Sarah Teather MP (Minister of State for Children and Families): I am publishing the reformed Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) which will take effect from 1 September 2012.
Dog owners may soon receive a £75 fixed penalty notice if they don't clean up after their dog as well as keeping them on leads in designated areas in Bedford Borough.
Coplan Estates and Denne, the Council's appointed partners for the Bedford Riverside North site, will be holding a public consultation exercise on their initial proposals for this important riverside site.
Last night, Euro-MPs and EU Member States achieved a breakthrough in their talks to reduce the costs of using mobile phones abroad.
Comments from the Mayor's website- "A number of residents have contacted me in recent times to ask if and when the Bedford Park Café building will be brought into use as a café, and my response to date has always been that I have authorised the necessary work there and hope to see it operating as soon as possible. That's why I'm very pleased that after essential safety and refurbishment work, I'm now able to say that the building is almost ready for full use as a cafe and the Council is advertising for potential operators to come forward and tender for the contract."
