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https://bedfordtoday.co.uk· First analyzed 15 May 2026· Updated 15 May 2026
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Hosting Provider

Google Cloud Platform
cloud.google.com

IP Address

34.105.168.53

Site Location

🇬🇧 United Kingdomvia tld

Server Location

🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom

ASN

AS396982

Organization

Google Cloud (europe-west2)

Server

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

ns-cloud-b3.googledomains.com.ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com.ns-cloud-b4.googledomains.com.ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com.

Performance

100

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint
510 ms10%
Speed Index
663 ms10%
Largest Contentful Paint
—25%
Total Blocking Time
0.0 ms30%
Cumulative Layout Shift
0.00025%
818 KB
52 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadWebPResponsive
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
Infrastructure
Hosting
Google Cloud Platform
CDN
Cloudflare

Progressive Web App

Web ManifestApple Touch Icon

Technology Stack

8 Technologies Detected

Analytics

2
Google Analytics
Google Analytics 4

Other

1
GSAP

CSS Frameworks

1
Tailwind CSS

Tag Managers

1
Google Tag Manager

Advertising

1
Google Ads

CDN

1
Cloudflare

Security

1
reCAPTCHA

SEO Analysis

B72/100
22
8
0
Meta Tags7/15
Content10/12
Headings8/8
Technical22/25
E-E-A-T0/7
Images7/7
Links5/5
URL5/5
Social2/5
Freshness0/4
Mobile3/4
Indexability3/3
B
bedfordtoday.co.ukbedfordtoday.co.uk

Latest News | Bedford Today

Get all of the latest news from Bedford Today. Providing a fresh perspective for online news.

Title Length27 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~168px / 580px)

Description Length93 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (0)

    8 issues found

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    Crawlability

    Sitemap

    Type: standard

    39 URLs

    robots.txt

    29 rules

    Sitemap reference found

    Local SEO

    Local Search Readiness

    15/100
    Poor
    4 12 1

    This site doesn't appear to be a local business. Local SEO signals are optional for non-local websites.

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    AI & LLM Readiness

    F33/100
    Bot Access
    12/25
    Machine Read.
    7/25
    Schema Data
    1/25
    Citation
    13/25

    AI Bot Access

    7/14 accessible
    AI Search
    OAI-SearchBot
    PerplexityBot
    Claude-SearchBot
    Gemini-Deep-Research
    DuckAssistBot
    Training
    GPTBot
    ClaudeBot
    Google-Extended
    Meta-ExternalAgent
    Bytespiderinfo
    Amazonbot
    Applebot-Extended
    CCBotinfo
    Fetch
    ChatGPT-User

    Machine Readability

    llms.txt
    llms-full.txt
    Semantic HTML
    Heading Hierarchy
    Text ratio:2%
    Words:1,417
    Token eff.:Optimal

    Structured Data

    2 JSON-LD
    sameAs entity links

    Citation Readiness

    Opening Summary696w
    Descriptive Headingsavg 8.7w
    Canonical URL
    Open Graph2/3
    Twitter Card0/3
    Language Tag
    Publish Date
    Author Info
    Lists
    Tables
    TL;DR / Summary
    About Page Link
    Recommendations (12)
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    Accessibility

    WCAG 2.1 Compliance

    Evaluates how accessible your website is for users with disabilities, based on WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Checks images, forms, keyboard navigation, ARIA roles, and color contrast.
    A
    86/100
    14
    Passed
    0
    Critical
    0
    Warnings
    Images & Alt Text
    20/20
    Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.
    Semantic Structure
    16/20
    Evaluates proper use of HTML5 semantic elements (header, nav, main, footer) and heading hierarchy.
    Forms & Inputs
    15/15
    Verifies form fields have labels, error messages are clear, and inputs are properly associated.
    Color & Contrast
    14/15
    Tests text-to-background color contrast ratios against WCAG AA/AAA minimum requirements.
    Keyboard & Focus
    15/15
    Ensures all interactive elements are reachable and operable via keyboard (tab, enter, escape).
    ARIA & Roles
    6/15
    Checks correct use of WAI-ARIA attributes (roles, states, properties) for assistive technologies.

    Carbon Footprint

    SWDM v4 · Eco-Score

    Carbon emissions estimated using the Sustainable Web Design Model v4 (SWDM v4). Factors in data center, network, and device energy across new and returning visitors. Grade thresholds based on HTTP Archive percentiles.
    72/100
    B
    83 mg
    CO₂e / view
    818.1 KB
    Page Weight
    80%
    Cleaner Than
    New Visitor
    94 mg
    vs
    Returning (cached)
    47 mg
    Annual (10K/mo)
    9.9 kg
    Emission Segments
    Data Center
    4 mg
    Network
    24 mg
    Device
    54 mg
    Resource Breakdown
    JavaScript
    435.1 KB
    Images
    158.5 KB
    CSS
    45.5 KB
    Fonts
    80.7 KB
    HTML
    96.4 KB
    Other
    1.9 KB
    Green Hosting Verified
    Google Cloud
    GWF Verified
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    B

    Security Score

    76%Good
    Interactive

    HTTPS

    WAF

    56d

    Certificate Details

    Type

    Domain Validated (DV)

    Certificate Authority

    Let's Encrypt

    Key Algorithm

    ECDSA (secp256r1) (256 bit)

    Signature

    ECDSA with SHA-384

    TLS Version

    TLSv1.3

    HTTP Protocol

    HTTP/2+H3

    Valid From

    11.04.2026

    Valid Until

    10.07.2026

    Subject Alternative Names (2)

    *.bedfordtoday.co.ukbedfordtoday.co.uk

    SHA-256 Fingerprint

    36:B2:B4:A4:94:60:F4:6A:2B:FD:FD:95:6A:B4:65:07:73:D7:4E:3D...

