Over 7,500 sign up for Council’s LibraryPlus Membership
Over 7,500 people have signed up to become members of Bedford Borough Council's LibraryPlus scheme which gives increased access to council libraries.
15 Sep 2018
News
Mayor Dave: Government Must Finally Take Effective Action as Shocking Details of Bedford Prison Disorder Are Revealed
Mayor Dave Hodgson has echoed the Chief Inspector of Prisons' call for the Government to take 'immediate and decisive action' to improve the situation at Bedford Prison after an inspection revealed more shocking details of disorder and an absence of control. The extraordinary findings come after the Government took the prison into special measures back in May. The Chief Inspector of Prisons has issued an 'Urgent Notification', giving the Government 28 days to respond with the measures it will take to improve matters at the facility.
14 Sep 2018
Government must act now to stem Defence skills shortages
Commenting on this week's report from the Public Accounts Committee into skills shortages within the armed forces, Bedford Borough Liberal Democrat Councillor Sarah Gallagher said "The findings of our inquiry are really shocking. Despite a huge shortfall in staff and skills, the Government hasn't got a grip on what needs to be done to recruit more skilled specialists into the armed forces and Ministry of Defence, and to keep the ones we already have.
14 Sep 2018
Mayor Warns Government over Infrastructure Investment as Expressway Corridor West of Milton Keynes Announced
In comments following the announcement of the preferred 'corridor' for the route of part of the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway road, Mayor Dave Hodgson has warned the Government that communities will not accept its demands for additional growth on the route if it cannot deliver the infrastructure to support it. His comments come after the start of work on the crucial Black Cat to Caxton Gibbett section of the Expressway was delayed by two years earlier this summer.
13 Sep 2018
Street Lighting Transformation Complete
The project to replace Borough-owned highway street lights with LED street lights has successfully come to completion this year.
13 Sep 2018
Back on Track! Mayor Announces Plan to Bridge Funding Gap and Deliver Wixams Station
Mayor Dave Announces Plan to Bridge Funding Gap and Deliver Wixams Station Original Planning Deal Failed to Secure Station In absence of progress under original deal, Mayor Dave has stepped in to rescue the station, with Council set to include scheme in its capital budget Mayor Dave Hodgson has stepped in to rescue the planned station in Wixams after the failure of the toothless planning deal to deliver the long-planned project
11 Sep 2018