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- 18th May 2009
The torch-lit tour of the galleries and stores won hands-down as the best part of the Bedford Museum's first ever sleepover event held as part of the national Museums at Night weekend, 16 - 17 May.
Who was the mysterious lady in grey who appeared to
- 8th October 2008
Those of you who follow this blog may recall an earlier posting entitled "Park At Your Peril" (11 August 2008). It seems I am not the only prospective victim of parking in the lay-by next to St Mary's Church, Goldington Road.
In this week's Times & C
- 20th September 2008
Bedford faces the lose of Clayton's, a large and long established clothing shop, from The Arcade. Other retailers may join the exodus as rent demands skyrocket beyond acceptable levels.
The outcome? An already underperforming town centre declines eve
- 9th September 2008
It is bizarre how the long awaited demise of a failed and costly institution - Bedfordshire County Council - should threaten the founding of a valuable and beneficial project - Nirah.
Talk of "large sums of precious taxpayers' money being given to Ni
- 7th September 2008
A recent television programme said that smaller retailers tend to source local more often than the large supermarkets. The programme also asserted that the produce was generally fresher and cheaper.Such views runs counter to the messages we see in the adve
- 2nd September 2008
Last night, at our Bedford business networking event we presented a number of key initiatives that we are going to be launching over the next few months that we're very excited about and that will really put thebestofbedford and our members on the map.
- 26th August 2008
I suppose it's becoming a habit: relying on the internet to supply most of the answers we want. The local reference library is excellent, but on a Bank Holiday weekend and up against a publishing deadline it is just not a viable resource.
What I want
- 31st July 2008
I see that a large, well known and highly profitable supermarket in Cardington Road is about to stop supplying its customers with plastic carrier bags at no charge. I welcome the move, of course. Why wouldn't I?
Well, let me see …
Their in-store a
- 12th July 2008
- 16th June 2008
We received a glowing testimonial today for one of our members The Bedford Chiropractic Clinic in De Parys Avenue. This is one of a number of very positive testimonials that we have received in the few months that Dr Sandhu and his team have been member