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Do you love where you live and want to see environmental issues such as potholes, graffiti, fly-tipping and fly posting resolved in Bedford Borough?
31 Jan 2014
New Figures Confirm Bedford Borough Students Bucked National GCSE Trend in Stunning Fashion
Mayor Dave Hodgson has repeated his congratulations to students and school staff after national figures published by the Department for Education confirmed the dramatic rise in 2013 in attainment at GCSE level across Bedford Borough Schools. In a year which saw the proportion of young people achieving five A* - C grades falling nationally, here in Bedford Borough this figure rose by a massive 6.3%, from 53.4% to 59.7%. This was by far the biggest improvement in performance across the Eastern region, and places Bedford Borough schools' GCSE performance above the national average.
29 Jan 2014
Works Underway on Two Major Town Centre Regeneration Schemes
Yesterday, Monday 27th January, saw two major projects delivering real regeneration to Bedford Town Centre get underway. At Bedford Bus Station, where regeneration is already underway in the form of a new surface car park, public toilets and ongoing multi-storey refurbishment, the old bus station is being pulled down, to be replaced by a brand new facility which will open this year. Meanwhile, the Town Hall office block and annex (and the Riverside House Office Block) are also being demolished to make way for a large new public square by the river, opening up the riverside to the town centre.
28 Jan 2014
GCSE Success- Best Improvement in the Eastern Region
National figures published by the government last week have confirmed the remarkable increase in GCSE attainment achieved by Bedford Borough Schools. In a year when the national 5 A* - C (including English and Maths) figure actually went down 0.2%, Bedford Borough's went up by a massive 6.3% from 53.4% to 59.7%.
28 Jan 2014
Mayor's Cabinet Supports Proposed Council Budget Which Saves Services, Freezes Council Tax and Invests in Borough's Future
Bedford Borough Council's proposed 2014/15 budget saves key frontline services, freezes Council Tax and protects the most vulnerable, while delivering exciting investment in the Borough's future.
24 Jan 2014