The Butterfly Bridge, over the River Great Ouse, in Bedford, will shut on 9 January. Bedford Borough Council said it was part of a "major investment" and it would have a "more skid-resistant surface".

A yellow flood alert for the River Great Ouse in Bedford has been issued by the Environment ... J13 due to substantial flooding, while Harrold Bridge is closed. Bedfordshire Police stated ...

Police say a body was found in the River Great Ouse near Russell Park in Bedford A body has been found ... stretch of river between the suspension bridge and the white butterfly bridge, police ...

The road has flooded between Harrold and Carlton in Bedfordshire River levels are rising around Bedford and are expected ... warnings in place along the Great Ouse, affecting riverside towns ...

Emergency centres in Bedford have been stood down after the Environment Agency lifted a Severe Flood Warning on the River Great Ouse in the town High water levels on the river are expected to ...

YORK Rescue Boat swung into action when someone jumped from a bridge into the River Ouse last night. A spokesperson tweeted that a rapid response by its team on duty saw a person rescued from the ...

An emergency search is is underway after reports of a man entering the River Ouse ... that a 19-year-old man had entered the water from Ouse Bridge. "York Rescue Boat and Fire boat crews were ...

Designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects, Butterfly Bridge is an elegant pedestrian bridge spanning the River Great Ouse. The competition brief made reference to Webster's 1888 suspension bridge, only a ...

Friends Sarah Waller, 56, and 52-year-old Laura Pottinger, who were neighbours in Bedford, were found dead ... saw the women getting into the River Great Ouse and again later that day paddling ...

Despite its less than spotless history (see above) Bedford is well known for being cut almost in half by the River Great Ouse.

Emma Lyon was watching a regatta from the banks of River Great Ouse in Bedford last Saturday when the 100-year-old gold ring launched into the water while she was cheering and clapping for a local ...