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    HTTP Headers

    Developer Console

    access-control-allow-credentials
    true
    age
    1984
    alt-svc
    h3=":443"; ma=86400
    cache-control
    🟡 60s(stale-if-error=604800, public, stale-while-revalidate=3600, ...)
    cf-cache-status
    HIT
    cf-ray🇮🇹 Milan
    9fc267471e99523c-MXP
    Good Warning Issue

    Email Infrastructure

    Google Workspace

    Score

    98

    SPF
    DKIM
    DMARC

    DMARC Policy

    Quarantine (Moderate)

    MX Records (6)

    alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
    alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
    mail.jpress.co.uk
    alt3.aspmx.l.google.com

    +2 more

    Domain Information

    bedfordtoday.co.uk

    DNSSEC
    Not Enabled

    Privacy & Compliance

    Quantcast Choice

    Cookie Consent Banner
    Quantcast Choice
    Privacy Policy
    Terms of Service

    GDPR Indicators

    Cookie consent banner detected
    CMP: Quantcast Choice
    Privacy policy page linked
    Data Protection Officer mentioned

    Mobile Compatibility

    Viewport & Responsive Test

    Tests how well your website works on mobile devices. Checks viewport configuration, responsive layout, touch targets, font readability, and simulates rendering across different screen sizes.
    B
    79/100
    Mobile Friendly156 breakpoints
    Viewport Meta
    The viewport meta tag tells mobile browsers how to scale the page. Without it, mobile devices render at desktop width.
    Responsive Design
    Uses CSS media queries or flexible layouts to adapt content to different screen sizes automatically.
    Touch Icons
    Apple touch icons and favicons displayed when users add the site to their home screen on mobile devices.
    Readable Font Size
    Base font size should be at least 16px on mobile to ensure text is readable without zooming.
    Relative Units
    Using em, rem, %, or vw instead of fixed px values allows content to scale properly across screen sizes.
    No H-Scroll Risk
    No elements wider than the viewport that would cause horizontal scrolling on mobile devices.
    Tap Targets OK
    Interactive elements (buttons, links) are at least 48x48px with enough spacing to prevent accidental taps.
    No Fixed Widths
    No elements with fixed pixel widths that could overflow on smaller screens and break the layout.
    Viewport
    width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1
    1 recommendation
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    Typography & Readability

    Merriweather-Bold + Merriweather

    WCAG Partial
    67/100
    Readability
    /30
    16/30

    14px · LH 1.47

    Hierarchy
    /20
    17/20

    1.84x ratio · ✓ H1→H6

    WCAG
    /25
    16/25

    1:1 min contrast

    Performance
    /25
    18/25

    2 fonts · 4 req

    Heading Font

    Merriweather-Bold

    Sans25px

    Body Font

    Merriweather

    Serif14px

    Contrast Ratio

    1:1

    3 issues

    Reading Comfort

    ~46 CPL

    Optimal (45–75)
    25px
    h1
    30px
    h2
    23px
    h3
    15px
    h4
    14px
    p

    ❌ Critical: 14px body text is too small. Minimum 14px, recommend 16px+.

    ✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.47 ratio (ideal range 1.4–1.6).

    ✅ Optimal line length: ~46 chars/line (ideal 45–75 CPL).

    ❌ Very complex text: Flesch score 6/100. Consider shorter sentences and simpler words.

    ⚠️ Partial contrast: 3 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 1.0:1).

    ✅ Perfect heading hierarchy: Sequential h1→h2→h3 with single H1 — ideal for SEO & accessibility.

    Buy on MyFontsFlesch 6

    Color Palette

    8 unique colors
    10.46:1 AAA Light
    #f7f7f7
    Background· 80.9%
    #3c3b38
    Other· 3%
    #0069b3
    Primary· 4.5%
    #3b5b71
    Secondary· 1.5%
    #e6e1dc
    Secondary· 1.2%
    #446e89
    Secondary· 0.7%

    Business & Marketing Stack

    2 Tools Detected

    Growing

    Behavior Analytics

    2
    Google Tag ManagerFree
    Google AnalyticsFree

    User behavior and product analytics

    1

    Categories

    2

    Total Tools

    0

    Enterprise

    0

    Mid-Market

    Assessment: Growing marketing technology adoption

    Ad Networks

    Google Ad Manager

    Sponsored

    Scripts & Styles

    20 Resources

    20
    Scripts
    0
    Styles
    19
    Async
    0
    Defer

    Top Script Sources

    local(7)googletagmanager.com(3)securepubads.g.doubleclick.net(2)cdn1.anonymised.io(2)cdn.exitbee.com(1)

    Website Identity

    Bedford Today

    Bedford Today

    NewsMediaOrganization
    www.bedfordtoday.co.uk
    Location detected: 🇬🇧 United Kingdomvia tld
    📧 Google Workspaceen

    Social Profiles

    FacebookX (Twitter)

    Sponsored

    Last analyzed: 15 May 2026 at 13:14

    Historical Analysis & Change Tracking