Celebrate 40 years of Bedford River Festival!
This year's River Festival is on 14th and 15th July, and the event programme is available now from Bedford Borough Council.
31 May 2018
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Mayor Dave meets with Govia Thameslink
Liberal Democrat Mayor Dave Hodgson met with Govia Thameslink this morning and made clear the extent of the impact of the utter failure of the new timetables on Bedford Borough residents. Dave reminded them that Bedford rail users have been hit doubly hard by the daily chaos currently taking place, because these failing services are those we have left *after* the government has taken away peak-time fast intercity trains.
6 Jun 2018
Government failing first time home-buyers
Responding to reports that the proportion of parents lending money to their children for housing deposits has risen to 27%, Liberal Democrat Housing campaigner Dean Crofts, said "A broken housing market that routinely relies on parents lending cash to young home-buyers flies in the face of fairness."
7 Jun 2018
Bedford fly-tipper fined
A fly-tipper has been fined for illegally dumping bags of rubbish and a rolled-up cushion from their car in Ampthill Road, Bedford in December.
8 Jan 2023
“Appalling” ambulance wait times continue to get worse
New NHS data reveals the shocking increase in ambulance wait times for residents in Bedfordshire. Ambulance services are now at breaking point as wait times for ambulances responding to life threatening situations increase by 20% since 2019. Wait times for the next most serious category of calls have increased by 40% over the same time.
19 Dec 2022
Council agrees the submission of the Local Plan 2040
At Wednesday's Full Council agreed the submission of the Local Plan 2040.
12 Jan 2023