Fujifilm opens new UK HQ in Bedford Borough
Fujifilm, the healthcare, materials and imaging company, has officially opened its new UK Headquarters - called Fujifilm House - just off Cardington Road in Bedford.
18 Oct 2022
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Government refuses calls to invest in Bedford Borough road safety
Earlier this month Mayor Dave Hodgson wrote to the Secretary of State for Transport calling on the government to return the fines from average speed cameras to Bedford Borough Council to allow reinvestment in road safety measures. The government have refused this call and instead decided to continue to retain all the money from fines generated by average speed cameras. This means that Bedford Borough residents will not see a penny of these funds invested into new road safety measures.
18 Oct 2022
Mayor Dave Hodgson launches the 2022 Christmas Card Competition
Bedford Borough Mayor Dave Hodgson has written to all primary schools in the Borough and to PLACE (Parent-led and community based education) inviting pupils to help design the 2022 Christmas card.
18 Oct 2022
Halloween half-term at Bedford Borough libraries
Bedford Borough's libraries are all set for this October half-term with lots of free halloween based crafts and activities for children from haunted house scratch art, creepy crowns and spooky goings off.
18 Oct 2022
Harpur Trust grants
The Harpur Trust award grants totaling around £1,000,000 each year to support education, relief of poverty, sickness or distress or recreation with a social welfare purpose.
17 Oct 2022
Recycle Week: ‘Get real’ about recycling!
Now in its eighteenth year, Recycle Week is the nation's biggest celebration of recycling. This Recycle Week, Recycle Now and Bedford Borough Council are 'getting real', about how we can all tackle recycling together.
16 Oct 2022