
Pothole Hit Squad Working Across the Borough
Bedford Borough Council is drafting in additional pothole crews to help keep on top of pothole repairs this winter.
Bedford Borough Council is drafting in additional pothole crews to help keep on top of pothole repairs this winter.
After the Christmas celebrations are over and all the decorations are down, if you cannot plant your real Christmas tree in the garden, don't forget to recycle it.
This weekend Bedford will host a special Christmas Town Market in collaboration with Bedford Bid and Made in Bedford. As well as local bands and choirs providing entertainment, there will be local artists and makers with gifts and decorations.We will again see free family amusements rides for children throughout the town centre.
Bedford's Christmas Lights Switch On event will take place on Thursday 22nd November, at 7pm, along The Embankment.
Consultation on Bedford Borough Council's draft 'Local Plan 2030' closes in a matter of days, on Tuesday 30th October at 5pm. In his October column for the Bedford Borough Bulletin Mayor Dave Hodgson cut through the 'politically motivated spin' about the plan coming from some quarters and set out the facts on a plan which is designed to focus the housing development required for the Borough on brownfield sites and protects existing communities from unsuitable or sprawling development.
This week is Homelessness Awareness Week, and there are a range of events and activities taking place in and around Bedford: