Bedford Borough Council Wins £188k Funding for English Language Classes
Bedford Borough Council has been successful in winning funding to help adults with their English language skills.
20 Jul 2020
News
Face coverings to become mandatory in shops from Friday 24 July
The Government has announced that face coverings are to become mandatory in supermarkets and shops from Friday 24 July, joining public transport where people have had to wear a face covering since Monday 15 June.
20 Jul 2020
Great British September Clean to take place this September
Keep Britain Tidy have announced the annual Great British 'Spring' Clean have announced that their UK-wide clean-up initiative will still go ahead in 2020, from 11 - 27 September, this has been delayed due to Coronavirus.
19 Jul 2020
Test and Trace Update Exposes Government’s ‘Ludicrous and Misleading Claims’
Councillors have slammed the government's 'ludicrous and misleading claims' over its failed contact tracing app and test and trace system that it described as 'world-beating' when it was launched at the end of May.
17 Jul 2020
River Festival Weekend
This weekend would have been River Festival Weekend. Sadly we have had to postpone this until 2021 due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
17 Jul 2020
Unanimous Backing for Council Motion on COVID-19 Risk for BAME Groups
Bedford Borough Councillors across all parties gave unanimous support last night to a motion in response to national data showing a higher risk of infection and of death from COVID-19 for people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups.
16 Jul 2020