Schools across Bedford Borough are facing a combined cut of £1.3m as their budgets are slashed by the Conservative Government. The amount allocated to Bedford Borough for each child in school is being cut, leaving the whole area with over a million pounds less to fund our schools in 2019/20.
Bedford i-Worx is officially open following a ribbon cutting by Mayor Dave Hodgson and Peter Horrocks CBE, SEMLEP's Chair on Monday of this week.
The next phase of the Local Plan 2040 consultation has started and Bedford Borough Council wants to hear from you.
Mayor Dave Hodgson attended the Bedford Street Iftar this evening and thanked Islam Bedford for organising such a great community event, in just a matter of weeks.
Network Rail are commencing works on Ford End Road Bridge in October. This is due to electrification of the railway line between Bedford and Corby. Please visit Network Rails Website for more details : https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/our-routes/lne-and-em/midland-main-line-improvement-programme/ford-end-road-bridge-bedford/
Henry Vann and the local Lib Dems have been fighting to protect key services at Bedford Hospital. The Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) is just the latest in a series of reviews of healthcare in the area over the last few years, which have placed constant uncertainty over the future of key local services and cost the taxpayers millions of pounds.
