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

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

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

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

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

I do park responsibly, honest gov'nor. I even go out of my way to do so. However, this effort is not being aided by the nabobs of our County town. Indeed, it strikes me that they are more intent on filling their coffers than acting either rationally or

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

Bedford Hospital has a wonderful Diabetes Centre housed adjacent to the main site at Rye Close. Who would want to reduce its effectiveness in dealing with a huge and growing problem in UK society?

In a single visit to the Centre patients can have the

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

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