Use Your Vote in Today's General Election!
Polls are open across Bedford Borough for the General Election and will remain open until 10pm this evening.
12 Dec 2019
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Today is Polling Day!
Polls are now open in for the General Election and will remain open until 10pm this evening.
12 Dec 2019
Independent hospital campaigner Barry Monk backs Henry Vann for MP for Bedford and Kempston
The founder of the Save Bedford Hospital Party, Dr Barry Monk, has backed Henry Vann to be the next MP for Bedford & Kempston.
11 Dec 2019
Celebrating Local Sporting Heroes - Bedford Sports Awards 2019
Monday 9th December saw the local Sports Awards ceremony take place at Bedford Corn Exchange, celebrating local sporting heroes from across the Borough.
11 Dec 2019
Number of GP practices falls to record low as winter crisis approaches
The number of GP practices has fallen to a new record low of 6,867 while the number of qualified GPs has dropped by 339, NHS figures have revealed.
10 Dec 2019
Lib Dem candidate challenges opponent to reject no-deal
The Liberal Democrat candidate for North East Bedfordshire, Daniel Norton, has today challenged the local Conservative candidate to rule out a no-deal Brexit in December 2020 and respect the sacrifice that his predecessor, Alistair Burt, made to avoid this outcome. The challenge, just a few days before polling day, follows Boris Johnson refusing to rule out a no-deal exit from the EU. Under the Conservative Party's plan, the UK will have until December 2020 to deliver the second phase of negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with the EU. However, the plans also say Boris Johnson will not seek any extension despite overwhelming evidence showing that time-frame is near impossible. This means that the Conservatives are signing up to crash the UK out of the EU without a deal, the Liberal Democrats claim. This is especially relevant in North East Bedfordshire as Mr Fuller's predecessor as Conservative party candidate, Alistair Burt, was expelled from the Party for his attempts to prevent a no-deal Brexit. This is why
10 Dec 2019