Protecting frontline services and the vulnerable
This week, the Council published the Budget proposals for 2020 -2021, which will be discussed at next week's Executive meeting and then the next Full Council meeting.
This week, the Council published the Budget proposals for 2020 -2021, which will be discussed at next week's Executive meeting and then the next Full Council meeting.
A new programme of 'Pints in the Parishes' events gets underway tomorrow night, at The Chequers pub in Wootton. These sessions are intended to provide an opportunity for me to hear directly from anyone who wants to discuss the issues important to them in an informal, local environment. They are also a chance for for me to show my support for local, community pubs. I will be in The Chequers from around 7.30pm.
Mayor Dave being interviewed for BBC Three Counties Radio at the time of the introduction of the gritting quad bike three years...
Bedford Borough Council is providing free school meal vouchers to parents of thousands of children and young people in the Borough throughout the summer holidays.
To mark World Aids Day Bedford Corn Exchange has been lit red this evening.
When the team at local charity, SMART, launched their Cold Relief in Bedford (CRIB) appeal back in November, they had their hearts set on trying to raise £20,000 (50% of the CRIB target) before Christmas. Thanks to the incredible support from Bedfordians, they've nearly done it! That's over £18,000 raised in under six weeks - isn't that wonderful?