We know now that 19 more Post Offices across Bedfordshire are scheduled to close. That includes 5 Post Offices in Bedford itself and more in the outlying villages, such as, Biggleswade, Blunham, Old Warden, Southill and Stewartby, to name but five. Thes
Opera in the Orchard.
Spoke to Chris Bishop earlier today and he was teling me that Opera in the Orchard was now in it's seventh year and going from strength to strength. This years event is this coming weekend. July 12th and 13th.
Opera in the Or
Next week 1000's of people will descend on Bedford for the Bi-annual River Festival. thebestofbedford team will be on site. We're sharing a stand with Bedfordshire and Luton Chamber of Commerce and will be running a competition to win an IPOD. Drop in a
The leisurely pace of the road repairs around St Cuthbert's Church has been a source of frustration and annoyance for months.
Bedfordshire Highways has the power to maximise inconvenience and delay for motorists, so they seem bent on using such power
I have noticed that it is now more expensive to park at the Riverside Square in the evening than it is during the day.
Where's the logic?
I can understand charging for parking during the day - it discourages congestion and encourages use of the Pa
A great evening was had by all at the Gala dinner held on Saturday night to celebrate the Golden Oyster Awards at the Food and Drink Festival. The catering was carried out by Patrik Minder from The Lemon Tree and he produced a mouth watering 5 course di
Even Professor Kate Jacques, pro-vice chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire and a long-time advocate of the two tier system admits: "Parents like middle schools. It means their children can be in a primary school environment for longer. And pupil
The move proposed by Bedford County Council to a limited two tier structure looks innocuous. It covers just 21 schools in the Bedford and Kempston area.
It is not yet known whether the rest of the county could follow suit later.
The switch would m
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