The Bedford Independent was founded to provide the people of Bedford with a modern news desk that would give them easy access to genuine news.
Our mission is to inform and inspire the people of Bedford and to do this we will work hard to bring them the news that matters to them. This may be: holding public officials to account, championing a local hero, celebrating an independent business, helping police bring a criminal to justice, or simply keeping readers informed of a breaking and ongoing news story.
The Bedford Independent is written, edited and managed by Bedfordians who understand that news is no longer something people are prepared to wait for. We will update our pages the moment a story breaks and continue to keep updating our stories as new facts and information emerges. There will no longer be any need to wait for a publication date, the news will be on your computer, your mobile, your social media news feed the same day.
We won’t be swayed by rumour, our news will be investigated thoroughly and based on facts. The Bedford Independent will be a trusted news source dedicated to Bedford and a dedicated enemy of fake news and misinformation.
Our writers are from all walks of life and live and breath the areas they report upon. Our stories will be based on genuine local knowledge, our features will be full of passion for our town, our content will be exactly what Bedfordians want to read.
We are not just independent in name, we will remain independent in our editorial stance too. We won’t take political sides. We promise to report the facts, and the facts alone. We believe our readers will then be able to make their own informed decision. Our advertisers and investors have no control over our editorial. All know, and understand, that if there is evidence of any wrong doing by them, we won't keep it quiet. If the news is of genuine public interest, it will be reported.
Our columnists and feature reports will look deeper into the issues facing Bedford, celebrate the achievements of our town and its people and also look at how we can join together for the greater good. If there is a campaign that will help raise an issue into the spotlight, so collectively we can put it right, The Bedford Independent will be at the forefront of that campaign.
The Bedford Independent is a 21st century news desk for a 21st Century Bedford.
Please note: We believe in genuine debate and look forward to our readers commenting freely on our stories. Please remember that any comments you make on our page may be used in future stories.
However, we must also abide by law and any posts that are deemed to be potentially libel, could hinder future court action or contain hate speech will be removed.
Any posts that we believe constitute a threat to Bedford Independent staff or its readers will result in an immediate ban. We will take screenshots of all comments and the author’s profile before the author is removed and the post is deleted. We will also not hesitate to work with the police to support them in any investigation into comments on our pages should it be deemed necessary.
In the aim to also promote decency and abide by Facebook’s terms and conditions our filters will hide any posts that contain profanity automatically. This means you and your connected friends will still be able to see the comment but a wider audience will not. If you wish to spark wider debate, please do not use language that some may find offensive. Continued breaches may result in a ban from our page.
If you have a complaint about any of the stories or news published by The Bedford Independent, conduct of a reader on our page, or you believe you have been removed from our page in error, please email [email protected].
