Mayor's Free Parking Deal Starts This Weekend!
A ground-breaking deal to attract shoppers and visitors and provide a welcome boost for businesses starts this weekend in Bedford town centre.
20 Nov 2013
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Mayor Dave to Put Right Notorious County Council Failure as Manton Lane Footbridge to Return
Mayor Dave Hodgson has announced that as part of comprehensive traffic decongestion plans a new footbridge will be installed over Manton Lane in Bedford. A previous footbridge was replaced over ten years ago with a pedestrian crossing in an infamous move by the former Conservative County Council, despite the fact that the location already suffered from severe traffic congestion on a daily basis.
29 Nov 2018
WATCH - BBC News Report on Bedford Bucking the Trend
Bedford Town Centre's record of bucking the trend in the face of the crisis for UK High Streets was the focus of a report on BBC Look East last night. In his introductino, the newsreader declares that Bedford is 'the High Street fighting back against out-of-town stores and the internet'. The report includes the facts and figures which illustrate how Bedford has increased footfall in contrast to the national trend of falling numbers of visitors to high streets, and features comments from Mayor Dave Hodgson, seen here during his interview in The Arcade.
23 Nov 2018
Have Your Say on Key Regeneration Plans for Bedford
Earlier this year, Bedford Borough Council adopted its Local Plan 2030. This set out where and how growth will take place across Bedford Borough over the next decade to provide housing, schools, jobs, and infrastructure.
25 Apr 2020
Sports Awards 2018
The Bedford Sports Awards has become a key date in the local sporting calendar, with athletes, coaches and clubs all gathered to celebrate the dedication, hard work and successes over the year.
12 Dec 2018
Bedfordshire Police are recruiting
Bedfordshire Police are recruiting police officers, and applications are now open!
15 Jan 2019