In a major boost for bus users with mobility issues, users of the Door to Door mobility service will no longer have to give up National Concessionary Travel Passes. From 1st April 2015 passengers who qualify for a free bus pass and Door to Door pass will be able to apply for both of these under a new pilot scheme.
The Sunday Times has selected Bedford amongst its list of the 50 best urban places to live in Britain. Sunday's paper, which included the list drawn up by the paper in conjunction with Zoopla Property, saw Bedford described as a 'perennial wallflower coming into bloom' and declared that 'it's high time we paid more attention to this overlooked market town.'
Bedford Park lake received a new fountain last week, just in time for the onset of spring. The new fountain, which aerates the water of the lake, provides an aesthetic cascade in the Victorian grounds of Bedford Park, which opened on 11th July 1888. Initial attempts to fix the broken fountain pump revealed the entire structure needed replacing, at a cost of £4000.
Following Mayor Dave Hodgson's success last year in breaking down a series of barriers blocking progress to the construction of the final section of the Western bypass, new aerial photos have revealed the extent of the rapid progress of the project.
The Hydro Power facility at the Boatslide Weir Bridge on the River Great Ouse in Bedford has exceeded income generation expectations for 2014. When the facility was opened in 2012 the estimated income generation was £32,000.
The pioneering Hydro Power facility at the Boatslide Weir Bridge on the River Great Ouse in Bedford has exceeded income generation expectations for 2014. When the facility, which uses 'Archimedes Screw' trechnology to generate renewable energy from the fall between the upper and lower river, was opened in 2012, the estimated income generation was £32,000. However, between 01/01/14 and 31/12/14 the Hydro Power facility generated £33,400.
