Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats

Bedford Borough Liberal Democrat Spokesperson Cllr Dean Crofts raised the issue of affordable housing at this week's Bedford Borough Council Housing Committee meeting, and stressed the need for continued action to tackle the disparity which currently sees average house prices in Bedford Borough being over nine times higher than average incomes.

The latest weekly coronavirus statistics for Bedford Borough have been published. Presented once again in easy-to-read infographic form, the figures show that in the seven days up to September 6th:

• 1,499 people have been tested (372 fewer than the previous week)
• There were 25 Covid-19 cases (down from 29 in the previous week)
• The weekly positive cases per 100,000 population was 14.4 (down from 16.7 in the previous week)

Bedford Borough Council is welcoming the measures put in place in schools across the Borough to enable the safe return of pupils as they start the Autumn term.

Many schools started back today, while some welcome students back towards the end of last week. With ​Coronavirus still present in the community, schools have introduced measures such classroom bubbles to limit the contact between pupils, staggered arrival and leaving times and additional cleaning regimes to protect staff and pupils.

Mayor Dave Hodgson and Bedford Liberal Democrats want to know what you think on the key issues around the Coronavirus pandemic and how it has been dealt with locally by the Council, the NHS, care providers and the Government. You can give your views by completing the survey at https://bedfordlibdems.org.uk/Covid.

Two parks in Bedford Borough have been awarded an international accolade by TripAdvisor.

Priory Country Park and Bedford Park have both received recognition in the TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Award. The award recognises attractions held in high regard by travellers internationally. Receiving this accolade highlights both parks as great places for residents and visitors to enjoy when spending time in Bedford Borough.

The latest weekly coronavirus statistics for Bedford Borough have been published. Presented once again in easy-to-read infographic form, the figures show that in the seven days up to August 30th:

• 1,750 people have been tested (51 fewer than the previous week)
• There were 26 Covid-19 cases (up from 21 in the previous week)
• The weekly positive cases per 100,000 population was 15 (up from 12.1 in the previous week)

Bedford Borough Healthwatch have, again, put together a list of pharmacies open today on Bank Holiday Monday, along with their opening times.

You can see the a clearer image of the list here.

The latest weekly coronavirus statistics for Bedford Borough have been published. Presented once again in easy-to-read infographic form, the figures show that in the seven days up to August 23rd:

• 1,160 people have been tested (a fall of 387 on the previous week)
• There were 20 Covid-19 cases (up from 10 in the previous week)
• The weekly positive cases per 100,000 population was 11.5 (up from 5.8 in the previous week)