Council Budget Proposals Once Again Protect Services and Keep Council Tax Down
Bedford Borough Council has published budget proposals which once again protect key services and keep council tax down for hard-pressed local taxpayers.
18 Jan 2019
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Council invests additional £1m in road and pavement improvements
Bedford Borough Council have announced that they are investing an addition £1m into the Roads and Pavements capital budget for 2021/22.
8 Jul 2021
Catching the Family History Bug in Borough Libraries!
The family history information and taster session I attended at Bedford Central Library on Saturday really has whetted my appetite to find out more. Amongst the wide range of things I discovered in the short session I enjoyed are that a Great Grandmother was in the workhouse, while a Great Great Grandfather was a station master in Scotland. I also discovered previously unknown links to various parts of the country, including the West Midlands.
7 Feb 2012
Bedford Town Centre at Christmas... and Beyond
My latest monthly column for the Times and Citizen, published in last week's edition, looked at Christmas shopping and the prospects for Bedford Town Centre this Christmas and in the future. For anyone who didn't see it, here's the article:
22 Dec 2011
Catching up with Progress at the Bedford Academy Build Project
As you may be aware, Bedford Academy - formerly John Bunyan Upper School - is benefitting from a £25 million investment in completely new school buildings which will feature excellent facilities for its students. It's a major project and represents a huge investment in the education of the children and young people in the catchment area for the academy, but many people may simply be unaware of what's going on there and the progress that is being made on the new buildings. That's because the project involves the building of brand new buildings at the back of the current site, behind the present school buildings, which will be demolished when the construction work is finished and replaced with playing fields in the front of the site.
10 Nov 2011
Olympic Festival Fun For All!
Tomorrow the Council will be submitting a bid to the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) for the Bedford International Athletics Stadium to be granted the status of an 'Olympics Live Site' next summer. If successful, this will see us awarded a grant of £7,500 and will enable us to stage a free fun-filled festival of sport at the stadium during the Olympics, featuring a big screen showing all the action live, including the men's 100 metre final, and opportunities to have a go on the top class facilities on offer, especially for young people.
29 Sep 2011