Mayor Dave Hodgson has announced the Council will invest millions into the Schools Capital Programme in 2024. This will fund two new primary schools in Wixams and Sharnbrook and around 40 new classrooms through expansions to Wixams Academy, Bedford Academy and schools west of Bedford. The investment will make sure that there is strong education infrastructure across the Borough.
The latest weekly coronavirus snapshot for Bedford Borough has been published.
Ahead of next week's Executive Meeting, several new project proposals have been announced to further reduce the council's carbon emissions. The proposals set out funding for more solar panels on council buildings, new electric council vehicles, providing the charging infrastructure in the depot for the council's switch to electric vehicles as well as increasing tree planting.
At a meeting of the Climate Change Committee this week, Mayor Dave Hodgson confirmed the new locations for rewilding and relaxed grass cutting to help save the bees and boost biodiversity across Bedford Borough. The new sites include Margetts Road, Aylesbury Road, Clapham Road Roundabout, Moor Lane, Bedford Park and Bowhill Park.
With fewer than 24 hours to go before polls open for the crucial Bedford Borough Mayoral by-election, the Liberal Democrats are urging local residents to use their vote tomorrow. Liberal Democrat candidate Dave Hodgson has campaigned on his plans to make Bedford Borough a great place to live, work and do business. Polls are open between 7am and 10pm tomorrow.
