Wootton GP Surgery Petition

The government must invest more in our GP practices and train up more doctors, to ensure patients get the fair deal they deserve.

Bedford Traffic Disruption - Anglian Water St Paul's Square Works

Poorly insulated homes in Bedford Borough paying £23 million more in heating bills

Families in Bedford Borough are paying over £23 million more a year for their energy bills because they are living in poorly insulated homes, research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are demanding that the government urgently invest in fixing leaky homes in the area and cut people's energy bills in the long term.

Innovative Gritters Map to Help Keep Residents Up-to-Date During Cold Weather Periods

We may be enjoying some unseasonably mild weather just at the moment, but doubtless winter will come back and bite us soon. This year, not only are we doing all we can to ensure we can keep the Borough moving when freezing weather strikes, we are also doing more than ever to keep residents informed and up-to-date about key services through the winter. Perhaps the most innovative way in which we're doing this is via the new interactive map on the Council website showing the exact location of the gritting lorries in real time! The map is available on the Winter Maintenance Updates page, alongside all the other information you might need on school closures, public transport, waste collection and more. Here's the link: http://apps.bedford.gov.uk/winterupdates/

Mayor Thanks Hospital Staff on Front Line of A&E Capacity Crisis as Excellent Waiting Times Performance Revealed

Mayor Dave Hodgson has offered his thanks and congratulations to staff at Bedford Hospital working in difficult conditions as capacity in Accident and Emergency is stretched to the limit, after new nationally-published figures on A&E waiting times revealed the Hospital's performance is amongst the very best in the country.