne show in Bedford

Zoe Akinyosade (Annie) and company (photo: Paul Coltas). Annie was played on the opening night by Harlie Barthram

Review: Annie with Craig Revel Horwood is a 'fab-u-lous' treat

Suzanne Noble as Dorothy Fields

Suzanne Noble returns to The Place in Bedford with tribute to Dorothy Fields

Sonny Rising.

Bedford Scout heads to South Korea

The Big Moon will play Esquires in September (Picture: El Hardwick)

Mercury-nominated band to play Bedford's Esquires as part of grassroots tour

Rhoda Dakar is playing Esquires

Legendary 2Tone artist Rhoda Dakar to play Bedford's Esquires

Riki Msindo at the Chortle Student Comedy Award (Picture: Chortle)

Student doctor from Bedford wins major comedy award
The accolade has previously been bestowed on the likes of Joe Lycett and Phil Wang

Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, a man with almost zero no-claims bonus, in Extraction 2 (photo: Netflix/Jasin Boland PA)

Just how do action heroes get third party insurance?

Jurassic Earth features a park full of life-sized roaming, state-of-the-art animatronic beasts, including Zeus - the world's largest walking T-Rex!

Ad Feature PREVIEW: Jurassic Earth dinosaur show is roaring this way!

Phinn Wood with his signed guitar

Boy, 8, gets guitar signed by George Ezra at Bedford Park concert

George Ezra

Queen Street car park will stay open ahead of George Ezra gig tonight

Millie Hikasa (Lettie) and Keir Ogilvy (Boy) in The Ocean at the End of the Lane (photo: Brinkhoff-Moegenburg)

Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane brings wonder and darkness to stage

Newton Faulkner

Newton Faulkner to play Bedford's Esquires as part of National Lottery tour

Rock legend Sting headlines in Bedford

In pictures: Stars come to Bedford Park concerts including rock legend Sting

Ampthill Festival is bringing a fantastic line-up to the park

Here's how you could win tickets to AmpRocks or AmpProms

Win tickets to these shows

Here's how you could win tickets to Bedford Park Concerts

The church site has been used by worshippers since the eighth century. Picture courtesy of Friends of All Saints Shillington

Pew the tunes - 24 hour music marathon aims to raise funds for historic church

R Sting and L Joe Sumner

Sting's son Joe Sumner will support his rock star dad at Bedford Park concert

We have a pair of garden tickets for each concert up for grabs

Win VIP tickets to see Sting or George Ezra at Bedford Park Concerts this summer

Pantomime legend Brian Conley will star in Milton Keynes this Christmas

EastEnders actor Brian Conley to star in magical panto at MK Theatre this year

Visit Bedford town centre to be in with a chance of winning music concert tickets

Tickets up for grabs in Golden Ticket Giveaway with Bedford Park Concerts

The heritage event will raise awareness of the work of Polish cryptologists.

‘Cracking’ charity event aims to celebrate Polish heritage in Bedford

The cast of Twirlywoos

CBeebies favourites TWIRLYWOOS are coming to the Bedford stage this weekend

Pat Phoenix who loyally stood by Peter Dudley (photo: Getty Images)

​Corrie scandal as Peter Dudley put his career in jeopardy 40 years ago
​Some forty years ago, Coronation Street was rocked to its core by a series of salacious scandals involving some of its most high-profile cast members.In this two-part special Steve Cain looks back at what was, perhaps, the most turbulent year in the history of the nation’s favourite soap.

Isadora the Barefoot Dancer

Explore life of the iconic 'mother of modern dance' at The Place

Tom Grennan. Photo by Frank Fieber.

Tom Grennan releases latest single How Does It Feel ahead of forthcoming album

Join celebrations to mark the the King's coronation as Bedford gets ready to party

Here's how Bedford will be celebrating the coronation of King Charles III

The Telling performing Into the Melting Pot

Show about religious intolerance comes to Bunyan Meeting in Bedford

Hell Is For Heroes are headlining Esquires in July.

Hell Is For Heroes to play 2000 Trees warm-up gig at Esquires in July

The Dirt Road Band in action

Exceptional 'Power Trio' of well-known musicians to play at Esquires

Bedford Park

LPH Concerts and Events has gone into liquidation

Judy Garland who played the character Hannah Brown in the movie Easter Parade (photo: Getty Images)

Memorable holiday film Easter Parade recalled 75 years after release

Eclectic sounds reviewed by Kevin Bryan (photo: Adobe)

​Veterans and best newcomers in harmony

Scooter

Scooter to bring happy hardcore techno show to Bedford Park