Mayor Dave visits Aircraft Research Association Limited
Earlier this week Mayor Dave Hodgson formally launch Aircraft Research Association Limited's (ARA) new company website in its 70th anniversary year.
25 Nov 2022
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Mayor Dave announces new major projects for the Borough
Mayor Dave Hodgson has announced several new projects to be added to the Council's Capital Programme. Paula Radcliffe Way will be repaired and resurfaced, new lifts will be installed at River Street Car Park and new Changing Places Toilets will be installed in the Borough. Other projects already announced will be expanded, including improvements to Brookside Care Home, additional funding for affordable housing support and structural maintenance to footbridges by the river.
25 Nov 2022
Bedford Borough Council launch Cost of Living grant fund
A new grant funding scheme has been launched in Bedford Borough for voluntary organisations and community groups to help people struggling with the cost of living.
25 Nov 2022
Christmas lights up the Borough
Last weekend we launched Christmas in Bedford town centre and this coming weekend we will see Christmas Lights being switched on in Kempston, Stewartby and Elstow.
24 Nov 2022
Mayor Dave announces funding for 2 new schools and 40 new classrooms
Mayor Dave Hodgson has announced the Council will invest millions into the Schools Capital Programme in 2024. This will fund two new primary schools in Wixams and Sharnbrook and around 40 new classrooms through expansions to Wixams Academy, Bedford Academy and schools west of Bedford. The investment will make sure that there is strong education infrastructure across the Borough.
24 Nov 2022
Bedford Borough Council continues to replace trees on residential streets
Mayor Dave Hodgson assisted with the planting of a replacement Sorbus tree on Cornwall Road last week. The Council Highways team have been working hard to reinstate historic tree pit locations across Bedford Borough. Over 130 new tree pits have been created in the past two years, the majority this year.
23 Nov 2022