5th May 2025
THERE are moments in a region’s development that signify more than progress. They mark transformation. The recent announcement by Universal Studios to bring a world-class resort to Bedford is one...
9th April 2025
ENTERTAINMENT giant Universal’s plans to build a theme park and resort on the former brickworks site at Kempston Hardwick near Bedford have been given the green light by the government. The project...
17th February 2025
THE COUNTDOWN continues to the third Bedford Business Expo, taking place on March 18, 10am-3pm at Kings House in Bedford. This year’s event, organised by Bedford Radio and with headline sponsor...
15th January 2025
COMMUNITY organisations are set to benefit from a new initiative led by guests at a conference and training venue in Bedfordshire. Under the Room2Give scheme, guests staying more than one night at...
8th January 2025
A FORMER Wilko store has been acquired in a major retail deal in Bedford town centre. The sale, to anonymous new owners, follows Bedford Borough Council’s recent purchase of the nearby vacant...
3rd December 2024
RETAIL giant John Lewis & Partners has joined the Employer Partnership Scheme run by The Bedford College Group. The partnership’s sites at Magna Park, on the edge of Milton Keynes towards...
31st October 2024
PLANS for electrification along certain parts of the East West Rail line linking Oxford and Bedford via Milton Keynes and on to Cambridge are among proposals to be out for consultation from November. ...
24th October 2024
BEDFORD’S Business Improvement District is to close at the end of its current term. Levy-paying businesses in the town centre have voted not to renew the Bid’s work in the town centre for another...
7th October 2024
THE A421 between Milton Keynes and Bedford will reopen to traffic in both directions this morning (Monday) for the first time in two weeks since major flooding. A section of the route has been...
13th September 2024
THE COUNTDOWN to a superb event for businesses to reach, engage and connect continues… Join us at Your Business Expo Bedford. Everyone among the 70-plus exhibitors is ready to welcome the...
3rd August 2024
SUSTAINABLE packaging solutions specialist Carlton Packaging has achieved its certification as a carbon-neutral company for another year from Carbon Neutral Britain. This achievement...
19th July 2024
THE LEADERS and chief executives of six local authorities have collectively endorsed Universal Destinations & Experiences’ potential theme park and resort project near Bedford. In a...
13th June 2024
BEDFORD Borough Council has completed the acquisition of the former Debenhams department store building in High Street as part of its plans to regenerate the town centre. The council paid an...
6th May 2024
IT CARRIES out hundreds of thousands of background checks on employees every year for the UK government and for top private sector companies across the world. Now HR technology company Verifile is...
5th April 2024
EAST West Rail is to hold a series of information drop-in events along the entire length of the route linking Oxford and Cambridge via Milton Keynes and Bedford. The sessions take place in May and...
