As part of the Great Big Green Week in Bedford Borough, Bedford Borough Council are holding Scooter and Balance Bike training sessions aimed at pre-schoolers to help them learn a new skill and get involved with sustainable forms of travel.
The Christmas Lights Switch-on is taking place tomorrow night, so get along to the Embankment to enjoy a sp ectacular Fire and Light Show as the Festive Season in Bedford town centre gets underway with a bang.
A number of governments have today made significant commitments to improve the sustainability of global transport networks. Carbon emissions from transport alone currently make up 16% of all global greenhouse gas production.
The Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes area (BLMK) is one of the worst hit areas in the country by the growing shortage of GPs, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. It comes as many people are struggling to book an appointment with their GP, with services increasingly under pressure from rising demand.
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.
Mayor Dave Hodgson visited Leidos at the company's new facility on Bedford Link Park.
