Ofsted have recognised that Castle Lower School is an outstanding school. Ofsted carried out their inspection of the school on 3 - 4 October, and every category assessed was judged to be… outstanding!
A Bedford Borough village has celebrated the opening of a brand new primary school, as the Council's major investment programme in school buildings and facilities continues. The official opening of Shortstown Primary School, which opened on schedule at the beginning of the autumn term, took place on Thursday 24th October. The two form entry school was formally opened by Mayor Dave Hodgson.
The first phases of the £8.8million redevelopment of Bedford bus station are now open to the public.
Mayor of Bedford Borough, Dave Hodgson's commitment to improving the safety of roads in the borough has continued this month with the installation of average speed cameras along Barkers Lane.
With Armistice Day approaching, I will shortly be posting information here about some of the many Remembrance events taking place across the Borough. Firstly, though, I want to highlight the fact that once again there is a Poppy Shop in the centre of town, in The Harpur Centre, which was opened by the Deputy Mayor Cllr Charles Royden. Thanks are due to the Harpur Centre for once again making a unit available for the poppy shop, and of course to Angela Parker who runs the shop with the support of a number of dedicated volunteers.
