Liberal Democrat Councillor and Bedford Borough Council Executive Member for Adult Services Wendy Rider joined local retirees in Bedford to celebrate the grand opening of the new McCarthy and Stone 'Oakhill Place' development on High View.
The candidates have now been announced for the General Election for the three parliamentary constituencies seats that Bedford Borough covers.
Earlier this week Mayor Dave Hodgson met a number of businesses at Bedford's i-lab including Tappable, a mobile app developer that use a mixture of science, art, technology and storytelling, with a fundamental focus on user experience.
Earlier today Mayor Dave Hodgson officially opened the new 3G pitch at Mark Rutherford School, provided by BAYS Sporting Facility.
Mayor Dave Hodgson visited Ready Steady Roll Board Game Café in Sharnbrook last weekend as part of the Small Business Saturday Small Biz 100 campaign in support of small businesses.
Homelessness and rough sleeping was in focus last week locally, with the Bedford Homeless Partnership's Homelessness Conference and the Council's Housing Committee meeting, where every item was on homelessness.