The 2021/22 Bedford Borough Council budget proposed by Mayor Dave Hodgson's Executive was approved at a Full Council meeting last night with cross-party support, with no votes against. The budget maintains the Council's record of saving frontline services and protecting the vulnerable, despite severe government underfunding and the financial challenge caused by the pandemic.
Following a successful funding bid to the Department for Transport, Bedford Borough Council has purchased six eCargo bikes which will help the Council work in a greener way.
The Borough Flag is at half-mast today at Borough Hall as a mark of respect and to remember Captain Sir Tom Moore who gave so much.
With schools closed to the majority of students, most children and young people are working from home. The government has allocated devices to schools in Bedford Borough but there's still a shortage to allow them to work remotely.
Since October 2020, Bedford Borough Council have been working alongside their partners, Sustrans, to increase the number of active travel initiatives in the Borough and the amount of people who are taking part in them.
February is LGBT+ History Month, and today Bedford Borough Council has been flying the LGBT+ flag at Borough in celebration of the occasion.