
Mayor Dave opens Bedford's new Smart Bike Shelter
The new Smart Bike Shelter on Horne Lane has been officially opened, with a ribbon cutting by Mayor Dave Hodgson.
The new Smart Bike Shelter on Horne Lane has been officially opened, with a ribbon cutting by Mayor Dave Hodgson.
It's World Breastfeeding Week.
Don't forget there will be a slight change to the bin collections over the New Year period, with bins being collected a day late this week.
Work is expected to start imminently on the gateway Midland Road scheme, one part of the £22.6m Bedford Town Deal secured in June 2021.
Tomorrow I will join other representatives from the Borough including the MP for Bedford & Kempston and the sponsor organisations of the Bedford Academy for a meeting with Secretary of state for education Michael Gove. The meeting is being held in the wake of the Government's cancellation of the Building Schools for the Future project. It provides an opportunity to make Mr Gove aware of the circumstances in Bedford Borough following the removal of all Borough Schools from the BSF programme bar the Bedford Academy, which is 'for discussion,' and comes as the Government embarks on a review of capital investment in schools.
Following Mayor Dave Hodgson's success last year in breaking down a series of barriers blocking progress to the construction of the final section of the Western bypass, new aerial photos have revealed the extent of the rapid progress of the project.